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College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences
Awards, Grants & Installations
Jodi Radosh, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication and Digital Media
Excellence Grant: “Community News in Action: A One-Week Summer Journalism Camp for High School Students”
Presentations & Panels
Kathryn Davis, Ph.D.,
Visiting Professor of Theology
Presented and Panel participation at the American Academy of Religion Annual Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, November 2025.
Kayla Landers, M.A.
Professional Specialist of Communication and Digital Media, Writing Program Director
Presented at the 2026 Conference on College Composition and Communication: Conference and our Conversations in Cleveland, Ohio, March 2026.
Kris Lowrey, Ph.D.
Ryan Lange, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication and Digital Media, Department Chair
Co-presented with Dr. Jodi Radosh, Dr. Caroline Fitzpatrick, and Dr. Kris Lowrey on a panel at the 85th Annual Conference of the Pennsylvania Communication Association in Loretto, Pennsylvania, September 2025.
Assistant Professor of Communication and Digital Media
Co-presented with Dr. Ryan Lange, Dr. Caroline Fitzpatrick, and Dr. Jodi Radosh on a panel at the 85th Annual Conference of the Pennsylvania Communication Association in Loretto, Pennsylvania, September 2025.
Presented at the North Eat Popular Culture Association (NEPCA) Conference, October 2025.
Presented at the Annual Conference of Mid-Atlantic Popular and American Culture Association (MAPACA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 2025.
Arielle Phillips-Law, M.A.
Instructor of Education
Presented at the ASHE: Association for the Study of Higher Education in Denver, Colorado, November 2025.
Jodi Radosh, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication and Digital Media
Presented at the Annual Conference of Mid-Atlantic Popular and American Culture Association (MAPACA), July 2025.
Co-presented with Dr. Ryan Lange, Dr. Caroline Fitzpatrick, and Dr. Kris Lowrey on a panel at the 85th Annual Conference of the Pennsylvania Communication Association in Loretto, Pennsylvania, September 2025.
Participated in the International Radio Television Society Faculty/Industry Seminar - Media Insiders 2025: Today's Opportunities and Tomorrow's Challenges in New York City, New York, November 2025.
Bongrae Seok, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy
Ana Ruiz, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Presented on a panel at the Engagement Scholarship Consortium International Conference - Bridging Resources to Build Stronger Communities in Roanoke, Virginia, October 2025.
"Confucian Moral Agent and AI from the perspective of Role Ethics and Relationalism of Artificial Moral Agent"
Presented at the APA Central Division Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, February 2026.
“Unique Moral Psychological Characteristics of Desire (yu) in Classical Chinese Philosophy”
Presented at the APA Eastern Division Annual Conference (American Philosophical Association) in Baltimore, Maryland, January 2026.
"Ecology, Embodiment, and Aesthetics of Confucian Moral Psychology for Moral Development and Artificial Intelligence"
Presented at the Maryland Philosophy Conference at Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland, October 2025
Janae Sholtz, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy
“Artisanal Thought: The Importance of Style in Deleuze’s Onto-Epistemological Project”
Presented at the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa Annual Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, January 2026.
College of Health Sciences
Awards, Grants & Installations
Stephen Vandenerg, PT, DPT, NCS
Assistant Professor of DPT
Excellence Grant: “Tumarkin-Like Phenomenon Following Resolution of Horizontal Semicircular Canal Apogeotropic BPPV: A Case Report”
Robin Zappin, PT, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of DPT
Excellence Grant: “Community Based Global Learning Program in Belize”
Presentations & Panels
Julie Axelrod, DPT
Assistant Professor of DPT
Poster accepted for research in Belize at the CSM – APTA combines Sections Meetings in Anaheim, California, February 2026.
Mary Ann Durant, DNP, MSN, RN, M.Ed.
Associate Professor of Nursing
Presenting at ITLC - AI and the Future of Evidence-Based Teaching in Higher Education in Austin, Texas, May 2026.
