Assistant Professors

Most faculty have current contact information listed in the Faculty/Staff Online Directory.

	Below are the details on faculty who have joined the university since the publication of the 2005-07 course catalog. Shana Lee Dardan, Assistant Professor of Information Systems, B.A. 1996, M.S. 1998, Ph.D. 2004, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. (2006, 2006) Eric Hinton, Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Bands, B.M.E. 1985, M.M. 1988, Northwestern University; Ph.D. 2005, Birmingham Conservatoire/University of Central England. (2005, 2005) Toshiro Kubato, Assistant Professor of Mathematical Sciences, B.S. 1988, Keio Gijuku University; M.S. 1989, Ph.D. 1995, Georgia Institute of Technology. (2006, 2006) María Cristina Saavedra, Assistant Professor of Spanish, B.A. 1977, 1984, Glassboro State College; M.A. 1991, Ph.D.1997, New York University. (2006, 2006) Craig Stark, Assistant Professor of Communications and Theatre, B.A. 1991, The University of North Texas; M.A. 1994, Stephen F. Austin State University; Ph.D. candidate, The Pennsylvania State University. (2006, 2006) Updated 07/26/06 as part of the 2006-2007 Catalog Supplement.

Craig A. Atwater, Visiting Assistant Professor of Marketing; B.S. 1972, B.L.A. 1973, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry; M.B.A. 1975, University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business; Ph.D. candidate, Temple University. (2005, 2005)

Swarna Basu, Assistant Professor of Chemistry; B.A. 1996, Clark University; M.A. 1999, Ph.D. 2002, Wesleyan University. (2005, 2005)

John Bodinger de Uriarte, Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology; B.A. 1981, Vassar College; M.A. 1995, Ph.D. 2003, University of Texas at Austin. (2003, 2004)

Berneice Brownell, Assistant Professor of Education; B.A. 1970 State University of New York at Albany; M.S. 1977, College of St. Rose; Ph.D. 1994, Lehigh University. (2001, 2001)

Balwant S. Chohan, Assistant Professor of Chemistry; B.Sc. 1991, University of Leicester, U.K.; M.S. 1995, Ph.D. 2001, University of Massachusetts Amherst. (2003, 2003)

Lisa Orloff Clark, Assistant Professor of Mathematics; B.A. 1997, State University of New York at Geneseo; M.A. 1999, Ph.D. 2004, Dartmouth College. (2005, 2005)

Kimberly H. Councill, Assistant Professor of Music; B.M.E. 1995, M.M., 1997, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Ph.D. 2004, Ohio State University. (2004, 2004)

Kathleen J. Dalton, Reference Librarian; B.A. 1969, Glassboro State College; M.L.S. 1972, University of Iowa. (1973, 1990)

Michele DeMary, Assistant Professor of Political Science; Director, Arlin M. Adams Center for Law & Society; University Pre-Law Advisor and Coordinator of Legal Studies Interdisciplinary Minor; B.A. 1980, Marquette University; Ph.D. 2002, The University of Massachusetts. (2000, 2000)

Mark Fertig, Assistant Professor of Art; B.F.A. 1994, Shepherd College; M.F.A. 1997, East Tennessee State University. (2002, 2002)

Patricia Berg Fishbein, Catalog Librarian; B.A. 1961, Pennsylvania State University; M.L.S. 1971, State University of New York College at Geneseo. (1971, 1990)

Catherine Cymone Fourshey, Assistant Professor of History; B.A. 1993, M.A. 1995, C. Phil. 1997, Ph.D. 2002, University of California at Los Angeles. (2001, 2001)

Robert Gessner, Systems Librarian; B.A. 1980, Bucknell University; M.L.S. 1986, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. (2002, 2002)

Jeffrey A. Graham, Assistant Professor of Mathematical Sciences; B.S. 1984, Iowa State University; M.S. 1986, Texas Tech University; Ph.D. 1992, Rensselaer Polytechnic University. (2001, 2001)

Michael Hardin, Visiting Assistant Professor of English; B.A. 1990, Ph.D. 1997, University of Houston; M.A. 1992, California State University. (2004, 2004)

Genieve E. Henry, Assistant Professor of Chemistry; B.Sc. 1993, Ph.D. 1998, University of the West Indies (U.W.I.), Mona. (2003, 2003)

Donetta M. Hines, Assistant Professor of Spanish; B.A. 1991, American University; M.A. 1998, University of New Mexico, Ph.D. 2002, Cornell University. (2002, 2002)

