The listing that follows includes full-time members of the faculty and certain administrators who hold faculty rank. The date in parentheses is the year of initial appointment as a full-time faculty member.
ANDREW W. ADE, Professor of English (2003) B.A., Northwestern University; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
1MICHAEL E. ALEPRETE JR., Professor of Political Science (2007) B.A., Duquesne University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
KRISTEN M. AMICK, Associate Professor of Microbiology; Registrar (2018) B.S., Penn State Erie; Ph.D., The George Washington University
ROBERT BADOWSKI, Associate Professor of Business; School of Business Chair (2016) B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.B.A., Ph.D., Robert Morris University
ANDREW J. BAIN, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Studies (2023) BSc., Southampton University; MSc., Ph.D., University of Portsmouth
JOSEPH M. BALCZON, Associate Professor of Biology (1997) B.S., The Pennsylvania State University at Erie, Behrend College; M.S., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
JEFFREY T. BERSETT, Professor of Spanish (2002) A.B., Washington University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia
KEITH B. BITTEL, Assistant Professor of Business (2015) B.A, Westminster College; M.S., M.B.A., Duquesne University; C.P.A. (Pennsylvania)
ADAM BLUMENTHAL, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics (2020) B.S., M.S., Auburn University; Ph.D., Iowa State University
JOHN P. BONOMO, Professor of Computer Science; Mathematics/Computer Science/Physics Chair (1998) B.S. and M.S., Catholic University; Ph.D., Purdue University
HELEN M. BOYLAN, Professor of Chemistry; 2018 Distinguished Faculty Award (2001) B.S., Westminster College; Ph.D., Duquesne University
MARTHA C. BROWN, Instructor of Sports Management (2023) B.A., Taylor University; M.S., Slippery Rock University
DEANNE M. BUFFALARI TENNANT, Associate Professor of Psychology (2014) B.S., Allegheny College; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
CRAIG L. CAYLOR, Associate Professor of Physics (2001) B.S., Kansas State University; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University
JAMIE J. CHAPMAN, Associate Professor of Sociology, All-College Honors Program Director (2014) B.A, M.A., Edinboro University; Ph.D., The University of Akron
PATRICIA G. CLARK, Associate Professor of History (2004) B.A., Michigan State University; M.S., A.M., Ph.D., University of Illinois
JOSHUA C. CORRETTE-BENNETT, Associate Professor of Biology (2001) B.S., Bates College; Ph.D., Brandeis University
KEITH F. CORSO, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies (2004) B.A., Westminster College; M.A., University of Akron; Ph.D., Capella University
TRISHA M. COWEN, Associate Professor of English; Heritage Chair in the Humanities (2018) B.F.A., Emerson College; M.A., Ph.D., Binghamton University
ROBERT B. CRAVEN, Assistant Professor of English (2022) B.A., Westminster College; M.A., Duquesne University; Ph.D., University of Oregon
KRISTEN J. CZUBIAK, Lecturer of Curriculum and Instruction (2024) B.A., Grove City College; M.Ed., Westminster College
JONI L. DARBY, Lecturer of Nursing (2019) B.S., Penn State University; M.S.N., Robert Morris University
KERRI CORNELL DUERR, Associate Professor of Biology (2010) B.A., Hartwick College; M.S., Villanova University; Ph.D., University of Vermont
KATHERINE E. ELLIS, Visiting Assistant Professor of French (2024) B.A., B.S., Central Michigan University; M.A., PhD., Pennsylvania State University
MEIREL RODRIGUEZ FEBUS, Lecturer of Spanish (2015) B.A., University of Pittsburgh; B.A., M.S.Ed., Youngstown State University
ERIC C. FIELDS, Assistant Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience (2021) B.A., B.S., Middle Tennessee State University; M.S., Ph.D., Tufts University
NATACHA C. FONTES-MERZ, Associate Professor of Mathematics (2004) B.A., Oberlin College; M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University
MARIAN M. “MAROSH” FURIMSKY, Associate Professor of Biology; Biology Chair (2006) B.S., Ph.D., University of Ottawa
ERIC A. GABER, Lecturer of Business; Scheller-Edwards Entrepreneur in Residence (2018) B.S., Clarion University; M.B.A., E.M.B.A., Indiana University
JOHN C. GARRISON, Associate Professor/Serials and Electronic Resources Librarian (2012) B.A., The College of Wooster; M.S., University of Michigan School of Information
JOHN W. GEIDNER, Lecturer of Accounting (2014) B.S, M.B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; C.P.A. (Pennsylvania and Ohio)
TIMOTHY R. GRIEVE-CARLSON, Assistant Professor of Interfaith Studies (2022); Gibson Drinko Chair A.B., Drew University; M.A., Ph.D., Rice University
KANDICE A. HARTNER, Lecturer in the School of Communication (2020) B.A., Westminster College; M.A., M.F.A., Chatham University
JAKOBE HENRY, Teaching Fellow in the School of Music (2024) B.A., Jacksonville State University; M.M., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
AARON D. HIMES, Instructor of Music and Director of Bands (2024) B.M., Susquehanna University; M.M., University of North Texas
LOREEN HUFFMAN, Lecturer in Psychology (2020) B.S., The Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
KRISTIANNE KALATA, Professor of English, English/Art/Theatre Chair (2005) B.A., Westminster College; M.A., Ph.D., Duquesne University
RYAN A. KEELING, Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities (2022) B.A., West Liberty State College; M.M., East Carolina University; D.M.A., West Virginia University
JAMIE P. KOHLER, Associate Professor/Collection Management/Cataloging Librarian (2011) B.A., Juniata College; M.L.I.S., University of Pittsburgh
PATRICK D. KRANTZ, Associate Professor of Environmental Science (2002) B.S., West Virginia University; M.S., Northwest Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
PATRICK E. LACKEY, Associate Professor of Chemistry; Director of the Drinko Center (2016) B.S., Duquesne University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina
ANGELA M. LAHR, Associate Professor of History (2013) B.A., University of Evansville; M.A., Ph.D., Northern Illinois University
DAVID BONTRAGER HORST LEHMAN, Assistant Professor of History (2023) B.A., Goshen College; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
JESSE R. LIGO JR., Professor of Accounting; William McKee Chair (2008) B.A., Westminster College; M.B.A., Bowling Green State University; C.P.A. (Pennsylvania)
MATTEO LUISI, Assistant Professor of Physics (2021) B.S., Dipl.-Inq., Graz University of Technology; M.S., Ph.D., West Virginia University
RUSSELL E. MARTIN, Professor of History; History/Philosophy/Religion Chair; 2023 Distinguished Faculty Award (1996) B.A., University of Pittsburgh; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University
EMILY MAZZANT, Assistant Professor of Education (2024) B.S., M.Ed., D.Ed., Slippery Rock University
JAMIE G. McMINN, Professor of Psychology; Vice President for Academic Affairs (2003) B.A., Emory & Henry College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
HEATHER M. MUCHOWSKI, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Engineering (2021) B.S., Marist College; M.S. Iowa State University; Ph.D., Iowa State University
DIANA I. ORTIZ, Associate Professor of Biology (2014) B.S., Universidad del Turabo, Gurabo, Puerto Rico; M.S., Jackson State University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina
KRISTIN PARK, Professor of Sociology; Vira Heinz Chair (1993) A.B., Colgate University; M.A. Certificate in Latin American Studies, M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
SHERRI P. PATAKI, Professor of Psychology (2004) B.S. Allegheny College; Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University
DANIEL E. H. PERTTU, Professor of Music; School of Music Chair (2008) B.A., Williams College; M.M., M.A., Kent State University; D.M.A., The Ohio State University
MELINDA H. CRAWFORD PERTTU, Professor of Music (2011) B.S., Duquesne University; M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University
BRIAN A. PETRUS, Associate Professor of Business Administration (2014) B.S, Westminster College; M.B.A., Youngstown State University
RENÉ A. PICÓ II, Associate Professor of Education; School of Education Chair (2017) B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
JOEL T. POSTEMA, Associate Professor of Spanish; Modern Languages Chair (2005) B.A., Calvin College; M.A., Western Michigan University; Ph.D., Washington University
KAREN K. RESENDES, Professor of Biology; Associate Dean of Assessment and the First-Year Experience (2009) B.S., College of William and Mary; Ph.D., Brown University
JAMES C. RHOADS JR., Professor of Political Science; Criminal Justice/Sociology/Political Science Chair; LawPac Coordinator (1992) B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University
JESSICA D. RHODES, Associate Professor of Psychology (2016) B.A., D’Youville College; M.A., Ph.D., University at Buffalo
PAMELA A. RICHARDSON, Professor of Mathematics (2006) B.S., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., University of Virginia
1JOHN C. ROBERTSON, Associate Professor of Biology (2000) B.S., University of Massachusetts; M.S., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., Arizona State University
BRITTANY A. ROWE-CERNEVICIUS, Assistant Professor of Public Relations; School of Communication Chair (2010) B.A., M.A., Edinboro University; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
MARIA A. SAPIENZA, Assistant Professor of Nursing; Nursing Chair (2023) B.S.N., Slippery Rock University; M.S.N., D.N.P., Waynesburg University
JESSICA L. SARVER, Associate Professor of Chemistry; Biochemistry/Chemistry Chair (2016) B.S., Penn State Behrend; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
ERIN T. SMITH, Associate Professor; Chief Information Officer (2002) B.S., M.S.I.S., University of Tennessee
PETER M. SMITH, Professor of Chemistry (2002) B.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee
SHANNON ISHIYAMA SMITHEY, Professor of Political Science (2003) B.S., B.A., Southern Methodist University; M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University
TAMMY L. SWEARINGEN, Professor of Physical Education; Assistant Athletic Director; Head Women’s Volleyball Coach (1993) B.S., Youngstown State University; M.S., University of Akron
DAVID G. SWERDLOW, Professor of English (1990) B.A., University of Maryland; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio University
MILAGROS Z. SWERDLOW, Lecturer of Spanish (1997) B.A., Westminster College; M.A.T.L., University of Southern Mississippi
ANN E. THROCKMORTON, Professor of Biology (1990) B.S., B.A., Hastings College; M.S., Fort Hays State University; Ph.D., Florida State University
JENNIFER WALDO, Assistant Professor of Finance (2022) B.A., Westminster College; M.B.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.Ed., Seton Hill University; D.B.A., Grand Canyon University
BRADLEY L. WEAVER, Lecturer of Broadcast Communications (2000) B.A., Alderson-Broaddus (W. Va.) College; M.S., University of Kansas
SHANNON WHITCOMB, Lecturer of Nursing (2018) B.S., Lock Haven University; M.S., Iowa State University
ERIN E. WILSON, Associate Professor of Chemistry (2015) B.A., Kenyon College; Ph.D., University of Michigan
TIMOTHY D. WINFIELD, Associate Professor of Music (2014) B.S, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.M., Ithaca College; D.M.A., University of Southern California
SUMMER E. ZICKEFOOSE, Associate Professor of Art; Art Gallery Director (2010) B.F.A., B.A., The University of Iowa; M.F.A., The University of Florida
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DAVID A. BARNER, Professor of Broadcast Communications Emeritus, 2020 Distinguished Faculty Award (1981-2020) B.S., M.S., Shippensburg University; Ed.D., University of Pittsburgh
MONIKA A. BECKER, Professor of Biology Emerita (1980-2001) B.A., Youngstown State University; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
DORITA F. BOLGER, Professor, Librarian Emerita (1981-2013) B.A., The Pennsylvania State University; M.S.L.S., Clarion University
CAROL M. BOVÉ, Professor of French Emerita (1984-2010) B.A., University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York, Binghamton
EVA H. CADWALLADER, Professor of Philosophy Emerita (1973-1996) B.S., Bucknell University; M.A., University of Louisville; Ph.D., Indiana University
AMY H. CAMARDESE, Professor of Education Emerita, 2019 Distinguished Faculty Award (2001-2020) B.S.Ed., Ohio University; M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., Kent State University
A. DWIGHT CASTRO, Professor of Classics Emeritus, 2015 Distinguished Faculty Award (1970-2015) B.A., Gettysburg College; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
EDWARD S. COHEN, Professor of Political Science Emeritus (1996-2019) B.A., Brooklyn College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
CAROLYN K. CUFF, Professor of Mathematics Emerita, 2017 Distinguished Faculty Award (1989-2020) B.S., Westminster College; M.S., Ph.D., Case Western University
TIMOTHY CUFF, Professor of History Emeritus (2000-2020) B.A., Westminster College; M.A., Bowling Green State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
BEVERLY WHITE CUSHMAN, Associate Professor of Religion and Christian Education Emerita (2004-2015) B.A. Stetson University; M.Div., M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
DAVID O. CUSHMAN, Professor of Economics Emeritus (2005-2015) B.A., Stetson University; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
ANN MURPHY DAMMRON, Associate Professor of French and Spanish Emerita (1995-2020) B.A., Clark University; M.A., Ph.D., Brown University
NANCY J. DeSALVO, Associate Professor of Music Emerita (2000-2020) B.M., Youngstown State University; M.M., Manhattan School of Music; D.M.A., The Cleveland Institute of Music
LINDA P. DOMANSKI, Professor of Education Emerita (1996-2013) B.S., M.Ed., Slippery Rock University; Ed.D., University of Pittsburgh
JACOB ERHARDT, Professor of German Emeritus (1968-2004) B.A., Baldwin-Wallace College; M.A., Middlebury College; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
BARBARA T. FAIRES, Professor of Mathematics Emerita, 2001 Distinguished Faculty Award (1971-1972; 1976-2009) B.S., East Carolina University; M.S., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., Kent State University
DANIEL E. FISCHMAR, Professor of Economics Emeritus, 2014 Distinguished Faculty Award (1975-2017) B.A., M.A., Roosevelt University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
ELIZABETH A. FORD, Professor of English Emerita, 2005 Distinguished Faculty Award (1989-2005) B.A., M.A., Youngstown State University; Ph.D., Kent State University
JOSEPH B. FUSCO, Professor of Physical Education Emeritus (1968-2000) B.A., M.Ed., Westminster College; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
ALAN G. GITTIS, Professor of Psychology Emeritus, 2009 Distinguished Faculty Award (1976-2011) B.A., Temple University; M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University
DAVID B. GRAY, Professor of Psychology Emeritus, 2003 Distinguished Faculty Award (1965-2003) B.A., Westminster College; M.Div., Pittsburgh Theological Seminary; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
R. TAD GREIG, Professor of Music Emeritus; Director of Bands 2024 Distinguished Faculty Award (1995-2024) B.M., Grove City College; M.M., Youngstown State University; Ph.D., Kent State University
S. KIPLEY HAAS, Professor of Physical Education Emerita (1970-2005) B.S., M.Ed., Slippery Rock University
CLARENCE E. HARMS, Professor of Biology Emeritus, 1993 Distinguished Faculty Award (1969-2003) B.A., Tabor College; M.A., University of Kansas; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
WARREN D. HICKMAN, Professor of Mathematics Emeritus, 1998 Distinguished Faculty Award (1968-2008) B.S., Capital University; M.S., Case Western Reserve University; Ph.D., Kent State University
G. EUGENE HILL, Associate Professor of Education Emeritus (1974-1998) B.S., M.A., West Texas State College; M.A., Ed.D., University of Denver
FREDERICK D. HORN, Professor of English Emeritus, 1997 Distinguished Faculty Award (1966-2002) A.B., Lycoming College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Delaware
DARWIN W. HUEY, Professor of Education Emeritus, 1994 Distinguished Faculty Award (1977-2017) B.A., M.Ed., Westminster College; Ed.D., University of Pittsburgh
NANCY E. JAMES, Professor of English Emerita (1965-1990) A.B., Waynesburg College; M.A., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
WILLIAM L. JOHNSON, Professor of Physics Emeritus, 2007 Distinguished Faculty Award (1971-2007) B.A., University of Southern Mississippi; M.S., Ph.D., U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
MARTHA R. KELLNER, Associate Professor of Chemistry Emerita (1993-2015) B.A., Greenville College; M.S., University of Illinois; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
PHYLLIS G. KITZEROW, Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice Studies Emerita, 2011 Distinguished Faculty Award (1978-2012) B.S., University of Wisconsin; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
TERRI L. LENOX, Professor of Computer Science Emerita, 2013 Distinguished Faculty Award (1999-2018) B.S., Grove City College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
G. SAMUEL LIGHTNER IV, Professor of Physics Emeritus (1970-2008) B.S., Randolph-Macon College; Ph.D., University of Virginia
GARY D. LILLY, Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice Studies Emeritus (1977-2013) B.A., Westminster College; M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University
ROBIN ANNA-KARIN LIND, Associate Professor of Music Emerita (2000-2014) B.A., College of Idaho; M.A., University of Oregon; Ph.D., University of Utah
KENNETH M. LONG, Professor of Chemistry Emeritus, 2002 Distinguished Faculty Award (1962-2002) B.S.Ed., Goshen College; M.A.T., Michigan State University; Ph.D., The Ohio State University
CAMILA BARI DE LÓPEZ, Professor of Spanish Emerita (1997-2014) Profesora de Literatura, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Argentina; Ph.D., University at Albany
NANCY A. MACKY, Associate Professor of English Emerita (1993-2003) B.A., Rutgers University; M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University
JESSE T. MANN, Professor of French, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College Emeritus (1984-2019) B.A., Washington and Lee University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia
PATRICK C. McCARTHY, Professor of Biology Emeritus, 2008 Distinguished Faculty Award (1970-2008) B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Wayne State University
MANDY B. MEDVIN, Professor of Psychology Emerita (1992-2020) B.A., Rutgers University; Ph.D., University of Washington
GAIL L. MILLER, Professor of Business Emeritus (1983-2013) B.A., Otterbein College; M.B.A., University of Georgia; D.B.A., University of Kentucky
DEBORAH C. MITCHELL, Professor of English and Film Studies, 2022 Distinguished Faculty Award (1992-2022) B.A., M.A., Youngstown State University; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
M. EILEEN MORELLI, Associate Professor of Education Emerita (2002-2015) B.S., Youngstown State University; M.Ed., Valparaiso University; Ed.D., University of Pittsburgh
BRYAN S. RENNIE, Professor of Religion and Philosophy, 2021 Distinguished Faculty Award (1992-2021) B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Edinburgh, Scotland
D. SCOTT RENNINGER JR., Professor of Physical Education Emeritus (1978- 2014) A.B., Heidelberg College; M.S., Eastern Michigan University
DAVID C. SMITH, Associate Professor of Accounting Emeritus (2004-2016) B.S., Bucknell University; M.S., Robert Morris University; M.B.A., University of Pittsburgh; C.P.A. (Pennsylvania)
MOLLY P. SPINNEY, Associate Professor, Head Librarian Emerita (1975-2012) B.A., Westminster College; M.L.S., University of Pittsburgh
RICHARD L SPROW, Professor of English Emeritus, 2016 Distinguished Faculty Award (1976-2016) B.A., St. Lawrence University; M.A., Ph.D., Purdue University
ROBERT L. VANDALE, Professor of Religion Emeritus, Director of the Peace and Conflict Resolution Center (1973-1998) B.A., Lawrence College; M.Div., Pittsburgh Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of Iowa
SANDRA K. WEBSTER, Professor of Psychology, 2012 Distinguished Faculty Award (1983-2021) B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
R. THOMAS WILLIAMSON, President Emeritus (1997-2008) B.A., College of Wooster; J.D., University of Baltimore
PAUL G. WOZNIAK, Professor of Accounting Emeritus (1974-2008) B.S., M.B.A., Youngstown State University; C.P.A. (Pennsylvania)
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