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Full-time Faculty

(Alphabetical Listing)

Aldridge, Benjamin, Lecturer, Music

B.A., Yale University; M.M., Yale School of Music

Allen, Tracy H., Associate Professor, Geography

B.A., M.S., George Mason University; Ph.D., Oregon State University

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2003-2004

Allison Jr., Donald L., Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics

B.S., Bethany Nazarene College; M.S., University of Illinois;

M.S., National Technological University;

Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Anderson, Sven H., Associate Professor, Art

B.F.A., University of Hawaii; M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy

Angell, Katherine G., Associate Professor, Human Ecology

B.A., Simmons College; M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Minnesota

Arakaki, Jon S., Assistant Professor, Communication Arts

B.A., University of Redlands; M.A., University of Nevada, Las Vegas;

Ph.D., University of Oregon

Arango, Gustavo, Associate Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures

B.A. Universidad Pontificia, Bolivariana Colombia;

M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University

Armstrong, W. Lawrence, Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

A.B., Oberlin College; Ph.D., University of Rochester

Ashbaugh, William B., Associate Professor, History

B.A., University of California, San Diego;

M.A., San Diego State University; Ph.D., Temple University

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2007-2008

Avanzato, Rose, Lecturer, Education and Human Ecology

A.A.S., Nassau Community College;

B.S., M.S., SUNY Oneonta

Avery, Leanne, Associate Professor, Elementary Education and Reading

M.S., State University of New York at Albany;

M.S.Ed., Ph.D., Cornell University

Bachman, Nancy J., Associate Professor, Biology

B.A., Macalester College; Ph.D., The University of Michigan

Bagby, John R., Associate Professor, Theatre

B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.F.A., University of Texas, Austin

Baldwin, Joseph C., Associate Professor, English

B.S., SUNY College at Cortland; M.A., University of Arkansas

Balins, Andris, Lecturer, Music

B.A., Hartwick College

Banks, Dennis N., Secondary Education; Professor, Education

B.A., Johns Hopkins University; M.A.T., Jacksonville University;

Ph.D., University of Florida

Barberio, Richard P., Associate Professor, Political Science

B.S., SUNY Oneonta;

M.A., Ph.D., Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, State University of New York at Albany

Barnes, Christine H., Instructional Support Technician, Chemistry and Biochemistry

A.A.S., Mohawk Valley Community College;

B.A., SUNY College at Oswego

Barstow, Robert S., Professor, Music

B. of Music, Fort Hays Kansas State College;

M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities, 2004-2005

Battisti, Helen, Assistant Professor, Human Ecology

B.S., SUNY Binghamton; M.S., Marywood College; Ph.D., Marywood University

Bauer, Paul, Assistant Professor, Economics, Finance and Accounting

B.A., Texas Christian University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Beal, Thomas D., Assistant Professor, History

B.A., University of Tennessee;

M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook

Beitzel, Brian D., Associate Professor, Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education

B.A., Peoples Bible College; B.S., Colorado State University;

M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2008-2009

Bennett, Jacqueline S., Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

B.S., West Virginia University; M.S., Ph.D., University of California

Bernardin, Susan K., Associate Professor, English

B.A., Princeton University;

M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz

Betsinger, Tracy K., Assistant Professor, Anthropology

B.A., University of North Dakota;

B.S., University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse; M.A., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Bielert, Craig F., Professor, Psychology

B.A., Wabash College; Ph.D., Michigan State University

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1999-2000

Bischoff, Paul J., Professor, Education

B.S., Monmouth College; Ed.D., Columbia University

Bishop, Ron, Lecturer, Chemistry and Biochemistry

B.A., Youngstown State; Ph.D., West Virginia University

Black, Suzanne, Assistant Professor, English

A.B., A.M., University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of Michigan

Blechman, Jerome B., Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

B.S., New York University;

M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1990-1991

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service, 2011-2012

Bouman, Nathaniel F., Assistant Professor, Communication Arts

B.A., Vassar College; M.F.A., Columbia University

Bounou, Latifa, Assistant Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures

M.A., Universite Hassan II; Ph.D., University of Louisiana, LaFayette

Bridgers, Leah, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics

B.A., Hamilton College; M.S., Ph.D., Syracuse University

Brunstad, Keith, Assistant Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

B.S., University of Puget Sound; Ph.D., Washington State University

Brown, Michael J., Assistant Professor, Psychology

B.A., John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY); M.A., Brooklyn College (CUNY)

Buchan, Howard F., Associate Professor, Economics, Finance and Accounting

B.A., M.B.A., University of Windsor, C.P.A.;

Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton

Bueche, Jennifer L., Associate Professor, Human Ecology; Director, M.S. – Nutrition and Dietetics Program

B.S., SUNY Oneonta; M.S., C. W. Post Long Island University; Ph.D., Syracuse University

Callahan, Nancy J., Professor, Art

B.A., SUNY Oneonta; M.F.A., Syracuse University

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2000-2001

Carter, Paul S., Assistant Professor, Music

B.A., Allegheny College; M.M., University of Massachusetts;

Ph.D., Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati

Castendyk, Devin, Associate Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

B.A., Hartwick College; M.S., University of Utah;

Ph.D., The University of Auckland, New Zealand

The State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2010-11

Chiang, Joseph F., Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

B.S., Tunghai University, China; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University

Chiang, Shiaoyun, Associate Professor, Communication Arts

B.A., Anhui University, China;

M.A., Yunnan University; M.A., Duquesne University;

M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany

Chiweshe, Annacleta, Associate Professor, Human Ecology

B.Ed., University of Zimbabwe; M.Sc., Ph.D., University of Nebraska

Choi, Yun-Jung, Assistant Professor, Human Ecology

B.S., HanKuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea;

M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University

Choonoo, R. Neville, Professor, Africana and Latino Studies/English

Teachers Diploma, Springfield College, South Africa;

B.A., Western Illinois University; M.A., City College of New York; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University

Christie, Charlene S., Assistant Professor, Psychology

B.A., Bard College;

M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany

Chryst, Carolyn F., Assistant Professor, Education

B.A. George Mason University; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Toledo

Compton, Robert W., Associate Professor, Africana and Latino Studies and Political Science

B.A., Bowie State University; M.A., Bowling Green State University; M.P.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton

Crane, Gwen E., Professor, English

B.A., University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D., Princeton University

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2004-2005

Cui, Jian, Assistant Professor, Art

B.F.A., Central Academy of Fine Arts, China;

M.F.A., The Pennsylvania State University

Cunningham, Neil, Lecturer, Communication Arts

B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Curch, Lisa M., Associate Professor, Sociology

B.A., Hollins University; M.A., University of Southern Florida;

Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Curran, Joanne M., Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Educational Psychology

B.S., M.S., SUNY College at Buffalo; Ph.D., Arizona State University

Dauria, Arthur F., Professor, Communication Arts

B.S., M.A., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2000-2001

Day, Janet, Assistant Professor, Political Science

A.A.S., Northwestern Michigan College; B.A., Hope College;

M.A., Ph.D., Purdue University

Dean, Carol S., Assistant Professor, Secondary Education

B.A., University of Nebraska at Kearney;

M.A., Ed.D., State University of New York at Binghamton

Dengler, Krislynn, Lecturer, Elementary Education and Reading

B.S., M.S., State University College at Oneonta

Dennis, Jeffery, Assistant Professor, Sociology

B.A., Augustana College; M.A., Indiana University;

M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook

Dixon, Benjamin Y., Associate Professor, Geography

B.A., Shippensburg University; M.A., University of Kansas;

Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Dolber, Brian, Assistant Professor, Communication Arts

B.A., The George Washington University; Ph.D., University of Illinios at Urbang-Champaign

