2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
    Jul 01, 2024  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

The Muhlenberg Community



(As of July 1, 2024)

Board of Trustees

Officers of the Board

Lance R. Bruck, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., F.A.C.S. ‘89, P’21
Chair

Douglas J. Peebles ‘87
First Vice Chair

Beth M. Adderly Donaldson ‘92
Second Vice Chair

Sandra L. Smith Bodnyk ‘73
Third Vice Chair

V. James. Galgano ‘78, P’08
Vice Chair at Large

Raymond McDaniel, Jr. P’17
Vice Chair at Large

Richard P. Romeo ‘79
Secretary

David P. Jenkins ‘83
Assistant Secretary

Trustees

Lauren C. Anderson  ‘79
International Consultant
         
LC Anderson International Consulting
          Mahopac, NY

Bruce A. Bird, Ph.D. ‘77
Principal Consultant
          Bird Pharma Consulting, LLC
          Montclair, NJ

Sandra L. Smith Bodnyk ‘73
Retired, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
          Branch, Banking and Trust Company
          Orefield, PA

Lance R. Bruck, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., F.A.C.S. ‘89, P’21
Vice President and Chairman
          RWJBarnabas Health - Jersey City Medical Center
          Waccabuc, NY

Leslie M. Cavaliere ‘86
Worldwide Field Marketing, Sales Readiness and Training
          Apple
          Redwood City, CA

Rev. Patricia A. Davenport
Bishop
         
Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod
          Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
          Philadelphia, PA

Rev. Christopher deForest
Bishop
          Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod
          Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
          Allentown, PA

Beth M. Adderly Donaldson ‘92
Managing Director of Adult Learner Recruitment Consulting Services
          EAB
          Miami Beach, FL

Michael J. Doyle, Jr.  ‘94
President and Chief Executive Officer
          Ketchum Communications
          New york, NY

Dawn R. Eilenberger ‘79
Director
          Concurrent Technologies Corporation
          Great Falls, VA

V. James Galgano ‘78, P’08
Retired, Director, Market Strategy & Product Development
          Dealerweb
          Mount Arlington, NJ

Shannon Gary, Ed.D. ‘97
Associate Vice President of Student Life & Dean of Students
          University of San Francisco
           Oakland, CA

Kathleen E. Harring, Ph.D. (ex officio)
President
          Muhlenberg College
          Allentown, PA

Nancy Hutton, M.D. ‘75
Retired, Professor of Pediatrics
          Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
          Seattle, WA

David P. Jenkins ‘83
Chief Financial Officer
          Bioasis
          Middletown, CT

Rev. Wilma S. Kucharek
Bishop
         
Slovak Zion Synod
          Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
          Torrington, CT

Raymond McDaniel, Jr. P’17
Retired, President & CEO
          Moody Corporation
          New York, NY

A. Benjamin Miles III ‘13
Graduate Student, Darden School of Business
          University of Virginia
          Newtown, CT

Elmer Moore, Jr ‘99
Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director
          Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
          Milwaukee, WI

Douglas J. Peebles ‘87
Chief Investment Officer and Group Head
          Alliance Bernstein
          Allendale, NJ

Richard P. Romeo ‘79
Principal 
          Offit Kurman, Attorneys at Law
          Mount Kisco, NJ

Harold “Sam” Stovall ‘77
Chief Investment Strategist
          CFRA Research
          Allentown, PA

Timothy P. Walbert ‘89
Chairman, President and CEO
          Horizon Pharma, Inc.
          Park Ridge, IL

Dennis M. Williams, Jr. ‘97
Principal
          Hatboro-Horsham High School
          Harleysville, PA

Trustees Emeriti

Eric L. Berg ‘78
          Edwards, CO

Kim D. Bleimann ‘71
         New york, NY

Tammy Bormann ‘83 P ‘16
         Long Valley, NJ

Richard F. Brueckner ‘71, P’04, P’10
          Bedminster, NJ

Greg L. Butz
          Orefield, PA

Linda M. Speidel Cenci ‘75, P’06
          Westfield, NJ

Cecilia Conrad, Ph.D.
          Chicago, IL

Richard C. Crist, Jr. ‘77, P’05, P’09
          Collegeville, PA

Barbara Crossette ‘63, P’82, GP’13
          Upper Black Eddy, PA

Edward M. Davis ‘60
          Schnecksville, PA

Susan E. Ettelman Eisenhauer ‘77
          Boonton, NJ

Lona M. Farr, Ph.D. ‘62, P’94
          Bethlehem, PA

Gregory J. Fox ‘76
          Warminster, PA

Stuart W. Freiman ‘75
         Randolph, NJ

Gerald A. Galgano ‘80, P’11, P’14
          Mount Arlington, NJ

Marion E. Glick ‘82
           New York, NY

Julie Pfanstiehl Hamre ‘72
           Washington DC

John M. Heffer P’96
           Chappaqua, NY

Sandra Schuyler Jaffee P’04
           Bedford, NY

John D. “Jack” Ladley ‘70, P’01
           Newtown, PA

N. Dante LaRocca ‘78, P’22
           Manhasset, NY

Melanie R. Mason ‘83
          Williamsburg, VA

David J. Nowack ‘67
          Allentown, PA

Beatrice O’Donnell P’10
           Philadelphia, PA

Mark Paris ‘80, P’16
          Long Valley, NJ

Jeffrey R. Porphy ‘89
          Greenwich, CT

John B. Rosenberg, Ed.D. ‘63
          Blue Bell, PA

Arthur A. Scavone ‘81
          New York, NY

Joseph B. Scheller
          Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Rev. Eric C. Shafer ‘72
          Bethlehem, PA

Paul A. Silverman ‘78
          Montclair, NJ

James A. Skidmore, Jr. ‘54
          Sea Girt, NJ

Joan S. Triano ‘81
          Basking Ridge, NJ

Donna Bradley Tyson ‘78
          Morristown, NJ

Karen Wagoner ‘71
          New York, NY

Executive Committee of the Board

Bruce A. Bird, Ph.D. ‘77
Capital Projects and Infrastructure Team Chair

Sandra L. Smith Bodnyk  ‘73
Third Vice Chair; Audit & Compliance Committee Chair

Lance R. Bruck, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., F.A.C.S. ‘89, P ‘21
Board Chair

Beth M. Adderly Donaldson ‘92
Second Vice Chair; Enrollment and Retention Committee Chair

V. James Galgano ‘78, P ‘08
Vice Chair at Large; Financial Performance Committee Chair

Shannon Gary, Ed.D. ‘97
Nominations and Governance Committee Chair

Kathleen E. Harring, Ph.D. (ex officio)
President

Nancy Hutton, M.D. ‘75
Educational Policies and Faculty Affairs Committee Chair

David P. Jenkins ‘83
Assistant Secretary

Raymond McDaniel, Jr. P ‘17
Compensation Committee Chair

Douglas J. Peebles ‘87
First Vice Chair; Asset Management Team Chair, CEC Co-chair

