UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The following is a list of non-tenure-line faculty promotions at Penn State, effective July 1, 2025.
A list of tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2025, is available here.
The following individuals have been promoted to assistant teaching professor:
- Nancy Andrus, Department of French and Francophone Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
- Richard Bundro, Department of Finance, Smeal College of Business
- Mark Capofari, project & supply chain management, Penn State Lehigh Valley
- Luciana Caporaletti, biology, Penn State Wilkes-Barre
- Kyle Chalupczynski, Black School of Business, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
- Kimberly Cooper, School of Hospitality Management, College of Health and Human Development
- Tracey Elkin, Division of Business, Health, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Penn State Altoona
- Kaitlin Farnan, Division of Business, Health, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Penn State Altoona
- Neil Fogarty, Department of Management and Organization, Smeal College of Business
- Anthony Franklin, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
- Larry Garvin, Division of Engineering, Science, and Technology, Penn State Altoona
- Bryan Henninger, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
- James Izzo, Division of Social Sciences, Business, and Education, Penn State Abington
- Liz Keptner, communications, Penn State Lehigh Valley
- Bradley Lashinsky, business, Penn State DuBois
- Michael Lavetsky, Division of Social Sciences, Business, and Education, Penn State Abington
- Tracy Lea-Dorsey, biology, Penn State Brandywine
- Bradley Markle, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
- Henry Moeller, College of Information Sciences and Technology
- Scott Myrick, Department of Telecommunications, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
- Stacey Nowicki, Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development
- Zoia Pavlovskaia, business, Penn State Brandywine
- Lucia Perez de Zabalza Vidaurre, Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, College of the Liberal Arts
- Jonathan Pineno, music, Penn State Wilkes-Barre
- Susan Robinson, Division of Social Sciences, Business, and Education, Penn State Abington
- Megan Schuchert, Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development
- Jeane Serrian, Division of Science, Penn State Berks
- Lola Smith, biology, Penn State DuBois
- Nicholas Stepanik, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
- Kevin Sylvester, College of Information Sciences and Technology
- Daniel Tripp, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
- Seth Volpe, Division of Engineering, Science, and Technology, Penn State Altoona
- Maria Wherley, John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
- Adam Wielobob, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
- Misty Woods, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
- Lori Yeager, medical laboratory technology, Penn State Hazleton
The following individuals have been promoted to associate teaching professor:
- Delina Agnosteva, Department of Finance, Smeal College of Business
- Mahir Akgun, College of Information Sciences and Technology
- Tara Beecham, Division of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Penn State Berks
- David Beevers, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
- Daniel Blessner, mathematics, Penn State Wilkes-Barre
- Alison Borkowska, Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Health and Human Development
- Austin Boyle, Department of Economics, College of the Liberal Arts
- Justin Brown, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences
- Christina Call, Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, College of Agricultural Sciences
- Yibai Chen, Division of Science and Engineering, Penn State Abington
- Lauren Cozad, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education, College of Education
- Russ deForest, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
- Jennifer DiNallo, Department of Biobehavioral Health, College of Health and Human Development
- Beatrice Epwene, School of Humanities, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
- Jennifer Fleming, Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Health and Human Development
- Michelle Funk, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, College of the Liberal Arts
- Chris Gamrat, College of Information Sciences and Technology
- Jaime Garcia Prudencio, Penn State Extension, College of Agricultural Sciences
- Panagiotis Giannakis, Department of Geography, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
- Gina Gray, kinesiology, Penn State Scranton
- Jody Griffith, English, Penn State Scranton
- Lauren Griggs, School of Engineering Design and Innovation, College of Engineering
- Olivia Hammond, occupational therapy, Penn State Mont Alto
- Andrew Hardyk, Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development
- Mary Katherine Harris, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education, College of Education
- Kathleen Hauser, Division of Engineering, Business and Computing, Penn State Berks
- Brenna Hill, School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
- Selvi Jagadesan, Division of Science, Penn State Berks
- Julia Karnezos, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Health and Human Development
- Ronald Kelly, criminal justice, Penn State Schuylkill
- Janet Knott, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Penn State New Kensington
- James Kowalski, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
- Joy Krumenacker, psychology, Penn State New Kensington
- Mike Kusluski, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Eberly College of Science
- Melissa Labuda, human development and family studies, Penn State Scranton
- Denise Lawson, Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Health and Human Development
- Kirsty Lloyd, Department of Plant Science, College of Agricultural Sciences
- Oscar Lopez, School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
- Ron McConnell, Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Health and Human Development
- Vanessa McLaughlin, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, College of the Liberal Arts
- Sommer Mitchell, Center for Global Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
- Larry Musolino, mathematics, Penn State Lehigh Valley
- Christina Olear, accounting, Penn State Brandywine
- Deborah Ousey, English, Penn State Brandywine
- Jimmy Pack, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Abington
- Danielle Peterman, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Penn State Altoona
- Adam Plucinski, Division of Engineering, Science, and Technology, Penn State Altoona
- Andrea Randolph, kinesiology, Penn State Brandywine
- Evan Ringle, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
- Maria Rita Castro, Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Health and Human Development
- Melissa Rodgers, Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development
- Douglas Rutledge, physics, Penn State Fayette
- Taylor Shipton, Department of Graphic Design, College of Arts and Architecture
- Marina Skyers, mathematics, Penn State Brandywine
- Stephen Snyder, Division of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Penn State Berks
- Sarah Stager, College of Information Sciences and Technology
- Julie States, Department of Biobehavioral Health, College of Health and Human Development
- Scott Stroupe, Black School of Business, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
- Philip Stuczynski, Black School of Business, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
- Kristina Taylor Porter, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Development
- Jennilyn Vallejera, Division of Engineering, Science, and Technology, Penn State Altoona
- Carmen Vanderhoof, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
- Dale Watson, School of Business Administration, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
- Dave Wozniak, Department of Advertising & Public Relations, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
- Nugrahenny Zacharias, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Abington
- Nathan Zechman, Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development
- Hyun Soon Cho-Min, Department of Asian Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
- Eric Halicki, Department of French and Francophone Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
- Teresa Hamilton, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
- James Masullo, Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, College of the Liberal Arts
- Emma Rose, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
- Na-Young Ryu, Department of Asian Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
- Cody Stephens, Department of Labor and Employment Relations, College of the Liberal Arts
The following individuals have been promoted to teaching professor:
- Seunghoon Bang, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
- Joseph Bauman, Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, College of the Liberal Arts
- Mandee Baumer, Penn State Dickinson Law
- Ryan Baxter, Department of Geography, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
- Andrew Bode-Lang, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
- Debbie Brooks, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education, College of Education
- Gregory Broussard, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Eberly College of Science
- Jill Burk, Division of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Penn State Berks
- Emily Cassano, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
- William Cromar, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Abington
- Joseph Gyekis, Department of Biobehavioral Health, College of Health and Human Development
- Jessica Henry, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education, College of Education
- Joseph Houck, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
- Joel Hunt, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
- Linlin Jensen, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
- Svetla Jivkova, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
- Weston Kensinger, School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
- Lorie Kramer, rehabilitation and human services, Penn State Hazleton
- Christine Krewson, Division of Science and Engineering, Penn State Abington
- Glenna Malcolm, Department of Biology, Eberly College of Science
- Shashidhara Marikunte, School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
- Peter Mhando, Department of Risk Management, Smeal College of Business
- Maung Min, business, Penn State Lehigh Valley
- Steven Nozaki, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
- Elizabeth Parfitt, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
- Stephanie Petroski, biology, Penn State Beaver
- Angela Pettitt, English, Penn State Shenango
- Joshua Phillips, communication arts and sciences, Penn State Brandywine
- Gregory Thomas, Department of Geography, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
- H. John Thompson, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Abington
- Stephen Van Hook, Department of Physics, Eberly College of Science
- Rebecca Weiler-Timmins, School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
- Rachael Wiley, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
- Judith Withrow, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
- Michelle Yarwood, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
- Sabri Yilmaz, School of Business Administration, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
The following individuals have been promoted to associate librarian:
- Kristi Ritter Addleman, University Libraries, Penn State Mont Alto
- Emma Beaver, University Libraries, Penn State Fayette
- Frankie Checchio, University Libraries, Penn State Beaver
- Jenny Ham, University Libraries, Penn State Dickinson Law
- Katie Odhner, University Libraries, Penn State Abington
- Emily Zimmerman, University Libraries, Penn State Dubois
The following individuals have been promoted to assistant research professor:
- Steven Perini, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Jeremy Sandberg, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education, College of Education
The following individuals have been promoted to associate research professor:
- Kory Blose, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Matthew Bross, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Sung Hyun Cho, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Casey Helgeson, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
- Kenneth Hutchison, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Lei Kang, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering
- Jennifer Karre, Social Science Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Jung In Kim, Department of Statistics, Eberly College of Science
- Imhoi Koo, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Seng Huat Lee, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Luke Lyle, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Jay Martin, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Elaine McDonnell, Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Health and Human Development
- Odette Mina, Institute of Energy and the Environment, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Adam Nickels, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Jesse Pentzer, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Mark Traband, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Nicholas Vlajic, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
The following individuals have been promoted to research professor:
- Chen Chen, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
- Jennifer Gray, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Camelia Kantor, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Sean Knecht, School of Engineering Design and Innovation, College of Engineering
- Maria Krasilnikova, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Eberly College of Science
- Eduardo Navas, School of Visual Arts, College of Arts and Architecture
- Thomas Neuberger, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Edward Reutzel, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Yun Kyung Shin, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Phil Sirinides, School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
- John Spargo, Department of Plant Science, College of Agricultural Sciences
- Michael Yukish, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
The following individuals have been promoted to associate clinical professor:
- Jonathan D'Silva, Penn State Dickinson Law
- Karen Maull, Department of Risk Management, Smeal College of Business
The following individual has been promoted to clinical professor:
- Mary Bellman, Department of Labor and Employment Relations, College of the Liberal Arts
The following individuals have been promoted to assistant professor:
- Janet Cady, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
- Tiffany Heikel, Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine
- Julie Lentes, Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine
- Branka Lukic, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine
The following individuals have been promoted to associate professor:
- Omaima Ali, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
- Vincent Aluquin, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
- Alyssa Anderson, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine
- Ritika Baweja, Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine
- Alfredo Bellon, Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Medicine
- Sarah Boyd, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine
- Ephraim Church, Departments of Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Radiology, College of Medicine
- Padmani Dhar, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, College of Medicine
- Tiffany Fisher, Department of Neurology, College of Medicine
- Jason Fragin, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
- John Gniady, Departments of Otolaryngology and Surgery, College of Medicine
- Lori Grafton, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
- Jennifer Grana, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine
- James Grogan, Department of Neurology, College of Medicine
- Leesha Helm, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine
- Maria Paula Henao, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
- L. Claire Hollins, Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine
- Banku Jairath, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
- William Jens, Department of Neurology, College of Medicine
- Michael Kryger, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
- Afif Kulaylat, Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, College of Medicine
- Alain Lekoubou Looti, Departments of Neurology and Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine
- Ankit Maheshwari, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
- Mansoureh Mamarabadi, Department of Neurology, College of Medicine
- Seyed Mansouri, Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine
- Brittany Massare, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
- Michael McShane, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
- Conrad Myler, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, College of Medicine
- Sarah Nickolich, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine
- Myles Nickolich, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
- Michael Partin, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine
- Sita Paudel, Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, College of Medicine
- Casey Pinto, Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine
- Pooja Rao, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
- Hadie Razjouyan, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
- Lilia Reyes, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, College of Medicine
- Kristin Riley, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine
- Elie Sarraf, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, College of Medicine
- Christina Scartozzi, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine
- Meghan Whitley, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, College of Medicine
- Tonya Wright, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine
- Jessica Yingst, Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine
The following individuals have been promoted to professor:
- Erich Batra, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Pediatrics, College of Medicine
- Henry Boateng, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
- Arne Budde, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, College of Medicine
- Theodore Cios, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, College of Medicine
- Karl Clebak, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine
- Todd Felix, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine
- Benjamin Fogel, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
- Cristy French, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine
- Brandt Groh, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
- Nicole Hackman, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
- Sprague Hazard, Departments of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine and Neurosurgery, College of Medicine
- Jessyka Lighthall, Departments of Otolaryngology and Surgery, College of Medicine
- Brian McGillen, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
- Sosamma Methratta, Departments of Radiology and Pediatrics, College of Medicine
- Seema Naik, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
- Munima Nasir, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine
- Ariana Pichardo-Lowden, Departments of Medicine and Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine
- John Potochny, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine
- Timothy Riley, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine
- Soraya Samii, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
- Ajay Soni, Departments of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics, College of Medicine
- Jonathan Stine, Departments of Medicine and Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine
- Joseph Wiedemer, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine