Apr 18, 2024  
2018-2019 Graduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Directory of Faculty



Barbara J. Morris, President of the College

M.A., Ph.D., University of California at Santa Barbara
B.A., San Diego State University
 

James Mackin, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

B.S., M.S., University of Michigan
Ph.D., University of Chicago

Full-Time Graduate Faculty

(Alphabetical Listing)

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z

Allen, Tracy H., Interim Dean, School of Sciences

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, Donald, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science & Statistics

B.S., Bethany Nazarene College
M.S., National Technological University
M.S., University of Illinois
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology


Alexander, Brian, Visiting Professor, Cooperstown Graduate Program

B.A., M.A., University of Illinois-Springfield


Anderson, Sven H., Associate Professor, Art

B.F.A., University of Hawaii
M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy or Art


Antwi, Janet, Assistant Professor, Human Ecology

B.S., Kwame Nkrumah University
M.S., SDA, Bocconi School of Management
Ph.D., Florida International University


Arango, Gustavo, Associate Professor, Foreign Languages & Literatures

B.A., U.P.B. Medellin, Colombia
M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University


Ashbaugh, William B., 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


Avery, Leanne, Associate Professor, Elementary Education and Reading

M.S., State University College, Albany
M.S.Ed., Ph.D., Cornell University


Bagby, John, Associate Professor, Theatre

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


Barberio, Richard, 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


Bastiaans, Elizabeth, Assistant Professor, Biology

B.A., University of Chicago
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz


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

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


Beal, Thomas, Assistant Professor, History

B.A., University of Tennessee
M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook
The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2015-16


Beitzel, Brian, Professor, Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education

B.S., Colorado State University, Pueblo
M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison
The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2008-2009


Bennett, Jacqueline, Assistant Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry

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


Betsinger, Tracy, Associate Professor, Anthropology

B.A., University of North Dakota
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, Secondary Education and Educational Technology

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


Black, Suzanne, Associate 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


Blinne, Kristen C., Assistant Professor, Communication & Media

B.A., Goddard College
M.A. Universiteit Van Amsterdam
Ph.D., University of South Florida


Bottomley, Andrew, Assistant Professor, Communication & Media

B.A., Hunter College (CUNY)
M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
 

Bouman, Nathaniel, Assistant Professor, Communication & Media

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


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

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


Brown, Jonathan, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics

B.S. Virginia Tech
M.S., Ph.D.. University of Oregon


Brown, Michael J., Assistant Professor, Psychology

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


Brunstad, Keith, Assistant Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Science

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


Bruscella, Jacqueline, Assistant Professor, Communication & Media

B.A., LaFayette College
M.A., Hofstra University
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
 

Buckler, Carlyn S., Assistant Professor, Cooperstown Graduate Program

B.S. California State University, East Bay
Ph.D. University of Missouri, Columbia


Bueche, Jennifer L., Professor, Human Ecology

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


Carter, Paul S., Assistant Professor, Music

B.A., Allegheny College
M.M., University of Massachusetts
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati


Chen, Kai, Assistant Professor, Economics, Finance, and Accounting

B.E., Huazhong University of Science & Technology; Wuhan, China
M.A., Renim University of China; Beijing, China
Ph.D., Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
 

Chiang, Joseph F., Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry

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


Chiang, Shiaoyun, Associate Professor, Communication & Media

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, Associate Professor, Human Ecology

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


Christie, Charlene, Associate Professor, Psychology

B.A., Bard College
M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany
The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2013-14


Compton, Robert W., 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., The Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
M.A., Savannah College of Art and Design
M.F.A., Pennsylvania State University


Curch, Lisa, Associate Professor, Sociology

B.A., Hollins University
M.A., University of South Florida
Ph.D., University of Kentucky


Currier, Nancy, Lecturer, Elementary Education and Reading

M.S., SUNY Plattsburgh


Day, Janet, Assistant Professor, Political Science

B.A., Hope College
M.A., Ph.D., Purdue University


Dixon, Benjamin, Associate Professor, Geography and Environmental Sustainability

B.A., Shippensburg University
M.A., University of Kansas
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma


Doughty, Amie, Associate Professor, English

B.A., Ripon College
M.A., Indiana State University
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma


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


Falk, Cynthia G., 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


Faux, Michael, Associate Professor, Physics & Astronomy

B.S., The Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania


Feliciano-Ortiz, Raul, Lecturer, Communication & Media

B.A., University of Puerto Rico
M.A., Sacred Heart University
PhD., University of Western Ontario


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, Associate Professor, English

B.G.S., M.A., Virginia Commonwealth University
Ph.D., University of Denver


Fielhaber, Jill, Assistant Professor, Biology

B.S., Concordia University/College of Alberta
Ph.D., Mcgill University


Fieni, David, Assistant Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures

B.A., University of California at Berkley
Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles


Finin, Kathryn, Associate Professor, English

B.A., M.A., SUNY Oneonta
Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton


Flynn, Lisa, Associate Professor, Economics, Finance & Accounting

B.A., Ithaca College
M.S., Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton


Foley-Deno, Charlene S., Assistant Professor, Economics, Finance and Accounting

A.A.S., Hudson Valley Community College
B.S. Russell Sage College
M.S., SUNY Potsdam
M.B.A., Clarkson University
 

Frank, Gwen, Assistant Professor, Elementary Education and Reading

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


Freeman, Julie, Assistant Professor, History

B.A., Brock University, Ontario, 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, Associate Professor, Physics & Astronomy

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


Fuller, Trevor, Assistant Professor, Geography and Environmental Sustainability

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


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

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


Gallagher, Kelly, Associate Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry

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


Geisler, Heike, Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Ruhr Univesität


Gibbons, Thor, Assistant Professor, Secondary Education

B.A., University of Utah
M.A., California State University
Ph.D., University of Maryland
 

Godek, Melissa, Associate Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

B.A., Syracuse University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Delaware


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

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


Haley, Brian D. Professor, Anthropology

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


Hamlin, Dawn, Associate Professor, Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education

B.A., St. Lawrence University
M.S., Le Moyne College
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University


Han, Sallie S., Associate Professor, Anthropology

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


Harder, Mette, Associate 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

B.S., State University of New York College of Forestry
Ph.D., Cornell University
The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1974-1975


Harper, April, Associate Professor, History

B.A., University of Colorado
M.Litt., Ph.D., University of St. Andrews


Hasbargen, Leslie, Associate Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

B.S., University of California, Santa Barbara
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2013-2014


Hecht, Roger, Associate Professor, English

B.A., University of Maryland
M.F.A., University of Arizona
Ph.D., Syracuse University


Heilveil, Jeffrey, Associate Professor, Biology

B.S., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign


Heindl, Brett, Associate Professor, Political Science

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


Hendley, Matthew C., Professor, History

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


Hilpert, Kirsten, Associate Professor, Human Ecology

B.S.c, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University


Hovis, George, Associate Professor, English

B.S., North Carolina State University
M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


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

B.S., Bangalore University
M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Cincinnati


Jaklitsch, Maizy, Lecturer, Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education

M.S.Ed., C.A.S., SUNY Oneonta
A.G.C., Stony Brook University
 

Joest, Karen S., Associate Professor, Human Ecology

B.S., Indiana State
M.S., Chaminade University
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2015-2016


Johnson, Kenneth A., Associate Professor, Geography and Environmental Sustainability

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


Jones, Keith, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics

A.S. Ulster County Community College
B.S./M.S. Rochester Institute of Technology
Ph.D Binghamton University


Kahl, Andrew, Assistant Professor, Theatre

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


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

M.S., Wroclaw Technical University, Poland
M.S., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University


Kamina, Penina, Associate Professor, Elementary Education and Reading

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


Karageorgos, Konstantina, Assistant Professor, English/Africana and Latino Studies

B.A., Wayne State University
M.A., University of Illinois
Ph.D., University of Michigan


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

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


Keegan, Christopher W., Assistant Professor, Philosophy

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


Keel, Gina, Associate Professor, Political Science

A.A., American River College
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D., Brandeis University


Knudsen, Toke, Associate Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science & Statistics

B.Sc., M.Sc., University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Ph.D., Brown University


Koch, Michael P., Associate Professor, Philosophy

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


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 & Astronomy

M.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology
M.S., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University


Lascell, Wendy, Associate Professor, Geography and Environmental Sustainability

B.S., SUNY Oneonta
M.S., Oregon State University
Ph.D., Rutgers, State University of New Jersey


Lavin, Melissa F., Assistant Professor, Sociology

B.A., University of Colorado - Boulder
M.S., Southern Connecticut State University
Ph.D., University of Connecticut


Lawrence, Elaine M., Associate Professor, Secondary Education and Educational Technology

B.A., M.S., State University College, Oneonta
Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University
 

Lee, Richard E., Professor, English

B.A., M.A., SUNY Oneonta
Ph.D., Rutgers University
The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2003-2004


Lentz, Vicky, Assistant Professor, Biology

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


Leon, Miguel, Associate Professor, History

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


Leung, Ho Hon, 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


Lokshina, Izabella, Associate Professor, Management, Marketing & Information Systems

B.A., Moscow State University
M.S., Moscow Oil and Gas Institute
Ph.D., Moscow State Mining University


Lowe, Brian, 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 & Astronomy

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


Malikov, Yuri, Associate Professor, History

Specialist Diploma, Pavlodar Teachers’ Training Institute, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
M.A., Central European University, Budapest, Hungary
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara


McAvoy, Michael, Assistant Professor, Economics, Finance & Accounting

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


McCaslin-Doyle, John, Associate Professor, Theatre

B.A., University of Colorado-Boulder
M.A. in Teaching, University of Puget Sound
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University


McKay, Zanna D., Associate Professor, Elementary Education and Reading

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


McPherson, Tsitsi, Lecturer, Biology

B.A., University of Guyana
M.S., Ph.D., University of Connecticut
 

Mills, James E., Associate Professor, Geography and Environmental Sustainability

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


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


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

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


Munteanu, Marius I., Associate Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science & Statistics

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


Nahson, Daniel, Associate Professor, Foreign Languages & Literatures

B.A., Hebrew University of Jerusalem
M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University


Nepkie, Janet, Distinguished Service Professor, Music

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


Newton, Timothy, Assistant Professor, Music

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


Noorlander, Danny, Assistant Professor, History

B.A., Bigham Young University
M.A., University of Utah
Ph.D., Georgetown University


Nowak, Rhea, Associate Professor, Art

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


Oberkircher, Oscar J., Director of Food Service and Restaurant Administration, Human Ecology

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


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

B.A., Hiram College
M.A., University of Northern Colorado
Ph.D., Colorado State University


Ozer, Mine, Assistant Professor, Management, Marketing & Information Systems

B.A., M.A, Bilkent University
Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas


Palmatier, Joshua, Associate Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science & Statistics

B.S., M.A., The Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton


Payne, Daniel, Distinguished Teaching 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


Proulx, William R., Associate Professor, Human Ecology

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


Ragozzine, Charles B., Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science & Statistics

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

 

Ramkumar, Bharath, Assistant Professor, Human Ecology

B.S., Bangalore University
M.S., Oklahoma State University
 

Ramlal, Sasha R., Assistant Professor, Elementary Education and Reading

B.S., M.S., St. John’s University
Ph.D., Hofstra University


Rastogi, Rahul, Assistant Professor, Communications & Media

B.A., University of Lucknow
M.A., The English and Foreign Language University
Ph.D., Purdue 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., Associate Professor, Biology

B.A., Augustana College
M.S., University of Nebraska
Ph.D., University of Connecticut


Robinson, Sean C., Assistant Professor, Biology

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


Roosa, Kristen, Assistant Professor, Biology

B.S., SUNY Oswego
Ph.D., Cornell University
 

Ruffo, James, Associate Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science & Statistics

B.A., B.S., University of Rochester
M.A., University of Massachusetts
Ph.D., Texas A&M University


Russo, Theresa J., Professor, Human Ecology

B.S., Saint Vincent College
M.A., University of Maryland
Ph.D., Kansas State University
The Chancellors Award for Excellence in Faculty Service, 2014-2015


Sadow, Jonathan, Associate Professor, English

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


Sakoulas, Thomas, Professor, Art

B.A., Miami Dade Community College
B.F.A., Florida International University
M.F.A., Maryland Institute, College of Art


Schillo, Keith K., Associate Professor, Biology

B.S., Cornell University
M.S., Purdue University
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison


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, 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, Associate Professor, Secondary Education and Educational Technology

B.A., Lycoming
M.S., University of New Hampshire
M.S., Fairleigh Dickinson
Ed.D., Montclair State


Simons, William M., Professor, History

B.A., Colby College
M.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
D.A., Carnegie-Mellon University
The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2001-2002


Siregar, Dona, Associate Professor, Economics, Finance & Accounting

B.S., Industrial Technology, Bogor Agricultural
M.E., Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute


Small, Elizabeth, Associate Professor, Foreign Languages & Literatures

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


Sorin, Gretchen, Distinguished Service Professor, Cooperstown Graduate Program

B.A., Douglass College, Rutgers University
M.A., SUNY Oneonta
Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany
The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities, 2001-2002


Stengler, Aris Erik, Assistant Professor, Cooperstown Graduate Program 

B.S., University of Cologne (Germany)
M.Phil., Ph.D., University of Cambridge (UK) 
 

Stewart, Karen A., Assistant Professor, Communication & Media

B.A., Montana State University-Bozeman
M.S.P.R., Montana State University-Billings
Ph.D., Arizona State University
 

Stich, Daniel, Assistant Professor, Biology

B.T., SUNY Cobleskill
M.S., Virginia Tech
Ph.D., The University of Maine
 

Storrie, Christine, Assistant Professor, Economics, Finance and Accounting

M.B.A., Widener University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Delaware
 

Tan, Jiang, Assistant Professor, Secondary Education and Educational Technology

B.A., Liaoning Normal University
M.Ed., Ed.D., Texas Tech University
 

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

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


Thomas, Alexander R., Professor, Sociology

B.A., Utica College of Syracuse University
M.A., Ph.D., Northeastern University


Thomas, Wade, Professor and Dean, School of 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 & Biochemistry

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


Thornton, Francis J. Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education

B.I.S., Arizona State University
M.Ed., Ed.D, Northern Arizona University


Torosyan, Gayane, Associate Professor, Communication & Media

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


Tredennick, Bianca, Associate Professor, English

B.A., University of Puget Sound
M.A., Portland State University
Ph.D., University of Oregon, Eugene


Trippeer, Donald, Associate Professor, Economics, Finance & Accounting

B.S., East Carolina University
M.S., Texas Tech University
Ph.D., University of South Carolina


Tsan, Loli, Assistant Professor, Foreign Languages & Literatures

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


VanSlyke-Briggs, Kjersti, Associate Professor, Secondary Education and Educational Technology

B.S., M.S., State University of New York at Brockport
Ed.D., State University of New York at Binghamton


Verdon, Theron A., Assistant Professor, Communication & Media

B.A., Tiffin University
M.A., Washington State University
Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi


Vining, William, Associate Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry

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


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


Vokatis, Barbara, Assistant Professor, Elementary Education and Reading

B.A., Foreign Language Teachers College, Poland
M.A., Unoversity of Silesia, Poland
M.S., PhD., State University of New York at Albany


Waid, Nicole, Assistant Professor, Secondary Education

B.A., SUNY Cortland
B.S., SUNY Oneonta
M.S.Ed., University of New England
Ed.D., Walden University
 

Walker, Renee B., 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


Walker, William, Associate Professor, The Cooperstown Graduate Program

B.A., Cornell University
Ph.D., Brandeis University
The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2012-2013


Walsh, Stephen, Associate Professor, Management, Marketing & Information Systems

B.A., Loyola University of Los Angeles
M.B.A., California State University
Ph.D., University of California, Riverside


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, Jen-Ting, Associate Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science & Statistics

B.S., National Cheng-Kung University
M.A., Ph.D., University of California


Wang, Qiong, Assistant Professor, Philosophy

B.A., M.A., Beijing University
Ph.D., University of Connecticut


Watanabe, Junryo, Assistant Professor, Biology

B.S., Reed College
Ph.D., SUNY Stony Brook


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., Associate Professor, Biology

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


Yang, Jing, Assistant Professor, Management, Marketing, and Information Systems

B.E., M.S., Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University


Yatsuhashi, Akira, Assistant Professor, English

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


Yen, David Chi-Chung, Professor, School of Economics & Business

B.Sc., M.B.A., Central Oklahoma State University
M.Sc., Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln


Yokota, Kiyoko, Assistant Professor, Biology

B.S., Saint Cloud State University
Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Yu, Qingyi, Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education

B.A., Taiwan National University
B.S., Peking University, China
Ph.D., Boston College


Zalatan, Frederick M., Associate Professor, Biology

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


Zhang, Sen, Professor, Mathematics, Computer Sciences & Statistics

M.S., South China University of Technology
Ph.D., New Jersey Institute of Technology


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

B.S., M.S., Tianjin University
Ph.D., Rutgers University