Richard P. Romeo  ‘79
Secretary

Harold “Sam” Stovall ‘77
Student Experience Committee Chair

President’s Advisory Council

Karen Antman, M.D. ‘70
          Weston, MA

Glenn Thomas Ault, M.D. ‘87
          Hacienda Heights, CA

Susan Benton ‘86
           Burlington, MA

Richard H. Ben-Veniste ‘64
          Washington, DC

Timothy A. Birch ‘80
          Houston, TX

Lori R. Buchbinder P’17
          New York, NY

Stephen P. Crane ‘77
          Fort Washington, PA

Kyle David ‘05
          Orefield, PA

John H. Dean ‘78
          Abington, PA

Alan H. DeCherney, M.D. ‘63
          Potomac, MD

Donnalee A. DeMaio-Bijou ‘81
           Greensboro, NC

Mary Jane DePaul-Nehring ‘76
          Westfield, NJ

Alfred J. DeRenzis, D.D.S ‘67
          Gwynn Oak, MD

David J.M. Erskine ‘68, P’03
          Bryn Mawr, PA

Nancy Scheller Hays
          Bryn Mawr, PA

Eric Hildenbrand ‘00
          Temple, TX

Jeannette R. Ickovics, Ph.D. ‘84
          Madison, CT

Carolyn S. Ikeda ‘76
          Alexandria, VA

Adam Katz P’21
          Old Westbury, NY

Jeffrey D Koehler ‘79
          Charlotte, NC

Glenn S. Kratzer, M.D. ‘70, P’95
          Allentown, PA

Christopher J. Lafond P’19
         Niantic, CT

Joshua A. Lindland ‘98
          Brooklyn, NY

Robert Lobel ‘98
          Morristown, NJ

Carey M. Marder, M.D. ‘68, P’06
          Oakton, VA

Alfred P. McKeon ‘85, P’15
          Basking Ridge, NJ

Marilyn Morgan ‘64
          Wellesley Hills, MA

Edgar P. Nace, M.D. ‘61
          Dallas, TX

John C. Oberle ‘81, P’12, P’15
          Kinnelon, NJ

Daniel J. O’Brien ‘80
          Silverthorne, CO

Alan C. Routh P’13
          Chatham, NJ

Timothy D. Schnall ‘97
          Summit, NJ

Brian J. Schulte ‘80
          Pleasantville, NY

Nancy A. Thornberry ‘79
          Westfield, NJ

Mara S. Weissmann ‘82
          Guilford, CT

Barry Weshnak ‘66
          Allenwood, NJ

David Yale P’18
          Bethlehem, PA

William A. Zoha ‘79, P’18
          New York, NY

Faculty

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Kathleen E. Harring (1984)
President
          B.A., Franklin and Marshall College;
          M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Laura Lowe Furge (2021)
Provost
Professor, Chemistry
         
A.B., Oberlin College;
          Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Gretchen Hanson Gotthard (2008)
Dean of Academic Life
Professor, Psychology and Neuroscience
          
B.S., University of North Dakota;
          M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University.

Sharon Albert (2004)
Director of Advising
Senior Lecturer, Religion Studies
          
B.A., McGill University;
          M.Phil., University College Dublin.

Michael Allocca (2013)
Associate Professor, Mathematics
         
B.S., Fairfield University;
          M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State University.

Bruce Anderson (1995)
Dean of Graduate Studies
Professor, Chemistry

         B.A., Western Maryland College; 
         Ph.D. University of Colorado,

Jacqueline Antonovich (2018)
Associate Professor, History
Director, Shankweiler Scholars
          M.A., University of Wyoming;B.A., Mesa State College;
          M.A., University of Wyoming;
          Ph.D., University of Michigan.

Andrew Ardizzoia (2017)
Associate Professor, Music
Director, Composition & Instrumental Studies

          B.M., University of the Pacific, Conservatory of Music;
          M.M., Arizona State University, School of Music;
          D.M.A., The Hart School, University of Hartford.

Kathleen Bachynski (2019)
Assistant Professor, Public Health
          B.A., M.P.H., University of Michigan;
          Ph.D., Columbia University.

Erika Bagley (2013)
Associate Professor, Psychology
         
B.S., University of New Hampshire, Durham;
          M.S., Francis Marion University;
          Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Raymond S. Barnes (1979)
Professor, Art
         
B.A., Norwich School of Art, England;
          M.F.A., Yale University.

Joshua Barsczewski (2021)
Assistant Professor, English Literatures & Writing
Director, Writing Program
Director, First Year Seminars

          B.A., University of Pittsburgh;
          M.A., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts.

Kiah Bennett (2023)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Media & Communication
          B.A., University of Minnesota;
          M.A., Syracuse University;
          Ph.D., Colorado State University.

Donna J. Bergenstock (2000)
Associate Professor, Business and Economics
Coordinator, Business Program

          B.S., Pennsylvania State University;
          M.A., Ph.D., Lehigh University.

Elizabeth Bergman (2022)
Assistant Professor, Dance
         
B.A.,  DeSales University;
          M.F.A., The University of Iowa;
          Ph.D., Temple University.

James D. Bloom (1982)
Professor, English Literatures & Writing
         
B.A., Bennington College;
          M.A., University of California at Santa Cruz;
          M.Phil., Ph.D., Rutgers University.

Christopher P. Borick (2000)
Professor, Political Science
Director, American Studies Program
Director, Institute of Public Opinion

          B.A., Pennsylvania State University;
          M.A., East Stroudsburg University;
          Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton.

Haley Brown (2023)
Lecturer, Lighting Design
          B.A., Furman University;
          M.F.A., University of Georgia.

Katie Bucher (2024)
Associate Professor, Education
          B.A., University of Delaware;
          M.S., University of Pennsylvania
          M.S., Ph.D., Indiana University.

Michael Buozis (2019)
Assistant Professor, Media & Communication
          B.A., East Stroudsburg University;
          M.A., Ph.D., Temple University.

Lindsay Burt (2021)
Managing Director, Institute for Public Opinion & Assistant Professor, Political Science
Assistant Professor, Political Science
          B.A., University of Delaware;
          M.A., American University;
          M.A., Ph.D.,Syracuse University.

Lisa Busfield (2024)
Visiting Lecturer, Dance
          B.A., Muhlenberg College;
          M.Ed., Temple University
 

Benjamin Carter (2008)
Associate Professor, Anthropology
          
B.A., Drew University;
          M.A., Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis.

Marion Cassard (2024)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Sociology
          
B.A., French Press Institute, Panthéon-Assas University, France;
          M.A., Sciences Po, France;
          Ph.D., University of Florida.

Holly Cate (2006)
Associate Professor, Theatre
         
A.B., Harvard University;
          M.F.A., Brandeis University.

Byungchul Cha (2007)
Professor, Mathematics
          B.S., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology;
          Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University.

Ioanna Chatzidimitriou (2013)
Associate Professor, French
Director, Comparative Literature
          B.A., National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
          M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

You-Shin Chen (2021)
Assistant Professor, Theatre - Scenic Design
         
B.A., National Taiwan University;
          M.F.A., New York University, Tisch School of the Arts.

Janine Kay Gwen Chi (2003)
Professor, Sociology
          B.Sc., University of Iowa;
          M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington.

Adam Clark (2008)
Associate Professor, Physics
Department Chair
         
B.A., New College of Florida;
          M.A., University of Texas;
          M.S., Ph.D., University of Washington.

Keri L. Colabroy (2005)
Professor, Chemistry
Director, Biochemistry Program
Undergraduate Research Coordinator
         
B.S., Messiah College;
          M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University.

Gregory Collins (2020)
Assistant Professor, Business
          B.S., B.A., Wilkes University;
          M.B.A., Lehigh University;
          M.Ed., Kutztown University
          A.M., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.

Theodore A. Conner (1997)
Professor, Music
Department Chair
          B.A., Johns Hopkins University;
          B.M., New England Conservatory;
          M.M., University of Michigan;
          Ph.D., University of Connecticut.

Jessica Cooperman (2007)
Associate Professor, Religion Studies
          B.A., University of Pennsylvania;
          M.A., Ph.D., New York University.

Francesca Coppa (1998)
Professor, English Literatures and Writing and Film Studies
Department Chair       

          B.A., Columbia University;
          M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., New York University.

Amy Corbin (2009)
Professor, Media and Communication and Film Studies
Director, Film Studies Program
          B.A., College of William & Mary;
          M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley.

Thomas Cragin (2005)
Professor, History
         
B.A., Trinity University;
          M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington.

Heidi Cruz-Austin (2019)
Assistant Professor, Dance
Dance Director
         M.F.A., The University of the Arts.

Giancarlo Cuadra (2017)
Associate Professor, Biology
          B.A., Ph.D., Binghamton University.

Ross Dardani (2018)
Associate Professor, Political Science
          B.A., State University of New York at New Paltz;
          M.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut.

Allison Davidson (2014)
Associate Professor, Statistics
         
B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College;
          M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University.

Gabriel Jason Dean (2020)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Theatre & Writer-in-Residence
         
B.S., Oglethorpe College
          M.F.A., University of Texas at Austin.

Karen Dearborn (1993)
Professor, Dance
          B.S., Radford University;
          M.F.A., Connecticut College.

Matthieu de Wit (2017)
Associate Professor, Neuroscience
          M.S., University of Amsterdam, Netherlands;
          Ph.D., University of Hong Kong.

