Dec 03, 2024  
2022-2024 Graduate Catalog 
    
2022-2024 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Faculty and Administration


 

University Administration

CHARLES E. PATTERSON, President

NICOLE R. HILL, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

For the most current information on other members of the Shippensburg University administration, please follow this link: 

http://www.ship.edu/admin/

Faculty Members

ABDULMAJEED M. ABDURRAHMAN, Professor of Physics (2002)
B.S., University of Tennessee; M.A., University of Mississippi; Ph.D., University of Oxford-United Kingdom

ABDULKADIR ADEN, Associate Professor of the Library (2018) 
B.S., Lincoln University; M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.S.L.S., Clarion University of Pennsylvania

MOAYYAD AL NASRA, Professor of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (2019)   
B.S. and M.S., Yarmouk University-Jordan; Ph.D., Old Dominion University

MICHAEL T. APPLEGARTH, Associate Professor of Geography/Earth Science (2001)
B.S., Northern Arizona University-Flagstaff; M.A., University of Northern Iowa-Cedar Falls; Ph.D., Arizona State University-Tempe

ALICE J. ARMSTRONG, Associate Professor of Computer Science (2008)
B.S., M.S., and D.Sc., George Washington University

ALLEN J. ARMSTRONG, Professor of Physics (1994)
B.S., Montana State University; M.S. and Ph.D., University of Colorado

DENNIS J. ARNOLD, Instructor of Mathematics (2019) 
B.S. and M.Ed., Shippensburg University

MARCIE L. BAER-LEHMAN, Professor of Biology (2000)
B.S., Loyola College; Ph.D., University of Maryland

LONCE H. BAILEY, Professor of Political Science (2009)
B.A, University of California, Irvine; M.A., University of Virginia; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts

DAVID F. BATEMAN, Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy and Special Education (1995)
B.A., University of Virginia; M.Ed., College of William & Mary; Ph.D., University of Kansas

LYNN F. BAYNUM, Associate Professor of Teacher Education (2002)
B.S., East Stroudsburg University; M.S., University of Scranton, Ph.D., Marywood University

JOSEPH B. BECK, Associate Professor of Management/Marketing/Entrepreneurship (2010)
B.A., University of California, Berkeley; M.B.A., University of Oregon; Ph.D., University of California, Irvine

WENDY S. BECKER, Professor of Management/Marketing/Entrepreneurship (2008)
B.A., M.S. and Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

LAURA BECKMAN, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice (2017)
B.A., Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; M.S., Villanova University; Ph.D., Arizona State University

FETHI BELKHOUCHE, Associate Professor of Computer, Electrical, and Software Engineering (2022) 
B.S., Universite de Tlemcen-Algeria; M.S. and Ph.D., Tulane University

SAMUEL BENBOW, Associate Professor of Social Work/Gerontology (1999)
B.S. and M.S., Shippensburg University; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania

CHAD H. BENNETT, Associate Professor of Academic Engagement and Exploratory Studies (2008)
B.A. and M.S., Shippensburg University; Ed.D., Duquesne University

SHERRI E. BERGSTEN, Associate Professor of Biology (2005)
B.S., Haverford College; Ph.D., Princeton University

CORRINE E. BERTRAM, Associate Professor of Psychology (2009)
B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.A., Hunter College; Ph.D., The Graduate Center of the City University of New York

MICHAEL W. BIBBY, Professor of English (1993)
B.A., Ohio State University; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Minnesota

JOHN D. BLOOM, Professor of History/Philosophy (2006)
B.A. and M.A., University of California; Ph.D., University of Minnesota

CYNTHIA A. BOTTERON, Professor of Political Science (2002)
B.A., University of New Mexico; M.A., Colorado State University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

DARA P. BOURASSA, Professor of Social Work/Gerontology (2006)
B.A., and M.S.W., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., University of Maryland-Baltimore

C. NIELSEN BRASHER, Professor of Political Science (1995)
B.A. and M.A., University of Colorado; Ph.D., American University

WILLIAM A. BRAUN, Professor of Exercise Science (2004)
B.A., Indiana University; M.S., Texas Christian University; Ph.D., University of Toledo

CLIFFORD W. BROOKS, Professor of Counselor Education (1997)
B.A., University of Richmond; M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; Ed.S. and Ed.D., College of William & Mary

GWENDOLYN V. BROWN-JACKSON, Associate Professor of Teacher Education (2001)
B.S.Ed. and M.Ed., Shippensburg University; Ed.D., Duquesne University

PHILIP A. BROYLES, Professor of Sociology/Anthropology (1993)
B.A., M.A. and Ph.D., Washington State University

