Community of Educators

Date indicates eligibility for membership in Community of Educators

Ex-Officio

Randall G. Basinger, Provost; Professor of Philosophy 1983
B.A., Trinity College, 1972; M.A., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1974; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1979.
Kim S. Phipps, President; Professor of Communication 1998
B.A., Kentucky Christian College, 1978; M.A., Morehead State University, 1979; Ph.D., Kent State University, 1985.

Curricular Administrators

Rocky Allinger, Instructional Designer 2017
B.A., Shippensburg University, 2009; M.S., St. Joseph’s University, 2014.
Helena Cicero, Director, The Oakes Museum of Natural History 2017
B.S., Messiah College, 1999; M.A., Messiah College, 2015.
Kathleen R. Clark, Associate Registrar 2018
B.S., M.A., Lancaster Bible College, 2012, 2015.  
Amy E. Cook, Coordinator of Practicums and Internships for the Graduate Program in Counseling 2015
B.A., M.S., Shippensburg University, 1994, 1998.
Susan R. Donat, Director of Curriculum; Assistant Director of Assessment 2011
B.A., Westminster College, 1991; M.Ed., The Pennsylvania State University, 2000; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2015.
Douglas Flemmens, Director of the Collaboratory for Strategic Partnerships and Applied Research 2016
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1989; M.S., Lehigh University 2000.
Cindy Goforth, Director of the Academic English Program 2015
B.B.A., New Mexico State University, 1983; M.B.A., George Washington University, 1987; M.A., Biola University, 2012.
Julie L. Gomboc-Hellam, Director of Curriculum and Student Services, School of Graduate Studies and Assistant Professor of Education 2014
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2001; M.A., M.S., 2003, 2014, The Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2012.
Angela C. Hare, Dean, School of Science, Engineering and Health; Professor of Mathematics 1996
B.A., Wheaton College, 1990; M.S., Drexel University, 1993; Ph.D., American University, 1996.
Hilary B. Hoover, Assistant Registrar 2015
B.A., Messiah College, 2002; M.S.W., L.S.W., Temple University Harrisburg, 2007.
Cynthia J. Kerns, Instructional Designer 2013
B.G.S., University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1993; M.S., St. Joseph’s University, 2013.
Vince A. LaFrance, Managing Director of the International Business Institute 1988-2016; 2018 
B.S., University of Delaware, 1972; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1985.  
James B. LaGrand, Director of the College Honors ProgramProfessor of American History  1997
B.A., Calvin College, 1990; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University, 1992, 1997.
Caroline Maurer, Dean, School of Business, Education and Social Sciences; Associate Professor of Education 2013
B.S., M.Ed., Wright State University, 1982, 1992; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2008.
Paula C. Maynard, Associate Registrar, School of Graduate Studies 2015
B.A., M.A., Messiah College, 1994, 2014.
Jeffrey A. Moshier, Special Assistant to the President and Provost for Program Development 2001-2007; 2018 
B.S., Houghton College, 1974; Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University, 1984.  
Alison R. Noble, Assistant ProvostDirector of Faculty Development; Associate Professor of Chemistry 2010
B.S., Westmont College, 1997; Ph.D., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2002.
Valerie Olson, Director, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program 2016
 B.S., Southern Connecticut State University, 1975; B.H.S. University of Florida, 1976; Ph.D., UMDNJ Seton Hall University, 2000.
Kate D. Oswald Wilkins, Assistant Dean of General Education and Director of Academic Assessment; Professor of Communication 2005 
B.A., Bluffton University, 2001; M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 2002, 2005.  
Robert C. Pepper, Assistant Provost and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies 1994-2012; 2014
B.A., Messiah College, 1992; M.S., Shippensburg University, 1985; Ph.D., Regent University, 2009.
Dereck Plante, Engineering Projects Manager 2016
B.S.E.E. Eastern Nazarene University; M.S.E.E., University of Massachusetts.
Linda Poston, Director of the Murray Library 2018
B.S., Grace University, 1976; M.L.S. Long Island University, 1995.
Peter K. Powers, Dean, School of the Humanities; Professor of English 1997
B.A., Wheaton College, 1982; M.F.A., University of Montana, 1985; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University, 1987, 1991
Richard E. Roberson, Dean, School of the Arts; Professor of Music  1983
B.Mus., Indiana University, 1975; M.Mus., D.M.A., University of North Texas, 1977, 1979.
Susan K. Shannon, Director of Learning Technology Services 2008
B.S.Ed., Shippensburg University, 1989; M.S., Shippensburg University, 1993; M.E.T., Ed.D., Boise State University, 2013, 2017.
Amanda J. Sigel, Field Placement, Internship and Certification Coordinator 2012
B.A., University of Richmond, 1989; M.S., Shippensburg University, 2011.
William G. Strausbaugh, Vice President for Information Technology; Associate Provost; Assistant Professor of Computer Science 1981
B.A., Messiah College, 1979; M.S., Villanova University, 1981; D.Ed., Pennsylvania State University, 2003.
Jon C. Stuckey, Director of Development; Assistant Professor of Sociology 2003
B.A., Malone College, 1986; M.A., Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, 1989, 1992.
Carrie D. Widdowson, Registrar 2012
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1989; M.Ed., The Pennsylvania State University, 2003.

Term-Tenure Track Faculty

Todd Allen, Professor of Communication; Special Assistant to the President and Provost for Diversity Affairs 2017
B.A., Geneva College, 1991; M.A., University of Akron, 1995; Ph.D., Duquesne University, 2009.
Edward T. Arke, Professor of Communication; Faculty Director, Media Lab 1997
B.A., M.S., Shippensburg University, 1984, 1992; Ed.D., Duquesne University, 2005.
Andrew Babyak, Associate Professor of Management, Chair, Department of Business 2015
B.A., Toccoa Falls College, 2003; M.A., Columbia International University, 2003; Ph.D., Regent University, 2013.
Heather H. Barto, Associate Professor of Counseling; Director, Graduate Program in Counseling 2010
B.S., James Madison University, 1994; M.S., Johns Hopkins University, 1996; Certificate of Advanced Study, Johns Hopkins University, 2000; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2011.
John A. Beaney, Professor of Modern Languages 1987
B.A., Olivet Nazarene University, 1978; M.A., Ph.D., Purdue University, 1982, 1988; Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen; Universität Leipzig; Philipps-Universität Marburg; Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha; Université d’Orléans; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universität Wien.
John I. Bechtold, Professor of Psychology; Chair, Department of Psychology 1988
B.A., Wheaton College, 1980; M.S., Ph.D., Kansas State University, 1983, 1986, 1990.
Karl Bergmann, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy; Assistant Director, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program 2017
B.S., M.S., Northeastern University, 2002; ScD, Texas Tech University, 2008.
Sheri L. Boyce, Professor of Biology; Pre-Health Professions Committee/Allied Health Advising 1999
B.S., Messiah College, 1992; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1999.
Erin F. Boyd-Soisson, Professor of Human Development and Family Science 2002
B.S., The University of Pittsburgh, 1995; M.A., Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin, 1999, 2002.
Carol A. Buckley, Associate Professor of Math Curriculum Climate and Instruction; Supervisor of Student Teachers 2013
B.S., M. Ed., Shippensburg University, 2003, 2007; D.Ed., Immaculata University, 2013.
Melinda S. Burchard, Associate Professor of Special Education 2011
B.A., The College of William and Mary, 1985; M.Ed., James Madison University, 2002; Ph.D., George Mason University, 2010.
Fabrizio Cilento, Associate Professor of Communication 2010
B.A., M. A., University of Florence, 2003; M.A., University of Washington, 2005; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2010.
Leah K. Clarke, Associate Professor of Counseling; Assistant Director, Graduate Program in Counseling 2010
B.A., The College of William & Mary, 2000; M.S., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2004; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2009.
Edward R. Cohn, Associate Professor of Theatre 2001
B.A., State University of New York College at Plattsburgh, 1987; M.A., New York University, 1993; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 2000.
Robin A. Collins, Professor of Philosophy; Messiah College Distinguished Professor, 2012-22 1994
B.A., B.S., Washington State University, 1984; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1993
James Colonna, Assistant Professor of Music; Director of Bands 2017
B.A., Saint Vincent College, 1995; M.M., University of North Texas, 2000; D.M.A., Michigan State University, 2007.
Jean Thompson Corey, Professor of English; Chair, Department of English; Director, Center for Public Humanities 2006
B.S., Vanderbilt University, 1979; Teacher Certification, Gordon College, 1985; M.A., Duke University, 1989; D.A., Middle Tennessee State University, 2000.
Rachel A. Cornacchio, Professor of Music; Director, Graduate Program in Music Conducting 2008
B.M., Nyack College, 1998; M.M. & M.M.E., Florida State University College of Music, 2002; Ph.D., University of Oregon, 2008.
Richard D. Crane, Professor of Theology 2002
B.A., Samford University, 1984; M.Div., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1989; Ph.D., Marquette University, 2000. Hostetter Endowed Chair, 2014-2016.
Kristopher Cravey, Assistant Professor of Business; Director, Graduate Programs in Business and Leadership 2015
B.A., Christian Life College, 1999; M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D. Regent University, 2005, 2013.
Henry A. Danso, Professor of Psychology 2009
B.A., (Hons.), University of Ghana, 1992; M.A., Wilfrid Laurier University, 1996; Ph.D., The University of Western Ontario, 2001.
Edward B. Davis, Professor of the History of Science; Messiah College Distinguished Professor, 2013-2023 1985
B.S., Drexel University, 1975; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University, 1981, 1984
David N. Dixon, Professor of Communication; Co-Chair, Department of Communication 2014
B.A., Messiah College, 1988; M.A., Wheaton College Graduate School, 1993; Ph.D., Indiana University-Bloomington, 2000.
Timothy D. Dixon, Professor of Music; Co-Chair, Department of Music 2002
B.A., B.M., Miami University, 1995, 1998; M.M., Michigan State University, 1997; D.M.A. University of Iowa, 2002.
Michael Dolislager, Assistant Professor of Economics & Economic Development 2015
B.A., Hope College, 2003; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2017.
Jan E. Dormer, Associate Professor of TESOL 2012
B.A., Asbury College, 1983; M.A., Ball State University, 1986; Ed.D., University of Toronto, 2006.
Jennifer J. Dose, Professor of Management. Hitchcock Scholarship Chair of Business and Management, 2003-2005, 2013-15 2000
B.A., Wittenberg University, 1989; M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1991, 1995. 
David A. Dzaka, Professor of English; Director, Writing Center 2001-2004, 2006
B.A., Dip.Ed., University of Cape Coast, Ghana, 1989; M. Phil., University of Ghana, 1994; Ph.D., University of Hawaii, 2001.
L. Marlin Eby, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics 1985
B.A., Millersville State College, 1973; M.Stat., Ph.D., University of Florida, 1975, 1978.
Jeffrey Erikson, Associate Professor of Biology and Environmental Science 1997
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1990; M.S., Shippensburg University, 1996; M.E.P.C., The Pennsylvania State University, 2002.
Anthony Eseke, Assistant Professor of Communication and Public Relations 2016
B.A., SS. Peter & Paul Seminary, 1992, 1996; B.A. University of Ibadan, 2007; M.A. University of Nigeria, 2004; M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida, 2012; 2016.
Patrice R. Ewoldt, Associate Professor of Music 2011
B.A., University of Northern Iowa, M.M., The Cleveland Institute of Music, D.M.A., University of Maryland.
Emily Farrar, Assistant Professor of Engineering 2015
B.S., Messiah College, 2010; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University 2013, 2015.
Matthew Farrar, Assistant Professor of Physics 2015
B.S., McMaster University, 2007; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University 2010, 2012.
John Fea, Professor of American History 2002
B.S., Cairn University (formerly Philadelphia Biblical University), 1988; M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1992; M.A., Trinity International University, 1992; Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1999
Kimberly Fenstermacher, Associate Professor of Nursing, Assistant Dean of Nursing, Chief Nursing Administrator 2018
B.S.N., Boston University, 1982; M.S., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 2004, 2011.
Daniel M. Finch, Professor of Art 2002
B.F.A., Augusta State University, 1995; M.F.A., The University of Georgia, 2001.
Sarah Fischer, Assistant Professor of Literacy Education 2015
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 2008; M.Ed., The Pennsylvania State University, 2012; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University 2015.
Randall K. Fish, Professor of Electrical Engineering; Assistant Chair, Department of Engineering 2008
B.S., Eastern Nazarene College, 1979; B.S., Boston University, 1980; M.S., Boston University, 1982; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2001.
Jennifer L. Fisler, Professor of Education; Assistant Dean of Teacher Education; Director, Graduate Program in Education 2003
B.A., Messiah College, 1994; M.Ed., D.Ed., Rutgers University, 1997, 2002.
Erik M. Forst, Associate Professor of Music 2013
B.M., The University of Georgia, 2003; M.M., The University of Kansas, 2005; D.M.A. The University of Georgia, 2015.
Christine A. Forsythe, Professor of Art 1982
B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1977; M.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology, 1982.
Donald J. Forsythe, Professor of Art 1982
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1977; M.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology, 1979
David K. Foster, Professor of Biology and Environmental Science 1997
B.S., Eastern College, 1990; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1993, 1998.
Milton C. Gaither, Professor of Education 2000
B.A., Wheaton College, 1993; M.A.R., Yale Divinity School, 1996; Ph.D., Indiana University, 2000.
Stephen E. Gallaher, Professor of Christian Ministries 2004
B.A., Messiah College, 1978; M.Div., Lancaster Theological Seminary, 1981; D.Min., Perkins School of Theology, 1996.
Maya N. Georgieva, Assistant Professor of Counseling 2017
B.A., Sofia University, Bulgaria, 2008; M.A., Marymount University, 2013; Ed. D., Marymount University, 2017
Malcolm Gold, Professor of Sociology; Chair, Department of Sociology 2015
B.S., Birmingham University UK, 1994; M.A., Warwick University UK, 1996; Ph.D., Warwick University UK, 2001.
Brenton E. Good, Associate Professor of Art; Chair, Department of Art and Design 2007
B.A., Messiah College, 2001; M.A., M.F.A., University of Dallas, 2003, 2005.
Todd A. Goranson, Professor of Music 2012
B.M.P., M.M., University of Idaho, 1997, 1999; DMA, West Virginia University, 2006.
 Megan Gross, Assistant Professor of Nursing  2015
 B.S.N., Robert Morris University, 2008; M.P.H., West Chester University, 2012; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2018.  
David J. Hagenbuch, Professor of Marketing 2000
