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
Sable Bettencourt (2018)
Equestrian Center Coordinator and Instructor, B.S. Equine Science, University of Minnesota, Crookston
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
Joseph Cunningham (2018)
Associate Professor of Accounting, B.S., Villanova University, M.B.A., Widener University, CPA
Robert Dickson (2003)
Associate Professor of Fine Arts, B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.F.A., Wichita State University
Daniela DiGregorio (2018)
Assistant Professor of Education – TESOL, B.A., M.A. University of South Bohemia, M.A., Marywood University, Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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
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
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
Keri Kytola (2018)
Assistant Professor of Psychology, B.S., Louisiana State University, M.S., Ph.D. Oklahoma State University
Justin Lawrence (2012)
Associate 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
Matthew McBride (2018)
Instructor of English, B.A., Capital University, M.F.A., Bowling Green State University, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
Deanna McClure (2018)
Clinical Instructor of Nursing, ASN, Penn State Mont Alto, MSN, Wilson College
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
Rachael Picard (2018)
Lecturer Research Advisor of Biology, B.S., Messiah College, M.S., Shippensburg University
Julie Raulli (2005)
Professor of Sociology, B.A., Hamline University; M.A., Ph.D., Colorado State University
Bonnie Rock-McCutcheon (2018)
Lecturer of Classics, B.A. The College of New Jersey, M.A., Ph.D, Ohio 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
Erin Young (2018)
Clinical Instructor of Nursing, ASN, Excelsior College, MSN, Wilson College
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
Donald Kelley, M.S.
Associate Professor of Computer Science
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