Governing Board and Faculty

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• Governing Board
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Tom Wolf
Governor

State System of Higher Education
Dr. Daniel Greenstein
Chancellor

Board of Governors

Mansfield University

Council of Trustees

Alexander, Conrad (2003) Instructor of Percussion. Department of Music.

Arango-Keeth, Fanny (2002) B.A., Universidad Ricardo Palma; Ph.D., Arizona State University. 1996, Associate Professor, Deparment of Art, Communication, English and World Languages.

Battin, Joshua (2011) B.A., Edinboro University, 2006; M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2007; Associate Professor, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences.

Benaddi, Atika (2019) B.BA., Baruch College, 2011; M.S., Brooklyn College, 2013; Ph.D., Kansas State University, 2019; Assistant Professor, Department of Business Adminstration, Mathematics, Computer Science and Information Systems.

Bernum, Belinda A. (2002). B.AA., Central Michigan University, 1986; M.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1991. Assistant Professor, Deparment of Art, Communication, English and World Languages.

Borzok, Meagen A. (2019) B.S., Elizabethtown College, 2002; PhD., University of Maryland, 2007. Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Sciences.

Bosworth, Jeffrey A. (2003). B.A., St. Andrew’s Presbyterian College, 1990; A.M. 1993, Ph.D. 2000, University of Illinois-Urbana. Associate Professor, Department of History, Education, Philosophy, Political Science and Sociology.

Brennan, Adam F. (1995). B.M.E., Western Illinois University, 1986; M.A.Composition, Western Illinois University, 1989; D.M.A., University of Oklahoma, 2000. Professor, Department of Music.

Campbell, Martha (2013). A.A., Empire State College, 2000; B.A., Empire State College, 2000; M.A., Goddard College, 2008. Associate Professor, Deparment of Art, Communication, English and World Languages.

Carapella, Jennifer. (2013). B.S., Daemen College, 2005; M.S.N., Mansfield University, 2011. Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2021. Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing and Allied Health Services.

Carl, Peggy L. (2019). B.A., Whittier College, 1980; M.A., University of Minnesota, 1993. Athletic Director, Department of Nursing and Allied Health Services.

Carson, Gregory (2002). B.A., LaSalle University, 1992; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1997. Associate Professor, Department of Natural Sciences.

Chester, Michael J. (1993). B.S., University of Delaware, 1985; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1991. Associate Professor, Department of Natural Sciences.

Clifford, Leslie D. (2002). B.S. 1993, M.S. 1995, Brigham Young University; Ph.D., Wake Forest University, 2001. Associate Professor, Department of Natural Sciences.

Cobb, Kenneth P. (2019). BFA, Bowling Green State University, 1999; MFA, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 2004. Assistant Professor, Deparment of Art, Communication, English and World Languages.

Craig, Francis (1998). B.A., University of Richmond, 1989; M.A., Loyola-Maryland, 1994; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1998. Professor, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences.

Crowl, Justin (2013). B.A., Walsh University, 2005; M.S., Youngstown State University, 2009; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2013. Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences.

Cummings, Christopher (2012) B.S., Mansfield University, 2007; M.Ed., Mansfield University, 2009, PH.D., Indiana University of PA, 2011. Instructor, Department of Student Support Services.

D’Ortona, Catherine M. (1994). B.S., Loyola College, 1989; M.A. 1992, Ph.D. 1994, University of Virginia. Associate Professor, Department of Business Adminstration, Mathematics, Computer Science and Information Systems.

Daly, Mary (2010). B.S., Columbia University, 1981; M.S.W,. Marywood University, 1996; Ph.D., Binghamton University, 2005. Associate Professor, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences.

Decker, Kristen (2000). B.S., University of Wisconsin-Superior; 1995; M.S., University of Wisconsin-Superior, 1998. Assistant Professor, Department of Student Support Services.

Delaney, Nicholas (2021). M.S., State University of New York - Brockport, 2012. Instructor, Department of Student Support Services.

Demchak, Jennifer (2007). B.S., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, 1996; M.S., Clarion University, 1998; Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2005. Associate Professor, Department of Natural Sciences.

Dettwiler, Peggy D. (1990). B.S., University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 1970; B.M. 1982, M.M. 1980, University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.M., University of Texas-San Antonio, 1985; D.M.A., Eastman School of Music, 1991. Professor, Department of Music.

Dodson-Webster, Rebecca (2005). B.M., Grove City College, 1987; M.F.A., Carnegie Mellon University, 1989; D.M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1997. Associate Professor, Department of Music.

Doerksen, Teri Ann (2000). B.A., Willamette University, 1989; M.A., University of Colorado at Boulder, 1991; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1997. Professor, Deparment of Art, Communication, English and World Languages.