RHONDA A. BRUNNER, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy and Special Education (2017) 
B.S.Ed. and M.Ed., Shippensburg University; Ed.D., Pennsylvania State University

LANCE E. BRYANT, Associate Professor of Mathematics (2009)
B.A., Berea College; Ph.D., Purdue University

STEVEN BURG, Professor of History/Philosophy (1999)
B.A., Colgate University; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

JAMONN CAMPBELL, Professor of Psychology (2002)
B.A., Slippery Rock University; M.A., Shippensburg University; Ph.D., Miami University-Oxford, Ohio

MICHAEL CAMPBELL, Professor of Art and Design (1990)
B.A. and M.A., Indiana University; M.F.A., Ohio University

JERRY A. CARBO, Professor of Management/Marketing/Entrepreneurship (2008)
B.B.A., Texas Christian University; M.ILR. and Ph.D., Cornell University; J.D., Dickinson School of Law, Pennsylvania State University

ALLISON C. CAREY, Professor of Sociology/Anthropology (2004)
B.A., Trinity College; Ph.D., University of Michigan

EDWARD J. CARLIN, Professor of Communication, Journalism, and Media (1994)
B.A., Heidelberg College; M.A. and Ph.D., Bowling Green State University

CHRISTOPHER O. CARLTON, Assistant Professor of Counseling Services (2008)
B.A., Miami University; M.A., Towson University; Ph.D., Brigham Young University

JOSEPH T. CATANIO, Associate Professor of Accounting and Management Information Systems (2010)
B.S., Rutgers University; M.S. and Ph.D., New Jersey Institute of Technology

LAURIE J. CELLA, Professor of English (2007)
B.A., State University of New York, Geneseo; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Connecticut

MATTHEW J. C. CELLA, Associate Professor of English (2012)
B.A., University of Rochester; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Connecticut

LINDA M. CHALK, Assistant Professor of Counseling Services (2011)
B.A., Kalamazoo College; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

DHIMAN CHATTOPADHYAY, Assistant Professor of Communication, Journalism, and Media (2019) 
B.A. and M.A., Calcutta University-India; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University (OH)

JI YOUNG CHOI, Professor of Mathematics (2002)
B.A. and M.S., Pusan National University; Ph.D., Iowa State University

SUNHEE CHOI, Associate Professor of Management/Marketing/Entrepreneurship (2012)
B.A., Chonbuk National University; M.B.A., Marshall University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University

JACQUELYN CHOVANES, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy and Special Education (2018)
B.A. & M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh; Ed.D., Lehigh University

JENNIFER A. CLEMENTS, Professor of Social Work/Gerontology (2005)
B.A./B.S.W., M.S.W. and Ph.D., University of Maryland

MICHAEL R. COHEN, Assistant Professor of Physics (1994)
B.A., University of Chicago; M.S. and Ph.D., Cornell University

NEIL O. CONNELLY, Professor of English (2010)
B.A., Pennsylvania State University; M.F.A., McNeese State University

MICHAEL K. COOLSEN, Professor of Management/Marketing/Entrepreneurship (2003)
B.A., Lafayette College; M.S., Shippensburg University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

SEAN R. CORNELL, Associate Professor of Geography/Earth Science (2006)
B.A., University of Rochester; M.S. and Ph.D. University of Cincinnati

THOMAS C. CROCHUNIS, Associate Professor of English (2005)
B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., Middlebury College; Ph.D. Rutgers University

BENJAMIN R. CULBERTSON, Associate Professor of Art and Design (2005)
B.A. Berea College; M.F.A., Alfred University

FRED S. DADE, Assistant Professor of Music/Theatre Arts (2002)
B.M., Wheaton College; M.M., Roosevelt University

ALISON D. DAGNES, Professor of Political Science (2003)
B.A., St. Lawrence University; M.A., University of Massachusetts at Amherst; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts

VIET T. DAO, Professor of Accounting and Management Information Systems (2008)
B.Sc., Hanoi University of Technology; M.Sc., University of Leeds; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

ARLEN DAVIS, Associate Professor of Teacher Education (2006)
B.A., Xinzhou Teachers University; M.S. and Ph.D., Old Dominion University

PABLO DELIS, Professor of Biology (2002)
B.S., University of Sevilla, Spain; M.S., University of South Florida; Ph.D., University of Florida

JOAO PAULO DIAS, Assistant Professor of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (2019)
B.S. & M.S., Sao Paulo State University-Brazil; Ph.D., Federal University of Santa Catarina-Brazil

ALLEN DIETERICH-WARD, Professor of History/Philosophy (2008)
B.A., College of Wooster; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Michigan

AARON W. DOBBS, Professor of the Library (2006)
B.A., Wagner College; M.S., University of Tennessee; M.S., Austin Peay State University

STEVEN M. DOLBIN, Professor of Art and Design (2000)
B.A., Shippensburg University; M.F.A., Pratt Institute

MARCY J. DOUGLASS, Associate Professor of Counselor Education (2007)
B.A., Lebanon Valley College; M.S., University of Nevada; Ph.D., College of William & Mary

MICHAEL W. DRAGER, Associate Professor of Communication, Journalism, and Media (2001)
B.A., Millersville University of Pennsylvania; M.S., Shippensburg University; Ph.D., Michigan State University

SCOTT A. DRZYZGA, Professor of Geography/Earth Science (2004)
B.A., State University of New York at Geneseo; M.A., Michigan State University

JAMES G. EDWARDS, Associate Professor of History/Philosophy (2001)
B.A., University of Iowa; M.A. and Ph.D., Indiana University

YANCY D. EDWARDS, Associate Professor of Management/Marketing/Entrepreneurship (2018)
B.A., Franklin and Marshall College; M.S., Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., Ohio State University

LAWRENCE EPPARD, Associate Professor of Sociology/Anthropology (2017)
B.S., College of Saint Rose; M.S., Syracuse University

TREVER R. FAMULARE, Assoicate Professor of Music/Theatre Arts and Director of Bands (2001)
B.S., College of Saint Rose; M.S., Syracuse University

ALISON E. FEENEY, Professor of Geography/Earth Science (1998)
B.A., University of Connecticut; M.S., Portland State University; Ph.D., Michigan State University

THOMAS P. FEENEY, Professor of Geography/Earth Science (1997)
B.S., State University of New York; M.S., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D., University of Georgia

MATTHEW D. FETZER, Professor of Criminal Justice (2011)
B.S. and M.S., Shippensburg University; M.A. and Ph.D., University at Albany

ELIZABETH A. FISHER, Professor of Social Work/Gerontology (2004)
B.A., Millersville University of Pennsylvania; M.S.W., University of Maryland; Ph.D., University of Maryland-Baltimore

MIRANDA S. FISHER, Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of Sports Medicine (2013)
B.S., Lock Haven University; M.S., California University of Pennsylvania

REBECCA S. FITZ, Assistant Professor and Associate Director of Sports Medicine (2008)
B.S., East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania; M.S., Shippensburg University

SAMUEL FORLENZA, Assoicate Professor of Exercise Science (2014)
B.A., State University of New York at Geneseo; M.S., Miami University; Ph.D., Michigan State University

ERICA D. GALIOTO, Associate Professor of English (2007)
B.A., Boston College; M.A. and Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo

HOLLY GARNER, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education (2019)
B.S. and M.Ed., Shippensburg University

VEENA M. GEEBAN, Assistant Professor of Counseling Services (2019)
B.S., M.A., and Psy.D., Marywood University 

THOMAS C. GIBBON, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy and Special Education (2001)
B.A., Gettysburg College; M.S., Western Maryland College

CHARLES D. GIRARD, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering (2004)
B.S., Furman University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina

NATHAN W. GOATES, Associate Professor of Management/Marketing/Entrepreneurship (2006)
B.S., Brigham Young University; M.B.A., University of Utah; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

JOHNNA P. GOBLE, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2019) 
B.S., Franciscan University of Steubenville; M.S. & Ph.D., Florida State University

DEBORAH L. GOCHENAUR, Associate Professor of Mathematics (2010)
B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.S., Shippensburg University; Ph.D., American University

DAVID F. GODSHALK, Professor of History/Philosophy (1994)
B.A., University of South Carolina; M.A. and Ph.D., Yale University

TOMOKO K. GRABOSKY, Professor of Counseling Services (2004)
B.A., State University of New York; M.S. and Ph.D., Syracuse University

MICHAEL E. GREENBERG, Associate Professor of Political Science (2005)
B.A., Temple University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

JAMES D. GRIFFITH, Professor of Psychology (2003)
B.A., Waynesburg College; M.A., Central Michigan University; Ph.D., Texas Christian University

ASHLEY GRIMM, Associate Professor and Associate Director of Athletics (2012)
B.S. and M.B.A., Clarion University of Pennsylvania

SARA A. GROVE, Professor of Political Science (1992)
B.A., Pennsylvania State University; M.A. and Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; J.D., Dickinson School of Law

STEVEN J. HAASE, Professor of Psychology (2002)
B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.S. and Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

ROBERT HALE, Professor of Psychology (1992)
B.A., University of Maine; M.S., Northwestern State University of Louisiana; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

JAMES E. HAMBLIN, Professor of Mathematics (2002)
B.A., Cornell University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

M. BLAKE HARGROVE, Professor of Management/Marketing/Entrepreneurship (2012)
B.A., State University of New York; M.A., Webster University; Ph.D. University of Texas at Arlington

REBECCA HARRIS, Assistant Professor of Academic Engagement and Exploratory Studies (2017)
B.A. and M.S., Shippensburg University; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania

WILLIAM C. HARRIS, Professor of English (2001)
B.A., Amherst College; M.A. and Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

SHARON HARROW, Professor of English (2000)
B.A., University of Michigan; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Arizona

MARK L. HARTMAN, Associate Professor of Music/Theatre Arts (2008)
B.A., University of Winnipeg; M.M. and D.M.A., University of North Carolina

THOMAS C. HATVANY, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2018)
B.S. and B.A., Green Mountain College; M.S. and Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

TIMOTHY W. HAWKINS, Professor of Geography/Earth Science (2004)
B.A., Colgate University; M.A. and Ph.D., Arizona State University

RUSSELL C. HEDBERG II, Assistant Professor of Geography/Earth Science (2018)
B.A., Colgate University; M.A. and Ph.D., Arizona State University

KYLE R. HEIM, Associate Professor of Communication, Journalism, and Media (2015)
B.A., Macalester College; M.S., Northwestern University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

SHARNINE S. HERBERT, Associate Professor of Communication Studies (2002)
B.S., Morgan State University; M.A., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., Howard University

SHARI L. HORNER, Professor of English (1998)
B.A., Luther College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota

CHEN HUO, Assistant Professor of Computer, Electrical, and Software Engineering (2017)
B.A., Luther College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota

TODD M. HURD, Professor of Biology (2000)
B.S., State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry; M.S., University of Maine; Ph.D., State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry

DAVID W. HWANG, Associate Professor in Finance and Supply Chain Management (2013)
B.U.E. and M.T.E., Hanyang University; M.B.A. and Ph.D., University of Toledo

GRANT L. INNERST, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2019)
B.S., Shippensburg University; M.S. and Ph.D., Baylor University

CLAIRE A. JANTZ, Professor of Geography/Earth Science (2005)
B.A., University of Tennessee; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Maryland

DIANE L. JEFFERSON, Assistant Professor and Director of Multicultural Student Affairs (1984)
B.A., Shippensburg University; M.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.S., Divinity, Payne Theological Seminary

STEPHANIE A. JIRARD, Professor of Criminal Justice (2003)
B.A., Cornell University; J.D., Boston College Law School

KAREN JOHNSON, Associate Professor of Academic Engagement and Exploratory Studies (2009)
B.S., University of Southern Mississippi; M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University; Ed.D., Liberty University

DAVID E. KALIST, Professor of Economics (2003)
B.S., Oakland University; M.S., Walsh College; Ph.D., Wayne State University

JEB S. KEGERREIS, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry (2009)
B.S., Shippensburg University; Ph.D., University of Illinois

DAVID I. KENNEDY, Associate Professor of Mathematics (2005)
B.A., Bates College; M.S. and M.Ed., University of Massachusetts; Ph.D., West Virginia University

CHRISTOPHER KEYES, Associate Professor of Teacher Education (2012)
B.A., University of Utah; M.Ed., Westminster College; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

HYUNPYO KIM, Associate Professor of Accounting and Management Information Systems (2019)
B.A., B.B.A., and M.B.A., Chung-Ang University-South Korea; M.S., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., Sungkyunkwan University-South Korea

CHAD M. KIMMEL, Associate Professor of Sociology/Anthropology (2003)
B.A., Millersville University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Western Michigan University

KIM M. KLEIN, Professor of History/Philosophy (1997)
B.A. and M.A., Creighton University; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

MISTY L. KNIGHT Professor of Human Communication Studies (2008)
B.A. and M.A., West Texas A&M University; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

RICHARD A. KNIGHT, Associate Professor of Human Communication Studies (2006)
B.A., Seton Hall University; M.A., Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

CYNTHIA A. KOLLER, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice (2012)
B.S. and M.S., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

JANET KOSCIANSKI, Professor of Economics (1990)
B.A., Rowan University; M.S. and Ph.D., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

EMILY B. KRAMER, Associate Professor of Biology (2013)
B.S., Wilkes University; M.S., Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., University of Maryland

KURT L. KRAUS, Professor of Counselor Education (1998)
B.S., M.Ed. and Ed.D., University of Maine

CARLA T. KUNGL, Associate Professor of English (2001)
B.A., Wittenberg University; M.A. and Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University

IAN M. LANGELLA, Professor of Finance and Supply Chain Management (2008)
B.S., Maine Maritime Academy; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Magdeburg

KARA A. LASKOWSKI, Professor of Communication Studies (2004)
B.A., Juanita College; M.A. and Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

JEONGHWA LEE, Associate Professor of Computer Science (2006)
B.S. and M.S., Chonnam National University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky

SANGKOOK LEE, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering (2014)
B.S. and M.S., Sogang University; M.S. and Ph.D.,State University of New York at Buffalo

GRETCHEN LEITNER, Instructor of Communication Studies (2020)
B.A., Central College; M.A., Shippensburg University

ROBERT LESMAN, Associate Professor of Modern Languages (2006)
B.A., Brown University; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

MICHAEL LEVINSTEIN, Assistant Professor of Academic Engagement and Exploratory Studies (2019)
B.S., University of Pittsburgh; M.Ed. and Ph.D., Kent State University

SANDRA M. LEWIS, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education (2020)
B.A., Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; M.Ed., Shippensburg University; M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University

STEVEN B. LICHTMAN, Associate Professor of Political Science (2006)
B.A. and Ph.D., Brandeis University; J.D., New York University

THEO S. LIGHT, Professor of Biology (2004)
B.S., University of California-Berkley; Ph.D., University of California-Davis

FAN LIU, Associate Professor of Finance and Supply Chain Management (2013)
B.A., Tongji University; M.S., Katholicke Universiteit Leuven; Ph.D., Georgia State University

YUCONG LIU, Associate Professor of Accounting and Management Information Systems (2017)
B.E., Chongqing University-China; M.B.A., Pittsburg State University; Ph.D., University of Kansas

JAMES B. LOHREY, Assistant Professor of Communication, Journalism, and Media (1993)
B.A. & M.A., State University of New York at Buffalo

KARL G. LORENZ, Professor of Sociology/Anthropology (1993)
B.A., University of Colorado; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Illinois

XIN-AN (LUCIAN) LU, Associate Professor of Human Communication Studies (2000)
B.A., Shaanxi Teachers University; M.A., Foreign Affairs College; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

ALISON LUCE-FEDROW, Associate Professor of Biology (2015)
B.S., University of Pittsburgh; M.S., Shippensburg University; Ph.D., Kansas State University

MARGARET E. LUCIA, Professor of Music/Theatre Arts (1996)
B.M. and M.M., Indiana University; Ph.D., University of California

MICHAEL J. LYMAN, Professor of Social Work/Gerontology (2001)
B.S., Brigham Young University; M.S.W. and Ph.D., University of Utah

ARELYS MADERO, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice (2017)
B.S., Universidad de los Andes-Venezuela; M.S. and Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

WESLEY R. MALLICONE, Assistant Professor and Director of Sports Medicine (2008)
B.S., Duquesne University; M.S., Shippensburg University

ANDREA M. MALMONT, Associate Professor of Teacher Education (2002)
B.S. and M.Ed., University of Great Falls, Ed.D, Duquesne University

TIMOTHY J. MARET, Professor of Biology (1996)
B.S., Eastern New Mexico University; M.S., University of Wyoming; Ph.D., Arizona State University

PAUL G. MARR, Professor of Geography/Earth Science (1996)
B.A. and M.S., University of North Texas; Ph.D., University of Denver

SABRINA MARSCHALL, Assistant Professor of Academic Services (2011)
B.S., M.Ed., and Ph.D., University of Maryland

OTSO MASSALA, Associate Professor of Finance and Supply Chain Management (2016)
M.S., Lappeenranta University of Technology-Finland; M.S. and Ph.D., INSEAD; Ph.D., Sorbonne University-France

ROBIN L. McCANN, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry (2002)
B.S., Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

KATHERINE G. McGIVNEY, Professor of Mathematics (2000)
B.S., University of Hartford; M.S., Northeastern University; Ph.D., Lehigh University

MELISSA J. McNELIS, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies (2018)
B.A., James Madison University; M.A., Auburn University; Ph.D., University of Arizona

DIANE T. McNICHOLS, Professor of Mathematics (1987)
B.A., Hunter College; M.S. and Ph.D., University of South Carolina

LUIS A. MELARA, Associate Professor of Mathematics (2008)
B.S., University of California; M.A. and Ph.D., Rice University

ALISON MELLOTT, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education (2020)
B.S. & M.Ed., Shippensburg University; Ph.D., Liberty University

BENJAMIN W. MEYER, Associate Professor of Exercise Science (2009)
B.S, University of Minnesota; M.S. and Ph.D., Indiana University

CARRIE A. MICHAELS, Professor and Senior Associate Director of Athletics (2008)
B.S., Duquesne University; M.S., Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

JEFFREY A. MICHAELS, Professor and Director of Athletics (2005)
B.A., Lycoming College; M.S., Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

TANYA L. MILLER, Assistant Director of Sports Medicine, (2013)
B.S., Shippensburg University; M.S., Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

DORLISA J. MINNICK, Associate Professor of Social Work/Gerontology (2007)
B.A., Shippensburg University; M.S.W., State University of New York at Stony Brook; Ph.D., Catholic University of America

BLANDINE M. MITAUT, Associate Professor of Modern Languages (2008)
M.A., Universite de Bourgone; M.A., Miami University; Ph.D., Emory University

KIRK A. MOLL, Associate Professor of Library (2005)
B.A., Cook College, Rutgers University; M.Div., New Brunswick Theological Seminary; M.S., Columbia University

MICHAEL C. MOLTZ, Associate Professor of Political Science (2017)
B.A. & M.Ed., University of Nevada, Reno; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

DAVID B. MONAGHAN, Associate Professor of Sociology/Anthropology (2017)
B.A., Tufts University; Ph.D., The Graduate Center, City University of New York

ANA MORAÑA, Professor of Modern Languages (2002)
B.A. and M.A., Instituto de Profesores “Artigas”; Ph.D., Ohio State University

SUZANNE MORIN, Professor of Psychology (1991)
B.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Connecticut

SHELLEY MORRISETTE, Associate Professor of Management/Marketing/Entrepreneurship (2002)
B.S., M.B.A. and M.A., Old Dominion University; Ph.D., University of Mississippi

SHANNON R. MORTIMORE, Associate Professor of English (2009)
B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., Western Michigan University

GHOLAMREZA NASER, Associate Professor of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (2019)
B.A.Sc., University of Shiraz-Iran; M.A.Sc., University of Tarbiat-Modarres-Iran; Ph.D., University of Toronto

ROBERT O. NEIDIGH, Assistant Professor of Finance and Supply Chain Management (2003)
B.S.B.A., Shippensburg University; M.M.M., and Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

KATHRYN S. NEWTON, Assistant Professor of Counselor Education (2007)
B.A., University of California at San Diego; M.S. and Ph.D., Georgia State University

AMBER E. Q. NORWOOD, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2018)
B.S., Towson University; M.A. & Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore County

WILLIAM D. OBERMAN, Associate Professor of Management/Marketing/Entrepreneurship (2004)
B.A., M.E., and Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

EUCABETH A. ODHIAMBO, Professor of Teacher Education (2003)
B.A., University of Eastern Africa-Kenya; M.Ed., Ed.D., Tennessee State University

MICHELLE M. OLEXA, Assistant Professor of Counseling Services (2003)
B.S., Wilkes University; M.A., Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., University of Albany

MING-SHIUN PAN, Professor of Finance and Supply Chain Management (1989)
B.A., Fu-Jen Catholic University; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Alabama

ANNE PAPALIA, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy and Special Education (2018)
B.S.Ed. and M.S.Ed., State University of New York at Geneseo; M.S.Ed., Alfred University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

WILLIAM J. PATRIE, Associate Professor of Biology (1993)
B.A., Hope College; Ph.D., Cornell University

JAYLEEN PATTERSON, Associate Professor of Social Work/Gerontology (2013)
B.A., East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania; M.S.W., M.Ed. and Ph.D., Widener University

CHANDRIKA PAUL, Professor of History/Philosophy (1996)
B.A., University of Calcutta-India; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

DUNG A. PHAM, Associate Professor in Finance and Supply Chain Management (2013)
B.S., Hanoi Foreign Trade University; M.B.A., Marshall University; Ph.D., University of South Florida

DONALD K. PHILPOT, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education (2011)
B.E., University of Manitoba; M.A. and Ph.D., University of British Columbia

GRETCHEN K. PIERCE, Associate Professor of History/Philosophy (2009)
B.A., Arizona State University; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Arizona

MARCELA PINEDA-VOLK, Associate Professor of Global Languages and Cultures (2000)
B.A., Rutgers University; M.A., Middlebury College; Ph.D., Indiana University; Ph.D., Indiana University

EDWARD PITINGOLO, Associate Professor of Accounting and Management Information Systems (2014)
B.S.B.A., Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; M.B.A., Kutztown University of Pennsylvania; D.Mgt., University of Maryland

GEORGE POMEROY, Professor of Geography/Earth Science (1999)
B.A.Ed. and M.S., Western Washington University; Ph.D., University of Akron

KATHRYN M. POTOCZAK, Associate Professor of Psychology (2005)
B.S., M.A. and Ph.D., Western Michigan University

ADAM POWELL, Associate Professor of Management/Marketing/Entrepreneurship (2015)
B.S., Wilmington University; M.B.A., Brigham Young University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee

ALLISON H. PREDECKI, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry (2002)
B.A., Mary Baldwin College; Ph.D., Wake Forest University

DANIEL P. PREDECKI, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry (2006)
B.S., Colorado State University; Ph.D., Wake Forest University

KIMBERLY J. PRESSER, Professor of Mathematics (2000)
B.S., Pepperdine University; M.S., North Carolina University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina

FEI QIN, Associate Professor of Finance and Supply Chain Management (2017)
B.S. and M.S., Fudan University-China; M.E. and M.B.A., Iowa State University; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

JOHN W. QUIST, Professor of History/Philosophy (1997)
B.A., Brigham Young University; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Michigan

MOHAMMAD RAHMAN, Associate Professor of Management/Marketing/Entrepreneurship (2018)
B.S.B.A. and M.B.A., University of Houston-Clear Lake; Ph.D., University of Newcastle-Australia

SHANNON S. RAINES, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education (2019)
B.S.Ed., Shippensburg University; M.Ed., Wilkes University

MATTHEW C. RAMSEY, Associate Professor of Human Communication Studies (2011)
B.A., Arkansas Tech University; M.A., Arkansas State University; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

AHMED RASHED, Associate Professor of Physics (2018)
B.S., African Institute for Mathematical Science-South Africa; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Mississippi

MARC RENAULT, Professor of Mathematics (2002)
B.S. and M.A., Wake Forest University; Ph.D., Temple University

CRISTINA RHODES, Assistant Professor of English (2019)
B.A., Longwood University; M.A., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Ph.D., Texas A&M University-Commerce

JOSE G. RICARDO OSORIO, Associate Professor of Global Languages and Cultures (2005)
B.A., Universidad del Atlantico-Colombia; M.A. and Ed.D., University of Arkansas

JOHN N. RICHARDSON, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry (1994)
B.S., Hampden-Sydney College; Ph.D., University of North Carolina

MELISSA L. RICKETTS, Professor of Criminal Justice (2007)
B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.A. and Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania

CARLOS ROJAS, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice (2017)
B.S., Universidad de los Andes-Venezuela; M.S. and Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

CHRISTINE A. ROYCE, Professor of Teacher Education (2002)
B.S., Cabrini College; M.A., University of Scranton; Ed.D., Temple University

MARK SACHLEBEN, Professor of Political Science (2006)
B.A., Berea College; M.A., Marshall University; Ph.D., Miami University

HEATHER F. SAHLI, Associate Professor in Biology (2009)
B.S. and B.A., College of William & Mary; Ph.D. Michigan State University

JOOHEE I. SANDERS, Professor of Exercise Science (2008)
B.A., Pepperdine University; M.S., Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Temple University

NICOLE SANTALUCIA, Associate Professor of English (2017)
B.A., State University of New York at Binghamton; M.F.A., The New School; Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton

TORU SATO, Professor of Psychology (2000)
B.A., Kwansei Gakuin University; M.A. and Ph.D., York University

ASHLEY C. SEIBERT, Associate Professor of Psychology (2009)
B.S., University of Pittsburgh; M.A. and Ph.D, Kent State University

CHRISTINE SENECAL, Associate Professor of History/Philosophy (2000)
B.A., University of California at Santa Barbara; M.A. and Ph.D., Boston College

ROBERT SETAPUTRA, Professor of Finance and Supply Chain Management (2005)
B.A., Gadjah Mada University; M.S. and Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

SHISHIR SHAKYA, Assistant Professor of Economics (2020)
B.A. and M.A., Tribhuvan University-Nepal; M.A. and Ph.D., West Virginia University

JOSEPH W. SHANE, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry (2005)
B.S., University of Delaware; M.S. and Ph.D., Purdue University

KATHRYN S. SHIRK, Associate Professor in Physics (2013)
B.S., Shippensburg University; B.S., Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., Purdue University

ELIZABETH L. SHOENFELT, Assistant Professor of Music/Theatre Arts (2019)
B.S., Messiah College; M.M., Pennsylvania State University; D.M.A., Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University

MATTHEW R. SHUPP, Associate Professor in Counselor Education (2013)
B.A. and M.S., Shippensburg University; D.Ed. Widener University

