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.
Academic Unit Heads Steering Committee
Tom Gould, Head, Department of Biobehavioral Health, College of Health and Human Development
Raffy Luquis, Director, School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, Penn State Harrisburg
Meg Meloy, Head, Department of Marketing, Smeal College of Business
Mari Pierce, Interim Regional Director, Academic Affairs, Penn State Beaver
Robin Thomas, Head, Department of Art History, College of Arts and Architecture
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, Office of Faculty Affairs
Steven Huddart, Senior Associate Dean for Research and Faculty, Smeal College of Business
Laszlo Kulcsar, Senior Associate Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences
Todd Migliaccio, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Penn State Berks
Vahid Motevalli, Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Senior Associate Dean, Penn State Harrisburg
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 of the School of International Affairs, Penn State School of International Affairs
Shelli Stine, Chair of Senate Committee on Faculty Affairs and Teaching Professor of Biobehavioral Health, College of Health and Human Development
Michele Vollmer, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Penn State Dickinson Law
Cynthia Brewer, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Rae Brown, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
Ann Clements, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Office of Faculty Affairs
Greg Filbeck, Vice Chancellor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Matt Fury, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Penn State Abington
Leigh Ann Haefner, Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Penn State Altoona
Anna Mazzucato, Distinguished Senior Scholar and Professor, Eberly College of Science
Anthony Olorunnisola, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Research, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
Alan Rieck, Associate Vice Provost and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Office of Undergraduate Education
Stephen Snyder, Assistant Teaching Professor, English and Writing, Penn State Berks, Faculty Senate Chair-Elect
Nicole Webster, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, College of Health and Human Development
Amy Allen, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Advancement, College of the Liberal Arts
Kathy Bieschke, Senior Vice Provost and Interim Dean of Undergraduate Education, Office of Faculty Affairs
George Blackall, Vice Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs, Penn State College of Medicine
Mallika Bose, Associate Dean for Research, Creative Activity, and Graduate Studies, College of Arts and Architecture
Richard Brazier, Dean, University College and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Research, Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses
Jeff Dodge, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, Penn State Dickinson Law
Jennifer Gilley, Interim Director for the Commonwealth Campus Libraries Western Region, University Libraries, New Kensington
Peter Hopsicker, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Office of Faculty Affairs
David Lee, Interim Senior Director for Faculty Affairs, College of Education
Frantisek Marko, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics, Faculty Senate Chair
Shelley Stoffels, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, College of Engineering
Penn State Forum Series Planning Committee
Ann Clements, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Office of Faculty Affairs
Jennifer Crispell, Alumni Relations Specialist, Development and Alumni Relations
Jennifer Guyer, General Manager, Barnes & Noble Bookstore
Clarence Lang, Chair, Susan Welch Dean of the College of the Liberal Arts, Professor of African American Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
Brent Laskowski, Executive Director, Prospect Management and Analytics, DDAR
Pat Mather, Chair-elect, Dean, Schreyer Honors College, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Schreyer Honors College
Julian Morales, Director of Local Government and Community Relations, Office of Government and Community Relations
Amanda Smith, Director of K-12 Engagement Network, Penn State Outreach
Pauline Thompson, Administrative Fellow to the Senior Vice Provost, Office of Faculty Affairs
Laura Stocker Waldhier, Writer/Editor, Special Projects, Penn State News
Standing Advisory Committee for Assessment of Teaching Effectiveness
Nicole Andel, Teaching Professor of English & Humanities, Penn State Schuylkill
Kathy Bieschke, Senior Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs
Abby Diehl, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Faculty Affairs
Paul Frisch, Assistant Teaching Professor of History, Penn State Scranton
Nicole Gampe, Business Systems Analyst, Activity Insight Management Team (Ex-Officio)
Peter Hopsicker, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Faculty Affairs
Daniel Jackson, Assistant Teaching Professor of Physics, Penn State Lehigh Valley
Angela Linse, Associate Dean and Executive Director, Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
Efraín Marimón, Assistant Teaching Professor of Education, College of Education
Ayden Meise, UPUA Representative, College of Education
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
Terri Vescio, Professor of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
Nicole Andel, Teaching Professor of English & Humanities, Penn State Schuylkill
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
Nicole Gampe, Business Systems Analyst, Activity Insight Management Team (Ex-Officio)
Peter Hopsicker, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Faculty Affairs
Angela Linse, Associate Dean and Executive Director, Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
Ayden Meise, UPUA Representative, College of Education
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
Marinda Harell-Levy, Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State Brandywine
Sarah Helmick, Associate General Counsel, Office of General Counsel
Kamesh Madduri, Associate Professor, College of Engineering
Traci Piazza, Senior Director, Program Planning, World Campus
Theresa Vescio, Professor of Psychology and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, University Park
Michele Yarwood, Associate Teaching Professor of Psychology, University Park
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
Mallika Bose, Co-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, Co-Chair, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Faculty Affairs
Jennifer Kraschnewski, Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine
Laszlo Kulcsar, Senior Associate Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences
Beth McGraw, Biology Department Head, Eberly College of Science
Anirban Paul, Assistant Professor, Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Penn State College of Medicine
Christina Riehman-Murphy, Open and Affordable Educational Resources Librarian, University Libraries
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
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
Ana Enriquez, Copyright Officer and Head, Office of Scholarly Communications and Copyright
Peter Hopsicker, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Faculty Affairs
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
Anirban Paul, Assistant Professor, Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Penn State College of Medicine
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
Non-Tenure-Line Faculty Priority Consideration Process Taskforce
Abby Diehl, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs (Co-chair)
Megan Nagel, Regional Chancellor, Penn State Greater Allegheny, Penn State New Kensington, and Penn State Fayette, Eberly Campus (Co-chair)
Michele Duffey, Associate Teaching Professor of Kinesiology and 2024-25 University Faculty Senate Secretary
Jennie Knies, Associate Dean for Penn State Commonwealth Campus Libraries
Stephen Snyder, Assistant Teaching Professor of English and Writing, Penn State Berks, and Chair-Elect, University Faculty Senate
Robin Yaure, Teaching Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State Mont Alto