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2025-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Faculty and Administration


University Administration

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

https://www.ship.edu/about/offices/

 

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 Library Services (2018) 
B.S., Lincoln University; M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.L.S., Clarion University
 
MOAYYAD AL-NASRA, Professor of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (2019) 
B.S. and M.S., Yarmouk University; 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

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

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 O. BECKMAN, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice (2017)
B.A., Bloomsburg University; M.A., Villanova University

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

SAMUEL BENBOW, 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, 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

EMILY M. BESECKER, Associate Professor of Biology (2023) 
B.S., Shippensburg University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

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

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

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

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 Information Systems and Analytics (2010)
B.S., Rutgers University; M.S. and Ph.D., New Jersey Institute of Technology

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

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

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

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

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, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy and Special Education (2018) 
B.A. and 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

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

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

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 Information Systems and Analytics (2008)
B.Sc., Hanoi University of Technology; M.Sc., University of Leeds; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

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

JOAO P. DIAS, Associate Professor of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (2019) 
B.S. and M.S., Sao Paulo State University; Ph.D., Federal University of Santa Catarina

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 Library Services (2006)
B.A., Wagner College; M.S., University of Tennessee; M.S., Austin Peay State University

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

KELLY S. DRYZAL, Assistant Professor of Counselor Education (2025) 
B.A., M.S. and Ed.D., Shippensburg 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 M. EPPARD, Associate Professor of Sociology/Anthropology (2017)
B.A., George Mason University; M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ph.D.,University of Florida

TREVER R. FAMULARE, Associate 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; M.S.W., University of Maryland; Ph.D., University of Maryland-Baltimore

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

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

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

MENGZHU FU, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2023) 
B.A. and B.S., The University of Iowa; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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, Associate Professor of Teacher Education and Director of the Grace B. Luhrs Elementary School (2019) 
B.S. and M.Ed., Shippensburg University

CHARLES D. GIRARD, Professor of Computer Science (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, Associate Professor of Mathematics (2019) 
B.S., Franciscan University of Steubenville; M.S. and Ph.D., Florida State 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

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., University of the State of New York; M.A., Webster University; Ph.D. University of Texas at Arlington

REBECCA L. HARRIS, Associate Professor of Academic Engagement and Exploratory Studies (2017)
B.A. and M.S., Shippensburg University

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

THOMAS C. HATVANY, Associate Professor of Psychology (2018) 
B.A. and B.S., 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, Associate Professor of Geography/Earth Science (2018) 
B.A., University of Michigan; M.S. and Ph.D., Pennsylvania 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

CHEN HUO, Associate Professor of Computer, Electrical, and Software Engineering (2017)
B.S., Shanghai Jiao Tong University; M.S., University of Northern Iowa

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, Professor of 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, Associate Professor of Mathematics (2019) 
B.S., Shippensburg University; M.S. and Ph.D., Baylor University

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 Information Systems and Analytics (2017)
B.A., B.B.A. and M.B.A., Chung-Ang University; M.S., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., Sungkyunkwan University

CHAD M. KIMMEL, Associate Professor of Sociology/Anthropology (2003)
B.A., Millersville University; 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 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 Communication Studies (2006)
B.A., Seton Hall University; M.A., Bloomsburg University; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

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

WENDY KUBASKO, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy and Special Education (2017)
B.S., Shippensburg University; M.Ed. and Ph.D., Arizona State University

CARLA T. KUNGL, 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, Professor of Computer Science (2006)
B.S. and M.S., Chonnam National University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky

SANGKOOK LEE, Associate Professor of Computer, Electrical, and Software 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, Professor of Global Languages & Cultures (2006)
B.A., Brown University; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

MICHAEL LEVINSTEIN, Associate Professor of Academic Engagement and Exploratory Students (2019) 
B.S., University of Pittsburgh; M.Ed. and Ph.D., Kent 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 Information Systems and Analytics (2017)
B.E., Chongqing University; M.B.A., Pittsburg State University; Ph.D., University of Kansas

