Shippensburg University Faculty Experts
Shippensburg University faculty and staff have experience and knowledge in a wide range of fields.
Members of the media and those seeking experts for events or other purposes should contact the Media Relations and Social Media Manager, Megan Silverstrim, by calling (717) 477-1201 or emailing mmsilverstrim@ship.edu.
If you are a student interested in a particular area of study, please contact the department in which the expert you would like to speak with is employed.
David Bateman
Professor of Special Education
Area(s) of Expertise:
- Special education
- Special education law
Jerry Carbo
Professor of Management
Area(s) of Expertise:
- Labor relations/law
- Social issues & sustainability in business
- Workplace bullying & harassment
- Workplace discrimination laws
- FMLA
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- NLRA
- Grievance resolution
- Strategic HRM
- Workers rights as human rights
Allison Carey
Professor of Sociology/Director, Disability Studies Minor
Area(s) of Expertise:
- Disability studies
- Disability rights
- Disability policy
- History of intellectual disabilities
Sean Cornell
Associate Professor of Geography & Earth Science
Center for Land Use and Sustainability
Area(s) of Expertise:
- Rocks
- Fossils
- Mining
- Geologic hazards
- Environmental science
- Sustainability
Tom Crochunis
Associate Professor of English
Area(s) of Expertise:
- Secondary English Education
- Dramatic literature
Alison Dagnes
Professor of Political Science
Area(s) of Expertise:
- Political media
- Political scandal
- Campaigns and US elections
Viet Dao
Associate Professor of Management Information Systems
Area(s) of Expertise:
- Information Technology Management
- Tech Innovation Management
- Business Value IT
- Green IT
- IT and sustainability
Allen Dieterich-Ward
Associate Professor of History
Area(s) of Expertise:
- Environmental history
- Urban/regional history
- Heritage-based community development
Sam Forlenza
Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
Area(s) of Expertise:
- Sport and Exercise Psychology
Jayleen Galarza
Assistant Professor of Social Work/Gerontology
Area(s) of Expertise:
- Human sexuality related topics with emphasis on sexual identity
- Sexual orientation
- Gender identity/expression
- Sexuality social justice within social work practice and education
- Intersectionality
Sharon Harrow
Professor of English
Area(s) of Expertise:
- 18th century British literature
- Sporting literature
- Literary criticism
- Feminist studies
- Teaching composition
Claire Jantz
Professor of Geography & Earth Science,
Director, Center for Land Use and Sustainability
Area(s) of Expertise:
- Land use
- Planning
- Water resources
- Chesapeake Bay watershed
- Delaware River basin
- Delmarva Peninsula
Steven Lichtman
Associate Professor of Political Science
Area(s) of Expertise:
- Constitutional law
- US Supreme Court
Han Liu
Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Area(s) of Expertise:
- Instructional Technology
- Digital media literacy
- Assessment and evaluation
- Cross cultural communication
Luis Melara
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Area(s) of Expertise:
- Computational and Applied Mathematics
- Mathematical Biology and population modeling
- Mathematics undergraduate education
Chris Morton
Professor of Military Science
Area(s) of Expertise:
- Leadership
- Army aviation
- ROTC
- Military science
Gretchen Pierce
Associate Professor of History
Area(s) of Expertise:
- Latin American history
- Alcohol or food in Latin America
- Women in Latin America
Kathryn Potoczak
Associate Professor of Psychology
Area(s) of Expertise:
- Animal Training
- Autism
- Applied behavior analysis
- Behavioral psychology
- Classical conditioning / Operant conditioning and reinforcement
- Developmental/intellectual disabilities
- Functional behavioral assessment
Jose Ricardo-Osorio
Associate Professor and Chair, Global Languages
Area(s) of Expertise:
- Student learning outcomes
- Assessment and institutional assessment
Christine Royce
Professor of Teacher Education
Area(s) of Expertise:
- Science Education
- General Education
- Prep of teachers
Heather Sahli
Associate Professor of Biology
Area(s) of Expertise:
- Plant-animal interaction
- Pollination biology
- Plant reproduction
- Evolutionary ecology
Joseph Shane
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Area(s) of Expertise:
- History of science and religion
- Teaching evolution
Jonathan Skaff
Professor of History
Director, International Studies
Area(s) of Expertise:
- Chinese history
- International studies
Cheryl Slattery
Professor of Teacher Education
Area(s) of Expertise:
- Literacy
- School Prison Pipeline
- Interruption Initiatives
- Poverty
- Culturally Responsive Teaching
Allan Tulchin
Associate Professor of History
Area(s) of Expertise:
- France
- Christianity
- Reformation
- Religious wars and conflict
- Inter-faith relations
- Judaism