Doughty, Amie A., Associate Professor, English

B.A., Ripon College; M.A. Indiana State University;

Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Dowdell, Mary A., Assistant Professor, Human Ecology

B.S., Kent State University; M.S., The Ohio State University;

Ph.D., Syracuse University

Durkin, Barbara, Assistant Professor, Management, Marketing, and Information Systems

B.A., St John University; M.B.A., Iona College; J.D., Pace University

Ebert, James R., Distinguished Teaching Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

B.S., SUNY College at Fredonia;

Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1992-1993

Ellis, Todd, Assistant Professor, EarthSciences

B.S., The Pennsylvania State University;

M.S., Ph.D., Colorado State University

Eluwawalage, Damayanthie, Assistant Professor, Human Ecology

B.A., B.A., Curtin University, Western Australia;

Ph.D., Edith Cowan University, Western Australia

Escudero, Alejandra, Lecturer, Foreign Languages and Literatures

B.A., Universidad Metropolitana, Venezuela; M.S., University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Falbush, Arthur C., Lecturer, Music

B.M., University of Northern Colorado;

M.M., University of North Texas;

D.M.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook

Falk, Cynthia G., Associate Professor, Cooperstown Graduate Program

B.A., The Pennsylvania State University;

M.A., Ph.D., University of Delaware

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2005-2006

Fall, Leigh M., Assistant Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

B.S., University of New Mexico; M.S., Indiana University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Farber, Allen S., Associate Professor, Art

B.A., M.A., Case Western Reserve University;

M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University

Farro-Lynd, Deborah A., Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics

B.S., M.S., SUNY Oneonta;

Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany

Faux, Michael, Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy

B.S., The Pennsylvania State University;

Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Feng, Jie, Assistant Professor, Management, Marketing and Information Systems

B.A., Zhejiang University; M.A., Univeristy of Alabama, Birmingham; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Ferrara, Mark S., Assistant Professor, English

B.G.S., M.A., Virginia Commonwealth University;

Ph.D., University of Denver

Finin, Kathryn R., Associate Professor, English

B.A., M.A., SUNY Oneonta;

Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton

Flynn, Lisa M., Associate Professor, Economics, Finance and Accounting

B.S., Ithaca College; M.S.,

Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton

Foley-Reynolds, Erin, Assistant Professor, Communication Arts

B.A., M.A., University of Kentucky;

Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder

Frank, Gwen, Assistant Professor, Elementary Education and Reading

B.S., M.Ed., Southwest Texas State University; Ed.D., University of Houston

Freeman, Julie D., Assistant Professor, History; Interim Dean, Science and Social Science

B.A., Brock University, Canada;

M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2005-2006

French, Paul A., Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy

B.A., B.S., Boston University; Ph.D., Cornell University

Frost, Richard G., Professor, English

A.B., M.A., San Jose State College

Frye, Joshua J., Assistant Professor, Communication Arts

B.A., University of Minnesota; M.A., Marquette University;

Ph.D., Purdue University

Fuller, Trevor, Assistant Professor, Geography

B.S., Purdue University; M.A., Indiana State;

Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Fulkerson, Gregory, Assistant Professor, Sociolgy

B.A., Michigan State University; M.A., Western Michigan University; Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Gallagher, Christine E., Lecturer, Elementary Education and Reading

B.A., Brooklyn College; M.A., State University of New York at Binghamton

Gallagher Jr., Hugh A., Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy

B.A., College of the Holy Cross; Ph.D., Boston College

Gallagher, Kelly R., Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

B.S., Boston College; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Gardner, John W., Associate Professor, Communication Arts

B.A., St. Vincent College; M.A., Pittsburgh State University;

Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

Godek, Melissa, Assistant Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

B.A., Syracuse University;

M.S., Ph.D., University of Delaware

Gonyea, Nathan E., Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education

B.S., Sacred Heart University;

M.S., Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany

Goutziers, Constant J., Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics

Diploma of Mathematical Engineer, M.S., Ph.D., Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