B.S., Messiah College, 1989; M.B.A., Temple University, 1991; D.B.A., Anderson University, 2006; Hitchcock Chair of Business and Management, 2007-2009, 2018-2020.
Raeann R. Hamon, Professor of Family Science and Gerontology; Chair, Department of Human Development and Family Science; Messiah College Distinguished Professor, 2017-2023 1986
B.A., Messiah College, 1983: M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,1985, 1988; Graduate Certificate in Gerontology, 1986; Certified Family Life Educator, 1997.
Michael A. Harcrow, Professor of Music 2006
B.M.Ed., West Texas State University, 1983; M.M., University of Miami, 1988; D.M.A., University of North Texas, 2007.
John C. Harles, Professor of Politics; Student Scholarship Advisor 1984
B.A., Wheaton College, 1979; M.Phil., D.Phil., Oxford University, 1981, 1989.
John F. Harms, Professor of Biological Sciences 2006
A.S., Jamestown Community College, 1994; B.S., State University of New York, College at Fredonia, 1996; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, 2002.
Rebecca Harris, Assistant Professor of Biblical and Religious Studies  2019
 B.A., Bethany University, 2004; M.A., Regent University, 2010; M.A., Hebrew Union College, 2013.   
Andrew Hart, Assistant Professor of Theology 2016
B.A., Messiah College, 2004; M.Div., Biblical Theological Seminary, 2011; Ph.D., Lutheran Theological Seminary of Philadelphia.
Kerry Hasler-Brooks, Assistant Professor of English 2015
B.A., Messiah College, 2005; M.A., Villanova University, 2010; Ph.D., University of Delaware, 2014.
David Hazen, Assistant Professor of Education 2017
B.A., Winona State University, 1997; M.A., University of St. Thomas, 2000; Ed.D., Walden University, 2013.
Niklas Hellgren, Associate Professor of Physics 2010
M.S., Ph.D., Linköping University, 1995, 1999.
Mary L. Holloway, Assistant Professor of Communication 1982
B.A., Clarion State University, 1976; M.A., Western Kentucky University, 1982.
Stanley Hoover, Assistant Professor of Counseling 2015
B.A., Taylor University, 2009; M.A., Richmont Graduate University, 2012; Ph.D., Mercer University, 2015.
Binbin Huang, Assistant Professor of Mathematics 2018
B.A., South China Agricultural University, 2008; M.S., SUNY-Binghamton, 2011; Ph.D., 2018.
Joseph P. Huffman, Professor of European History; Messiah College Distinguished Professor, 2010-2020; Coordinator, Latin Language & Literature Program. 1994
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1982; M.A., Western Michigan University, 1984; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1985, 1991.
Gregg M. Hurley, Associate Professor of Dance 2013
B.A., Hofstra University, 1993; M.F.A., University of Arizona School of Dance, 2010.
Krista H. Imbesi, Assistant Professor of Film and Digital Arts 2014
B.A., Messiah College, 2009; M.F.A., SUNY University at Buffalo, 2012.
Daniel Inouye, Associate Professor of Theatre 2015
B.A., Wheaton College, 2000; M.F.A., Baylor University, 2006.
Tara S. Jankouskas, Associate Professor of Nursing 2009
B.S.N., Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, 1984; M.S.N., University of Texas at Austin, 1991. Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 2010.
Charles D. Jantzi, Professor of Psychology 2004
B.A., Cedarville College, 1986; M.A., University of Dayton, 1988; Psy.D., Wright State University, 1994.
Paul A. Johns, Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Science 2005-2006, 2007
B.A., Messiah College, 1996; M.A., Bethel Theological Seminary, 2001; Certified Family Life Educator, 2006; Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, 2007; Ph.D., 2018.
Kathleen M. Johnston, Associate Professor of Accounting 2013
B.A., Lycoming College, 1986; MBA, Lebanon Valley College, 1998; CPA, Pennsylvania.
Sarah D. Jones, Associate Professor of Nursing 2014
B.S.N., M.S.N., Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1992, 2002. 2015.
Sang Uk Joo, Assistant Professor of Sport Management 2015
B.P.Ed., M.P.Ed., Korea National Sport University, 2007; M.S., State University of New York at Cortland, 2009. Ph.D., The University of Iowa, 2015.
David E. Kasparek, Professor of Graphic Design 2000
B.A., Seton Hill College, 1995; M.G.D., North Carolina State University School of Design, 1998.
Tina Keller, Assistant Professor of TESOL Education 2015
B.S., Messiah College, 1999; M.Ed., The Pennsylvania State University, 2009; Ph.D. New Mexico University, 2015.
H. Scott Kieffer, Professor of Health and Exercise Physiology 1999
B.S.,B.A., Davis and Elkins College, 1985; M.S., University of Nebraska-Kearney, 1987; Ed.D., University of South Dakota, 1998.
Robert A. Kilmer, Associate Professor of Business Information Systems and Management 1998
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1976; M.S., Naval Postgraduate School, 1986; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1994.
Jesse Kleingardner, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry 2015
B.S., Ithaca College, 2005; M.S., University of Rochester, 2009; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 2014.
Abaz Kryemadhi, Associate Professor of Physics 2006
B.S., University of Tirana, 1996; Diplom Physik, University of Siegen, Germany, 1998; M.S., Indiana University, 2000; Ph.D., Indiana University, 2004.
Stephen F. Kuniak, Assistant Professor of Counseling 2017
B.A., Saint Vincent College, 2005; M.S., Ph.D., Duquesne University, 2008, 2014.
Charlene Lane, Assistant Professor of Social Work 2017
B.A., York College (CUNY), 1990; M.S.W., New York University, 1994; Ph.D., Adelphi University, 2012.
 Robin M. Lauermann, Professor of Politics 2002 
 B.A., M.A., Ph.D., SUNY Buffalo, 1993, 1995, 2001.  
Valerie A. Lemmon, Associate Professor of Psychology 2007
B.A., Gettysburg College, 1985; M.S., Millersville University, 1992; M.S., Psy.D., Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2004.
Matthew D. Lewis, Associate Professor of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Science; Director, Master's of Athletic Training 2013
B.A., Asbury University, 2002; M.S., University of Kentucky, 2007; Ph.D. University of Kentucky, 2014.
Erik D. Lindquist, Professor of Biology and Environmental Science; Chair, Department of Biological Sciences 2003
B.S., Southern Illinois University, 1991; M.S., Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1995, 1997.
Amanda Lohss, Assistant Professor of Mathematics 2017
B.S., York College of Pennsylvania, 2012; M.S., Ph.D., Drexel University, 2014, 2017.
James V. Makowski, Professor of Biology 1981
B.A., Messiah College, 1976; M.A., West Chester State University, 1980; Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1991.
Glafera Barroga Matanguihan, Assistant Professor of Biology 2018
B.S., University of the Philippines Los Banos, 1991; M.S., Ph.D., Washington State University, 1997, 2011.
Sean C. Matthews, Associate Professor of Art 2010
B.F.A., Appalachian State University, 2002; M.F.A., Towson University, 2006.
Nancy D. McCown, Professor of Communication; 2007
B.A., Messiah College, 1985; M.J., Temple University, 1994; Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2008.
Carol Z. A. McGinnis, Associate Professor of Counseling 2012
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Loyola University, 2002, 2006, 2010. M.S., University of Maryland University College, 2013.
Laura McNear, Assistant Professor of Accounting 2019
B.S., Messiah College, 2006; M.B.A., Shippensburg University, 2012.  
Joy Meade, Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Choral Activities 2018
B.A., University of Richmond, 2007; M.M., Westminster Choir College, 2009; D.M.A., University of Georgia, 2016.
Obed Mfum-Mensah, Professor of Education 2005
B.A., Andrews University, 1995; M.Ed., University of Western Ontario, 1999; Ph.D., University of Toronto, 2003.
Bernardo A. Michael, Professor of History; Liaison, Office of Diversity Affairs; Coordinator, Ethnic and Area Studies; Co-chair, Department of History 2001
B.A., M.A., St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, India, 1984, 1986; Ph.D., University of Hawaii, 2001.
Caleb D. Miller, Professor of Philosophy 1993
B.A., Drake University, 1980; M.A.T.S., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 1983; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1991.
Douglas K. Miller, Professor of Health and Exercise Science; Director of Employee Wellness 1979
B.A., Manchester College, 1976; M.A., University of Northern Colorado, 1979; Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1992.
Deedre Nancy Cher Mitchell, Associate Professor of Counseling 2012
B.A., Shippensburg University, 2001; M. Educ., Loyola University MD, 2004; Ph.D., Regent University, 2012.
Donald A. Murk, Professor of Early Childhood Education; Chair, Department of Education 1981
B.S., Messiah College, 1979; M.A., The Pennsylvania State University 1984; Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1992.
Sarah Myers, Assistant Professor of History 2019
 B.A., University of Missouri-Rolla, 2007; M.A., Missouri State University, 2009; Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 2014.  
Lawrence M. Mylin, Professor of Biology 1999
B.A., B.A., Messiah College, 1980; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1990.
Jennifer Ness-Myers, Assistant Professor of Biology 2017
B.A., Concordia College, 1997; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 2002.
David R. Owen, Associate Professor of Computer Science 2007
B.S., Messiah College, 1997; M.S., West Virginia University, 2002; Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2007.
Jenell Williams Paris, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology 2007
B.A., Bethel University, 1994; Ph.D., American University, 1998.
David K. Pettegrew, Professor of History and Archaeology; Co-chair, Department of History 2006
B.A., Wright State University, 1998; M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2000, 2006.
Douglas C. Phillippy, Professor of Mathematics 1993
B.A., Shippensburg University, 1983; M.S., Ph.D., Lehigh University, 1986, 1991.
George F. Pickens, Professor of Theology and Mission; Director, Peace and Conflict Studies 2005
B.A., Kentucky Christian College, 1980; M.A., The Ohio University, 1984; Ph.D., The University of Birmingham, England, 1997.
Amy B. Porto, Associate Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics 2004
B.S., Muhlenberg College, 1997; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 2004.
Emerson B. Powery, Professor of Biblical Studies 2008
A.A., Miami Dade Community College, 1986; B.A., Lee University, 1989; M. Div., Princeton Theological Seminary, 1992; Ph.D., Duke University, 1999.
Donald G. Pratt, Professor of Engineering 1993
B.S., Case Western Reserve University, 1978; M.E., Ph.D., Cornell University, 1989, 1992; Moody Bible Institute.
Sharon L. Putt, Professor of Theology and Religion 2005
Graduate Diploma in Theology, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1997; M.Th., Texas Christian University, 1999; Ph.D., Southern Methodist University, 2006.
Keith Quesenberry, Associate Professor of Marketing 2015
B.A., Temple University, 1994; C.P.S. Portfolio Center, 1996; M.S., West Virginia University, 2011.
Eric Rawson, Professor of Exercise Science; Chair, Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Science 2016
B.S. Northeastern University, 1992; M.S., Ph.D. University of Massachusetts, 1998, 2000.
Anne M. Reeve, Professor of Chemistry 2007
B.S., Clemson University, 1983; Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University, 1992.
Paul M. Rego, Professor of Politics; Chair, Department of Politics and International Relations 2007
B.A., Millersville University, 2001; M.A., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2005, 2006.
Duu Renn, Assistant Professor of Politics and International Relations 2018
B.A., University of Kentucky, 2009; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2017.
J. Roberto Reyes, Professor of Human Development and Family Science 1996—2007; 2012
B.A., Oral Roberts University, 1989; M.Div., Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary, 1992, 1995. Certified Family Life Educator, 1997. Clinical Fellow, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, 1996.
Gladys Alicia Robalino, Associate Professor of Spanish; Chair, Department of Modern Languages and Director of Advising 2008
A.A.B., American Junior College, 1989; B.A., Catholic University, 1999; M.Ed., Universidad Tecnlogica Equinoccial, 2001; M.A., Mcgill University, 2004; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 2008.
Sheila K. Rodriguez, Associate Professor of Spanish 2003-2004, 2006
B.A., Earlham College, 1992; M.A., Ph.D, Temple University, 2000, 2005.
Eugene G. Rohrbaugh, Professor of Computer Science 1996-1997; 1998-2005; 2007
B.A., Millersville University of PA, 1987; B.S., Millersville University of PA, 2002; M.A., University of Texas, 1993; Ph.D., University of Texas, 1995.
Matthew S. Roth, Professor of English 2002
B.A., Houghton College, 1992; M.F.A., Wichita State University, 1996; Ph.D., University of North Texas, 2002.
Roseann K. Sachs, Professor of Chemistry; Chair, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry 2003
B.A., Bethel University, 1986; Ph.D., University of Minnesota; 1993.
Dwayne Safer, Assistant Professor of Finance 2016
B.S., Taylor University; M.B.A. Rutgers University.
Rodney Sauder, Assistant Professor of Accounting 2015
B.A., Messiah College, 2002; M.B.A., Shippensburg University, 2015.
Damian G. Savarino, Associate Professor of Music 2004
B.M., Ithaca College, 1994; M.M., New England Conservatory of Music, 1997; D.M.A., Catholic University of America, 2013.
Richard W. Schaeffer, Assistant Dean of Science, Engineering, and Health; Professor of Chemistry 2004
B.A., Messiah College, 1983, Ph.D., Temple University, 1992.
David J. Schenk, Associate Professor of Philosophy 2006
B.A., Antioch College, 1991; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2003.
Timothy W. Schoettle, Professor of Philosophy; Chair, Department of Philosophy 2004
B.A., Yale University, 1990; M.A., University of Michigan, 1997; Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, 2003.
Eric A. Seibert, Professor of Old Testament; Messiah College Scholar Chair 2017-2019; Hostetter Chair of Religious Studies, 2003-2005. 2000
B.A., Messiah College, 1992; M.A., M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary, 1996; M.Phil., Ph.D., Drew University, 1999, 2002;
Charles R. Seitz Jr., Professor of Social Work; Chair, Department of Social Work 2000
B.A., M.S.W., University of Maryland, 1983, 1986; Ph.D., Regent University, 2006.
Melody A. SeitzAssistant Professor of Nursing 2018
B.S., York College of Pennsylvania, 1990; M.S., Regis University, 2009; Ph.D. University of Texas at Taylor, 2017.  
Michael J. Shin, Professor of Biology 2004
B.A., Yale University, 1994; M.S., Ph.D., New York University, 1997, 2004.
Shelly Ann Skinner, Associate Professor of Christian Ministries 2011
B.A., Biola University, 1994; M.A. Talbot School of Theology, 1997; Ed.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2010.
Nathaniel L. K. Skulstad, Associate Professor of Film and Digital Media 2013
B.A., Trinity Western University, 2005; MFA, York University, 2013.
Brian A. Smith, Professor of Hebrew Bible; Chair, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies; Teaching Pastor, Office of College Ministries 2001
B.A., Taylor University, 1988; M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 1994; M.Phil., Ph.D., Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 1999, 2007.
Samuel O. Smith, Professor of English 1989
B.S., Philadelphia College of Bible, 1982; M.A., Shippensburg University, 1983; Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1989.
Thomas S. Soerens, Professor of Engineering 2013
B.S.C.E., University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, 1987. M.S., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1991, 1995.
William J. Stowman, Professor of Music; Co-Chair, Department of Music 1996
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1985; M.M.E., M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1993, 1994; D.M.A., University of North Texas, Denton, 1998.
Devi Suberi, Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Science 2019
 B.Sc., Delhi University, 2006; M.Sc., PSG College of Technology, 2009; Ph.D., Roskilde University, 2017.   
Brian D. Swartz, Associate Professor of Engineering; Chair, Department of Engineering 2013
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 2005, 2007, 2010.
Philip Tan, Assistant Professor of Engineering 2018
B.S., Grove City College, 2013; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2018.
David J. Tanis, Associate Professor of Adventure Education; Director of Adventure Programs 1997
B.S., Calvin College, 1990; M.A., Geneva College, 1997; D.Ed., The Pennsylvania State University, 2012.
Jennifer L. Thomson, Associate Professor of Biopsychology 2012
B.S., Rider University, 2003. Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2009.
Wanda E. Thuma-McDermond, Professor of Nursing 2003
B.A., B.S.N., Goshen College, 1975, 1979; M.S., Indiana Wesleyan University, 1992; Ph.D., Widener University, 2011.
Harold R. Underwood, Associate Professor of Engineering and Physics 1992
B.A., Wheaton College, 1984; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1984, 1986, 1990.
David T. Vader, Professor of Engineering 1993
B.S.M.E., Texas A & M University, 1982; M.S.M.E., Ph.D., Purdue University, 1985, 1988.
Timothy J. Van Dyke, Associate Professor of Engineering 2001
B.S., Calvin College, 1983; B.S., M.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1995.
D. Scott Weaver, Associate Professor of Computer Science; Chair, Department of Computer and Information Science 2002
B.A., Messiah College, 1985; M.S., Shippensburg University, 1998; D.P.S., Pace University, 2010.
David L. Weaver-Zercher, Professor of American Religious History; Messiah College Distinguished Professor, 2016-2021 1997
B.A., Messiah College, 1983; M.Div., Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1987; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1997.
Dottie Weigel, Assistant Professor of Higher Education; Director, Graduate Program in Higher Education 2016
B.A. King University, 1999; M.A. Appalachian State University, 2001; Ph.D. University of South Carolina, 2010.
Travis J. Weller, Assistant Professor of Music; Director of Music Education 2017
B.S., Grove City College, 1995; M.Ed., Duquesne University, 2007; Ph.D., Kent State University, 2014.
Cynthia A. Wells, Associate Professor of Higher Education; Director of the Ernest L. Boyer Center; Associate Director of Faculty Development for Teaching and Learning 1998
A.B., Occidental College, 1988; M.S., Wright State University, 1992; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2003.
Tymberley A. Whitesel, Professor of Theatre; Chair, Department of Theatre and Dance 2004
B.A. Goshen College, 1993; M.F.A., Illinois State University, 1998.
Samuel P. Wilcock, Professor of Statistics; Chair, Department of Mathematics, Physics and Statistics 2001
B.A., Messiah College, 1996, M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1997, 2001.
Norman J. Wilson, Professor of History 2003
B.A., B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1981, 1985; M.A., Ph.D., U.C.L.A, 1987, 1994.
Kathryn A. Witt, Professor of Dietetics; Director of the Didactic Program in Dietetics 1991
B.A., Hope College, 1981; M.S., Purdue University, 1983; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1989.
Maude S. Yacapsin, Associate Professor of Special Education 2011
B.A., M.S., Bloomsburg University, 1988, 1992; Ed.D., University of Nebraska, 2006.
Lijuan (Stella) Ye, Associate Professor of Mandarin Chinese 2011
B.A., Zhejiang University of Technology, 2003; M.A., University of Alabama, 2006, Ph.D., Georgia State University, 2011.
Kim D. Yúnez, Professor of Spanish 1990
B.A., Houghton College, 1986; M.A., Ph.D., Temple University, 1990, 1999.
Donjiao Zhao, Associate Professor of Anatomy; Cadaver Lab Coordinator 2017
B.M., China Medical University, 1995; Ph.D., Purdue University, 2010.
Michael A. Zigarelli, Professor of Leadership and Strategy 2008
B.A., Lafayette College, 1987; M.A., Cornell University, 1989; Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1994.
Louann B. Zinsmeister, Professor of Nursing; Coordinator of the Masters of Nursing and Certificates of Advanced Graduate Studies in Nursing 1994
B.S.N., Millersville University, 1984; M.S., University of Delaware, 1985; Ph.D., Widener University, 2004; NLN Certified Nurse Educator, 2011.