Dzuiba, Glorianne (2016). Diploma of Nursing, Robert Packer School of Nursing, 1984; B.S., Mansfield University, 2010; M.S., State University of New York at Oneonta, 2011. Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing and Allied Health Services.

Economos, Nicholas (2013). B.A., The University of North Carolina Charlotte, 1981; M.F.A., The University of Oklahoma, 1985. Assistant Professor, Deparment of Art, Communication, English and World Languages.

Farkas, Elaine (2017). B.S., University of Florida, 2002; M.S., Cornell University, 2006; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2010. Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Sciences.

Feeney, Mary (2013). B.S., Mansfield University, 2001; M.S., Marywood University, 2009; Ph.D., Marywood University, 2013. Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing and Allied Health Services.

Ferrito, Susan (1996). B.S., Wheeling Jesuit College 1985; MS.Ed., Elmira College, 2006. Director of Clinical Education, Respiratory Therapy, Department of Nursing and Allied Health Services.

Gaskievicz, Andrew (1999). B.A. 1988, M.A. 1990, Western Washington University; Ph.D., SUNY Stony Brook, 1999. Associate Professor, Department of History, Education, Philosophy, Political Science and Sociology.

Guenther, Karen (1998). B.A., Stephen F. Austin State University, 1980; M.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1983; Ph.D., University of Houston, 1994. Professor, Department of History, Education, Philosophy, Political Science and Sociology.

Guignard, James (2005). B.S., Appalachian State University, 1989; B.A., Coastal Carolina University, 1997; M.A., Western Carolina University, 1999; Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno, 2005. Professor, Deparment of Art, Communication, English and World Languages.

Haner, Matthew (2002). B.S., Elmira College, 1995; M.A. 1999, Ph.D. 2002, Binghamton University. Professor, Department of Business Adminstration, Mathematics, Computer Science and Information Systems.

Harris, Andrea (1995). B.A., University of Vermont, 1984; M.A. 1987, Ph.D. 1992, SUNY-Buffalo. Professor, Deparment of Art, Communication, English and World Languages.

Harris, Jamey (2008) B.A., West Virginia University, 1980; M.A., University of South Carolina; M.A. Ibid, 1995. Assistant Professor, Department of Library Instruction and Research Services.

Hensley, Steven (1995). B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1982; Ph.D., Wright State University, 1990. Associate Professor, Department of Natural Sciences.

Holderby, Shawndra (2003). B.A., Ball State University, 1988; M.A., Ohio University, 1992; Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 2001. Associate Professor, Department of History, Education, Philosophy, Political Science and Sociology.

Jackson, Holly (2019). B.A., Wright State University, 2010; M.A., Wright State University 2012; M.L.S., University of kentucky, 2013. Assistant Professor, Department of Library Instruction and Research Services.

Jacobsen, Jeffrey (2008). B.S., Mayville State University, 1974; M.Ed., University of North Dakota, 1982; Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado. Associate Professor, Department of Music.

Ji, Xiaoxuan (Shelly) (2019). B.S., Sichuan Normal University, 2011; Masters Degree Southern Illinois University, 2014; Masters Degree Southern Illinois University, 2016; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 2019. Assistant Professor, Department of Business Adminstration, Mathematics, Computer Science and Information Systems.

Kagle, Jeanne (2004). B.A., Swarthmore College, 1999; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2004. Professor, Department of Natural Sciences.

Kasperek, Sheila (2001). B.S., Appalachian State University, 1993; M.L.I.S., University of North Carolina, 2000; M.S., Capella University, 2004. Professor, Department of Library Instruction and Research Services.

Keeth, William (2001). B.A., Whittier College, 1988; M.A., Arizona State University, 1993; Ph.D., Arizona State University, 1999. Associate Professor, Deparment of Art, Communication, English and World Languages.

Kennedy, Linda (2013). B.S., The University of Leeds, 1985; M.S., The University of Sheffield, 1988; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina Greensboro, 2012. Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Sciences.

Kiessling, Anthony (2003). B.S., Rowan University, 1989; Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1996. Associate Professor, Department of Natural Sciences.

Klesh, Jamie (2005). B.S., Mansfield University, 1993; M.S., Binghamton University, 1998; Ph.D., Binghamton University, 2007. Associate Professor, Department of Nursing and Allied Health Services.

Korgeski, Michele (2015). B.S., Bloomsburg University, 2012; M.S., Bloomsburg University, 2013. Instructor, Department of Nursing and Allied Health Services.

Kotchka, Vicki (2012) B.S.N., Mansfield University, 1998; M.S.N., Mansfield University, 2011. Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing and Allied Health Services.