Green, Michael K., Professor, Philosophy

B.A., University of Kansas, Lawrence; Ph.D., University of Chicago

Growdon, Martha, Assistant Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

B.A., Lawrence University; M.S., University of Connecticut;

Ph.D., Indiana University

Haley, Brian D., Associate Professor, Anthropology

B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara

Hamlin, Dawn W., Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education

B.A., St. Lawrence University; M.S., Le Moyne College;

Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

Hammonds, Joshua, Assistant Professor, Communication Arts

B.A., University of Southern Indiana; M.A., Ball State University;

Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Han, Sallie S., Assistant Professor, Anthropology

B.A., Williams College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan

Harder, Mette, Assistant Professor, History

B.A., University of Stirling, UK; M.A., Ph.D., University of York, UK

Harman, Willard N., Distinguished Service Professor, Biology; Endowed Chair: Rufus J. Thayer Chair for Otsego Lake Research; Director of the Biological Field Station

B.S., SUNY College of Forestry; Ph.D., Cornell University

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1974-1975

Harper, April, Assistant Professor, History

B.A., University of Colorado;

M.Litt., Ph.D., University of St. Andrews, UK

Hasbargen, Leslie E., Assistant Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

B.S., University of California, Santa Barbara;

Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Hecht, Roger W., Assistant Professor, English

B.A., University of Maryland; M.F.A., University of Arizona;

Ph.D., Syracuse University

Heilveil, Jeffrey S., Assistant Professor, Biology

B.S., University of Michigan; M.S.,

Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Heindl, Brett, Assistant Professor, Political Science

B.A., Ithaca College; M.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University

Helser, Terry L., Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

B.A., Manchester College; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison

Hendley, Matthew C., Associate Professor, History

B.A., Queen’s University, Canada; M.A., McGill University, Canada; Ph.D., University of Toronto, Canada

Higgins, Dennis M., Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics

B.A., Northwestern University;

M.A., M.S., State University of New York at Binghamton

Hill, Donald R., Professor, Africana and Latino Studies/Anthropology

B.A., Pomona College; M.A., San Francisco State University;

Ph.D., Indiana University

Hilpert, Kirsten F., Assistant Professor, Human Ecology

B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania;

Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

Horvath, Thomas G., Associate Professor, Biology

B.Sc., University of Indianapolis; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

Hovis, George R., Associate Professor, English

B.S., B.S., North Caroline State;

M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina

Hu, Shih-Ming, Associate Professor, Human Ecology

B.A., National Ping-Tong University of Science and Technology, Taiwan; M.S., Florida International University;

Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Iyer, Nithya, Associate Professor, Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education

B.S., Mount Carmel College, Bangalore, India;

B.A., Annabolai University, India; M.A., Ed.D.,University of Cincinnati

Joest, Karen S., Associate Professor, Africana and Latino Studies/Human Ecology

B.S., Indiana State; M.S., Chaminade University;

Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Johnson, Kenneth A., Associate Professor, Geography

B.A., Hunter College; M.R.P., Ph.D., Syracuse University

Jurasinski, David, Lecturer, Human Ecology

B.S., M.S., Widener University

Kahl, Andrew, Associate Professor, Theatre

B.A., St. Mary’s College of Maryland; M.F.A., University of Minnesota

Kamburowska, Grazyna, Associate Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics

M.S., Wroclaw Technical University, Poland;

M.S., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University

Kamina, Penina, Assistant Professor, Education

B.Ed., M.Ed., Kenyatta University; Ph.D., Syracuse University

Kasiri, Narges, Assistant Professor, Management, Marketing and Information Systems

B.S., Sharif University of Technology; M.S., Eastern Michigan University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Kazas-Pontisakos, Angeliki, Associate Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics

B.A., Pace University; Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany

Keegan, Christopher W., Assistant Professor, Africana & Latino Studies/ Philosophy

B.A., Union College;