J. Andrew Hubbell, Assistant Professor of English; B.A. 1989 Gettysburg College; M.A. 1991, Ph.D. 1999, University of Maryland at College Park. (2001, 2001)

David Imhoof, Assistant Professor of History; B.A. 1992, Trinity University; Ph.D. 2000, University of Texas at Austin. (2000, 2001)

Carlos A. Iudica, Assistant Professor of Biology; Licentiate 1984, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina; M.A. 1994, Ph.D. 2000, University of Florida at Gainesville. (2004, 2004)

Shari Jacobson, Assistant Professor of Anthropology; A.B. 1984, Grinnell College; Ed.M. 1990, Harvard University; M.A. 1995, Ph.D. 1999, Stanford University. (2000, 2000)

Thomas Wade Johnson, Assistant Professor of Chemistry; B.S. 1993, Hampden-Sydney College; M.S. 1997, Ph.D. 2000, Iowa State University. (2003, 2003)

Jennifer M. Jones, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology; B.A. 1999, Susquehanna University; Ph.D. 2005, Georgetown University. (2005, 2005)

Richard Milton Juang, Assistant Professor of English; B.A. 1995, M.A. 1996, Stanford University; M.A. 2000, Ph.D. candidate, Cornell University. (2003, 2003)

John Jurcevic, Assistant Professor of Physics; B.Sc. 1990, University of New South Wales; M.A. and Ph.D. 1998, Indiana University. (2002, 2003)

David C. Kaszuba, Assistant Professor of Communications; Advisor, Lanthorn; B.A. 1991, Wilkes University; M.S. 1996, Temple University; Ph.D. 2003, Pennsylvania State University. (1999, 1999)

Katarina R.I. Keller, Assistant Professor of Economics; B.A. 1995, Seattle Pacific University; M.A. 1998, Ph.D. 2002, University of Notre Dame. (2002, 2002)

Karla Kelsey, Visiting Assistant Professor of English; B.A. 1998, University of California, Los Angeles; M.F.A. 2001, University of Iowa; Ph.D. 2005, University of Denver. (2005, 2005)

Andrew Kozlowski, Assistant Professor of Geological and Environmental Science; B.S. 1995, State University of New York College at Cortland; M.S. 1999, Ph.D. 2004, Western Michigan University. (2002, 2002)

Gail B. Levinsky, Assistant Professor of Music; B.M. 1980, Butler University; M.M. 1989, D.M. 1997, Northwestern University. (2000, 2000)

Edisanter Lo, Assistant Professor of Mathematical Sciences; B.S. 1986, Louisiana Tech University; M.S. 1988, University of Arkansas; Ph.D. 1993, Arizona State University. (2002, 2002)

Patrick Long, Assistant Professor of Music; B.M 1991, Syracuse University; M.M. 1993, D.M.A. 1996, Eastman School of Music. (2000, 2000)

Andrea M. Lopez, Assistant Professor of Political Science; Ph.D. candidate, U. of Michigan; B.A. 1992, University of Virginia; M.A. 1999, Ph.D, 2000, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. (2000, 2000)

Gretchen Lovas, Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.S. 1985, M.A. 1990, Boston University; M.A. 1997, Ph.D. 2002, University of California at Davis. (2004, 2004)

Jeffrey K. Mann, Assistant Professor of Religion; B.A. 1992, Kenyon College; M.A. 1993, Concordia Theological Seminary; M.T.S. 1995, Vanderbilt Divinity School; Ph.D. 2001, Vanderbilt University. (2002, 2002)

Patricia Martin, Visiting Assistant Professor of Education; B.A. 1964, Kean University; M.S.E.D. 1978, University of Scranton. (2000, 2000)

Thomas W. Martin, Assistant Professor of Religion; B.A. 1976, M.A. 1979, Oral Roberts University; D.Phil. 1986, Oxford University. (2003, 2003)

Barbara Woods McElroy, Assistant Professor of Accounting; A.A.B. 1979, Stark Technical College; B.G.S. 1989, Ohio University; M.B.A. 1993, Kent State University; Ph.D. 1997, The Pennsylvania State University. (2002, 2002)

Amanda Meixell, Assistant Professor of Spanish; B.A. 1991, Franklin and Marshall College; M.A. 1997, New York University; Ph.D. 2003, The Pennsylvania State University. (2003, 2003)

Leann J. Mischel, Assistant Professor of Management; B.A. 1987, M.B.A. 1993, University of South Florida; Ph.D. 1997, University of Illinois. (2003, 2003)

Richard Orwig, Assistant Professor of Information Systems; B.A. 1975, B.S. 1975, University of Illinois; M.B.A. 1990, Ph.D. 1995, University of Arizona. (2004, 2004)

Alissa A. Packer, Assistant Professor of Biology; B.S. 1994, Dickinson College; Ph.D. 2000, Indiana University. (2003, 2003)

Lynn Elizabeth Palermo, Assistant Professor of French; B.A. 1981, The Pennsylvania State University; M.A. 1992, University of Delaware; Ph.D. 2003, The Pennsylvania State University. (2001, 2002)

Sirapat Polwitoon, Assistant Professor of Finance; B.B.A. 1986, Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand; M.B.A. 1994, Northeastern Illinois University; Ph.D. 2002, University of Rhode Island. (2000, 2000)

James J. Pomykalski, Assistant Professor of Information Systems; B.A. 1981, St. Norbert College; M.S. 1983, Purdue University; Ph.D. 1994, University of Virginia. (2001, 2001)

W. Douglas Powers, Assistant Professor of Theatre; B.A. 1990, Southeast Missouri State University; M.F.A. 1994, Ohio University; M.A. 1997, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Ph.D. 2001, University of Missouri-Columbia. (2000, 2001)

Christopher J. Praul, Public Services Librarian; B.S. 1994, Susquehanna University; M.S.L.S. 1995, Clarion University of Pennsylvania. (2001, 2001)

Anne Reeves, Assistant Professor of Education; B.A. 1965, George Washington University; M.A. 1969, University of Washington; Ph.D. 2001, University of Michigan. (2000, 2000)

Jan Reichard-Brown, Assistant Professor of Health Care Studies and Biology; Director, Health Care Studies Program; Chair, Health Professions Advising Committee; B.A. 1976, Gettysburg College; Ph.D. 1982, University of Cincinnati. (2001, 2004)

Andrew D. Rich, Assistant Professor of Theatre; B.A. 1996, University of Arkansas; M.F.A. 1999, Indiana University. (2000, 2001)

Nivine Richie, Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance; B.S., 1988, The Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D. candidate, Florida Atlantic University. (2002, 2002)

Holly Roadfeldt-O'Riordan, Assistant Professor of Music; B.M. 1990, Eastman School of Music; M.M. 1993, Indiana University; D.M.A. 1999, University of Colorado. (2003, 2004)

Matthew Rousu, Professor of Economics; .S.B.A. 1998, University of South Dakota; Ph.D. 2002, Iowa State University. (2004, 2004)

David W. Schwieder, Assistant Professor of Political Science; B.A. 1986, University of Northern Iowa; M.A. 1992, University of Iowa; Ph.D. 2000, University of Illinois. (2001, 2001)

Edward S. Slavishak, Assistant Professor of History; B.S. 1996, Carnegie Mellon University; M.A. 1998, Ph.D. 2002, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (2003, 2004)

Michael D. Smith, Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.A. 1987, Case Western Reserve University; M.Ed. 1990, John Carroll University; Psy.D. 1999, Indiana University of Pennsylvania. (2003, 2003)

David Steinau, Assistant Professor of Music; B.M. 1986, Northwestern University; M.M. 1996, New England Conservatory; D.M.A. 2003, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (2002, 2002)

Derek J. Straub, Assistant Professor of Geological and Environmental Science; B.S. 1994, Marquette University; M.S. 1998, Ph.D. 2002, Colorado State University. (2004, 2004)

Katherine H. Straub, Assistant Professor of Geological and Environmental Science; A.B. 1994, Harvard University; M.S. 1999, Ph.D. 2002, Colorado State University. (2002, 2002)

Erik Viker, Assistant Professor of Theatre; B.S. 1987, University of Florida; M.F.A. 2003, University of Texas. (2003, 2003)

Karol Weaver, Assistant Professor of History, B.A. 1992, Bloomsburg University; M.S. 1994, Ph.D. 1999, Pennsylvania State University. (2004, 2004)

Alexander Griffin Wilce, Assistant Professor of Mathematical Sciences; B.A. 1983, Oberlin College; Ph.D. 1989, University of Massachusetts/Amherst. (2002, 2002)

Coleen P. Zoller, Assistant Professor of Philosophy; B.A. 1998, Bucknell University; M.A. 2002, Ph.D. candidate, Emory University. (2003, 2003)