UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The following is a list of non-tenure-line faculty promotions at Penn State, effective July 1, 2023.

The list of tenure-line faculty promotions is available here. 

The following individuals have been promoted to assistant teaching professor:

• Shawn Bernecky, Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State Altoona
• Matthew Checchio, Department of Marketing, Smeal College of Business
• Stephen Cohen, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Abington
• Lori Connelly, Office for Undergraduate Education, College of Agricultural Sciences
• Simon Cottart, Department of French and Francophone Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
• Erin Dick, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Marly Doty, human development and family studies, Penn State DuBois
• Cassandra Ghinos, Department of Risk Management, Smeal College of Business
• David Hozza, College of Information Sciences and Technology
• Bradley Jakubowski, Department of Plant Science, College of Agricultural Sciences
• Jackie Kaminski, Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Penn State Altoona
• Guadalupe Kasper, Division of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Penn State Berks
• Ying Kline, Department of Asian Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
• Megan Kohler, John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
• Gabe Kramer, School of Science, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Brian Lani, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Shuishui Long, Department of Asian Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
• Megan Lorenz, business, Penn State York
• Keith Machtinger, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
• Heidi Manfred, Division of Education, Human Development and Social Sciences, Penn State Altoona
• Kevin Mayhew, Division of Social Sciences, Penn State Abington
• Christine McDonald, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
• Zack Mclaughlin-Alcock, Division of Science and Engineering, Penn State Abington
• Jennifer Meengs, Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Health and Human Development
• Miki Murakami, Department of Asian Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
• Kathleen O’Toole, Department of Journalism, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
• Susan Owens, Division of Science and Engineering, Penn State Abington
• Michelle Paret, Department of Statistics, Eberly College of Science
• Jonathan Price, history, Penn State York
• Dawn Renninger, Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State Altoona
• Brad Sottile, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
• Kelly Sprinkle, kinesiology, Penn State Mont Alto
• Mami Tanaka, Department of Asian Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
• Stacy Tibbetts, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
• Fang Wan, Department of Asian Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
• Bill Zimmerman, Department of Advertising and Public Relations, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications

The following individuals have been promoted to associate teaching professor:

• Charles Archer, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Abington
• Roxanne Atterholt, human development and family studies, Penn State Shenango
• Jennifer Barton, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, College of Medicine
• Kristen Baxter, Department of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
• Jonna Belanger, Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development
• Joanna Bissell-Havran, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Development
• Fernanda Bonafini, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
• Kevin Bowley, Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
• Jeffrey Chiampi, computer science, Penn State Wilkes-Barre
• Thomas Cody, School of Music, College of Arts and Architecture
• Ashley Cowger, School of Humanities, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
• Jennifer Croyle, psychology, Penn State Greater Allegheny
• Joseph Cuiffi, engineering, Penn State New Kensington
• Stephen Dillen, Division of Business, Engineering and Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State Altoona
• Michele Duffey, Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development
• Lisa Jo Elliott, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Matthew Endres, Department of Biology, Eberly College of Science
• Mark Fedkin, John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
• Susana García Prudencio, Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, College of the Liberal Arts
• Andrea Gregg, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Melvin Gupton, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Abington
• Eric Handley, Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, College of Health and Human Development
• Richard Hedderick, Black School of Business, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Jacquelyn Huff, School of Engineering Design and Innovation, College of Engineering
• Aris Karagiorgakis, psychology, Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus
• Michelle Kaschak, English, Penn State Lehigh Valley
• Talley Kayser, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
• Shawnee Kelly, Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Health and Human Development
• Michelle Knotts, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
• Christopher Kroft, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, College of the Liberal Arts
• Kari Kugler, Department of Biobehavioral Health, College of Health and Human Development
• John Landmesser, information sciences and technology, Penn State Brandywine
• David Lenze, Department of Management and Organization, Smeal College of Business
• Melisa Littleton, rehabilitation and human services, Penn State Wilkes-Barre
• Xin Liu, Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, College of the Liberal Arts
• Chang Liu, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
• Sheri Matter, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
• Lucy McClain, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education (Shaver’s Creek)
• Heather McCune Bruhn, Department of Art History, College of Arts and Architecture
• Elaine Meils, Division of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Penn State Berks
• Michele Mekel, Bioethics program, College of the Liberal Arts
• Taoufik Meklachi, School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
• Lisa Melanson, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
• Kelly Mercorella, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education, College of Education
• April Millet, John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
• John Minbiole, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, College of the Liberal Arts
• Robert Morehead, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Eberly College of Science
• Deborah Morton, Linguistics program, College of the Liberal Arts
• John Neisser, Department of Biology, Eberly College of Science
• Mary Alyce Nelson, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
• David Nieves, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
• John Pachence, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Abington
• Laurel Pearson, Department of Anthropology, College of the Liberal Arts
• Kristen Pueschel, mathematics, Penn State New Kensington
• Leslie Purcell, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Health and Human Development
• Ellen Raineri, business, Penn State Hazleton
• Brandi Robinson, John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
• Stevie Rocco, John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
• Erick Rochette, Department of Anthropology, College of the Liberal Arts
• George Ruth, School of Hospitality Management, College of Health and Human Development
• Haley Sankey, John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
• Kristin Sciulli, mathematics, Penn State Greater Allegheny
• Timothy Sichler, engineering, Penn State Wilkes-Barre
• Adam Simpson, School of Science, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Beatrice Sirakaya, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Eberly College of Science
• Joan Smeltzer, mathematics, Penn State Wilkes-Barre
• Brian Soulé, Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, College of Health and Human Development
• Tiffany Squires, Department of Education Policy Studies, College of Education
• Elizabeth Starkey, School of Engineering Design and Innovation, College of Engineering
• Frank Stec, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, College of the Liberal Arts
• Rajarajan Subramanian, School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
• Emily Thomas, wildlife technology, Penn State DuBois
• Kristin Thomas, Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, College of Health and Human Development
• Kim Trahan, School of Labor and Employment Relations, College of the Liberal Arts
• Anne Triolo, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
• Valerie Vanderhoff, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Penn State Fayette
• Maria Vinca, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
• Svetla Vitanova, Department of Finance, Smeal College of Business
• Gina Whalen, business, Penn State Schuylkill
• Beth White, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
• Leslie Womeldorf, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, College of Medicine
• Cynthia Wood, Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State Altoona