FREDDY SIAHAAN, Associate Professor of Economics (2007)
B.A., Bogor Agricultural University; M.A., New York University; Ph.D., Graduate Center of the City University of New York

CARRIE A. SIPES, Associate Professor of Communication, Journalism, and Media (2006)
B.A. and M.S., Shippensburg University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

JONATHAN K. SKAFF, Professor of History/Philosophy (1999)
B.A., Hobart College; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Michigan

CHERYL A. SLATTERY, Professor of Teacher Education (2003)
B.S., Saint Joseph’s University; M.Ed., Kutztown University of Pennsylvania; Ed.D., Widener University

JOSEFINE SMITH, Assistant Professor of the Library (2017)
B.A. and M.L.I.S., University of Pittsburgh; M.A., Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg

TAMARA SMITH-MOORE, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education (2018)
B.A. & M.A., Shippensburg University

MARK E. SPICKA, Professor of History/Philosophy (2002)
B.A., Lehigh University; M.A. and Ph.D., Ohio State University

ROBERT D. STEPHENS, Associate Professor of Management/Marketing/Entrepreneurship (2005)
B.A., Brigham Young University; M.B.A., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., Indiana University

RICHARD L. STEWART, Professor of Biology (2002)
B.S. and M.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Ohio State University

PAUL T. TAYLOR, Associate Professor of Mathematics (2006)
B.S., University of Saskatchewan; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

VICKI F. TAYLOR, Associate Professor of Management/Marketing/Entrepreneurship (2005)
B.S., Shippensburg University; M.A., St. Francis College; Ph.D. Temple University

NATHAN E. THOMAS, Associate Professor of Biology (2008)
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., University of South Dakota

KENG-MING TIEN, Associate Professor of Accounting and Management Information Systems (2019)
B.S., Chung Yuan Christian University-Taiwan; M.S., Feng-chia University-Taiwan; Ph.D., National Cheng-Chi University-Taiwan

ALLAN A. TULCHIN, Associate Professor of History/Philosophy (2006)
B.A., Yale University; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Chicago

BRIAN J. ULRICH, Professor of History/Philosophy (2009)
B.A, Quincy University; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

ANDREW P. VASSALLO, Associate Professor of Economics, (2013)
B.A., La Salle University; M.S., Carnegie Mellon University; J.D., George Mason University; M.A. and Ph.D., Rutgers University

HONG WANG, Associate Professor of Human Communication Studies (2002)
B.A., Changsha Tiedao University; M.A., University of Essex-Great Britain; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

TRAVIS M. WATERS, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy and Special Education (2021)
B.A., Cheyney University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Pennsylvania State University; Ed.D., Shippensburg University

ALLISON D. WATTS, Associate Professor of Management/Marketing/Entrepreneurship (2008)
B.S., Bloomsburg University; M.S., University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Temple University

DAVID WEAVER, Assistant Professor of History/Philosophy (2022)
B.A., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Shippensburg University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

KIM A. WEIKEL, Associate Professor of Psychology (1994)
B.A., Lycoming College; M.A., University of Dayton; Ph.D., Kent State University

CAROL A. WELLINGTON, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering (1997)
B.S., University of Delaware; M.S., Villanova University; Ph.D., North Carolina State University

BRIAN J. WENTZ, Professor in Accounting and Management Information Systems (2013)
B.S., Summit University; M.S., Pennsylvania State University; D.Sc., Towson University

WILLIAM G. WHITELEY, Assistant Professor of Art and Design (2004)
B.A., Findlay University; M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art

TODD K. WHITMAN, Associate Professor of Counselor Education (2005)
B.A., Colgate University; M.S., State University of New York; Ph.D., University of Virginia

DAVID WILDERMUTH, Associate Professor of Global Languages and Cultures (2012)
B.A., State University of New York College at Cortland; M.A., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., Middlebury College

JORDAN WINDHOLZ, Associate Professor of English (2018)
B.A., Messiah College; M.F.A., University of Colorado; Ph.D., Fordham University

YING YANG, Associate Professor of Sociology/Anthropology (2011)
A.A., Hunan Workers and Staff College Petro; A.A., Central South University of Technology; M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., University of South Carolina

CURTIS M. ZALESKI, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry (2006)
B.S., John Carroll University; M.S. and Ph.D., University of Michigan

JOSEPH T. ZUME, Professor of Geography/Earth Science (2007)
B.S., University of Jos; M.S., Ahmadu Bello University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

RICHARD ZUMKHAWALA-COOK, Professor of English (2001)
B.A., Colby College; M.A. and Ph.D., Miami University, Oxford, Ohio