Ashley Gray-Reed, DAT, LAT, ATC
Assistant Professor of Athletic Training
Presenting at PATS Annual Conference - on the "Highlights and Challenges of Digital Mental Health" in Harrisburg/Hershey, Pennsylvania, June 2026.
Heather Keperling, Ed.D., RN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Presenting at American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) 40th Annual Conference - in Phoenix, Arizona, October 1017.
James O’Donohue, PT, DPT, OCS, ATC, FAFS
Associate Professor of DPT
"Exploring Community Perspectives Following an Interprofessional Community-Based Global Learning Program: A Mixed-Methods Study,"
Presented at American Physical Therapy Association- Combined Sections Meeting in Anaheim, California, February 2026.
Professor of Nursing
Soo Sun, PT, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of DPT
Poster accepted for research in Belize at the CSM – APTA combines Sections Meetings in Anaheim, California, February 2026.
Karen Thacker, Ph.D.
Presenting at ITLC - AI and the Future of Evidence-Based Teaching in Higher Education in Austin, Texas, May 2026.
Pamela Unger, PT, DPT, FAPTA, CWS
Associate Professor of DPT
DPT Department Chair
Poster accepted for research in Belize at the CSM – APTA combines Sections Meetings in Anaheim, California, February 2026.
Stephen Vandenberg, PT, DPT, NCS
Assistant Professor of DPT
Presented at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting in Anaheim, California, February 2026
Presented at the APTA Move PA Conference in Harrisburg, PA, October 2025.
Presented at Academy Optometry in Boston, Massachusetts, October 2025.
College of Innovation, Discovery, and Enterprise
Awards, Grants & Installations
Jeremy Kettering, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics
Excellence Grant: “The Dynamics of Performance Pay and Career Concerns”
Excellence Grant: “Information and Incentive Design in Oligopoly Competition”
Farah Mneimneh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Excellence Grant: “Sustainable Cooling Solutions: Evaluating the Performance of Biodegradable Cooling Vests Compared to Conventional Alternatives”
Presentations & Panels
Kushal Adhikari, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Presenting at EWRI - ASCE 2026 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress in Mobile, Alabama, Aprill 2026.
Brad Bauer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Presenting at Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Hershey, Pennsylvania, May 2026.
Jane Brooker, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Business
Presented at NBEA Convention and BERC Research Conference (National Business Education Association) - Business Education Research Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, October 2025.
Michael Durant, Ed.D., MS, BS, CC
Professional Specialist in Computer Science
Presenting at ITLC - AI and the Future of Evidence-Based Teaching in Higher Education in Austin, Texas, May 2026.
Genevieve Karki, DMA
Professional Specialist of Music
Presenting at 37th ISME World Conference: Unity in Music Education: Building Bridges for All in Montreal, Canada, July 2026.
Jeremy Kettering, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Business
Presenting at the 2026 Pennsylvania Economic Association Conference in Indiana, Pennsylvania, May 2026.
Woosoon Kim, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Business
Presenting at the 2026 Pennsylvania Economic Association Conference in Indiana, Pennsylvania, May 2026.
Farah Mneimneh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Presented at ASME 2025 Summer Heat Transfer Conference in Westminster, Colorado, July 2025.
Santosh Neupane, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physics
Presented at American Physical Society March Meeting in Denver, Colorado, March 2026.
Teri Price, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physics
Presenting at the 57th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics in Providence, Rhode Island, June 2026.
Zhimin Yu, Ph.D.
Tufan Tiglioglu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Business
Presenting at the Pennsylvania Economic Association (PEA) Board of Directors Meeting in Indiana, Pennsylvania, May 2026.
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Presented at National Association of Business, Economics and Technology Annual Conference at Penn State University in University Park, Pennsylvania, October 2025.
Research Expedition
Jamie Becker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
Creating sustainable conservation-based income for rural Indigenous communities at a regional scale in the Sucusari region of the Peruvian Amazon, May-June 2026.