Clinical Track

Michelle K. Brosey, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy 2019
B.S., Elizabethtown College, 1996; O.T.D., Chatham University, 2015.  
Marti G. Derr, Associate Professor of Nursing 1996
B.S.N., Eastern Mennonite University, 1981; M.S., University of Kentucky, 1985; M.S., Goldsmiths College, University of London, 1992; M.S.N., University of Maryland, 2004; C.N.E., 2012; Advanced Healthcare Ethics certificate, Saint Joseph's University, 2015.
Nancy Frank, Assistant Professor of Nursing; Assistant Chair, Department of Nursing  2017
B.S.N., Messiah College, 1997; M.S.N., Messiah College, 2016.
Michelle D. George, Associate Professor of Social Work; Coordinator, Social Work Field Placements 2008
B.A., Messiah College, 1988; M.S.W., Temple University, 1994.
Carrie Gorman, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy  2018 
B.S., East Carolina University, 1998; M.S. O.T.D., Misericordia University, 2014, 2017.  
Amy Humphrey, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy 2018
B.A., James Madison University, 1998; M.S., Widener University, 2002; D.P.T., University of St. Augustine, 2008.
Paula A. Johnson, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy; Director of Clinical Education for Physical Therapy 2016
B.S., Temple University, 1988; M.B.A., The Pennsylvania State University, 1993; D.P.T. Arcadia University, 2018.  
Heather T. Noll, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy 2019
B.A., Wake Forest University, 2003; D.P.T., Slippery Rock University, 2007.  
Krystal L. Robinson-Bert, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy 2018
B.A., Messiah College, 2010; M.S., D.OT, Misericordia University, 2014, 2017.
Leanne Rutt,  Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy; Program Director, Master of Occupational Therapy Program 2018 
B.S., Elizabethtown College, 2003; M.Ed. Temple University, 2006; O.T.D. Thomas Jefferson University, 2019.  
Kristen L. Slabaugh, Associate Professor of Nursing; Coordinator, DNP Program 2011
B.S.N., Messiah College, 2005; M.S.N./F.N.P, The Pennsylvania State University, 2010; D.N.P./F.N.P.; C.N.E., University of South Alabama, 2017.  
Carol Stein, Assistant Professor of Nursing 2018
B.S.N, Millersville University, 1996; M.S.N., Messiah College, 2016.
Jeffrey A. Stroup, Assistant Professor of Nursing 2014
B.S., University of St. Francis, 2004; M.S.N., Mansfield University, 2013.

