Faculty
Note: The year in parentheses indicates when the faculty member joined Wilson College.
Kay E. Ackerman (1990)
Associate Professor of History, B.A., Longwood College; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Thomas Armstrong (2017)
Assistant Professor of Finance, B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Ph.D., Temple University
Deborah S. Austin (1989)
Professor of Chemistry, B.S., Clarion State College; Ph.D., Iowa State University
George Bates (2000)
Associate Professor of Veterinary Medical Technology, B.S., Kansas State University; M.S., Colorado State University; D.V.M., Kansas State University
Julie Beck (2016)
Associate Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., Bloomsburg University; M.S.N., Villanova University; D.Ed., Penn State University
Abigail Berkey (2017)
Assistant Professor of Biology, B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois
Laura Biesecker (2008)
ESL Instructor, B.A., University of Pennsylvania; M.A., American University
Kasey Brenneman (2016)
Lecturer of Mathematics, B.A., Bloomsburg University; M.Ed., Shippensburg University
Jennifer Buffenbarger (2016)
Assistant Professor of Nursing, A.A.S., Cochise College; M.S., Ed.D., Walden University
Freya Burnett (1989)
Professor of Veterinary Medical Technology, A.S., Wilson College; B.S., Edinboro State University; M.S., Shippensburg University
Beth Byers (2015)
Director of the Teacher Intern Program, B.S., M.Ed., Shippensburg University
Nicolaos Catsis (2014)
Assistant Professor of Global Studies, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Temple University
Joseph Crouse (2017)
Assistant Professor of Business and Economics, B.S., Charter Oak State College; M.B.A., Frostburg State University; M.A., Hood College; Ph.D., University of Nevada
Michael G. Cornelius (2002)
Professor of English, B.A., St. John Fisher College; M.A., Marshall University; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
Kathleen Cunniffe-Pena (2017)
Lecturer of Spanish, B.A., Albright College; M.A., University of New Mexico; Ph.D., Temple University
Robert Dickson (2003)
Associate Professor of Fine Arts, B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.F.A., Wichita State University
Tammy Ege (2008)
Assistant Professor of Veterinary Medical Technology, B.S., Wilson College; M.S., American College of Applied Science
John Elia (2006)
Associate Professor of Philosophy, B.A., Carson-Newman College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin
Brenda Elliot (2016)
Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., Lycoming College; M.S.N., Bloomsburg University; Ph.D., Widener University
Bradley E. Engle (1987)
Associate Professor of Biology, B.S., Bucknell University; Ph.D., Tulane University School of Medicine
Lori Frey (1988)
Associate Professor of Physical Education, B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.Ed., Slippery Rock University
Melanie E. Gregg (1999)
Associate Professor of French, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Washington University
Dana Harriger (1996)
Professor of Biology, B.S., Juniata College; M.S., Ph.D., Wright State University
Carolyn Hart (2013)
Associate Professor, B.S.N. Chamberlin College of Nursing; M.S.N., South University; Ph.D., University of Missouri
James F. Hay, C.P.A. (2009)
Associate Professor of Accounting and Business, B.S., M.B.A., Lehigh University
Elissa Heil (2014)
Professor of Language and Literature, B.A., Dickinson College; M.Phil., Ph.D., New York University
Tonia Hess-Kling (2015)
Assistant Professor of Exercise and Sport Science, B.A., Hood College; D.C., New York Chiropractic College
Theresa M. Hoover (2013)
Assistant Professor of Education, B.S., Franciscan University of Steubenville; M.S., Western Maryland College; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Jill Abraham Hummer (2007)
Associate Professor of Political Science, B.A., Allegheny College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia
Kathleen L. Kaminski (2002)
Associate Professor of Education, B.S., East Stroudsburg State University; M.Ed., Western Maryland College; Ph.D., University of Maryland
Donald Kelley (1999)
Associate Professor of Computer Science, B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.S.Ed., Salisbury State University; M.S., Monmouth University
Justin Lawrence (2012)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Physics, B.Sc., University of Dublin; M.Phil., Dublin Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of St Andrews
