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Lycoming College Faculty
Information accurate as of May 2025 for the 2025-2026 academic year.
* On Sabbatical Fall 2025
** On Sabbatical Spring 2026
*** On Sabbatical Academic Year 2025-26
Professors
Cullen Chandler (2003)***
History
The Frank and Helen Lowry Professor
Director of Lycoming Scholars
B.A., Austin College
M.A., Fordham University
Ph.D., Purdue University
Sascha Feinstein (1995)*
English
The Shangraw Chair in the Liberal Arts
B.A., University of Rochester
M.F.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
David G. Fisher (1984)
Astronomy/Physics
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Delaware
Steven R. Johnson (1999)
Religion/Archaeology
M.B. Rich Endowed Chair
B.A., California State University, Fullerton
M.Div., San Francisco Theological Seminary
M.A., Miami University of Ohio
M.A., Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
Sandra L. Kingery (1994-96, 1998)
Modern Language Studies
The W. Gibbs McKenney Chair in International StudiesB.A., Lawrence University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Christopher Kulp (2008)
Astronomy/Physics
The John P. Graham Teaching Professor
B.A., McDaniel College
M.S., Ph.D., College of William and Mary
Andrew Leiter (2005)
English
B.A., University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
M.A., Ph.D., University of N.C., Chapel Hill
Chriss McDonald (1987)
Chemistry
B.S., Manchester College
Ph.D., Miami University of Ohio
Jeffrey D. Newman (1995)
Biology
B.S., University of South Carolina
Ph.D., Marquette University
Leah B. Peterson (2007)
Film and Video Arts
B.F.A., Pratt Institute
M.F.A., Tufts University
Todd Preston (2003)*
English
B.A., State University of New York at Geneseo
M.A., State University of New York at Albany
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Kerry Richmond (2009)
Criminal Justice-Criminology
B.A., Boston College
M.S., Central Connecticut State University
Ph.D., University of Maryland
Amy Rogers (2007)
Education
B.A., Lycoming College
Ed., Bloomsburg University
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Sarah Silkey (2008)
History
B.A., Carleton College
M.A., Ph.D., University of East Anglia, UK
Biliana Stoytcheva-Horissian (2015)
Theatre
M.F.A., National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, Sofia Bulgaria
M.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon
Howard Tran (2002)
Art
The Logan A. Richmond Endowed Professor
B.F.A., Academy of Art College
M.F.A., Boston University
Associate Professors
Ryan Adams (2010)
Anthropology and Sociology
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Susan Beery (1999)
Psychology
B.A., Duke University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Miami
Holly D. Bendorf (1995)
Chemistry
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., University of California-Los Angeles
Jacob Berger (2019)
Philosophy.
B.A., Swarthmore College
M.Phil., Ph.D., The Graduate Center, City University of New York
David R. Broussard (2006)
Biology
B.S., M.S., Baylor University
Ph.D., Auburn University
Len Cagle (2005)
Modern Language Studies
B.A., M.A., University of Arkansas
Ph.D., Brown University
William Ciabattari (2006)
Music
B.S.E., University of Arkansas
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Heather M. Demshock (2012)
Accounting
B.S., Old Dominion University
M.S., Liberty University
Seth Goodman (2008)
Art
B.F.A., University of North Carolina at Ashville
M.F.A., Towson University
Georg Gaylor Grassmueck (2007)
Business Administration
B.S., Sacred Heart University
M.B.A., John F. Welch College of Business, Sacred Heart University
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Amanda Gunderson (2012)
Music
B.M., M.A., M.M., The Pennsylvania State University
D.M.A., University of Wisconsin
Michael Heyes (2017)
Religion
B.A., St. Olaf College
M.A., University of Washington
Ph.D., Rice University
Rachel Hickoff-Cresko (2009)
Education
B.S., Kutztown University
M.Ed., Universidad del Turabo
Ph.D., Widener University
Sarah Holstein (2015)
Psychology
B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman’s College
Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University
Jathan Innerarity (2012)
Theatre
B.F.A., Stephen F. Austin State University
M.F.A., The University of Memphis
Jennifer Irwin (2017)
Business Administration
B.A., Western Michigan University
Masters of Information and Library Science, University of Washington
Ph.D., University of Oregon
Lauri L. Kremer (2006)
Accounting
B.A., Lycoming College
M.B.A., Wilkes University
C.P.A. (Pennsylvania)
Michael Kurtz (2015)
Economics
B.S., Quinnipiac University