M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo

Keel, Gina, Assistant Professor, Political Science

A.A., American River College; B.A., University of California, Berkeley;

Ph.D., Brandeis University

Kim, Jae Kyung, Assistant Professor, Management, Marketing and Information Systems

B.S., Ajou University; M.B.A., Miami University;

Ph.D., University of Nebraska

Koch, Michael P., Assistant Professor, Philosophy

B.A., Bard College; D.A., State University of New York at Albany

Knudsen, Toke, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics

B.S., M.S., University of Copenhagen; Ph.D., Brown University

Koeddermann, Achim D., Associate Professor, Philosophy

B.A., Gutenberg-Gymnasium, Wiesbaden, Germany;

M.A., Ph.D., Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service, 2004-2005

Labroo, Sunil, Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy

M.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology;

M.S., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

LaFrance, Ronald C., Associate Professor, Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education

B.S.Ed., Worcester State College;

M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Massachusetts

Larkin, F. Daniel SUNY Distinguished Service Professor, History

B.S., SUNY College at Brockport;

M.S., M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany

Lassonde, Cynthia A., Professor, Education

M.S., Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany

Lawrence, Elaine M., Assistant Professor, Education

B.S., M.S., SUNY Oneonta;

Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University

Lee, Richard E., Associate Professor, English

B.A., M.A., SUNY Oneonta; Ph.D., Rutgers University

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2003-2004

Legname, Orlando, L., Associate Professor, Music

B.S., M.A., São Paulo State University, Brazil;

Ph.D., University of Maryland

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities, 2006-2007

Lentz, Vicky M., Assistant Professor, Biology

B.S., University of Delaware; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Leon, Miguel A., Assistant Professor, History

B.A., San Marcos University, Peru; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University

Leung, Ho Hon, Associate Professor, Sociology

B.A., M.A., Acadia University, Canada;

Ph.D., McGill University, Canada

Levine, Anita, Assistant Professor, Elementary Education and Reading

B.A., Rutgers University; M.Ed., Ph.D., Kent State University

Li, Daqi, Associate Professor, Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education

M.A., Beijing Foreign Languages Institute;

M.Ed., Ed.D., Texas Tech University

Licata, Julie, Assistant Professor, Music

B.M., Capital University; M.M., University of South Carolina;

D.M.A., University of North Texas, Denton, TX

Link-Pérez, Melanie, Assistant Professor, Biology

A.A., Hillsborough Community College; B.A., Smith College;

M.S., Miami University; Ph.D., Miami University

Lokshina, Izabella V., Professor, Management, Marketing and Information Systems

B.A., Moscow State University, Russia;

M.S., Oil and Gas Institute, Russia;

Ph.D., Moscow State Mining University, Russia

Lorenz, Magdalena, Lecturer, Economics, Finance, and Accounting

B.A., B.S., Hunter College of City University of New York;

J.D., University of California, Berkeley

Lowe, Brian M., Associate Professor, Sociology

B.A.H., M.A., Queen’s University at Kingston;

Ph.D., University of Virginia

Macaluso, Patrice M., Associate Professor, Theatre

B.S., SUNY Oneonta;

M.F.A., The Pennsylvania State University

Mahanta, Kamala, Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy

B.S., M.S., Gauhati University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Manchester, UK

Malhotra, Ashok K., Distinguished Teaching Professor, Philosophy

B.A., M.A., University of Rajasthan, India; Ph.D., University of Hawaii

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1993-1994

Malikov, Yuriy A., Assistant Professor, History

Pavlodar Teachers’ Training Institute, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan;

M.A., Central European University, Budapest, Hungary;

Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara

Mann, Nigel, Assistant Professor, Biology

B.S., University of Manchester, UK; Ph.D., University of St. Andrews, UK;

PGCE, University of Strathclyde, UK

Marchand, Genevieve, Assistant Professor, Physical Education

B.S., University of Quebec, Chicoutimi; M.A., California State University, Chico; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

McAvoy, Michael R., Assistant Professor, Economics, Finance and
Accounting

A.B., M.A.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

McCaslin-Doyle, John, Associate Professor, Theatre

B.F.A., University of Colorado; M.A.T., University of Puget Sound; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University

McKay, Zanna D., Assistant Professor, Education

B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Wyoming

Meanor, Patrick H., Distinguished Teaching Professor, English

B.S., M.A., John Carroll University; Ph.D., Kent State University

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1995-1996

Mi, Hanfu, Professor, Education

B.A., Shanxi University; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Miller, Cynthia L., Lecturer, Psychology

B.A., Skidmore College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

Mills, James E., Associate Professor, Geography

B.S., University of Wisconsin; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Mitteager, Wendy A., Assistant Professor, Geography

B.S., SUNY Oneonta; M.S., Oregon State University;

Ph.D., Rutgers, State University of New Jersey

Mohammad, Fida, Associate Professor, Sociology

M.S., Eastern Washington University;

M.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon

Montoya, Maria C., Assistant Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures

B.A., Valle University, Colombia;

M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University;

Ph.D., SUNY Albany

Morgan-Zayachek, Eileen M., Associate Professor, English

B.A., Colgate University; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University

Morrison, Margaret, Lecturer, Economics, Finance, and Accounting

B.A., Bucknell University;

M.B.A., State University of New York at Binghamton

Munteanu, Laura, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics

B.A., Al I Cuza University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Munteanu, Marius, Associate Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics

B.A., University of IASI, Romania; M.A., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Nahson, Daniel L., Assistant Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures

B.A., Hebrew University of Jerusalem; MA., Ph.D., Columbia University

Nepkie, Janet, Distinguished Service Professor, Music

B.Music, M.Music, University of Michigan; Ph.D., New York University

Newton, Timothy D., Assistant Professor, Music

B.M., M.M., Ithaca College; D.M.A., University of Illinois

Nowak, Rhea M., Assistant Professor, Art

B.A., Bennington College; M.F.A., University of Connecticut

O’Dea, William P., Professor, Economics, Finance and Accounting

B.A., Assumption College; M.A., Indiana University;

M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany

O’Mara, Kathleen K., Chair, Professor, Africana and Latino
Studies/History/Women’s & Gender Studies

B.S., Loyola University of Chicago; M.A., Roosevelt University;

M. Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University

O’Shea, Wm. Geoffrey, Assistant Professor, Psychology

B.A., Hiram College; M.A., University of Northern Colorado;

Ph.D., Colorado State University

Oberkircher, Oscar J., Lecturer, Human Ecology

B.S., Bucknell University; M.S., University of Massachusetts

Ozer, Mine, Associate Professor, Management, Marketing and
Information Systems

B.A., M.A., Bilkent University, Turkey;

Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas

Palmatier, Joshua B., Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics

B.S., M.A., The Pennsylvania State University;

Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton

Park, Hyejune, Assistant Professor, Human Ecology

B.S., Keimyung Universoty; M.S., Virginia Tech;

Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Payne, Daniel G., Associate Professor, English

B.A., Union College; J.D., Albany Law School;

M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2011-2012

Pignato, Joseph M., Assistant Professor, Music

B.A., University of Massachusetts; M.A., New York University;

D.M.A., Boston University

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities, 2011-2012

Prins, René, Associate Professor, Music

B.S., M.S., The Juilliard School of Music

Proulx, William R., Associate Professor, Human Ecology

B.S., Andrews University; M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University

Quail, Christine, Assistant Professor, Communication Arts

B.A., M.A., Penn State University: Ph.D., University of Oregon

Raddatz, Catherine M., Staff Assistant, Cooperstown Graduate Program

B.A., Rosemont College;

M.B.A., State University of New York at Binghamton

Ragozzine Jr., Charles B., Associate Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics

B.S., Fairfield University; Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Relethford, John H., Distinguished Teaching Professor, Anthropology

B.A., M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1994-1995

Reyda, Florian B., Assistant Professor, Biology

B.A., Augustana College; M.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln;

Ph.D., University of Connecticut

Ring, David W., Associate Professor, Economics, Finance and Accounting

B.S., Northeastern University;

Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook

Robinson, Sean C., Assistant Professor, Biology

B.A., Hartwick College; M.S., SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry; Ph.D., SUNY Albany

Roman, Robert, Assistant Professor, Music

B.A., SUNY Oneonta; M.A. Kansas State University

Ruffo, James V., Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics

B.S., B.A., University of Rochester;

M.A., University of Massachusetts-Amherst;

Ph.D., Texas A & M University

Russo, Theresa J., Associate Professor, Human Ecology

B.S., Saint Vincent College; M.A., University of Maryland;

Ph.D., Kansas State University

Ryder, James, Associate Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics

B.A., State University of New York at Albany;

M.S., Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton

Sadow, Jonathan, Assistant Professor, English

B.A., Hampshire College; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Sakoulas, Thomas, Associate Professor, Art

B.A., Miami Dade Community College;

B.F.A., Florida International University;

M.F.A., Maryland Institute, College of Art

Scafide, Anthony T., Assistant Professor, Music

B.M. University of the Arts, Philadelphia

Schaumloffel, John C., Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

B.S., Castleton State College; M.S., Ph.D., Washington State University

Schillo, Keith K., Assistant Professor, Biology

B.S., Cornell University; M.S., Purdue University;

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

Schlosser, Jennifer, Assistant Professor, Sociology

B.S., Missouri State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of

Missouri - Columbia

Seale, Elizabeth, Assistant Professor, Sociology

B.A., Murray State University; M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina

State University

Seery, Brenda, Assistant Professor, Human Ecology

B.S., University of Vermont; M.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Sharpe, Yolanda R., Professor, Art

B.A., B.F.A., Michigan State University; M.F.A., Wayne State University

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1993-1994

Shastri, Anuradhaa, Associate Professor, Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education

B.A., St. Xavier’s College, India; M.A., University of Bombay, India; M.Phil., University of Madras, India;

M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama

Siegrist, Raymond, Assistant Professor, Education

B.A., Lycoming; M.S., University of New Hampshire;

M.S., Fairleigh Dickinson; Ed.D., Montclair State

Silvestri, Lisa E., Lecturer, Communication Arts

B.A., M.A., Indiana University

Simons, William M., Professor, History

B.A., Colby College; M.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst; D.A., Carnegie-Melon University

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2001-2002

Siregar, Dona, Assistant Professor, Economics, Finance and Accounting

B.S., Bogor Agriculture University;

M.Eng., Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Sirianni, Philip, Assistant Professor, Economics, Finance, and Accounting

B.A., University of Rochester; M.A., Ph.D., Binghamton University

Small, Elizabeth, Assistant Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures

A.B., Cornell University; M.A., Ph.D., Yale University

Sohns, Dawn M., Lecturer, Communication Arts

B.S., M.A., State University of New York, Albany

Sorin, Gretchen S., Distinguished Service Professor; Director, The
Cooperstown Graduate Program

B.A., Douglass College; Rutgers University;

M.A., SUNY Oneonta

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities, 2001-2002

Spitzhoff, Katherine, Lecturer, Art

B.F.A., St. John’s University; M.F.A., Brooklyn College

Stradella, Alessandra, Assistant Professor, Philosophy

M.A., Georgia State University; Ph.D., Emory University

Tang, Ying, Associate Professor, Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education

B.A., Providence University; M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State

Thomas, Alexander R., Associate Professor, Sociology; Interim Dean of Behavioral and Applied Sciences

B.A., Utica College of Syracuse University;

M.A., Ph.D., Northeastern University

Thomas, Colby L., Lecturer, Music

B.A., SUNY Oneonta; M.A., Syracuse University

Thomas, Wade L., Associate Dean and Professor, Economics and
Business

B.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.S., Pittsburg State University;