Joshua Legg (2017)
Director of the Master of Fine Arts Program, B.S., Shenandoah University; B.F.A., M.F.A., Shenandoah Conservatory
Brooke Leininger (2015)
Assistant Professor of Equestrian Studies, B.S., Colorado State University; M.S., University of Mary
Philip Lindsey (2000)
Professor of Fine Arts, B.S., M.A., Western Carolina University; M.F.A., Mount Royal Graduate School of Art, Maryland Institute
Jonathan Z. Long (2013)
Assistant Professor of Communications, B.A., Virginia Wesleyan College; M.A., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., George Mason University
Amanda McMenamin (2009)
Assistant Professor of Spanish, B.A., University of Delaware; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Eric C. Michael (2013)
Assistant Professor of Education, B.S., M.Ed., Shippensburg University; D.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
Barbara K. Mistick (2011)
Professor of Business, B.S., Carlow College; M.B.A., University of Pittsburgh’s Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business; D.M., Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Business
Megan Mizanty (2016)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance, B.A., Ithaca College; M.F.A., Temple University
Alexander Munson (2013)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, B.A., Goucher College; M.S., Texas A&M University; Ph.D., Columbia University
Lynn Newman (2005)
Associate Professor of Education, B.S., Kutztown University; M.Ed., Shippensburg University; Ph.D., University of Maryland
Ann O’Shallie (1998)
Professor of Equestrian Studies and Equine-Facilitated Therapeutics, B.S., University of Maryland; M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
Julie Raulli (2005)
Associate Professor of Sociology, B.A., Hamline University; M.A., Ph.D., Colorado State University
Tina Roles (2000)
Assistant Professor of Veterinary Medical Technology, B.S., M.Ed., Wilson College
Kathryn Sarachan (2017)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, B.S. Cornell University; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Steven Schmidt (2013)
Assistant Professor of Psychology, A.S., Manchester Community College; B.S., Trinity College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Larry Shillock (1996)
Professor of English, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Alaina Smelko (2017)
Lecturer of Nursing, B.S.N., York College of Pennsylvania; M.S.N., Mansfield University
Wendell Smith (2014)
Associate Professor of Spanish, B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.A., University of Texas; Ph.D., University of Texas
David True (2003)
Associate Professor of Religion Studies, B.B.A., Georgia State University; M.Div., Baptist Theological Seminary; Th.M., Ph.D., Union Theological Seminary
Edward Wells (1997)
Professor of Environmental Studies, B.A., Slippery Rock University; M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
Mary Beth Wert (2016)
Instructor of Veterinary Medical Technology, B.S., Wilson College
Lisa Woolley (1993)
Professor of English, B.A., Augustana College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Faculty Emeriti
Gunlog Anderson, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita of Fine Arts
Raymond Kemp Anderson, Th.D.
Professor Emeritus of Religion Studies
Virginia Anderson- Stojanovic , Ph.D.
Professor Emerita of Fine Arts and Classics
Beverly Ayers-Nachamkin , Ph.D.
Professor Emerita of Psychology
Abdolreza Banan , Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Business and Economics
Calvin H. Blair, A.M.
Associate Professor Emeritus of Economics
Donald F. Bletz , Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Business and Government
Naomi Boretz , M.F.A.
Associate Professor Emerita of Fine Arts
Alice Martin Brumbaugh , A.M.
Associate Professor Emerita of Sociology
Vern C. Buckles, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Emeritus of German
Jose A. Diaz, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Spanish
Joyce E. Donatelli , M.S.
Professor Emerita of Physical Education
Paula C. Kellinger , M.F.A.
Professor Emerita of Dance
Carl F. Larson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Alice Leighty
Registrar Emerita
Louise C. Monack , Ph.D.
Professor Emerita of Chemistry
Walter O. Portmann , Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics