Seth Goodman,the new assistant professor of art, will teach 2-D art curriculum courses, including various levels of courses in drawing and painting. He earned a B.F.A. in painting from the University of North Carolina at Asheville and a M.F.A. in painting from Towson University. Goodman has also studied independently in Paris, France, the Czech Republic, Austria and Hungary. Goodman’s work has been well received by reviewers, especially in the Baltimore, Md., area, where he has won several Jurors’ Choice Awards and a Best in Show designation.

Stephanie Hopwood is a visiting assistant professor of French. She joins the College from the University of Virginia, where she held dual positions in 2007-08 as a visiting lecturer in French and as associate director of the Lyon Study Abroad Program. Hopwood earned a B.A. in French at Saint Joseph’s University, an M.A. in French literature at the University of Delaware, and a Ph.D. in French literature at the University of Virginia. In addition to teaching at Virginia, Hopwood has taught at the University of Delaware and at the universities of Caen and Nice. Her doctoral dissertation is a study of magical realist prose in the Francophone countries of Haiti, Martinique and Guadeloupe.

Christopher Kulp is the new assistant professor of astronomy/physics. He most recently taught at Eastern Kentucky University, where he was assistant professor of physics. He has also taught at The College of William and Mary and at McDaniel College. Kulp earned a B.A. in physics and math at McDaniel College, and an M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physics at The College of William and Mary. His interests include nonlinear dynamics and he has conducted research on rogue waves and wave-wind interaction, as well as performing a non-linear analysis of the music of Beethoven’s symphonies. 

Diane Langley has taught full-time for Lycoming in the past as a visiting instructor in business administration and as an adjunct instructor in communication. She returns as visiting instructor of corporate communication. Langley has most recently served as director of the Greater Susquehanna Keystone Innovation Zone. She also has managed her own consulting agency, Langley Communications since 1995. Langley earned a B.A. in mass communication and an M.A. in communication from Bloomsburg University. She has also taught courses at Penn College of Technology, Penn State Continuing Education and The University of St. Francis.

Paul Macharia is a new visiting Instructor of political science. He earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, an M.A. in political science from SUNY Binghamton and is expecting to earn a Ph.D. in political science at Binghamton in 2009. Macharia has taught courses titled “Foreign Military Interventions” and “Africa in World Politics” as an instructor at Binghamton, and has served as a graduate teaching assistant in courses such as “Islam in World Politics,” “Islam in World Affairs,” and “Africa in World Politics,” to name just a few. One of his research interests is in the area of “Decisions to Use Force Short of War.”

Christopher Reed, a part-time instructor in mathematics at the College this past year, returns as a visiting instructor of mathematics. He earned a B.S. in computer science from Lycoming and went on to earn a master’s of education from Mansfield University. Reed plans to return to graduate school as a candidate for a Ph.D. in an area of mathematics. He previously taught at Penn College of Technology on a part-time basis and at Mansfield.

Sarah Silkey is an assistant professor of history. She earned a B.A. in American studies from Carleton College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in American history at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK. Her research interests lie in the areas of social justice and injustice in American society. Silkey has written and taught on topics such as lynching and anti-lynching, apartheid in the Jim Crow South, African-American history and social justice movements in American society.

Jose’ Texidor joins Lycoming’s faculty as a special part-time instructor of criminal justice. During his 20 years of active duty in the United States Marine Corps, he served as a Marine Military policeman, Military Judge Advocate and a NROTC Marine Officer instructor. Texidor earned a B.A. in criminal justice at John Jay College in New York and a J.D. degree from Hofstra Law School. He has taught criminal justice courses in Okinawa, Japan, and naval science courses at Penn State University. For the past 12 years, he has been at PSU as a practicing attorney serving the student body. During this time, he was also director of the PSU paralegal program, senior lecturer for crime, law and justice courses, while simultaneously serving as an instructor in the Pennsylvania Sheriff’s Academy.

Douglas Young joins the Lycoming faculty as an assistant professor of philosophy. He previously taught philosophy at Davidson College and at Bowdoin College. Young earned an A.B. in philosophy and religious studies at Brown University and a M.T.S. in theological studies at Harvard. He then went to Cornell University, where he earned an M.A. and a Ph.D. in philosophy. His interests include ancient philosophy, with subsidiary interests in medieval philosophy, philosophy of religion, metaphysics and philosophy of mind.