Daniel Doviak (2009)
Associate Professor, Philosophy and Business
          B.A., Rutgers University;
          Ph.D. University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Melissa Dowd (2015)
Senior Lecturer, Biology
         
B.S., Dickinson College;
          M.S., Drexel University.

Troy Dwyer (2005)
Associate Professor, Theatre
         
B.A., Oglethorpe University;
          M.F.A., University of Wisconsin.

Laura Edelman (1987)
Dean of Institutional Research, Assessment and Effectiveness
Professor, Psychology
         
B.A., University of California, Riverside;
          M.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon.

Marten J. Edwards (2002)
Professor, Biology
          
B.A., Reed College;
          Ph.D., University of Arizona.

Brett Fadem (2004)
Professor, Physics
Director, Physical Science Program
         
B.A., Grinnell College;
          Ph.D., Iowa State University.

Ashupta Farjana (2023)
Assistant Professor, Economics & Finance
          B.S., North South University;
          M.S., Ph.D., University of North Texas.

John Favini (2024)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Anthropology
   
       B.A., Lafayette College;
          M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Maura Finkelstein (2015)
Associate Professor, Anthropology
   
       B.A., Colorado State University;
          M.A., Columbia University;
          Ph.D., Stanford University.

Alexandra Frazer (2013)
Associate Professor, Psychology
         
B.A., M.A., Northern Arizona University;
          Ph.D., Lehigh University.

Giacomo Gambino (1990)
Professor, Political Science
Director, Philosophy/Political Thought
Pre-Law Advisor

College Marshal
          B.A., Rutgers University;
          M.A., Ph.D., Duke University.

Gretchen Hanson Gotthard (2008)
Dean of Academic Life
Professor, Psychology and Neuroscience     

          B.S., University of North Dakota;
          M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University.

William Gruen III (2006)
Professor, Religion Studies
Director, Institute for Religious & Cultural Understanding
         
B.A., University of Kentucky;
          M.A., University of Cincinnati;
          Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.

William Gryc (2010)
Professor, Mathematics
Department Chair, Mathematics and Computer Science

          B.A., Amherst College;
          M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University.

Amy Thompson Hark (2004)
Professor, Biology
          B.S., College of William and Mary;
          M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University.

Kassandra Hartford (2015)
Associate Professor, Music
         
A.B., Mount Holyoke College;
          M.A., Ph.D., Stony Brook University.

(Syed) Mohsin Hashim (2000)
Professor, Political Science
Deoartment Chair
Director, Dana Scholars Program
Director, Russian Studies Program
         
B.S., M.S., Moscow State University;
          Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.

Kimberly Wagner Heiman (2008)
Senior Lecturer in Biology
          
B.A., New College of the University of South Florida;
          Ph.D., Stanford University.

Greg Heller-LaBelle (2019)
Entrepreneur in Residence
          B.A., B.S., B.Phil., University of Pittsburgh;
          M.B.A., Lehigh University.

Kathleen Herrera (2008)
Lecturer and Instrument Specialist, Chemistry
          B.S., University of the Philippines;
          Ph.D., University of Florida.

Tina Hertel (2011)
Director, Trexler Library
Associate Professor, Art

          B.S., Pennsylvania State University;
          M.I.S., Indiana University.

Catherine Hessick (2021)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Marketing
          
B.S., Franciscan University;
          M.B.A., University of Dallas;
          Ph.D., University of South Alabama.

Leslie Hill (2024)
Professor, Theatre & Dance
Department Chair 

Artistic Director for the Co-Curriculum 
          B.A., University of New Mexico; 
          M.A., University of Birmingham, UK;
          Ph.D., University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

Margo Hobbs (2008)
Professor, Art
          B.A., St. John’s College;
          M.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago;
          Ph.D., Northwestern University.

Kim Hoeckele (2021)
Assistant Professor, Photography
          B.F.A., Georgia State University;
          M.F.A., Hunter College;
          M.F.A., Royal College of Art, London.

Hunter Holt (2023)
Assistant Professor, Education
          
B.A., University of Alabama;
          M.F.A., University of Mississippi;
          Ph.D., University of Virginia.         

Michael Huber (2006)
Professor, Mathematics
          B.S., Loyola College;
          M.S.E., Johns Hopkins University;
          M.S., Ph.D., Naval Postgraduate School.

Christine M. Ingersoll-Fermier (1998)
Professor, Chemistry
Director, Interdisciplinary Science Program
          B.S., State University of New York at Oswego;
          Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo.

Erika Vienna Iyengar (2003)
Professor, Biology
         
B.S., Stanford University;
          Ph.D., Cornell University.

Younsun Jang (2024)
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
          B.A., M.A., Kyungpook National Univeristy, South Korea;
          Ph.D., Campus of Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, South Korea;
          Ph.D., South Dakota State University.

Frederick Wright Jones (2016)
Associate Professor, Art
          B.A., University of Pennsylvania;
          M.F.A., State University of New York at Buffalo.

Susan G. Kahlenberg (1998)
Professor, Media and Communication
Faculty Coordinator of Department Student Learning Assessment

          A.B., Muhlenberg College;
          M.A., University of Delaware;
          Ph.D., Temple University.

Michael Karcher (2021)
Assistant Professor, Statistics
          B.A., Swarthmore College;
          Ph.D., University of Washington.

Joseph M. Keane (2004)
Professor, Chemistry
Department Chair

          B.A., B.S., Lycoming College;
          Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Eugene Kelly (2024)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Psychology
          
B.A., Lebanon Valley College;
          M.S., West Chester University;
          M.S., Arizona State University;
          Ph.D., Marywood University. 

Jason W. Kelsey (2002)
Professor, Environmental Science
Director, Environmental Science Program
         
B.A., Lafayette College;
          M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University.

Cathy Y. Kim (1998)
Senior Lecturer, Education
Department Chair
Assistant Director, Muhlenberg Center for Teaching & Learning
          B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;
          M.A., Northeastern Illinois University.

Daniel Klem, Jr. (1979)
Professor, Biology
Sarkis Acopian Professor of Ornithology and Conservation Biology
          
B.A., Wilkes College;
          M.A., Hofstra University;
          Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale;
          D.Sc., Wilkes University.

Trevor Knox (2000)
Associate Professor, Accounting and Economics
Coordinator, Accounting Program

          B.A., Davidson College;
          M.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut.

Emanuela Kucik (2018)
Associate Professor, English Literatures and Writing and Africana Studies
DEI Initiatives Faculty Fellow
Director, Africana Studies Program
         
B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill;
          M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University.

Roland Kushner (2006)
Professor, Business
          
B.A., Carleton University;
          M.B.A., Ph.D., Lehigh University.

Anh Sy Huy Le (2024)
Assistant Professor, History, Modern Chinese
         
B.A.,  Wabash College;
          M.A., The State University of New York at Buffalo;
          Ph.D., Michigan State University.

Daniel Leisawitz (2013)
Associate Professor, Italian
Director, Italian Studies Program

Department Chair, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
          B.A., Lafayette College;
          M.A., University of Pennsylvania;
          M.A., Ph.D., Yale University.

Edward Lenzo (2024)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Philosophy
         
B.A.,  Rutgers University;
          M.A., Colorado State University;
          Ph.D., The University of Memphis.

Michael London (2006)
Associate Professor, Business
         
B.A., University of Michigan;
          Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University.

Dawn Lonsinger (2013)
Associate Professor, English Literatures and Writing
First Generation Student Support and Advocacy Group Co-chair
Director, Creative Writing Program
          B.A., M.A., Bucknell University;
          M.F.A., Cornell University;
          Ph.D., University of Utah.

Lilianne Lugo Herrera (2023)
Assistant Professor, Spanish
          
B.F.A., Universidad de las Artes, Cuba;
          Ph.D., Univeristy of Miami.

Rebecca Lustig (2018)
Assocate Professor, Theatre
          B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz;
          M.F.A., University of California, San Diego.

P. Alec Marsh (1993)
Professor, English Literatures & Writing
         
B.A., Bennington College;
          M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University.

James N. Marshall (1975)
Professor, Economics and Finance
         
B.S., B.Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
          MBA, University of Pennsylvania;
          Ph.D., Lehigh University.

A. Lanethea Mathews-Schultz (2003)
Professor, Political Science
          
B.A., Hamilton College;
          M.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University.

Ermira Mazziotta (2015)
Associate Professor, Accounting
         
B.S., University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania;
          M.B.A., Saint Joseph’s University.

Elizabeth R. McCain (1994)
Professor, Biology
Faculty Coordinator of Department Student Learning Assessment          

          B.S., New College;
          M.S., University of South Carolina;
          Ph.D., University of Texas.

Eileen L. McEwan (2003)
Professor, French
Director, French & Francophone Studies Program
          
B.A., M.A., University of Notre Dame;
          Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Paul McEwan (2005)
Professor, Media and Communication and Film Studies
Department Chair

          B.A., University of Guelph, Ontario;
          M.A., Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario;
          Ph.D., Northwestern University.

Linda E. McGuire (1999)
Professor, Mathematics
Truman L. Koehler ‘24 Professor of Mathematics
First Generation Student Support & Advocacy Group Co-chair

           B.S., Seton Hall University;
           M.S., Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology.

Brian Mello (2007)
Associate Dean of Faculty Development
Professor, Political Science
         
B.A., Fairfield University;
          M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle.

Kenneth Michniewicz (2015)
Associate Professor, Psychology
         
B.S., University of Central Florida;
          M.A., Ph.D., University of South Florida.

Casey James Miller (2017)
Associate Professor, Anthropology
          B.A., Oxford University;
          A.M., Harvard University;
          Ph.D., Brandeis University.

Linda Miller (1990)
Associate Professor, English Literatures and Writing
          
A.B., M.F.A., University of Michigan.

Tiffany Montoya, (2021)
Assistant Professor, Philosophy
         
B.A., University of Mexico;
          M.A., Ph.D., Purdue University.

Matthew Moore (2015)
Associate Professor, Theatre
         
B.A., Muhlenberg College;
          Ph.D., Stanford University.

Amelia Moreno (2015)
Lecturer, Spanish
         
B.S., Universidad Del Valle De Atemajac, Mexico;
          B.A., Cedar Crest College;
          M.A., Villanova University.

Marcia Morgan (2009)
Dean, Global Education
Professor, Philosophy
          B.S., Villanova University;
          M.A., Ph.D., New School for Social Research.Associate Professor, Philosophy

Paul Murphy (2015)
Professor, Music
          
B.M., University of Mexico;
          M.M., Texas Christian University;
          M.M., University of Texas;
          Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.

Lindsey Nagy (2013)
Associate Professor, Economics
Department Chair
Director, Political Economy & Public Policy
NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative
          B.A., Hood College;
          M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona.

Dustin Nash (2014)
Associate Professor, Religion Studies
Department Chair
Director of Jewish Studies Program

          B.A., Luther College;
          M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School;
          Ph.D., Cornell University.

Elizabeth Nathanson (2009)
Professor, Media and Communication
          
B.A., Haverford College;
          M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University.

Richard A. Niesenbaum (1993)
Professor, Biology
Director, RJ Fellows

Director, Sustainability Studies Program
         
B.A., University of Pennsylvania;
          M.S., University of Connecticut;
          Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.

Eduardo Olid (2009)
Professor, Spanish
          B.A., University of Málaga, Spain;
          M.A., Southern Illinois University;
          Ph.D., University of California.

Mike Opal (2024)
Visiting Assistant Professor, English
          
B.A., Pomona College;
          Ph.D., Rutgers University.

Emily Orzech (2013)
Associate Professor, Art
Department Chair

          B.A., Smith College;
          M.F.A., University of Michigan.

Cathy Marie Ouellette (2008)
Professor, History
          
B.A., Connecticut College;
          M.A., University of Pittsburgh;
          M.A., Ph.D., Emory University.

James Peck (1999)
Professor, Theatre
          
B.A., Carleton College;
          M.F.A., University of California at San Diego;
          Ph.D., New York University.       

Victoria Pitre (2024)
Assistant Professor, Music, Choral Conducting
          B.A., Rollins College;
          M.M., Houghton University;
          D.M.A., Texas Tech University.  

Jefferson D. Pooley (2003)
Affiliated Professor, Media and Communication
          A.B., Harvard College;
          M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University.

Silvia Porello (2018)
Lecturer, Chemistry
          B.S., Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina;
          Ph.D., University of Utah.

Proyash Podder (2023)
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
          
B.S., Bangladesh Engineering of Engineering and Technology;
          M.S., Ph.D., Florida International University.        

Noel Price-Bracey (2024)
Assistant Professor, Dance
          
B.A., Western Michigan University;
          M.F.A., University of Washington.     

Camille Qualtere (2009)
Lecturer, Spanish
         
B.A., Russell Sage College;
          M.A., State University of New York at Albany.

Ellen Rackas (2018)
Associate Professor, Accounting
          B.S., American University;
          M.B.A., University of Maryland.

Ranajoy Ray-Chaudhuri (2015)
Associate Professor, Economics
Director, Muhlenberg Scholars
          B.A., Jadavpur University;
          M.A., Jawaharlal Nehru University;
          M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University.

Arthur J. Raymond (1991)
Professor, Economics
          
B.S., Bryant College;
          M.A., Ph.D., Tufts University.  

Katherine Richmond (2006)
Professor, Psychology
Director, Women’s and Gender Studies Program

          B.A., Muhlenberg College;
          Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University.

Sally A. Richwine (1989)
Senior Lecturer, Education
         
A.B., Muhlenberg College;
          M.Ed., Lehigh University.

Thaddeus Robinson (2007)
Professor, Philosophy
Department Chair
         
B.A., Luther College;
          M.A., Northern Illinois University;
          Ph.D., Purdue University.

Leticia Robles-Moreno (2016)
Associate Professor, Theatre
          B.A., Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru;
          M.A., University of Colorado at Boulder.

Kim Rohrbach (2011)
Lecturer, Education
Director, Student Teaching Program
         
B.S., Muhlenberg College;
          M.Ed., Kutztown University.

David Romberg (2019)
Assistant Professor, Film Studies
          B.F.A., M.F.A., Temple University.

Jeffrey Rudski (1994)
Professor, Psychology
Director, Public Health Program
         
B.S., McGill University;
          Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Sarah Runcie (2020)
Assistant Professor, History
          B.S.F.S., Georgetown University;
          M.A., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University.

James Russell (2016)
Associate Professor, Statistics
          B.A., College of Holy Cross;
          Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.

Elyn K. Rykken (1999)
Professor, Mathematics
         
B.A., St. Olaf College;
          M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University.

Sahar Sadeghi (2014)
Associate Professor, Sociology
         
B.A., University of California, Davis;
          M.A., Ph.D., Temple University.

Beth Schachter (2001)
Professor, Theatre
          
B.A., Harvard-Radcliffe University;
          M.F.A., University of California, San Diego;
          Ph.D., Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York.

Mark J. Sciutto (2001)
Professor, Psychology
          
B.A., Villanova University;
          M.A., Ph.D., Hofstra University.

Grant F. Scott (1989)
Professor, English Literatures & Writing
         
B.A., University of California, San Diego;
          M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles.

Elena FitzPatrick Sifford (2018)
Associate Professor, Art History
Director, Latin America & Caribbean Studies Program
          B.A., Oberlin College;
          Ph.D., Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

Stefanie Sinno (2007)
Professor, Psychology
Department Chair

          B.S., Ursinus College;
          Ph.D., University of Maryland College Park.

Roger Slane (1999)
Lecturer, Economics and Finance
Coordinator, Economics & Finance Programs
          B.A., Muhlenberg College;
          M.B.A., Pennsylvania State University.

Jordanna D. H. Sprayberry (2008)
Professor, Biology and Neuroscience
Department Chair, Neuroscience

          B.S., University of Rhode Island;
          Ph.D., University of Washington.

Michael Stehlin (2002)
Lecturer, Business
         
B.A., Providence College;
          M.B.A., Pepperdine University.

Mark L. Stein (2002)
Professor, History
Director, Center for Ethics

          B.A., Northwestern University;
          M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago.

Kecia Sturdivant (2024)
Director, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Program
          
B.A., Muhlenberg College;
          M.A., DeSales University;
          M.A., Kutztown University.

John L. Sullivan (1998)
Professor, Media and Communication
         
B.A., Pomona College;
          M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.

Erika M. Sutherland (1995)
Associate Professor, Spanish
Director, Spanish Program
          A.B., Bryn Mawr College;
          M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania. 

David I. Tafler (1995)
Professor, Media and Communication and Film Studies
         
B.A., SUNY at Binghamton;
          M.A., University of Wisconsin;
          M.F.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University.

Kammie Takahashi (2011)
Associate Dean of Academic Life
Associate Professor, Religion Studies

Director, Asian Studies
          B.A., Mount Holyoke College;
          M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Lora E. Taub (2001)
Professor, Media and Communication
Director, Documentary Storytelling Program
          
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California, San Diego.

Jeremy Teissére (2003)
Stanley Road Associate Professor, Neuroscience
          
B.A., Willamette University;
          Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.

Mirna Trauger (2003)
Assistant Professor, Spanish
         
B.A., Moravian College;
          M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University.

Karen Tuerk (2010)
Lecturer, Environmental Science
          B.S., Western Washington University;
          M.S., College of Charleston, SC.

James VanValen (2018)
Assistant Professor, Theatre
Theatre Director
          B.A., M.A., Stony Brook University;
          M.F.A., University of Iowa.

Daniela Viale (2020)
Lecturer, Italian and French
          B.A., M.A., Università di Torino, Italy
          M.L.A., University of Pennsylvania.

Sara Vigneri (2018)
Lecturer, Media & Communication
          B.A., Rutgers University;
          M.A., University of Pittsburgh.

Debra Walther (2011)
Senior Lecturer, Biology
         
B.S., University of Delaware;
          Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.

Robyn Watson (2021)
Lecturer, Dance
Director of the Co-Curriculum

          B.A., Temple University. 

Bruce C. Wightman (1996)
Professor, Biology
Department Chair
          B.A., Oberlin College;
          Ph.D., Harvard University.

Leah Wilson (2019)
Assistant Professor, Neuroscience
          B.A., Oberlin College;
          M.S., College of William and Mary;
          Ph.D., Indiana University.

Connie Tesh Wolfe (2002)
Associate Professor, Psychology
Associate Director, Africana Studies
         
A.B., Ohio University;
          M.A., State University of New York at Buffalo;
          Ph.D., University of Michigan.

Hamed Yaghoobian (2021)
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
          B.S., Azad University, Mashhad Branch;
          Ph.D., University of Georgia.

Lynda Yankaskas (2011)
Associate Professor, History
Department Chair

          B.A., Swarthmore College;
          Ph.D., Brandeis University.

Sherri Young (2012)
Associate Professor, Chemistry
Director, Muhlenberg Center for Teaching and Learning
         
B.S., Albright College;
          Ph.D., Lehigh University.

Senior Staff

Kathleen Harring
President
          B.A., Franklin and Marshall College;
          M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Laura Lowe Furge
Provost
Professor, Chemistry
         
B.A., Oberlin College;
          Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

Rebekkah Brown
Vice President, Advancement
         
B.A., Muhlenberg College;
          M.B.A., St. John’s University.

Sonya Conrad
Chief of Staff and Executive Assistant to the Board of Trustees
          B.S., Muhlenberg College

José Dieudonné
Chief Information Officer
          B.A., M.B.A., M.Ed., Arcadia University.

Todd Lineburger
Vice President, Communications & Marketing
          B.A., M.A. Washington College.

Megan Ryan
Vice President, Enrollment Management
          B.A., Villanova University;
          M.P.A, Carnegie Mellon University.

Curtis Topper
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
          B.A., Brown University;
          M.A., Carnegie Mellon University.

Allison Williams
Vice President, College Life & Dean of Students
          
B.S., James Madison University;
          M.Ed., University of Georgia.

Administrators

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Abbe Abrams
Associate Director, Annual Giving Reporting & Data Analysis
          B.B.A., Muhlenberg College.

Kimberly Anderson
Assistant Vice President, Advancement Services & Campaign Director
         
B.A., Elizabethtown College;
          M.A., Duquesne University.

Samantha Anglestein
Assistant Director, College Partnerships
         
B.A., Muhlenberg College.

Caitlin Bach
Director, Career Coaching & Education
          B.A., Moravian College;
          M.Ed., Kutztown University.

Shane Baglini
Senior Director, Marketing 
          B.S. and M.S., East Stroudsburg University.

Nicole Barela-Vess
Program Development Manager
          B.A., Adams State University;
          B.S., Muhlenberg College;
          M.S., Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.

Michael Becker
Facilities, Trades and Systems Manager

Amy Benninger
Assistant Director, Marketing Operations
          
B.S., Kutztown University.

Mark Bentz
Director, Leadership Gifts
          B.A., Elizabethtown College;
          M.B.A., Moravian College,.

Allison Berger
Associate Director, Data Management, Analytics and Special Projects 

          B.A., Muhlenberg College.

Tim Black
Director, Student Transitions & Family Programs
          B.A., Fairleigh Dickinson University;
          M.Ed., Rutgers University.

Brian Blenis
Director, Business Services
          B.S., Eastern College;
          M.B.A., Kutztown University.

Ira Blum
Director, Leffell Center for Jewish Student Life
          
B.A., Muhlenberg College;
          M.A., Brandeis University.

James Bolton
Director, Plant Operations
         
B.S., Philadelphia University.

Chelsea Bortz
Assistant Athletic Trainer & Scheduling Coordinator
          
B.S. and M.S., Moravian College.

Trey Brown
Assistant Coach, Football
          B.S., University of Colorado.

Kelly Cannon
Scholarly Communication Librarian
         
B.A., Brigham Young University;
          M.A., University of Mississippi;
          M.L.S., Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Stacey Carpency
Associate Director, Admissions & Coordinator, Transfer Admissions
          B.A., Bucknell University.

Thomas Christie
Metadata Strategist and Cataloging Librarian
            B.A., Lehigh University;
            B.A., SUNY Stony Brook;
            M.L.S., Queens College.

Jennifer Cierlitsky
Assistant Director, Donor Relations

          B.A.,B.S., Duquesne University

Timothy Clarke
Digital Learning Librarian
         
B.A., University of Louisville;
          M.S., University of Maryland.

Cailin M. Cordon-Waldman
Director, Health Professions Advising
          
B.A., Lehigh University;
          M.A., Eastern Kentucky University.

Maya Costanzo
Audience Services & Company Manager
          
B.A., American University.

Eric Covell
Technical Director
         
B.A., Hartwick College.

Jessica Bien Covell
Director, Operations & Production
         
B.A., Hartwick College.

Michaela Criswell
Senior Assistant Director, Residential Operations
          B.S., M.Ed., Bloomsburg University.

April Cunningham
Assistant Director, Leffell Center for Jewish Student Life
     
B.A., Alvernia University.

Anthony Dalton
Digital Cultures Media Assistant
          B.S., Kutztown University.

Lynn D’Angelo-Bello
Instructional Design Consultant
         
B.A., University of Rochester;
          M.A., Columbia University;
          M.S., Lehigh University.

Kory David
Assistant Coach, Football
          B.S., State University of New York at Cortland.

Jessica Denke
Community Engagement Librarian & Library DEI Initiatives
          B.A., Temple University;
          M.S., Drexel University.

José Dieudonné
Chief Information Officer
          B.A., Arcadia University;
          M.Ed., Arcadia University;
          M.B.A., Arcadia University.

Brynnmarie Dorsey
Executive Director, Health & Counseling Services
         
B.S., Villanova University;
          M.S., Duke University.

Megan Eddinger
Head Coach, Field Hockey
Senior Woman Administrator
         
B.A., Gettysburg College.

Susan Falciani
Head of Special Collections & College Archives
          
B.A., College of William & Mary;
          M.A., Montclair State University;
          M.L.S., Rutgers University.

Michael Falk
Director, Athletic Communications
         
B.A., Drew University.

Brian Fidati
Director and Chief, Campus Safety
          B.S., Pennsylvania State University.

Louis Fiscella
Textbook Coordinator

Eveily Freeman
Associate Director, Community Engagement
         
B.S., B.A., Bemidji State University;
          M.A., The Ohio State University.

La’Shone Fullerton
Director, Leadership Gifts
          
B.A., College of Notre Dame.

Brett Fulton
Assistant Director, Plant Operations
         
B.S., Penn State University.