Lecturers

 Joanna Behm, Senior Lecturer; Occupational Therapy Academic Fieldwork Coordinator  2018 
 B.S., M.S., Elizabethtown College, 2013, 2014.  
Diane Brockman, Senior Lecturer in Psychology 2015
B.A., Shippensburg University, 1992; M.A., Immaculata College, 1995; M.A., Temple University, 1999; Ph.D., Temple University, 2002.
Heather Dravk, Senior Lecturer in French 2014
B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, 1993; M.A., University of Northern Iowa, 2002.
Amy E. Ginck, Senior Lecturer in Modern Languages 1998-2004; 2005
B.A., Messiah College, 1993; M.A., Bowling Green State University, 1995.
Scott Heisey, Senior Lecturer in Engineering 2015
B.S., Drexel University, 1979; M.S., The University of Texas at Austin, 1981.
Elaine Henderson, Senior Lecturer in Music 2001
B.M., B.M.E., Mars Hill College, 1975; M.M., Indiana University, 1977.
Tim Howell, Senior Lecturer in Engineering
2019
Michael S. Jones, Senior Lecturer in Counseling 2015
B.S., Freed Hardeman University, 1998; M.A., Ashland Theological Seminary, 2003; Ed. S. Harding University, 2010.
Jeremy R. Kauffman, Senior Lecturer in Health and Human Performance 2009
B.A., Messiah College, 2003; M.S., McDaniel College, 2006.
Cynthia L. Lehman, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics 2015
B.A. Messiah College, 1994; M.Ed. Loyola College, 2001.
Michelle Lockwood, Senior Lecturer in Engineering 2015
B.S., Calvin College, 1992; M.S., University of Michigan, 1993.
Devin Manzullo-Thomas, Senior Lecturer in the Humanities; Director, Sider Institute for Anabaptist, Pietist, and Wesleyan Studies; Archives Specialist, Ernest L. Boyer Center 2015
B.A. Messiah College, 2009; M.A. Temple University, 2012.
Jon D. Melton, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry 1989
B.A., Cornell College, 1980; Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1986.
Kristin L. R. Mouttet, Senior Lecturer in Counseling, Marriage and Family Coordinator 2012
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1995; M.S., John Brown University, 2000; Ph.D., Regent University, 2009.
Jodi D. Noble, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry; Assistant Coach, Women’s Basketball 1994
B.A., Messiah College, 1984; M.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1992.
Christine Perrin, Senior Lecturer in English; Director of Writing Across the Curriculum 2004-06; 2010-11; 2015
B.A., The Johns Hopkins University, 1991; M.F.A., University of Maryland, 2001.
Michelle Sanford, Lecturer in Dietetics; Dietetic Internship Program Director 2016
B.S., Messiah College, 1993; M.S. New England College, 2009.
 Lucas SheafferLecturer in Interdisciplinary Studies; Director of First Year Courses 2018
 B.A., Messiah College, 2005; M.A., The Pennsylvania University, Capital Campus, 2010; Ph.D., Temple University, 2019.  
Melinda Smith, Senior Lecturer of Applied Health and Director of Student Wellness 2015
B.A., Messiah College, 2003; M.S., McDaniel College, 2007; Ed.D., University of North Carolina, Greensboro, 2019.
Judi K. Tobias, Senior Lecturer in Health, Nutrition and Exercise Science 1996
B.A., Messiah College, 1980; M.Ed., The Pennsylvania University, Capital Campus, 1996.
 Brenda White, Senior Lecturer of Athletic Training 2017 
 B.A., Messiah College, 1996; M.A., Washington College,1999; M.Ed., Wilmington University, 2002.  
Randall S. Zwally, Senior Lecturer in Music 2002
B.S., M.M., West Chester University, 1976, 1991; M.L.S., Clarion University, 2003.

Visiting Professors

 Vinayak SakoreVisiting Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity  2019 
 B.S. The Pennsylvania State University, 2011; M.B.A., Strayer University, 2016.  
Samuel Stoneburner, Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
2019
 A.A.S., Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 2010; B.S. Hillsdale College, 2014; M.S., Ph.D. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 2016, 2019.

Librarians

Elizabeth Y. Kielley, Librarian/Technical Services Coordinator 1999
B.A., Gettysburg College, 1989; M.L.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1991.
Lawrie H. Merz, Librarian/Public Services Coordinator 1997
B.Mus., Houghton College, 1979; M.S.L.S., Villanova University, 1983; M.A., Syracuse University, 1996.
Sarah Myers, Librarian/Collection Development Coordinator 2016
B.A., Susquehanna University, 2012; M.S.L.S., Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2013; M.A., Pace University, 2019.
Michael D. Rice, Librarian/Electronic Resources Coordinator 1992
B.A., Millersville University, 1978; M.S.L.S., Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1984.
Beth M. Transue, Librarian/Instruction Coordinator 2006
B.S., Messiah College, 1993; M.S.L.S., Drexel University, 1998; M.E.T., Boise State University, 2013.

Cocurricular Educators

N. Michael Blount, Counselor/Program Director of Education Outreach, Men’s Development and Sexuality Programming 1997
B.S., Northwestern College, 1991; M.A., Bethel College (Minnesota), 1996.
Abby Book, Coordinator for Alumni Engagement 2015
B.A., Messiah College, 1998; M.S., Shippensburg University, 2000.
Bryan E. J. Brunk, Head Wrestling Coach; Game Management 2003
B.A., Western New England College, 1998; M.S., University of Southern Maine, 2003.
Atsen Bulus, Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach; Work Study/Game Management Supervisor 2014
B.A., Calvin College, 2006; M.A., University of Michigan, 2010.
Mina Choi, Student Ministries Pastor 2019
B.A., Royal College of Music, 2003; M.A., Yale University, 2005; M.A., Dallas Baptist University, 2012; M.A. Princeton Theological Seminary, 2016.  
Julie Cline, Director of Student Involvement and Leadership Programs 2016
B.A., Taylor University, 2011; M.A., Taylor University, 2013.
Jack T. Cole, Executive Director of Athletics and Fundraising 1985
B.A., Malone College, 1982; M.E., Ashland College, 1984.
Douglas M. Curry, Worship Pastor 2002
B.A., Messiah College, 1990; M.A., Lancaster Bible College Graduate School, 2002; D.Min., Wesley Theological Seminary, 2011.
Cherisse DanielsAssistant Director of Multicultural Student Programs 2018
B.A., Shippensburg University, 2012; M.A., Shippensburg University, 2017.  
Debra I. Danielson, Assistant Director of Counseling 1994
B.A., Messiah College, 1978; M.A., Ashland Theological Seminary, 1981; M.A., Lancaster Bible College and Graduate School, 2011.
Ambria Eberhardt-Brown, Residence Director, Sollenberger and Mellinger Apartments 2019 
B.A., M.A. Bloomsburg University, 2017, 2019.  
Jacob Edmunds, Coordinator of Student Involvement and Leadership Programs 2019
B.S., Messiah College, 2017; M.A. The Pennsylvania State University, 2019.  
Aaron Faro, Assistant Men's Soccer Coach, Athletic Recruitment Coordinator, AROMA Sports Ministry Director 2015
B.A., Messiah College, 2003; M.A., Messiah College, 2015.
Joy Fea, Faculty Partnerships Coordinator 2015
B.A., Colorado State University, 1989; M.A., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1992.
Matthew J. Fenton Director of Athletics Communications 2018
B.A., M.A., Messiah College, 2013, 2016.  
Dale E. Fogelsanger, Head Cross Country Coach; Head Track and Field Coach 1998
B.S., Messiah College, 1987; M.Ed., Shippensburg University, 1998.
Megan Fowler, Coordinator of Athletic Training Services 2018
B.S., Bethel College, 2011; M.S., East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, 2014; D.A.T., Indiana State University, 2019.  
Scott R. Frey, Head Coach, Women’s Soccer; Locker & Laundry Supervisor/Game Management 2000
B.S., Messiah College, 1984; M.A., Western Maryland College, 1990.
Marcelle Giovannetti, Program Director for Alcohol & Drug Education and Multicultural Students 2014
B.A., Elizabethtown College, 2000; M.S., Shippensburg University, 2014.
Brooke L. Good, Head Field Hockey Coach; Assistant Athletics Director/Senior Women’s Administrator/Title IX Deputy 2010
B.S., Messiah College, 2003; M.Ed. Millersville University, 2006.
Lyndsay Grimm, Director of Residence Life 2017
B.A., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2006; M.A., Geneva College, 2011.
Kristin M. Hansen-Kieffer, Vice Provost of Student Success and Engagement; Assistant Professor in Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Science 1999
B.S., University of Nebraska, Kearney, 1987; M.S., South Dakota State University, 1991; Ed.D., University of South Dakota, 2000.
Christina R. Hanson, Associate Dean of Career and Professional Development Center 2005
B.A., Messiah College, 2003; M.S., Shippensburg University, 2005.
Shardé Hardy, Assistant Director of Agape Center 2016
B.A., Bluefield College, 2008; M.A., Penn State University, 2011.
Josiah D. Hatfield, Residence Director, Naugle Hall 2012
B.A., Taylor University, 2009; M.A., Taylor University, 2012.
Paula R. Hoffman, Assistant Director of Residence Life-FYE, Bittner Hall 2013
B.S., Southeastern University, 2007, M.S., Southeastern University, 2013.
Dwayne R. Keiffer, Assistant Director of Career Education and Coaching 1997
B.S., Nyack College, 1989; M.S., Shippensburg University, 1997.
Aubrey Kleinfeld, M.S., NCC., Counselor, Engle Center 2018
B.S. Messiah College, 2001; M.S., Shippensburg University, 2006
Patrick L. Lightle, Head Baseball Coach; Game Management Coordinator 2012
B.A., Ohio Dominican University, 1985; M.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1987.
Bradley S. McCarty, Head Men’s Soccer Coach; Associate Director of Athletics 2001
B.A., Messiah College, 1993; M.E., Wichita State University, 1997.
Heather Greer McKay, Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach; Director of Recreational Sports
2007
B.A., Messiah College, 2002; M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University, 2005.
 Chelsey Meyers, Athletic Trainer 2019 
 B.S., California University of Pennsylvania, 2016; M.S., Ohio University, 2018  
Caleb Miller, Residence Director, Miller Hall/Fry Apartments 2016
B.S., Messiah College, 2014; M.S., Shippensburg University, 2016.
Elizabeth Miller, Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner 2015
B.S.N., Messiah College, 1993; M.S.N., Widener University, 1998.
Michael R. Miller, Head Women’s Basketball Coach/F.A.N. Fundraising 1986
B.S., Messiah College, 1983; M.B.A., Shippensburg University, 1985.
Beth C. Moshier, Residence Director, Witmer Hall 2017
B.A., Messiah College, 2005; M.A., University of Saint Joseph, 2009.
Holly Motheral, Head Women’s Volleyball Coach/Assistant Director of Athletics Communication 2016
B.S., Houghton College, 2010; M.Ed., University of Rio Grande, 2012.
Eleanor A. Muir, Director of Engle Center for Counseling and Health 2013
B.A., Wheaton College, 1980; M.S. Shippensburg University, 1986.
Amy Nicols, Residence Director of Hess/Kelly Apartments 2015
B.A., Gordon College, 2012; M.A., Taylor University, 2015.
Don Opitz, College Pastor 2014
B.A., Westminster College, 1983; M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 1989; Ph.D., Boston University, 1995.
 Ricardo PlummerAssistant Director of Athletics for Compliance and Internal Operations 2018
 B.S., M.A., Messiah College, 2014, 2016.  
Katherine Rousopoulos, Director of Off-Campus Programs 2009-13; 2017
B.A., M.A., Taylor University 2007, 2009.
 Ashley B. Sheaffer, Director of the Agape Center 2009 
 B.A., Messiah College, 2006; M.S., Shippensburg University, 2009.  
Lydia Skulstad, Assistant Director of International Programs 2019
B.A., Trinity Western University, 2005; M.A., Trinity Western University, 2009.  
 Amy C. Slody, Director of the Learning Commons 2011 
 B.A., Lock Haven University, 1999; J.D., Widener University School of Law, 2003.
 
Patrick W. Van Pelt, Head Men’s Basketball Coach; Recreational/Club Sports Supervisor 1999
B.A., Messiah College, 1991; M.A., Penn State University, 1997.
Kevin J. Villegas, Dean of Students 2012
B.A., Messiah College, 1998; M.A., Fuller Theological Seminary, 2012.
Bryce Watkins, Residence Director, Sollenberger and Mellinger Apartments 2014
B.S., Messiah College, 2012; M.A., Taylor University, 2014.
Amy C. Weaver, Head Softball Coach/Coordinator of Contracts & Travel 1998
B.S., Messiah College, 1991; M.S., Western Maryland, 1998.
Orlando Williams, Coordinator of Internships and Special Events
2019 
B.A., Millersville University, 2014; M.A., Messiah College, 2019.  
Wendell S. Witter, Coordinator of Cocurricular Adventure Programs/Adjunct Faculty 2007
B.S., Messiah College, 1996; M.A., Wheaton College, 2000.
Douglas M. Wood, Associate Dean of Students 1997
B.A., Houghton College, 1990; M.S., Alfred University, 1996.
Rebecca Woodruff, Assistant Director of Residence Life for Upperclass Experience 2014
B.A., Messiah College, 2008; M.A., Shippensburg University, 2011.

Emeriti Educators

Dates indicate years of service
Lois Beck, Associate Professor Emerita of French and Communication 1968-2014
A.B. Gettysburg College, 1961; M.A. Middlebury College, 1967; M.A., Temple University, 1981.
Michael R. Brown, Librarian Emeritus 1973-2006
B.A., Upland College, 1963; M.S.L.S., D.B.A., University of Southern California, 1965; M.A., Temple University, 1977.
Marvin L. Brubaker, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics 1983-2005
A.B., Susquehanna University, 1961; M.A., Bowling Green State University, 1964; Ph.D., Lehigh University, 1973.
Barbara E. Burwell, Assistant Professor Emerita of Health and Human Performance 1985-2006
B.S., Wheaton College, 1965; M.A., Montclair State College, 1985; Penn State University.
Ronald J. Burwell, Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Anthropology 1985-2011
A.B., Wheaton College, 1965; M.Div., Trinity Seminary, 1968; M.A., Ph.D., New York University, 1972, 1976.
Susanna Bede Caroselli, Professor Emerita of Art History 1996-2013
A.B., Brown University, 1969; M.A., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1972, 1980.
D. Wayne Cassel, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics 1962-2000
B.S., Greenville College, 1959; M.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1962, 1967.
Gene B. Chase, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science 1973-2007
S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1965; M.A., Cornell University, 1970; Gordon College; University of Washington; University of North Dakota; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1979.
Tom Chilcote, Associate Professor Emeritus of Accounting 1987-2015
B.S., Ithaca College, 1976; M.B.A., Cleveland State University, 1979; C.P.A., Ohio, 1984, Pennsylvania, 1990; Chartered Mutual Fund Counselor, 1996; M.A., Liberty University, 2010; M.Div., Liberty University, 2014.
Stephen G. Cobb, Professor Emeritus of Sociology 1989-2007
B.A., MacMurray College, 1963; M.Div., Garrett Theological Seminary, 1966; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1970.
Dean C. Curry, Professor Emeritus of Politics 1980-2018 
B.A., Houghton College, 1974; M.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1975; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University, 1981.  
J. Barry DeRoos, Associate Professor Emeritus of Computer Science 1983-2007
B.S., Calvin College, 1962; Ph.D., Wayne State University, 1966.
John W. Eby, Professor Emeritus of Sociology 1994-2011
B.A., Eastern Mennonite College, 1962; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University, 1970, 1972.
Gary Emberger, Professor Emeritus of Biology 1981-2018 
 B.S., M.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1975, 1977; Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 1981.  
Peter S. Fraser, Associate Professor Emeritus of Chemistry 1982-2003
B.A., University of Minnesota, 1959; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1977.
Dorothy J. Gish, Academic Dean Emerita; Professor of Early Childhood and Family Education 1972-1998
B.A., Greenville College, 1957; M.Ed., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1966, 1971.
Robert Heinemann, Professor Emeritus of Communication 1979-2005
A.B., Wheaton College, 1965; M.A., Illinois State University, 1968; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1975.
Gerald D. Hess, Professor Emeritus of Biology 1970-2010
B.A., Messiah College, 1965; M.S. Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1968, 1970.
William R. Higgins, Professor Emeritus of Music and Computer Education 1968-2004
B.S., Lebanon Valley College, 1964; M.M., Boston University, 1967; D.Ed., The Pennsylvania State University, 1981.
Richard T. Hughes, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Religion 2006-2014
B.A., Harding University, 1965; M.A., Abilene Christian University, 1967; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1972.
Kay L. Huber, Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing 1984-2007
B.S.N.E., Wilkes College, 1969; M.P.A., The Pennsylvania State University, 1979; M.S.N., University of Pennsylvania, 1982; D.Ed., The Pennsylvania State University, 1993.
George P. Kimber, Associate Professor Emeritus of Biblical Literature 1970-1992
B.A., Southern California College, 1962; M.Div., M.A., D.Min., Ashland Theological Seminary, 1969, 1975, 1979; Talbot Theological Seminary; Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; The Pennsylvania State University; Temple University.
Carolyn L. Kreamer, Professor Emerita of Nursing 1986-2014
Diploma, York Hospital School of Nursing, 1969; B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1975; M.S., University of Maryland, 1980; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1989.
Vince A. LaFrance Professor Emeritus of Economics 1988-2016
B.S., University of Delaware, 1972; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1985.
Jonathan D. Lauer, Librarian Emeritus 1989-2018 
B.A., Wheaton College, 1974; M.A., University of Chicago, 1978; M.A., Wheaton College Graduate School, 1984.  
Philip J. Lawlis, Director of Counseling and Health Services 1980-2015
A.A., Vincennes University, 1973; A.B., Indiana University, 1975; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1978, 1980
Alden M. Long, Professor Emeritus of Biblical Literature and Greek 1951-1997
A.B., Houghton College, 1950; M.A., New York University, 1953; B.D., Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1957; S.T.M., Biblical Seminary in New York, 1958.
Martha M. Long, Assistant Professor Emerita of English 1964-1993
B.S., Lock Haven State College, 1950; M.A., The Pennsylvania State University, 1964; M.S., Shippensburg University, 1978.
Beth L. Mark, Librarian Emerita  1993-2016
B.A., Messiah College, 1972; M.S.L.S., Shippensburg University, 1975; M.L.A., Temple University, 1998.
Vernon M. Martin, Jr., Associate Professor Emeritus of Accounting 1981-2006
B.A., Messiah College, 1966; B.S., Elizabethtown College, 1968; M.Ed., The Pennsylvania State University, 1971; University of Southern California; Tax Corporation of America; Wright State University; C.P.A., 1978; M.S., Widener University, 1994.
Yvonne E. Martin, Assistant Professor Emerita of Business Administration 1981-2013
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1977; M.B.A., The Pennsylvania State University, 1979.
Mary Ann Mihok, Associate Professor Emerita of Dietetics 1982-2004
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1961; M.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1965; Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1997.
Ronald L. Miller, Professor Emeritus of Music 1968-2003
B.S. in Ed., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1961; M.Mus., Ph.D., Indiana University (Indiana), 1967, 1974.
Benjamin W. Myers, Associate Professor Emeritus of Biology 1966-1999
A.B., Messiah College, 1962; M.S., Kansas State Teacher’s College, 1966; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1970.
Paul W. Nisly, Professor Emeritus of English 1972-2006
A.A., Hession College, 1963; B.A., Eastern Mennonite College, 1965; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1969, 1972, 1974; City University of New York.
Theodore L. Prescott, Professor Emeritus of Art 1980-2009
B.A., Colorado College, 1967; M.F.A., Rinehart School of Sculpture, The Maryland Institute College of Art, 1970.
Clyde A. Ross, Professor Emeritus of English 1968-1997
B.S., Gordon College, 1954; M.R.E., M.Div., Central Baptist Theological Seminary, 1956, 1957; M.Ed., Worcester State College (Massachusetts), 1963; M.A., Geneseo State University College (New York), 1970; Columbia University; Oxford University.
Norman E. Shank, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry 1962-2000
B.S., Eastern Mennonite College, 1965; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1969.
Joseph K. Sheldon, Professor Emeritus of Biology and Environmental Science 1992-2007
B.S., The College of Idaho, 1966; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1972.
E. Morris Sider, Professor Emeritus of History and English Literature 1963-2000
A.B., Th.B., Upland College, 1952, 1953; M.A., University of Western Ontario, 1955; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1966; University of Toronto.
Ronald R. Sider, Professor Emeritus of Music 1958-1995
B.Mus., M.Mus., Ph.D., Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, 1957, 1959, 1967; A.A.G.O., 1962; Oakland University; State University of New York at Binghamton; Westminster Choir College.
Martha O. Solomon, Assistant Professor Emerita of Nursing 1983-2007
B.S.N., St. Joseph College, 1973; M.S.N., University of Virginia, 1983; Certified Pediatric Nurse, R.N., B.c., 1989.
Richard A. Stevick, Professor Emeritus of Psychology 1980-2005
B.A., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1961; M.S., Syracuse University, 1965; Ed.D., Texas Tech University College of Education, 1979.
Terry L. Stoudnour, Professor Emeritus of Education 1968-1972, 1974-2004
B.A., Elizabethtown College, 1963; M.Ed., Shippensburg University, 1965; Temple University; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University, 1978.
Linda Tedford, Artist-in-Residence Emerita 1997-2018 
B.M., Covenant College, 1969; M.M., Temple University 1973.  
Anita N. Voelker, Professor Emerita of Education 1993-2014
B.S., Frostburg State University, 1973; M.S., Johns Hopkins University, 1976; Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2006.
Ronald J. Webb, Professor Emeritus of Business 1980-1998; 2004-2008
B.A., Wheaton College, 1964; M.B.A., D.B.A., University of Maryland, 1996, 1973.
Lamarr C. Widmer, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics 1988-2018
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1972, 1984, 1988.  
John R. Yeatts, Professor Emeritus of the Psychology of Religion 1980-2013
B.A., Messiah College, 1969; M.Div., Princeton Seminary, 1972; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1981.
Velma A. Yoder, Associate Professor Emerita of Education 1989-2012
B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1969, 1970, 1988.