Kutty, Gopalan (1984). Bachelor of Commerce 1971, Masters of Commerce 1974, University of Calicut; M.B.A., Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 1981; Ph.D., Northeastern University, 1985. Professor, Department of Business Adminstration, Mathematics, Computer Science and Information Systems.

Kwak, Eun-Joo (2015). B.M., Seoul National University, 1988; M.M., Roosevelt University 1990; D.M., Northwestern University, 1996. Associate Professor, Department of Music.

Laib, Susan G. (1989). B.M., Eastman School of Music, 1980; M.M., University of Colorado, 1982, D.M.A., Florida State University, 1997. P.T. Associate Professor, Department of Music.

Lee, Kwang B. (2020). B.S., Ajou University, 1991; MBA, Ajou University, 1993; MS, Texas A&M University, 1999; Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2003. Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, Mathematics, Computer Science and Information Systems.

Lint, Bradley (2013). B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1989; M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2002; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2008. Assistant Professor, Deparment of Art, Communication, English and World Languages.

Lockwood, Michelle (2008) B.F.A., School of Art & Design, NYSCC at Alfred University, 1989; M.F.A., Goddard College, 2005. Associate Professor, Deparment of Art, Communication, English and World Languages.

Loher, Brian T. (1990). B.A., Indiana University, 1980; M.A. 1984, Ph.D. 1987, Michigan State University. Professor, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences.

Long, Kristen B. (2016). B.S., Millersville University, 2007; Ph.D., Drexel University College of Medicine, 2012. Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Sciences.

Longcore, Andrew J. (2019). B.S., Ithaca College, 2009; MS., Ithaca College, 2010; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2020. Assistant Professor, Department of Art, Communication, English and World Languages.

Madigan, Timothy (2000). B.A., Bloomsburg University, 1985; M.A. 1988, Ph.D. 1992, Pennsylvania State University. Associate Professor, Department of History, Education, Philosophy, Political Science and Sociology.

Maisner, N. Roger (1976). B.S., Eastern Michigan University, 1973; M.A., Michigan State University, 1976. Associate Professor, Department of Nursing and Allied Health Services.

Maris, Robert C. (1988). B.S., Texas A&M University, 1975; M.S., University of Southern Mississippi, 1980; Ph.D., Old Dominion University, 1986. Professor, Department of Natural Sciences.

Mayo, Nicole (2013). B.A., Western Oregon University, 2008; M.A., University of San Diego, 2010; Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 2013. Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences.

McEvoy, Adrianne (2003). B.A. 1993, M.A. 1999, Ph.D. 2002, State University of New York at Buffalo. Associate Professor, Department of History, Education, Philosophy, Political Science and Sociology.

Meisner, Jolene (2015). B.S.W. 1999, Mansfield University; M.S.W., Marywood University 2004. Instructor, Department of Student Support Services.

Monkelien, Sheryl (2001). B.M., Iowa State University, 1980; M.M., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1995; Ph.D., University of Nebraska, 2001. Professor, Department of Music.

Moulton, Christine (2004). B.M., Boston Conservatory of Music, 1984; M.M., Manhattan School of Music, 1998; D.M.A., The State University of New Jersey Rutgers, 2006. Associate Professor, Department of Music.

Moyer, Gregory (2015). B.S., Mansfield University, 1995; M.S., Mansfield University, 1998; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 2002. Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Sciences.

Murphy, Joseph M. (1987). B.M.E., Bowling Green State University, 1982; M.M. 1983, D.M.A. 1994, Northwestern University. Professor, Department of Music.

Newman, Ira (1972). A.B., Columbia College, 1962; M.A., Columbia University, 1971; Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 1984. Professor, Department of History, Education, Philosophy, Political Science and Sociology.

Oakes, Brian (2005). B.S., Lock Haven University, 1994; M.S., Mansfield University 2001. Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing and Allied Health Services.

Parks, Rebecca (2016). AA, SUNY Alfred, 2991; B.S.E., SUNY Fredonia, 1991; M.S., Elmira College, 2001; Ph.D., Capella University, 2015. Assistant Professor, Department of History, Education, Philosophy, Political Science and Sociology.

Phillips, Melinda (2015). B.A., Prescott College, 2009; M.Ed., Arizona State University, 2013. Instructor, Department of Student Support Services.

Pieper, Holly (2001). B.A., Mt. Mary College, 1992; M.S., Ithaca College, 1997. Assistant Professor, Deparment of Art, Communication, English and World Languages.

Pifer, Lynn (1991). B.A., University of Illinois, 1984; M.A. 1987, Ph.D. 1991, SUNY-Buffalo. Professor, Deparment of Art, Communication, English and World Languages.

