Committees, Councils, and Taskforces
The Office of Faculty Affairs sponsors numerous committees, councils, and taskforces working on projects related to faculty affairs at Penn State. Memberships for these groups are listed below.
Faculty Affairs Advisory Council (FAAC)
- Data, Policy and Reports Subcommittee
- Faculty Development Subcommittee
- Promotion and Tenure and Equity Subcommittee
Abby Diehl, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Faculty Affairs
Jeff Dodge, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs and International Programs, Dickinson Law
Peter Hopsicker, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Penn State Altoona
Steven Huddart, Senior Associate Dean for Research and Faculty, Smeal College of Business
Jud Mathews, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Penn State Law and the School of International Affairs
Todd Migliaccio, Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer, Penn State Berks, Penn State Berks
Colin Neill, Chancellor, Dean, and Chief Academic Officer, Penn State Great Valley
Yvette Richardson, Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Mitchell Smith, Director, The School of International Affairs
Josh Wede, Faculty Senate Chair and Teaching Professor of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
Cynthia Brewer, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, College of Information Systems and Technology
Rae Brown, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
Ann Clements, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs – Faculty Development, Faculty Affairs
Greg Filbeck,Vice Chancellor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Matt Fury, Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Penn State Abington
Jennelle Malcos, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Students, Eberly College of Science
Vahid Motevalli, Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Senior Associate Dean, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
Anthony Olorunnisola, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Research, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
Kristen Pueschel, Associate Teaching Professor, Mathematics, Penn State New Kensington
Alan Rieck, Associate Vice Provost and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Undergraduate Education
Nicole Webster, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Faculty Affairs, College of Health and Human Development
Amy Allen, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Advancement, The College of the Liberal Arts
Kathy Bieschke, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Faculty Affairs
George Blackall, Vice Dean for Faculty and Administrative Affairs, Penn State College of Medicine
Mallika Bose, Associate Dean for Research, Creative Activity, and Graduate Studies, College of Arts and Architecture
Richard Brazier, Interim Dean and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Research, University College
John Coupland, Professor of Food Science and Undergraduate Program Coordinator, College of Agricultural Sciences
Jennifer Gilley, Co-Director of the Commonwealth Campus Libraries, Head Librarian, Penn State New Kensington
Christina Grozinger, Faculty Senate Faculty Affairs Chair, Publius Vergilius Maro Professor of Entomology, and Director, Center for Pollinator Research, Insect Biodiversity Center, College of Agricultural Sciences
Gwendolyn Lloyd, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, College of Education
Shelley Stoffels, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, College of Engineering
Standing Advisory Committee for Assessment of Teaching Effectiveness
Nicole Andel, Teaching Professor of English & Humanities, Penn State Schuylkill
Bryce Berger, UPUA Representative, College of Education
Kathy Bieschke, Senior Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs
Victor Brunsden, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Penn State Altoona
Abby Diehl, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Faculty Affairs
Paul Frisch, Assistant Teaching Professor of History, Penn State Scranton
Angela Linse, Associate Dean and Executive Director, Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
Todd Migliaccio, Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer, Penn State Berks
Renea Nicols, Associate Teaching Professor, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
Yvette Richardson, Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Eric Roman, Associate Teaching Professor, College of Arts and Architecture
Denise Solomon, Professor of Communication Arts and Science, College of the Liberal Arts
Terri Vescio, Professor of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
Mary Zaborskis, Assistant Professor of American Studies and Gender Studies, Penn State Harrisburg
Standing Joint Committee on Faculty Safety
Kofi Adu, Co-Chair, Associate Professor of Physics, Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Penn State Altoona
SeriaShia Chatters, Co-Chair, Associate Vice Provost for Educational Equity, Office of Educational Equity
Abby Diehl, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Office of Faculty Affairs
Michelle Gordon, Professor of Business, Business Division, Penn State Greater Allegheny
Sarah Helmick, Associate General Counsel, Office of General Counsel
Kamesh Madduri, Associate Professor, College of Engineering
Efraín Marimón, Associate Teaching Professor of Education, Curriculum Instruction Department, College of Education
Karen Pollack, Associate Vice Provost for Online Programs, Penn StateWorld Campus
Bill Raab, Director of Risk Management and Chief Risk Officer, Office of Risk Management
Sabine Klahr, Associate Vice Provost for, Penn State Global
Katy Larkin, Senior Director of the Office of Student Conduct, Office of Student Affairs
Wes Sheets, Chief of Police and Public Safety, University Police and Public Safety
Faculty Workload Expectations Taskforce
Rick Brazier, Dean of University College, Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses
Lisa Chewning, Associate Professor of Communications, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Abington
Francesco Costanzo, Professor, College of Engineering
Abby Diehl, Co-Chair, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Office of Faculty Affairs
Craig Newschaffer, Raymond E. and Erin Stuart Schultz Dean, College of Health and Human Development
Tiffany Petricini, Co-Chair, Associate Teaching Professor of Communication, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Behrend
Sarah Stager, Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Marilyn Wells, Regional Chancellor, Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses
P&T Modernization Taskforce
Amy Allen, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Advancement, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
Mallika Bose, Chair, Associate Dean for Research, Creative Activity & Graduate Studies, Professor of Landscape Architecture, College of Arts & Architecture
Rick Brazier, Dean of the University College, Professor of Math and Geology, Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses
Cassie Caldwell, Project Manager, Office of Faculty Affairs
Deb Ehrenthal, SSRI Director and Professor, Office of the Vice President for Research
Peter Hopsicker, Professor of Kinesiology, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Associate Dean for Research and Sponsored Programs, Penn State Altoona
Jennifer Kraschnewski, Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine
Beth McGraw, Biology Department Head, Eberly College of Science
Amit Sharma, Edward Friedman and Stuart Mann Professor of Hospitality Management, Associate Director & Professor-In-Charge of Undergraduate Programs, Director, Food Decisions Research Laboratory, School of Hospitality Management, College of Health and Human Development
Jeanine Staples-Dixon, Professor of Education (Literacy and Language, African American Studies, Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies), College of Education
Douglas Wolfe, AVP for Research and Professor of Material Sciences and Engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Promotion to Full Taskforce
Pradip Bandyopadhyay, Division Head, Professor of Physics, Science Division, Penn State Berks
Rick Brazier, Dean of the University College, Professor of Math and Geology, Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses
Denise Costanzo, Associate Professor of Architecture, College of Arts and Architecture
Betty Harper, Assistant Vice Provost for Assessment, Office Of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research
Mark Morrisson, Professor of English, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
Raghu Sangwan, Associate Chief Academic Officer, Director of Engineering Programs, Professor-in-Charge, Master of Software Engineering, Professor of Software Engineering, Engineering Division, Director, Insights Lab, Penn State Great Valley
Nicole Stokes, Director of Academic Partnerships and Institutional Grant Initiatives, Professor of Sociology, Psychological and Social Sciences, Penn State Abington