Diane Furchner
Director, Advancement Communication
          
B.A., Pennsylvania State University;
          M.B.A., DeSales University.

Traci Gensits

 Director, Office of Disability Services
          B.A., Kutztown University;
          M.Ed., East Stroudsburg University.

Linda George
Director, Office of Disability Services
         
B.S., Cedar Crest College.

Andrea Gillespie
Director, Accounting Services
         
B.S., University of Pittsburgh.

Amy Jo Glynn

Senior Systems Analyst

          B.S., Bloomsburg University

Tod Gross
Head Coach, Baseball; Assistant Director of Athletics, Facilites and Equipment
         
B.A., Shenandoah University.

Brad Hackett
Director, Cross Country and Track & Field;Director, Intramural & Recreational Sports
         
B.A., Colgate University.

William Hallman
Head Coach, Men’s & Women’s Golf; Equipment Room Manager

David Hallowell
Assistant Dean, Academic Resource Center 
          B.S., Drexel University;
          M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania.

Beth Halpern
Director, Community Engagement
         
B.A., Lawrence University;
          M.A., Ohio State University.

Rachel Hamelers
Librarian, Teaching and Learning
         
B.A., Texas A&M University;
          M.L.S., Queens College.

Natalie Hand
Assistant Vice President, Alumni Affairs and Career Services
          B.A
., Muhlenberg College.

Tina Hertel
Director, Trexler Library
         
B.S., Pennsylvania State University;
          M.I.S., Indiana University.

Kevin Hopkins
Head Coach, Men’s Basketball
          
B.A., Amherst College;
          M.S., University of Amherst.

Gabriel Hurtado
Director, Enrollment Data Initiatives
          B.A
., Muhlenberg College;
          M.A., Lehigh University.

Merritt Jacob
Physics Laboratory Manager; Lab Instructor
         
B.S., M.S., University of Pittsburgh.

Thomas Janis
Director, International Student Support
          
B.A., East Stroudsburg University;
          M.A., Lehigh University.

Taylor Johnson
Assistant Director, Admissions
          
B.A., Muhlenberg College.

Linda Kelly
Manager, Campus Mailroom
         
B.B.A., Muhlenberg College.

Aliya Kenyatta
Counselor
          B.A., Temple University;
          M.S., Marywood University.

Judith Kirschman
Director, Donor Relations
          
A.A., Lehigh Carbon Community College;
          B.A., Muhlenberg College.

Meghan Kita
Director, Strategic Content
          
B.A., Syracuse University.

Ted Kocher
Director, Planned Giving
          B.A., University of Findlay..

Paul P. Krempasky, Jr.
General Manager, WMUH
          B.A., Rider College;
          M.Ed., Kutztown University;
          M.S., Lehigh University;
          Ed.S., Rutgers University.

Tara Kressler
Manager of Admissions’ Operations

Brenda Lakis
Associate Director, Campus Safety

Frank Lancsak
Senior Systems Analyst & DBA
          A.S., Lehigh Carbon Community College.

Sarah Leavenworth
Director, Student Athlete Leadership & Development
          B.A., Mississippi University for Women;
          M.Ed., University of Missouri.

A.J. Lemheney
Vice President and Executive Director,
Graduate & Continuing Education
         
B.S., DeSales University;
          M.Ed., Kutztown University;
          Ed.D., Pepperdine University.

Ellen Lentine
Director, Seegers Union & Student Experience
          
B.A., West Chester University of Pennsylvania;
          M.Ed., Rutgers University.

Eleanor Lewis
Chief Budget Officer and Director, Financial Reporting
          
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Lisa Lewis
Director, Assistant Dean,Graduate & Continuing Education

          B.A
., Muhlenberg College.

Erin Litsch
Enrollment Communications Manager
          
B.A., Muhlenberg College;
          M.S., Drexel University.

Penelope Lochner
Collection Strategies Librarian
         
B.A., University of Pittsburgh;
          M.L.S., Rutgers University.

Linda Locker
Director, Student Accounts
          B.S., Kutztown University;
          M.B.A., DeSales University.

Bradley Ludwig
Director, Alumni Affairs
          
B.A., University of Mount Union.

 

Sergio Maciujec
Senior Network Engineer

Robert C. Mahar
Director, Infrastructure and Networking
         
B.S., Kutztown University.

Rudi McCauley
Manager, Client Support
         
A.A., Allentown Business School.

Jason McLean
Head Coach, Wrestling
          B.A., Muhlenberg College.

Robert McVicker
Head Coach, Volleyball
          
B.A., DeSales University.

Michael Miller
Dean, Continuing Education
          B.A., M.B.A., DeSales University

          Ed.D., University of Nebraska

Nathan Milne
Head Coach, Football
         
B.A., Hobart & William Smith College.

Gregory S. Mitton
Director, Financial Aid
Associate Dean, Admissions
         
B.A., Franklin and Marshall College.

Sean Morse
Assistant Athletic Trainer
          B.S., West Chester University of Pennsylvania;
          M.S., Ohio University.

Erin Murray
Director, Employment and Benefits
          
B.A., Muhlenberg College.

Janelle Neubauer
Chaplain
          B.A., College of William and Mary;
          M.Div., Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.

Karen Normann
Manager, ‘Berg Bookshop
         
B.F.A., Pratt Institute of Art and Design.

Chris Ossont
Associate Director, Residential Education
          
B.A., Moravian College;
          M.S., Shippensburg University;
          Ed.D., Rowan University.

Megan Patruno
Associate Athletic Director
         
B.A., Ursinus;
          M.Ed., East Stroudsburg University.

Gregory M. Pattison
Senior Desktop Engineer
         
Diploma, Lincoln Technical Institute.

Michele Paules
Director, Student Support Services
         
B.S., Kutztown University;
          M.S.W., Marywood College.

Stephen Payne
Executive Director, External Relations
          
B.S. and B.A., Pennsylvania State University;
          M.Ed., Harvard University.

Rosemary Pezzi
Network Security Administrator
         
B.S., Davis and Elkins College;
          M.B.A., Seton Hall University.

Jake Plunket
Head Coach, Men’s Lacrosse
          B.S., Syracuse University;
          M.S., SUNY, Cortland.

Lindsay A. Porembo
Head Athletic Trainer
         
B.S., Pennsylvania State University.

Katie Pors-Boitz
Counselor, Counseling Center
          B.A.S.c., East Stroudsburg University;

          M.A., Kutztown University.

Laura A. Rasmussen
Director, Financial Aid Operations
          B.A.
, Muhlenberg College.

Carolyn Brown Ray
Web Architect
         
B.B.A., Baruch College, The City University of New York;
          M.S. I.S., DeSales University.

Robin Riley-Casey
Associate Dean of Students & Director, Student Diversity Initiatives
         
B.A., Lourdes College;
          M.A., Ohio University.

Roberto Rivera
Grounds Manager

Alyssa Rodriguez
Assistant Director, Specialty Housing & Multicultural Life
          
B.S., York College of Pennsylvania;
          M.A., Fairleigh Dickenson University.

Ronald P. Rohn
Head Coach, Women’s Basketball
         
B.A., Fordham University.

Thomas Roth
Director, Enterprise Applications
         
B.S., Clarion University of Pennsylvania;
          M.B.A., University of Connecticut.

Krystle Roth-Kidd
Programmer Analyst
          B.S., Muhlenberg College.

Peter Saenger
Acopian Ornithological Specialist

Ashley Sardik
Assistant Dean of Students and Director, Residential Experience
          
B.A., Lafayette College;
          M.Ed., Cedar Crest College.

Jennifer Sarnitsky
Director, Employer & Alumni Engagement
          
B.A., Muhlenberg College;
          M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh.

Brooke Schaffer
Associate Director, Annual Giving
          B.S., Pennsylvania State University.

Karen Schall
Associate Registrar

Jonathan Schlegel
Videographer
          
B.A., Albright College.

Jane Schubert
Executive Director, College Life Operations
          B.A
., Muhlenberg College.

Thomas J. Sciarrino
Director, Instructional Technology & Media Services
         
B.S., Kutztown University.

Gregg Scully
Associate Dean, School of Continuing Education
         
B.A., Cedar Crest College;
          M.A., Pennsylvania State University.

Kristen Stuckel Seiler
Head Coach, Women’s Lacrosse
         
B.A., Gettysburg College;
          M.S., Western Maryland College.

Natalie Shaw
Associate Director, Fraternity & Sorority Life and Leadership
          B.A., Westminster College
          M.Ed., Villanova University.

Katherine Shelley
Director, Residential Operations
          B.A., Pennsylvania State University.

Joseph F. Shigo
Communications Specialist
         
A.S., Pennsylvania State University.

Thomas Shotzbarger
Grounds Manager, Graver Arboretum
          B.S., Albright College.

Timothy Silvestri
Director, Counseling Services
          B.A., Muhlenberg College;
          Ph.D., Lehigh University.

Tara Simpson
Associate Director, Alumni Affairs
           B.A., Muhlenberg College.

Stephen Small
Network Administrator
         
B.S., Pennsylvania State University.

Dee Snow
Instructional Technology Specialist
           
B.S., Utah State University;
           M.S, Lehigh University.

Scott Snyder
Marketing & Development Manager,
Theatre Arts Department

Joseph Spirko
Housekeeping Manager

Courtney Stephens
Dean of Students
          B.S., University of Delaware;
          M.A., University of Michigan.

Alexander Stone
Associate Head Coach, Men’s Lacrosse
          B.S., Union College.

Jennifer Storm
Director, Instituitional Equity, Compliance & Title IX
          
B.S., Pennsylvania State University;
          M.A.O.M, University of Phoenix.

Lora Taub
Dean, Digital Learning
          B.A., M.A., Ph.D, University of California.

Paul E. Theisen, Jr.
Theatre Technician
         
B.A., Viterbo College;
          M.F.A., University of Delaware.

Darin Thomas
Director, Fitness, Strength, & Conditioning;Facility Manager
         
B.S., M.S., State University of New York.

Kristen Todaro
Senior Director, Strategic Communications
          B.A., Muhlenberg College.

Sean C. Topping
Head Coach, Men’s Soccer
          B.A
., Muhlenberg College.

Lynn Tubman
Director,  Athletics
          B.A., DeSales University;
          M.Ed., Lehigh University.

Whitney Vaughan
Costume Shop Manager
          
B.A., Winthrop University;
          M.F.A., Boston University.

Ian Wagner
Counselor
          
B.S., DeSales University;
          M.A., Kutztown University.

Richard Waligora
Capital Projects Manager
          B.S., M.S., Michigan Technological University

Ethan Wallace
Programmer Analyst
          B.A., Temple University.

Jill Walsh
Vice President, Human Resources
          B.A., University of Scranton;
          J.D., University of Baltimore School of Law.

Sara Weidner
Assistant Director, Career Coaching & Education
          
B.A., Moravian College;
          M.Ed., Kutztown University.

Morgan Weinhold
Executive Assistant to the Chief Business Officer & Treasurer
          
B.A., Muhlenberg College

Zachary Whitney
Assistant Director, Admissions
          
B.S., Lafayette College.

Sarah Wojcik
Assistant Director, Online Content & Marketing
          
B.A., Lock Haven University.

Mylene Wursta
Principal Gift Officer
         
B.S., University of Houston.

Ginger Yavorski
Registrar
         
B.A., Muhlenberg College

Jeffrey Yorgey
Technology & Event Support Specialist
          B.A., Lebanon Valley College.

Emeriti Faculty

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

William S. Abruzzi (1996)
Associate Professor of Anthropology, Emeritus
         
B.S., Widener University;
          M.A., Temple University;
          Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton.

Anna Adams (1982)
Professor of History, Emerita
         
B.A., M.A., Boston University;
          Ph.D., Temple University.

Linda Andrews (1982)
Professor of Physical Education, Emerita
Director of Physical Education Program

          B.S., Springfield College;
          M.S., East Stroudsburg State College.

Timothy Averill (1994)
Professor of Theatre, Emeritus
          A.B., Vassar College;
          M.F.A., Yale School of Drama.

Marsha R. Baar (1981)
Professor, Chemistry, Emerita
         
B.S., State University of New York at Stony Brook;
          Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.

Charles S. Bednar (1962)
Professor of Political Science, Emeritus
         
B.A., M.A., Rutgers University;
          Ph.D., Columbia University.

George A. Benjamin (1983)
Associate Professor, Computer Science, Emeritus
         
B.S., Loyola University;
          M.S., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.

Patricia T. Bradt (1994)
Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Emerita
         
B.A., Cornell University;
          M.S., Ph.D., Lehigh University.

Michael J. Carbone (1984)
Professor, Education, Emeritus
Isaac Miles Wright Professorship of Education

Department Chair
         
B.A., M.A., Ed.D., Ball State University.

Thomas Cartelli (1980)
Professor, English and Film Studies, Emeritus
         
B.A., Bennington College;
          M.A., Ph.D., University of California at Santa Cruz.

Susan W. Clemens (1998)
Senior Lecturer in History, Emerita
          B.S., Ursinus College;
          M.A., Lehigh University.

Chrysan Cronin (1994)
Associate Professor, Public Health, Emerita
Director, Public Health Program
         
B.S., University of New Hampshire;
          M.S., New Mexico State University;
          M.P.H., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Robert M. Croskey (1984)
Professor of History, Emeritus
          B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington.

Jadviga da Costa Nunes (1984)
Professor of Art, Emerita
          B.A., Paterson College;
          M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University.

Roland W. Dedekind, Jr. (1959)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus
         
B.S., Ursinus College;
          M.S., University of Wisconsin;
          M.S., Rutgers University.

Jamie T. Doran, C.P.A. (1992)
Associate Professor of Accounting, Emerita
         
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania;
          M.S., Duquesne University.

Curtis G. Dretsch (1979)
Professor, Theatre, Emeritus
Director, Design and Technical Theatre
         
B.A., Montana State University;
          M.F.A., Southern Methodist University.

Penelope H. Dunham (1993)
Professor of Mathematics, Emerita
         
B.A., St. Mary-of-the-Woods College;
          M.S., Ph.D., Ohio State University.

William Dunham (1992)
Truman L. Koehler Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus
         
B.S., University of Pittsburgh;
          M.S., Ph.D., Ohio State University.

Gail R. Eisenberg (1983)
Senior Lecturer in Business, Emerita
Internship Director
         
B.A., LaSalle College;
          M.B.A., Lehigh University.

Joseph E. B. Elliott (1983)
Professor of Art, Emeritus
         
B.S., University of Minnesota;
          M.F.A., Pratt Institute.

Jane D. Flood (1989)
Associate Professor of Physics, Emerita
          B.A., Hunter College;
          Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.

Diane W. Follet (2000)
Professor of Music, Emerita
         
B.M., University of Texas at Austin;
          M.M., University of Arizona;
          D.A., University of Northern Colorado.

Paul E. Frary (1990)
Professor of Business, Emeritus
         
B.A., Baker University;
          M.S., Emporia State University;
          Ph.D., University of Arkansas.

Kenneth R. Graham (1970)
Professor of Psychology, Emeritus
         
B.A., University of Pennsylvania;
          Ph.D., Stanford University.

Richard C. Hatch (1962)
Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus
         
Sc.B., Brown University;
          Ph.D., University of New Hampshire.

George Heitmann (1994)
Professor of Economics, Emeritus
          A.B., Syracuse University;
          M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University.

Peyton Randolph Helm (2003)
President Emeritus
Professor of History, Emeritus
         
B.A., Yale University;
          Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.

Christopher W. Herrick (1983)
Professor, Political Science, Emeritus
Director, International Studies Program
Director, Political Economy and Public Policy Program

Fulbright Scholars Program Advisor
Post-Graduate Awards Advisor
         
B.A., Bates College;
          M.A., University of New Hampshire;
          Ph.D., University of South Carolina.

Luba Iskold (1995)
Professor, Russian, Emerita
Director, Russian Studies Program
Director, Language Learning Center
         
B.A., M.A., State University of Chernivtsy, Ukraine;
          Ed.D., Lehigh University.

Paula L. Irwin, C.P.A., (1991)
Associate Professor of Accounting, Emerita
Coordinator of Accounting Program

          B.S., Pennsylvania State University;
          M.B.A., Lehigh University.

Sue Curry Jansen (1985)
Professor of Media and Communication, Emerita
         
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo.