Polly, Alison (2020). B.S., Mansfield University, 1994; Ph.D. Nova Southeastern University, 2013. Assistant Professor, Department of History, Education, Philosophy, Political Science and Sociology.

Purk, Janice (2005). B.S. 1972, M.A. 1990, Ph.D. 2000, Kent State University. Associate Professor, Department of History, Education, Philosophy, Political Science and Sociology.

Ranney, Todd (2009) B.M., Drake University, 1982; M.M., The Cleveland Institute of Music & Case Western Reserve University, 1988;  D.M.A., Ohio State University, 2009. Assistant Professor, Music.

Rinnert, Nathan (2003). B.A., The University of Kansas, 1990; M.A., Auburn University, 1995; Ph.D., University of Miami, 2006. Professor, Department of Music.

Rose, Alissa (F2009) B.A., Oberlin College, 1997; B.M., Oberlin Conservatory of Music, 1997; M.M., Rice University, 2000; D.M.A., University of Michigan, 2008. Professor, Department of Music.

Rotella, Deborah K. (2000). B.S., University of Kentucky, 1990; M.S., Finch University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School, 1997. Assistant Professor, Department of Student Support Services.

Rothermel, Jonathan (2008) B. A., Millersville University, 1995; M.A., Temple University, 1998; Ph.D., Temple University, 2010. Associate Professor, Department of History, Education, Philosophy, Political Science and Sociology.

Runyan, Nancy (2013). B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1991; M.S.N., University of Phoenix, 2008. Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing and Allied Health Services.

Savoye, Philippe (1991). B.S. 1985, M.S. 1988, Ph.D. 1991, University of California, Davis. Professor, Mathematics and Computer Information Science.

Sechrist, Gretchen (F2009) B.A., Bucknell University, 1994; M.A., University of Maryland, 1996; Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2000. Professor, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences.

Seymour, Tanya (2019). B.S.N., Mansfield University, 2000; M.S.N., University of Pheonix, 2010. Intructor, Department of Nursing Allied Health Services.

Sim, Jaesung (2006). B.P.A. 1988, M.P.A. 1991 Wonkwang University; M.S. Texas Tech University, 1995; Ph.D., University of North Texas, 2003. Associate Professor, Department of Business Adminstration, Mathematics, Computer Science and Information Systems.

Spezialetti, Brian D. (1989). B.S., Mansfield University, 1978; M.S. Ed., Elmira College, 1989. Director, Medical Technology Program, Department of Nursing and Allied Health Services.

Stocks, Lee (2012). B.A., Concord University, 1998; M.A., West Virginia University, 2001; Ph.D., Kent State, 2010. Associate Professor, Department of Natural Sciences.

Ulrich, John (1991). B.A., University of Maryland, 1985; M.A. 1988, Ph.D. 1994, SUNY ­Buffalo. Professor, Deparment of Art, Communication, English and World Languages.

Varner, Christine (2015). B.S.N., Mansfield University, 1997; M.S.N., University of Pheonix, 2003; School Nurse Certificate (CSN), Slippery Rock University (2013); Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), Clarion & Edinboro University (2020). Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing and Allied Health Services.

Verno, Karri (2005). B.A., Waynesburg College, 2000; M.A., West Virginia University, 2002; Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2005. Professor, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences.

Walters, Andrew (2008). B.M., Millikin University, 1989; M.M., Northern Illinois University, 1991; D.M.A., University of Illinois, 2002. Professor, Department of Music.

Welch, Tiffany (2014). B.S.W., Mansfield University, 2005; M.S.W., Marywood University, 2008; D.S.W., Capella University, 2015. Associate Professor, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences.

Werner-Burke, Nanci (2001). B.S.Ed. 1990, M.Ed. 1991, Clarion University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2000. Professor, Department of History, Education, Philosophy, Political Science and Sociology.

Whitecraft, Michele (2013). B.S., Lock Haven University, 1986; M.Ed., Bloomsburg University, 1998; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2013. Assistant Professor, Department of History, Education, Philosophy, Political Science and Sociology.

Wiest, Logan A. (2019). B.S.Ed., Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, 2011; M.S., Temple University, 2014; Ph.D., Baylor University, 2018. Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Sciences.

Wright, Kayla (2021). Instructor, Department of Nursing and Allied Health Services.

Young, Kathryn “Sue” (1999). B.A., Mansfield University, 1986; M.A, 1989, Ph.D. 1992, Pennsylvania State University. Professor, Deparment of Art, Communication, English and World Languages.

Zhou, Xia (2019). B.S., Henan University of Finance and Economics, 1999; Master Degree, University of Willongong, 2001; Ph.D., Drexel, 2013. Assistant Professor, Department of Business Adminstration, Mathematics, Computer Science and Information Systems.

* Deceased