The following individuals have been promoted to teaching professor:

• Marianne Adam, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Penn State Schuylkill
• Elizabeth Benedek-Wood, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education, College of Education
• Nathaniel Bohna, engineering, Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus
• Mark Boudreau, biology, Penn State Brandywine
• Shannon Corkery, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Development
• Molly Countermine, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Development
• Benjamin Cramer, Department of Telecommunications and Media Industries, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
• Brian Crosby, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
• Alicia Drais-Parrillo, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
• JoAnn Foley-Defiore, Department of Biobehavioral Health, College of Health and Human Development
• Ryan Hassler, Division of Science, Penn State Berks
• Jamie Howard, Division of Science and Engineering, Penn State Abington
• Lauren Jacobson, Division of Education, Human Development, and Social Sciences, Penn State Altoona
• Erin Johnson, Division of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Penn State Berks
• Alandra Kahl, engineering, Penn State Greater Allegheny
• Shannon Kennan, Department of Journalism, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
• Suzanne Kuhn, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Penn State Altoona
• Dena Lang, School of Engineering Design and Innovation, College of Engineering
• Joshua Marquit, psychology, Penn State Brandywine
• Ana Matkovic, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Eberly College of Science
• Pamela Pologruto, physical therapist assistant, Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus
• Sarah Ritter, School of Engineering Design and Innovation, College of Engineering
• Joseph Roberts, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
• Stacy Sekely, physical therapist assistant, Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus
• Howard Smith, Department of Sociology and Criminology, College of the Liberal Arts
• Susan Stewart, Department of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering
• Gina Tarud, physical therapy, Penn State Hazelton
• Leana Topper, Department of Biology, Eberly College of Science
• Giampietro Vairo, Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development
• Bryan Wang, Division of Science, Penn State Berks
• Andrew Wiesner, Department of Statistics, Eberly College of Science
• G. Burch Wilkes, Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, College of Health and Human Development
• Matthew Willyard, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science

The following individuals have been promoted to librarian:

• Kevin Clair, Digital Collections Librarian, Eberly Family Special Collections Library
• Clara Drummond, Curator and Exhibitions Coordinator, Eberly Family Special Collections Library
• Rebecca Mattson, Head of Faculty and Research Services and Professor of Legal Research, Penn State Law

The following individuals have been promoted to assistant research professor:

• Guy Lavallee, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Nichole Wonderling, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research

The following individuals have been promoted to associate research professor:

• Xiaoxiao Bai, Social Science Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Adrian Barragan, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences
• Gopal Bhatt, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
• Frances Blanchette, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
• Trevor Clark, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Sarah Craig, Department of Biology, Eberly College of Science
• Brendan Culleton, Institutes of Energy and the Environment, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Tyler Dare, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Jeffery Dodds, Animal Resource Program, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Chad Eichfeld, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Olga Esakova, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
• Mark Fanton, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Oren Gall, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
• Jennifer Gray, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Verna Kale, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
• Malgorzata Kowalik, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Prabhani Kuruppumullage Don, Department of Statistics, Eberly College of Science
• Tatiana Laremore, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Bangzhi Liu, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Tapas Mal, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
• David Miller, Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
• Simon Miller, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Nicole Morgan, Social Science Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Jeremy Schreiber, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Taylor Scott, Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, College of Health and Human Development
• Yuning Shi, Department of Plant Science, College of Agricultural Sciences
• Meg Small, Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, College of Health and Human Development
• Michelle Spiering, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
• Josh Stapleton, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Timothy Tighe, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Ke Wang, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Douglas Warui, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science

The following individuals have been promoted to research professor: 

• Keith Aronson, Social Science Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Amira Barhoumi Meddeb, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Robert Campbell, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Michael Krane, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Laura Leites, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, College of Agricultural Sciences
• Natasha Miles, Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

The following individual has been promoted to assistant clinical professor: 

• Ross Weinreb, Department of Architecture, College of Arts and Architecture

The following individuals have been promoted to associate clinical professor:

• Gopal Balachandran, Penn State Law
• Jamey Darnell, Department of Management and Organization, Smeal College of Business
• Jennifer Eury, Department of Management and Organization, Smeal College of Business
• Jeanette Miller, Department of Management and Organization, Smeal College of Business
• Richard Settgast, Penn State Law
• Rashmi Sharma, Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems, Smeal College of Business
• Johanna Slot, Department of Marketing, Smeal College of Business
• Hayley Springer, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences
• Sandra Testa Michelson, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts

The following individuals have been promoted to clinical professor:

• Scott Collins, Department of Accounting, Smeal College of Business
• Laurie Mulvey, Department of Sociology and Criminology, College of the Liberal Arts

The following individual has been promoted to senior instructor:

• Julie Lentes, Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine

The following individuals have been promoted to assistant professor:

• Diwakar Bastihalli Tukaramrao, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
• Einat Slonimsky, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine
• Daniel Wingert, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, College of Medicine

The following individuals have been promoted to associate professor:

• Justen Aprile, Departments of Pediatrics and Humanities, College of Medicine
• Angela Choe, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine
• David Chu, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
• Katharine Dalke, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and Humanities, College of Medicine
• Anthony Dambro, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine
• Sol De Jesus, Department of Neurology, College of Medicine
• Nicholas Duca, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
• Diana Jho, Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine
• Rong Jin, Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine
• Rayford June, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
• Kathryn Kasmire, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, College of Medicine
• Gurwant Kaur, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
• Divpreet Kaur, Department of Neurology, College of Medicine
• Jaime Long, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine
• Susan MacDonald, Department of Urology, College of Medicine
• Mark Mason, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
• Jonathan Nunez, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
• Nicole Osevala, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
• Neha Patel, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
• Brandon Peterson, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
• Joseph Petfield, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
• John Radtka, Departments of Surgery and Neurosurgery, College of Medicine
• Bunty Shah, Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine
• Rebecca Sivarajah, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine
• Natthapol Songdej, Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, College of Medicine
• Leonard Tuanquin, Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine
• Gary Updegrove, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
• Christopher Weller, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine
• Elizabeth Werley, Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine
• Meghan Wilson, Departments of Otolaryngology, Pediatrics, Surgery and Neurosurgery, College of Medicine

The following individuals have been promoted to professor:

• Esther Bowie, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine
• Susan Glod, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
• Monika Joshi, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
• Guodong Liu, Departments of Public Health Sciences, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Pediatrics and Neurology, College of Medicine
• Max Lowden, Department of Neurology, College of Medicine
• John Oh, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine
• Seth Pantanelli, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine
• Niraja Rajan, Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine
• Elias Rizk, Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine
• Deepa Sekhar, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
• Nelson Shu-Sang Yee, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
• Scott Simon, Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine
• Behzad Soleimani, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine
• Krishnamoorthy Thamburaj, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine
• Andry Van De Louw, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
• To-Nhu Vu, Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine