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Allegheny College faculty and staff with expertise in a wide range of areas are available for media interview requests. Browse or search for an expert below, and please contact the Office of College Relations at (814) 332-2746 or news@allegheny.edu for assistance with finding an expert or scheduling an interview.
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David Anderson
Emeritus Professor
Department(s): Psychology
Expertise: History of Psychology
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Courtney Bailey
Associate Professor
Department(s): communication arts
Expertise: Current Events, Feminism, LGBTQ Issues, News Media, Politics, Race in the Media, Sexuality in Media, Social Movements, Visual Culture
Terry Bensel
Associate Provost and Director of the Gateway
Department(s): administration
Expertise: Co-curricular Experiences
Andrew Bloeser
Assistant Professor
Department(s): Political Science
Expertise: Economic Inequality, Political Participation, Politics, Politics and Media, Public Opinion
Kelly Boulton
Sustainability Coordinator
Department(s): Sustainability
Expertise: Renewable Energy, Student Organizations, Sustainability
Richard Bowden
Professor
Department(s): environmental science
Expertise: Climate Change, Ecotourism, Forest Ecology, Global Warming, Sustainability
Laura Branby
Pittsburgh Field Educator
Department(s): Creek Connections
Expertise: Creek Connections
Jim Bulman
Henry B. and Patricia Bush Tippie Professor
Department(s): english
Expertise: Shakespeare
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M Soledad Caballero
Associate Professor
Department(s): english
Expertise: Travel Writing, Writing
Beth Choate
Assistant Professor
Department(s): environmental science
Expertise: Insect Biology and Ecology, Sustainable Agriculture
Rodney Clark
Professor
Department(s): Neuroscience, Psychology
Expertise: Drug Use, Social Issues
Catharina Coenen
Associate Professor
Department(s): biochemistry, biology
Expertise: Plant Biology
Ron Cole
Provost and Dean and Professor
Department(s): geology
Expertise: Earthquakes, Volcanoes
Sarah Conklin
Associate Professor
Department(s): Global Health Studies, Neuroscience, Psychology
Expertise: Sleep, Stress, Women in the workplace
Mark Cosdon
Associate Professor
Department(s): communication arts, Theatre
Expertise: Broadway, History of American Theatre and Drama, Italian Travel
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Amelia (Mia) Darrouzet-Nardi
Assistant Professor
Department(s): Global Health Studies
Expertise: Food and Nutrition Economics
Becky Dawson
Assistant Professor
Department(s): biology, Global Health Studies
Expertise: Global Warming
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Darnell Epps
Associate Director
Department(s): IDEAS Center
Expertise: Diversity, Equity, Social Justice
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James Fadden
Director
Department(s): Information Technology Services
Expertise: Informational Technology Services
Keri Fadden
Director
Department(s): alumni affairs
Expertise: Alumni, Social Media, Volunteers in Support of Allegheny
Lauren French
Associate Professor/Chair of Biology
Department(s): biology, Neuroscience
Expertise:
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Amara Geffen
Professor and Director Art & Environment Initiative
Department(s): art
Expertise: Community-based Art, Contemporary Art, Ecological Art, Environmental Art, Public Art
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Alexis Hart
Associate Professor and Director of Writing
Department(s): english
Expertise: learning commons, Student Veterans, Writing
Jonathan Helmreich
Emeritus Professor and College Historian
Department(s): history
Expertise: Allegheny History, Meadville History, Small Power Diplomacy
Wilfredo Hernandez
Associate Professor of Spanish
Department(s): Modern and Classical Languages
Expertise: Hispanic Cinema, Latin American Gender and Sexuality Issues, Spanish-American Poetry, Venezuelan Culture
Juvia Heuchert
Professor
Department(s): Psychology
Expertise: Educational Travel, Psychopathology/Abnormal Behavior, South Africa
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Wendy Kedzierski
Director
Department(s): Creek Connections
Expertise: Aquatic Ecology, Citizen Science, Creek Connections, Water Quality
Michael Keeley
Professor
Department(s): communication arts
Expertise: Documentary, Film, Television
Shanna Kirschner
Assistant Professor
Department(s): Political Science
Expertise: Civil Wars (Syria, South Sudan, etc.), Middle East Affairs, Political Science>Global Conflict
Aimee Knupsky
Associate Professor
Department(s): Psychology
Expertise: Bilingualism, Interdiscipline Programs, Technology, Undergraduate Research
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Jesse Lavery
Assistant Vice President of College Relations & Digital Strategy
Department(s): College Relations
Expertise: Online User Experience, Social Media, Website Design and Development
Cornell LeSane
Dean of Admissions, Vice President for Enrollment
Department(s): Admissions
Expertise: Admissions
James Lombardi
Associate Professor
Department(s): Physics
Expertise: Astronomy, Astrophysics
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Kerstin Martin
Garden Manager, Co-PI Community Wellness Initiative
Department(s): environmental science
Expertise: Agriculture, Food Preparation, Gardening
Shannan Mattiace
Professor
Department(s): Political Science
Expertise: Latin America U.S. immigration Policy, Latin American Politics, Social Movements, U.S. Immigrations
Melissa Mencotti
Director of Gift Planning
Department(s): alumni affairs
Expertise: Charity Giving, Gifts, Philanthropy
Jim Mullen
President
Department(s): administration
Expertise: American Presidency, Higher Education Policy, U.S. Politics
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Jane Ellen Nickell
Chaplain
Department(s): gateway, Religious Studies, Spiritual & Religious Life
Expertise: Mountaintop Removal Mining, Religion, Religious Diversity
Tomas Nonnenmacher
Professor
Department(s): economics
Expertise: Economic History, New Institutional Economics, Telegraph
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Eric Pallant
Department Chair, Professor, Christine Nelson Endowed Chair
Department(s): environmental science
Expertise: Environmental Education, Green Initiatives, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Development, Water Resources
Kirsten Peterson
Director of Pre-Professional Studies and FS Instructor
Department(s): gateway, Global Health Studies
Expertise: Health Professions, Public Health
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Barbara Riess
Associate Professor of Spanish, Chair
Department(s): Modern and Classical Languages
Expertise: Cuba, English/Spanish in U.S., Latinos in U.S., Spanish Language
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Joshua Searle-White
Professor
Department(s): Psychology
Expertise: Clinical Psychology, Cross-cultural Psychology, Nationalism, Psychology of Happiness, Storytelling
Barry Shapiro
Professor
Department(s): history
Expertise: French History, Israel/Palestine, South Africa
Barbara Shaw
Assistant Professor
Department(s): Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Expertise: Gender & Sexuality Studies, Gendered Violence, Global Women's Health, Reproductive Politics, U.S. and Transnational Social Movements
Vesta Silva
Associate Professor & Chair
Department(s): communication arts
Expertise: Issues of White Privilege in American Culture, Media Coverage of Health and Illness
Ben Slote
Professor
Department(s): english
Expertise: Charles Chesnutt, Frederick Douglass, Journalism and Democracy, Mark Twain, Religious Identity, Sarah Orne Jewett, Wendell Berry
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Joe Tompkins
Assistant Professor
Department(s): communication arts
Expertise: Hollywood, Media and Communication Policy, Media and Social Change, Media Economics, Media History
Paula Treckel
Emerita Professor
Department(s): history
Expertise: American Families, Colonial America, Ida Tarbell, Weddings, Women in American History
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Caryl Waggett
Chair, Global Health Studies; Associate Professor of Environmental Science
Department(s): environmental science, Global Health Studies
Expertise: Black Health Disparities, Children's Health, Environmental Health, Lead Poisoning
Eleanor Weisman
Assoc. Professor, Director, DMS Program
Department(s): dance & movement studies
Expertise: Dance
John Wenskovitch
Instructor (part time)
Department(s): Computer Science
Expertise: Computer Graphics, Computer Science, Information Visualization
Sharon Wesoky
Professor
Department(s): Political Science
Expertise: Chinese Politics, Chinese Society, Women and Gender in China
Linda Wetsell
CFO/Treasurer
Department(s): Financial Services
Expertise: Annual Financial Reporting, Auditing, Budget, Debt, Insurance
Lisa Whitenack
Assistant Professor
Department(s): biology
Expertise: Paleontology, Sharks
Daniel Willey
Professor
Department(s): Physics
Expertise: Science and Art Common Processes, Science and Religion (esp. from History Perspective)
Julie Wilson
Assistant Professor
Department(s): communication arts, Theatre
Expertise: Celebrity Culture, Digital Media, Neoliberalism