Ph.D., University of Nebraska

Thomas-Smith, Trudy E., Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

B.Sc., University of West Indies; M.A.P., Ph.D., University of Iowa

Thompson, Evelyn M., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

B.S., Tennessee State University; M.S., Ohio State University

Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Torosyan, Gayane, Associate Professor, Communication Arts

B.S., B.A., Yerevan State University; Ph.D., University of Iowa

Tran, Trang, Assistant Professor, Management, Marketing, and Information Systems

B.A., Hanoi Agricultural University; M.B.A., Esslingen University of Applied Sciences

Tredennick, Bianca, Assistant Professor, English

B.A., University of Puget Sound; M.A., Portland State University;

Ph.D., University of Oregon, Eugene

Trippeer, Donald R., Associate Professor, Economics, Finance and
Accounting

B.S., B.A., East Carolina University; M.S.A., Texas Tech University;

Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Tsan, Loli, Assistant Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures

B.A., M.A., Jussieu University, Paris; Ph.D., Paris-Sorbonne University

VanSlyke-Briggs, Kjersti, Assistant Professor, Secondary Education

B.S., M.S., SUNY College at Brockport;

Ed.D., State University of New York at Binghamton

Verdon, Theron A., Assistant Professor, Communication Arts

B.A., Tiffin University; M.A., Washington State University;

Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

Vining, William, Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

B.S., SUNY Oneonta; Ph.D. University of North Carolina

Vogler, Donna W., Associate Professor, Biology

B.S., The Ohio State University; M.Sc., Iowa State University;

Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2007-2008

Walker, Renee B., Associate Professor, Anthropology

B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania;

M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2008-2009

Wall, Jeremy F., Associate Professor, Music

B.F.A., California Institute of the Arts; M.M., SUNY College at Purchase

Walsh, Stephen M., Associate Professor, Management, Marketing, and Information Systems

B.A., Loyola University of Los Angeles;

M.B.A., California State University;

Ph.D., University of California-Riverside

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2007-2008

Wambui, Betty, Assistant Professor, Africana and Latino Studies and Women and Gender Studies

B.A., M.A., University of Nairobi;

Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton

Wang, Jenting, Associate Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics

B.S., National Cheng-Kung University;

M.A., Ph.D., University of California

Welch, Timothy W., Lecturer, Communication Arts

B.A., M.E.D., St. Michael’s College

White, Tara Y., Lecturer, Cooperstown Graduate Program

B.S., University of Alabama; M.A., SUNY Oneonta-CGP;

Ph.D., Middle Tennessee State University

Wilkerson, William R., Associate Professor, Political Science

B.A., State University of New York at Albany;

Ph.D., Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, State University of New York at Albany

Withington, Jennifer M., Assistant Professor, Biology

B.S., Heidelberg College; M.S., University of Iowa; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Wong, David Wai Hing, Assistant Professor, Biology

B.S., M.S., Ocean University ; Ph.D., City University of Hong Kong

Wu, Qun, Assistant Professor, Economics, Finance and Accounting

B.S., Tongji University;

M.S., Shanghai University of Finance and Economics;

M.S., Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Yatsuhashi, Akira, Assistant Professor, English

B.A., Beloit College; M.A., Dartmouth College; M.A., Tufts University; Ph.D., Duke University

Zalatan, Frederick M., Assistant Professor, Biology

B.A., Hamilton College; M.S, Ph.D., University of Rochester

Zhang, Sen, Associate Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics

M.S., South China University of Technology;

Ph.D., New Jersey Institute of Technology

Zhong, Hua, Associate Professor, Management, Marketing, and
Information Systems

B.E., M.M., Tianjin University; Ph.D., Rutgers University

Zians, James, Assistant Professor, Psychology

B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.A., The American University; Ph.D., Alliant University/The California School of Professional Psychology

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