Following is a list of academic promotions for tenured and tenure-line faculty at Penn State, effective July 1.
The following individuals have been promoted to professor:
Sohail Anwar, engineering, College of Engineering
J.-Marc Authier, French and linguistics, College of the Liberal Arts
Luis F. Ayala H., petroleum and natural gas engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Sven G. Bilén, engineering design and electrical engineering, College of Engineering
Lisa E. Bolton, marketing, Smeal College of Business
Barbara A. Cantalupo, English, College of the Liberal Arts, Penn State Lehigh Valley
Carla R. Chamberlin-Quinlisk, applied linguistics and communication arts and sciences, Penn State Abington
James C. DiPerna, education, College of Education
Eric T. Donnell, civil engineering, College of Engineering
Danielle Symons Downs, kinesiology and obstetrics and gynecology, College of Health and Human Development
Laura C. Field, finance, Smeal College of Business
Tulay Girard, marketing, Penn State Altoona
Michael T. Green, chemistry, Eberly College of Science
Laura A. Guertin, earth sciences, Penn State Brandywine
Edward J. Gunther, medicine, College of Medicine, Penn State Hershey
John R. Haddad, American studies and popular culture, Penn State Harrisburg
Sean Hallgren, computer science and engineering, College of Engineering
Jerry Y. Harrington, meteorology, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Peter K. Hatemi, political science, College of the Liberal Arts
Douglas R. Hochstetler, kinesiology, Penn State Lehigh Valley
Jingzhi Huang, finance, Smeal College of Business
Tai-Yin Huang, physics, University College, Lehigh Valley campus
Michael J. Janik, chemical engineering and Brennan Clean Energy Early Career Professor, College of Engineering
Aparna Joshi, management and organization, Smeal College of Business
Igor Jovanovic, nuclear engineering, College of Engineering
Jyotsna M. Kalavar, human development and family studies, Penn State New Kensington
Kenneth C. Keiler, biochemistry and molecular biology, Eberly College of Science
Klaus Keller, geosciences, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Eva S. Lefkowitz, human development and family studies, College of Health and Human Development
Robert E. Loeb, biology and forestry, Penn State DuBois
Karl Lorensen, mathematics, Penn State Altoona
Lynn M. Martire, human development and family studies, College of Health and Human Development
Margaret G. Meloy, marketing, Smeal College of Business
Panagiotis Michaleris, mechanical engineering, College of Engineering
Carol A. Miller, communication sciences and disorders, College of Health and Human Development
Susan Mohammed, psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
Burt L. Monroe III, political science, College of the Liberal Arts
Elizabeth Montemurro, sociology, Penn State Abington
Subhanan Mukherjee, political science, College of the Liberal Arts
Katsuhiko Murakami, biochemistry and molecular biology, Eberly College of Science
Erin C. Murphy, English, Penn State Altoona
Charisse L. Nixon, psychology, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Zoubida Ounaies, mechanical engineering, College of Engineering
Ramesh Ramachandran, avian biology, College of Agricultural Sciences
Grant A. Risha, mechanical engineering, Penn State Altoona
Todd D. Schell, microbiology and immunology, College of Medicine, Penn State Hershey
James R. Schupp, pomology, College of Agricultural Sciences
Kirwin R. Shaffer, Latin American studies, Penn State Berks
Aleksandra B. Slavkovic, statistics, Eberly College of Science
Mathieu P. Stienon, mathematics, Eberly College of Science
Sean D. Stocker, cellular and molecular physiology, College of Medicine, Penn State Hershey
Shelley M. Stoffels, civil engineering, College of Engineering
Adrianus C. T. van Duin, mechanical engineering, College of Engineering
David J. Vandenbergh, biobehavioral health, College of Health and Human Development
Theresa K. Vescio, psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
Jian Yang, biomedical engineering, College of Engineering
Ae Ja Yee, mathematics, Eberly College of Science
The following individuals have been promoted to associate professor:
Gabeba Baderoon, women's studies and African studies, College of the Liberal Arts
Corien Bakermans, microbiology, Penn State Altoona
Michael J. Bernstein, psychology, Penn State Abington
Papiya Bhattacharjee, mathematics, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Pelin Bicen, marketing, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Pamela E. Blackmon, political science, Penn State Altoona
David D. Boehr, chemistry, Eberly College of Science
Steven A. Branstetter, biobehavioral health, College of Health and Human Development
Soo-yong Byun, education, College of Education
Xun Cao, political science, College of the Liberal Arts
Tomás A. Carlo-Joglar, biology, Eberly College of Science
Kathleen M. Collins, education, College of Education
Curtis Craig, theater, College of Arts and Architecture
María del Mar Jiménez-Gasco, plant pathology, College of Agricultural Sciences
Ozgun Caliskan Demirag, management, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Nancy A. Dennis, psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
Lisa A. Emili, physical geography and environmental studies, Penn State Altoona
Nil H. Ergin, systems engineering, Penn State Great Valley
Matthew S. Fantle, geosciences, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Hosam K. Fathy, mechanical engineering, College of Engineering
Erica Frankenberg, education, College of Education
Daniel J. Galiffa, mathematics, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Meghan M. Gillen, psychology, Penn State Abington
Kathryn T. Gines, philosophy, College of the Liberal Arts
Enrique D. Gomez, chemical engineering, College of Engineering
Matthew E. Gruwell, biology, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Susan Hafenstein, medicine and microbiology and immunology, College of Medicine, Penn State Hershey
Kevin J. Harvatine, nutritional physiology, College of Agricultural Sciences
Hanafiah Harvey, economics, Penn State Mont Alto
John E. Hayes, food science, College of Agricultural Sciences
Rebecca L. Henn, architecture, College of Arts and Architecture
John T. P. Hustad, medicine and public health sciences, College of Medicine, Penn State Hershey
Faoud T. Ishmael, medicine and biochemistry and molecular biology, College of Medicine, Penn State Hershey
David H. Kahl Jr., communication, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Armen R. Kemanian, bioenergy production systems, College of Agricultural Sciences
Zhen Lei, energy and environmental economics, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Li Li, petroleum and natural gas engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Daniela Martin, psychology, Penn State Brandywine
Andrea V. McCloskey, education, College of Education
Vishal Monga, electrical engineering, College of Engineering
Shirley C. Moody-Turner, English, College of the Liberal Arts
Ermek S. Nurkhaidarov, mathematics, Penn State Mont Alto
Deirdre M. O'Sullivan, education, College of Education
Andrew D. Patterson, molecular toxicology, College of Agricultural Sciences
Beth A. Potter, microbiology, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Qiang Patrick Qiang, operations, Penn State Great Valley
Tong Qiu, civil and environmental engineering, College of Engineering
Shane J. Ralston, philosophy, Penn State Hazleton
Laura A. Roy, literacy, Penn State Harrisburg
Bohdan H. Schatschneider, chemistry, Penn State Fayette
Jessica L. Schultz, kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development
Sagnika Sen, management information systems, Penn State Great Valley
Javed I. Siddique, mathematics, Penn State York
Lindsey M. Simon-Jones, English, Penn State Fayette
Anna C. Squicciarini, information sciences and technology, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Shrihari Sridhar, marketing, Smeal College of Business
Michael L. Tepper, mathematics, Penn State Abington
Michael J. Tews, hospitality management, College of Health and Human Development
Jenny A. Trinitapoli, sociology, College of the Liberal Arts
Evelyn F. Wamboye, economics, Penn State DuBois
John Y. Wang, petroleum and natural gas engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Li Wang, public health sciences, College of Medicine, Penn State Hershey
Carol L. Wilson, psychology, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Stephen J. Wilson, psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
Jason T. Wright, astronomy and astrophysics, Eberly College of Science
Vineeta Yadav, political science, College of the Liberal Arts
Xuebing Yang, economics, Penn State Altoona
Jeffrey D. Yanosky, public health sciences, College of Medicine, Penn State Hershey
Gregory S. Yochum, biochemistry and molecular biology, College of Medicine, Penn State Hershey
Hui Zhao, supply chain management, Smeal College of Business
Siyang Zheng, biomedical engineering, College of Engineering
Jennifer M. Zosh, human development and family studies, Penn State Brandywine
The following individuals have been promoted to associate librarian:
Tierney Lyons, reference librarian, University Libraries, Penn State Worthington Scranton
The following individuals have been promoted to senior county extension educators:
C. John Esslinger, horticulture
The following individuals have been promoted to county extension educators:
Jennifer Fetter, 4-H and youth
Laurie Welch, family and consumer sciences
The following individuals have been promoted to county associate extension educators:
Nicole Santangelo Carutis, agriculture and natural resources