William H. Jennings (1969)
Professor of Religion, Emeritus
         
B.A., Lenoir Rhyne College;
          B.D., Lutheran Southern Seminary;
          M.A., Ph.D., Yale University.

Eileen Kern
Registrar, Emerita

Albert A. Kipa (1966)
Professor Laureate of Comparative Literature, Emeritus
         
B.A., City College of New York;
          A.M., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.

Donna M. Kish-Goodling (1990)
Professor, Economics
          
B.A., Moravian College;
          M.B.A., Ph.D., Lehigh University.

Adnah G. Kostenbauder (1962)
Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus
         
A.B., University of Rochester;
          M.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University.

Connie Kunda (1966)
Professor of Physical Education, Emerita
         
B.S., Pennsylvania State University;
          M.Ed., East Stroudsburg State College.

Mary Lawlor (1990)
Professor of English, Emerita
         
B.A., University of Maryland;
          M.A., Ph.D., New York University.

Stewart S. Lee (1963)
Professor of Political Science, Emeritus
         
B.A., Westminster College (Pa.);
          M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University.

Walter E. Loy, Jr. (1960)
Professor of Physics, Emeritus
         
B.S., Muhlenberg College;
          M.S., Drexel Institute of Technology;
          Ph.D., Temple University.

John W. Malsberger (1978)
Professor, History
         
A.B., Ph.D., Temple University.

Joan F. Marx (1984)
Professor, Spanish, Emerita
John and Fannie Saeger Chair of Comparative Literature
         
A.B., Muhlenberg College;
          M.A., Ohio University;
          Ph.D., Rutgers University.

Charles S. McClain (1970)
Professor of Music, Emeritus
         
B.A., College of Wooster;
          M.A., Cornell University;
          A.M.D., Eastman School of Music.

Roberta Meek (2012)
Lecturer, Media and Communication and Africana Studies
          B.A., Muhlenberg College.

Paul T. Meier (1993)
Associate Professor, Biology, Emeritus
         
B.A., State University of New York;
          M.S., Ph.D., Ohio University..

Holmes Miller (1991)
Professor, Business
         
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Northwestern University.

Robert F. Milligan (1971)
Professor of Physics, Emeritus
         
B.S., Muhlenberg College;
          Ph.D., University of Rochester.

David A. Nelson (1989)
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, Emeritus
         
B.S., U.S. Air Force Academy;
          M.A.M., North Carolina State University;
          Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.

Shelley Oliver (1993)
Lecturer, Dance, Emerita
         
B.A., York University, Toronto, Ontario.

Carl S. Oplinger (1963)
Professor of Biology, Emeritus
         
B.S., Muhlenberg College;
          M.S., Lehigh University;
          Ph.D., Cornell University.

Douglas P. Ovens (1990)
Professor of Music, Emeritus
          B.M., San Francisco State University;
          M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara.

John T. Pearce (1970)
Associate Professor of French and Spanish, Emeritus
         
B.A., M.A., University of Michigan;
          Ph.D., University of Chicago.

Peter A. Pettit (1999)
Director Emeritus of the Institute for Jewish-Christian Understanding
Associate Professor of Religion Studies, Emeritus

          A.B., Princeton University;
          M.Div., Lutheran Theological Seminary;
          M.A., Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University.

John G. Ramsay (2009)
Professor, Education, Emeritus
          B.A., Bucknell University;
          Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo.

Kathryn Ranieri (2004)
Assistant Professor, Media and Communication, Emerita
         
B.A., Cedar Crest College;
          M.A., Ed.D., Northern Illinois University.

Charles C. Richter (1978)
Professor, Theatre, Emeritus
Director, Muhlenberg College Theatre
         
B.S., Syracuse University;
          M.F.A., Meadows School of Arts of Southern Methodist University.

Pearl M. Rosenberg (1998)
Associate Professor, Education, Emerita
Department Chair
         
B.A., Pennsylvania State University;
          M.A.T., Villanova University;
          M.S., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.

David Rosenwasser (1985)
Professor, English, Emeritus
Co-Director of the Writing Program
         
B.A., Grinnell College;
          M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Francine Roussel (2000)
Professor of Theatre, Emerita
         
Baccalaureat Philosophie, Académie d’Aix en Provence;
          Diplôme Universitaire d’Etudes Littéraires;
          Licencie Es Lettres, La Sorbonne.

Theodore W. Schick, Jr. (1980)
Professor, Philosophy, Emeritus
         
B.A., Harvard University;
          M.A., Ph.D., Brown University.

Ludwig F. Schlecht (1969)
Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus
         
B.A., Gettysburg College;
          Ph.D., Emory University.

Henry L. Schmidt (1968)
Professor of Music, Emeritus
         
B.A., University of Rochester;
          M.A., Eastman School of Music;
          Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Susan L. Schwartz (1988)
Professor of Religion Studies, Emerita
         
B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo;
          M.A., Indiana University;
          Ph.D., Syracuse University.

Scott Sherk (1985)
Professor of Art, Emeritus
          B.A., Haverford College;
          M.F.A., University of Pennsylvania.

Franklin Sherman (1989)
Professor of Jewish-Christian Studies, Emeritus
         
A.B., Muhlenberg College;
          M.Div., Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago;
          M.A. (Oxen), Oxford University;
          Ph.D., University of Chicago.

Rohini S. Sinha (1965)
Senior Professor of Economics, Emeritus
         
I.Sc., Bihar University;
          B.A., Patna University;
          M.A., Ph.D., New School for Social Research.

Christine T. Sistare (1989)
Professor of Philosophy, Emerita
          
B.A., Connecticut College;
          M.A., Ph.D., Emory University.

Alton J. Slane (1967)
Professor of Political Science, Emeritus
          B.A., Rutgers University;
          M.A., Temple University;
          Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.

Marion W. Smith (1983)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Emerita
         
B.S., University of Nottingham;
          D.A., Lehigh University.

Jill Stephen (1987)
Professor, English, Emerita
Co-Director, Writing Program
         
B.A., University of Illinois;
          Ph.D., New York University.

Pamela Stilin (1994)
Lecturer in Spanish, Emerita
          B.A., University of Wisconsin;
          M.A., City University of New York.

Robert K. Stump (1959)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus
         
B.S., Muhlenberg College;
          M.S., Rutgers University.

William J. Tighe (1986)
Professor, History, Emeritus
         
B.A., Georgetown University;
          M.A., M.Phil., Yale University;
          Ph.D., Cambridge University.

Alan Tjeltveit (1989)
Professor, Psychology, Emeritus
         
B.A., St. Olaf College;
          M.A., Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary.

Kevin Tuttle (2002)
Senior Lecturer, Art
         
B.F.A., Kansas City Art Institute;
          M.F.A., University of North Carolina Greensboro.

Nelvin L. Vos (1965)
Professor of English, Emeritus
         
B.A., Calvin College;
          M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago.

John C. Weston (1967)
Professor of Biology, Emeritus
         
B.A., Bowdoin College;
          M.S., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.

Carol Shiner Wilson (1981)
Assistant Professor for Humanities, Emerita
         
B.A., Cornell College;
          M.A., University of Missouri;
          Certificat, Université de Paris;
          M.A., University of Kansas;
          Ph.D., Indiana University.

Robert Wind (1975)
Professor of Classics, Emeritus
         
B.A., Wesleyan University;
          M.A., University of Wisconsin;
          Ph.D., State University of Iowa.

Kathryn A. Wixon (1986)
Professor of French, Emerita
         
B.A., University of Michigan;
          M.A., Middlebury College;
          Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Health Service Staff

Brynnmarie Dorsey, M.S.N., R.N., C.R.N.P.
Executive Director, Health and Counseling Services
         
B.S.N., Villanova University;
          M.S.N., Duke University.

Health Bobeck, B.S.Ed., RN
Staff Nurse
         
Diploma, St. Luke’s School of Nursing;
          B.S.Ed., West Chester University.

Theresa Calogero, B.S., R.N.
Staff Nurse
         
B.S., Wagner College.

Christine M. Lynch, B.S.N., R.N.
Staff Nurse
         
B.S.N., Villanova University.

Kelly Powell, R.N.
Staff Nurse
         
Diploma, Allentown Hospital S.O.N.