JAMES LOHREY, Assistant Professor of Communication, Journalism, and Media (2017)
B.A. and 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 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

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; 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

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 Engagement and Exploratory Studies (2011)
B.S., M.Ed., and Ph.D., University of Maryland

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

ROBIN L. McCANN, 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 McNELIS, Associate Professor of Communication Studies (2018) 
B.A., James Madison University; M.A., Auburn University; Ph.D., University of Arizona

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

ALISON L. MELLOTT, Associate Professor of Teacher Education (2020) 
B.S. and M.Ed., Shippensburg University; Ed.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, Associate Professor and Senior Associate Director of Athletics (2008)
B.S., Duquesne University; M.S., Slippery Rock University

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

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

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

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

MICHAEL C. MOLTZ, Associate Professor of Political Science (2017)
B.A. and 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 Global Languages & Cultures (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 at Oxford

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

KATERINA MOUXOURI, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2025)
B.A., Washington and Jefferson College; M.S., National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
 
GHOLAMREZA NASER, Associate Professor of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (2019) 
B.S., University of Shiraz; M.S., University of Tarbiat-Modarres; 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

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

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

VEENA M. PALMERI, Associate Professor of Counseling Services (2018) 
B.A., M.A., and Psy.D., Marywood University
 
ANNE PAPALIA, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy and Special Education (2018) 
B.S.Ed. and M.Ed., State University of New York at Geneseo; M.Ed., Alfred University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

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

CHANDRIKA PAUL, Professor of History/Philosophy (1996)
B.A., University of Calcutta; 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, Associate 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 & Cultures (2000)
B.A., Rutgers University; M.A., Middlebury College; Ph.D., Indiana University; Ph.D., Indian University

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

DANIEL P. PREDECKI, 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; M.Eng., Iowa State University; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

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

MATTHEW C. RAMSEY, Professor of 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. and M.S., Ain Shams University; 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, Associate Professor of English (2019) 
B.A., Longwood University; M.A., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Ph.D., Texas A&M University-Commerce

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 E. ROJAS-GAONA, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice (2017)
B.A., Universidad de los Andes; 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, 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; Ph.D., Temple University

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

JOSEPH W. SHANE, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry (2005)
B.S., University of Delaware, Newark; 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

SHANNON M. SHOEMAKER, Assistant Professor of Counselor Education (2025) 
B.S. and M.Ed., Bridgewater State College; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

MATTHEW R. SHUPP, 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; Ed.D., Widener University

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

TAMARA SMITH-MOORE, Associate Professor of Teacher Education and Master Teacher (2018) 
B.A. amd 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, 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

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 Information Systems and Analytics (2019) 
B.S., Chung Yuan Christian University; M.S., Feng-chia University; Ph.D., National Cheng-chi University

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 Communication Studies (2002)
B.A., Changsha Tiedao University; M.A., University of Essex, Britain; Ph.D., Southern Illinois-Carbondale

TRAVIS M. WATERS, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy and Special Education (2021) 
B.A., Cheyney University; 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, Electrical, and Software Engineering (1997)
B.S., University of Delaware; M.S., Villanova University; Ph.D., North Carolina State University

WESTLY J. WELTY, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education and Master Teacher (2023)  B.S. and M.Ed., Shippensburg University

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

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

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

COREY J.M. WILLIAMS, Assistant Professor of Economics (2023) 
B.S., Clarkson University; M.A. and Ph.D., West Virginia University
 
JORDAN WINDHOLZ, Associate Professor of English (2018) 
B.A., Messiah College; M.F.A., University of Colorado; Ph.D., Fordham University
 
STEPHANIE ANDERSON WITMER, Assistant Professor of Communication, Journalism, and Media (2016) 
B.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.F.A., Pennsylvania State 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