M.A., Ph.D., University of New Hampshire
Charles H. Mahler (1994)
Chemistry
B.A., The Ohio State University
M.S., Ph.D., Northwestern University
Betty McCall (2004)**
Anthropology and Sociology
B.A., Lamar University
M.S., Baylor University
M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Elizabeth Moorhouse (2007)
Economics
Director, Institute for Management Studies
Marshal of the College
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Jessica Munson (2015)
Latin American Archaeology
A.B., Princeton University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona
Caroline Payne (2010)
Political Science
B.A., Berea College
M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Christopher Pearl (2013)
History
B.A., St. John Fisher College
M.A., State University of New York at Brockport
Ph.D., Binghamton University
Andreas Rentsch (2017)
Art
B.F.A., Ecole d’Arts Appliqués, Vevey, Switzerland
M.F.A., Stony Brook University
Philip W. Sprunger (1993)
Economics
B.S., B.A., Bethel College
A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Rubén Varona (2021)
Modern Language Studies
B.A., University of Cauca, Colombia
M.F.A., University of Texas, El Paso
Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Julie Yingling (2019)
Criminal justice-Criminology
B.A., Valparaiso University
M.A., Villanova University
Ph.D., Michigan State University
Mark Zajack (2020)
Business Administration
B.A., Colgate University
M.S., San Jose State University
Ph.D., Clemson University
Assistant Professors
Susan Achury (2021)
Political Science
J.D., Universidad Nacional de Coloimbia
M.A., University of Texas at El Paso
Ph.D., University of Houston
David R. Andrew (2015)
Biology
B.A., Oberlin College
Ph.D., University of Arizona
Rachid Belhachemi (2025)
Mathematics
B.S., University of Central Oklahoma
M.S., University of Toronto
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Kira Braham (2023)
English
B.A., Kent State University
M.A., University of Vermont
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Andrew Brandon (2015)
Mathematical Sciences
B.S., Arizona State University
M.S., Ph.D., The University of Maryland
Ariane Breton (2022)
Snowden Library
B.A., Bishop’s University
M.L.I.S. (Bilingual), Ottawa University
John Capo (2020)
Communication
B.F.A., Conservatory of Theatre Arts and Film Purchase College
M.A., Stony Brook University
Patrick Chiu (2023)
Music
B.A., Chinese University of Hong Kong
M.M., University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music
Ph.D., Florida State University
Lori Curtindale (2020)
Psychology
B.A., Otterbein University
M.A., Bowling Green State University
Ph.D., University of Kansas
April Drumm-Hewitt (2021)
Psychology
B.A., The College of New Jersey, Psychology
M.S., Ph.D., Binghamton University
Hannah Espy (2023)
Sociology
B.A., Colorado College
M.A.,University of Iowa
Ph.D., University of Iowa
John Han (2024)
Business
B.A., Emory University
M.A., New York University
M.S., Carnegie Mellon University
Ph.D., McGill University
Emily D. Hill (2023)
Snowden Library
B.S.A.M, Appalachian State University
M.S.L.S, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Benjamin Kantack (2020)
Political Science
B.A., University of Nebraska
M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois
Robin DeWitt Knauth (1999)
Religion/Archaeology
A.B., Princeton University
M.T.S., Regent College
Th.D., Harvard University Divinity School
Kimberly Kohler (2020)
Education
B.A., M.Ed., The Pennsylvania State University
Victoria S. Lieggi (2021)
Snowden Library
A.A., College of DuPage
B.A., Illinois State University
M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Donald McClelland (2025)
Biology
Associate of Arts, Bard College at Simon’s Rock
B.A., Bard College at Simon’s Rock
M.A., Ph.D., City University of New York
Maybel Mesa Morales (2021)
Modern Language Studies
B.A., Universidad de La Habana, Cuba
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Manuel Moreno-Lee (2020)
Art
B.F.A., University of Massachusetts
M.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology
Melissa Morris (2023)
Astronomy
B.S., University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Mary E. Morrison (2004)
Biology
B.A., Princeton University
M.A./M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University
Robert Nguyen (2024)
English
B.A., M.A., Fordham University
M.A., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Tina R. Norton (2011)**
Psychology
B.A., M.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., Kent State University
Mary Kate O’Donnell (2021)
Biology
B.S., Saint Joseph’s University
Ph.D., University of South Florida
Andrew Paulhamus (2023)
Accounting
B.A., Lycoming College
M.A., College of William and Mary
Krish Pillai (2021)
Computer Science
B.Tech, University of Kerala, India
M.S., Ph.D., South Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
Jeremy D. Ramsey (2005)
Chemistry
B.S., Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Zachary Reese (2023)
Film and Video Arts
B.A., Millersville University
M.F.A, Temple University
Leslie Rieck (2019)
Biology
B.S., Allegheny College
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Matthew Ripa (2023)
Theatre
B.A., Salisbury University
M.F.A., The Catholic University of America
Adrian Rublein (2024)
Computer Science
B.S., Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D.,
Marisa Sánchez (2023)
Art History
B.A., Villanova University
M.A., The School of Art Institute of Chicago
Ph.D., University of British Columbia
Allison Saunders (2019)
Biochemistry
B.A., Rochester Institute of Technology
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Eric Shoemaker (2025)
Philosophy
B.A., M.A., J.D., Ph.D., University of Toronto
Laura Seddelmeyer (2014)
History
B.A., Roger Williams University
M.A., Ph.D., Ohio University
Michael Smith (2011)
Mathematical Sciences
B.A., Connecticut College
Ph.D., University of Virginia
Andrew Stafford (2016)
Modern Language Studies
B.A., Montclair State University
M.A., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Phoebe Wagner (2021)
English
B.A., Lycoming College
M.F.A., Iowa State University
Emily Wilson (2022)
Astrophysics
B.A., Franklin and Marshall College
M.S., Ph.D., Rochester Institute of Technology
Douglas Young (2008)
Philosophy
A.B., Brown University
M.T.S., Harvard University
M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
Lecturer, Instructor, Special, and Part-time Appointments
Jay Azriel (2022)
Sloter Endowed Professor in Entrepreneurship
B.B.A., Oglethrope University
M.B.A., The American University
Ph.D., University of Albany
Edwin Beitz (2016)
Wellspan York Hospital
MHA
MLS(ASCP)
Kristin Cowden (2023)
Mathematical Sciences
B.A., Lycoming College
M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
William Dever (2008)
Religion/Archaeology
B.A., Milligan College
M.A., Butler University
B.D., Christian Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Harvard University
Maria Hebert-Leiter (2010)
English
B.A., Loyola University
M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina
Tyler Houser (2025)
Criminal Justice-Criminology
B.S., M.A., Radford University
Sarah L. Kauffman (2024)
English
Director of Writing Center
B.A., Eastern University
M.A., Middlebury College
Donald Leathers (2016)
Medical Director, The Williamsport Hospital Program in Clinical Laboratory Science
Christopher Reed (2008)
Mathematical Sciences
Director of the Math Center
B.S., Lycoming College
M.E., Mansfield University
Lauri Rintelman (2017)
Modern Language Studies
B.A., Lycoming College
Edward Robbins (2001)
Criminal Justice and Criminology
B.A., Mansfield University
M.S., Shippensburg University
Jacob Vargas (2025)
Psychology
B.S., Trinity College
M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Christine M. Wheary (2016)
Program Director, The Williamsport Hospital Program in Clinical Laboratory Science
Emeriti
Susan H. Alexander
Associate Professor Emerita of Sociology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., American University
Robert B. Angstadt
Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.S., Ursinus College
M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University
Susan K. Beidler
Associate Professor Emerita of Library Services
B.A., University of Delaware
M.L.S., University of Pittsburgh
Howard C. Berthold, Jr.
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.A., Franklin and Marshall College
M.A., University of Iowa
Ph.D., The University of Massachusetts
Frederick E. Blumer
President Emeritus
B.A., Millsaps College
B.D., Ph.D., Emory University
Gary M. Boerckel
Professor Emeritus of Music
B.A., B.M., Oberlin College
M.Mus., Ohio University
D.M.A., University of Iowa
Michelle Briggs
Associate Professor Emerita of Biology
B.S., Cornell University
M.S., University of Iowa
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Barbara F. Buedel
Professor Emerita of Modern Language Studies
B.A., University of Kentucky
M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
Amy Cartal-Falk
Associate Professor Emerita of Modern Language Studies
B.A., Lycoming College
M.A., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Santusht S. deSilva
Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Sciences
Sc., University of Sri Lanka
M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Jack D. Diehl, Jr.
Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.S., M.A., Sam Houston State University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Eugene Donati
Assistant Professor Emeritus of Corporate Communication
B.A., University of Pittsburgh
M.P.A., The American University
M.S.C.F., University of Toronto
James E. Douthat
President Emeritus
A.B., The College of William and Mary
M.Div., Ed.D., Duke University
Richard R. Erickson
Associate Professor Emeritus of Astronomy
B.A., University of Minnesota
M.S., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Lynn Estomin
Professor Emerita of Art
B.A., Antioch College
M.F.A., University of Cincinnati
Robert F. Falk
Professor Emeritus of Theatre
B.A., B.D., Drew University
M.A., Ph.D., Wayne State University
Morton A. Fineman
Professor Emeritus of Physics
B.A., Indiana University
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Pamela Gaber
Professor Emerita of Religion/Archaeology
B.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison
A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University
Edward G. Gabriel
Associate Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.A., M.A., Alfred University
M.S., Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Charles L. Getchell
Associate Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
B.S., University of Massachusetts
M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University
Ernest P. Giglio
Professor Emeritus of Political Science
B.A., Queens College
M.A., SUNY at Albany
Ph.D., Syracuse University
Amy Golahny
Professor Emerita of Art
B.A., Brandeis University
M.A., Williams College – Clark Art Institute
Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University
Stephen R. Griffith
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
A.B., Cornell University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Gary Hafer (1992)
Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., M.A., Kutztown University
Ph.D., Purdue University
G.W. Hawkes
Professor Emeritus of English
Marshal of the College
B.A., University of Washington-Seattle
M.A., Ph.D., SUNY-Binghamton
Owen F. Herring
Assistant Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
B.A., Wake Forest College
Rachael Hungerford
Assistant Professor Emerita of Education
A.A., Cayuga County Community College
B.S., State University of New York at Plattsburgh
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts/Amherst
Janet McNeil Hurlbert
Professor Emerita of Library Services
B.A., M.A., University of Denver
Emily R. Jensen
Professor Emerita of English
B.A., Jamestown College
M.A., University of Denver
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Bonita Kolb
Associate Professor Emerita of Business Administration
B.A., Alaska Pacific University
M.S., Ph.D., Golden Gate University
Eldon F. Kuhns, II
Associate Professor Emeritus of Accounting
B.A., Lycoming College
M. Accounting, University of Oklahoma
C.P.A. (Pennsylvania)
Robert H. Larson
Professor Emeritus of History
B.A., The Citadel
M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia
Darby Lewes
Professor Emerita of English
B.A., Saint Xavier College
M.A., Northwestern University
Ph.D., University of Chicago
Litt.D., Wilson College (Honoris Causa)
Mehrdad Madresehee
Professor Emeritus of Economics
Robert L. and Mary Jackson Shangraw Professor
B.S., University of Tehran
M.S., National University of Iran
M.S., University of Idaho
Ph.D., Washington State University
Richard J. Morris
Professor Emeritus of History
B.A., Boston State College
M.A., Ohio University
Ph.D., New York University
Kurt H. Olsen
Assistant Professor Emeritus of Psychology
B.S., St. Lawrence University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Rochester
Kathleen D. Pagana
Professor Emerita of Nursing
B.S.N., University of Maryland
M.S.N., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Doris P. Parrish
Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing
B.S., SUNY at Plattsburgh
M.S., Russell Sage College
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Eileen M. Peluso
Associate Professor Emerita of Mathematical Sciences and Associate Provost Emerita
B.S., Bloomsburg University
M.S., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
John F. Piper
Professor Emeritus of History and Dean Emeritus of the College
A.B., Lafayette College
B.D., Yale University
Ph.D., Duke University
David J. Rife
Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., University of Florida
M.A., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
Susan M. Ross
Professor Emerita of Sociology and Dean Emerita of the College
B.A., Millersville University
M.A., Ph.D., University of New Hampshire
Kathryn M. Ryan
Professor Emerita of Psychology
B.S., University of Illinois
M.S., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Roger D. Shipley
Professor Emeritus of Art
B.A., Otterbein College
M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art
N.J. Stanley
Associate Professor Emerita of Theatre
B.S., Louisiana State University
M.F.A., Florida State Univ., Tallahassee
Ph.D., Indiana University-Bloomington
Arthur Sterngold
Associate Professor Emeritus of Business Administration
B.A., Princeton University
M.B.A., Northwestern University
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Fred M. Thayer, Jr.
Professor Emeritus of Music
A.B., Syracuse University
B.M., Ithaca College
M.M., SUNY at Binghamton
D.M.A., Cornell University
Kent C. Trachte
President Emeritus
B.A., Dartmouth College
M.A., University of Kentucky
Ph.D., Binghamton University
John M. Whelan, Jr.
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
B.A., University of Notre Dame
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Frederic M. Wild, Jr.
Assistant Professor Emeritus of Communication
B.A., Yale Divinity School
M.Div., Yale Divinity School
M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University
Melvin C. Zimmerman
Professor Emeritus of Biology
B.S., SUNY at Cortland
M.S., Ph.D., Miami University