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Topics

  • Activism

    • Dr. Gregory J. Seigworth

      Professor

      Expertise: Social Media, Popular Culture, AI and algorithms, Popular Music, Political Economy, Activism
      Phone: 412-773-1014
      Email: gregory.seigworth@millersville.edu

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  • Africa

    • Dr. Onek C. Adyanga

      Associate Professor of History

      Expertise: Africa, Humanitarian Emergencies, Governance, and Political Violence
      Phone: 717-397-7243
      Email: onek.adyanga@millersville.edu

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  • Africa Great Lakes Region

    • Dr. Onek C. Adyanga

      Associate Professor of History

      Expertise: Africa, Humanitarian Emergencies, Governance, and Political Violence
      Phone: 717-397-7243
      Email: onek.adyanga@millersville.edu

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  • African Diaspora

    • Dr. Clarence Maxwell

      Assistant Professor of History

      Expertise: African Diaspora, Atlantic World, Atlantic Enslavement, Latin America (Saint-Domingue, Haiti) specifically Caribbean Basin and Bermuda History
      Phone: 717-871-7191
      Email: clarence.maxwell@millersville.edu

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  • AI and Algorithms

    • Dr. Gregory J. Seigworth

      Professor

      Expertise: Social Media, Popular Culture, AI and algorithms, Popular Music, Political Economy, Activism
      Phone: 412-773-1014
      Email: gregory.seigworth@millersville.edu

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  • AI and Writing

    • Dr. A. Nicole Pfannenstiel

      Associate Professor of Digital Media

      Expertise: Video games, social media, learning and literacy as it relates to composition and 21st century writing, digital citizenship, digital literacy, digital fluency, and digital rhetoric and play
      Phone: 717-871-4282
      Email: Amber.Pfannenstiel@millersville.edu

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  • Amnesia

    • Dr. Shaun P. Cook

      Assistant Professor of Psychology

      Expertise: Memory, amnesia, aging, cognitive neuroscience of memory and aging, cognitive neuropsychology (amnesia, frontal lobe dysfunction, prosopagnosia and other neuropsychological conditions), cognitive psychology, flashbulb memory, false memory, source memory, models of memory, face recognition, research methodology and statistics
      Phone: 717-871-7270
      Email: Shaun.Cook@millersville.edu

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  • animals

    • Dr. Aaron Haines

      Associate Professor of Biology

      Expertise: Conservation, wildlife and environmental biology issues
      Phone: 717-871-7451
      Email: Aaron.Haines@millersville.edu

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  • Anthropology

    • Dr. Timothy Trussell

      Associate Professor of Sociology/Anthropology

      Expertise: Historical archaeology, consumerism, colonial American history and historic preservation
      Phone: 717-871-7479
      Email: Timothy.Trussell@millersville.edu

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  • Applied Engineering, Safety and Technology

    • Dr. Thomas P. Bell

      Professor of Applied Engineering, Safety & Technology

      Expertise: Technology and engineering, teacher preparation and graphic communication
      Phone: 717-871-7220
      Email: Thomas.Bell@millersville.edu

    • Dr. Sharon A. Brusic

      Professor of Applied Engineering, Safety & Technology/Technology & Engineering Education Program Coordinator

      Expertise: Technology and engineering, education and integrative STEM education
      Phone: 717-871-5548
      Email: Sharon.Brusic@millersville.edu

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  • Archives

    • Frank Vitale

      University Archivist & Special Collections Librarian

      Expertise: Archives, rare books, special collections, digital humanities, history of Millersville University, history of Central Pennsylvania, history of Native American boarding schools (Carlise Indian School & other PA institutions), history of medicine.
      Phone: 7178717133
      Email: frank.vitale@millersville.edu

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  • Art

    • Line Bruntse

      Professor of Art & Design

      Expertise: Comprehensive sculpture techniques: bronze casting, moldmaking, wood and metal fabrication, fiber techniques, figure modeling. Personal work combines various techniques and found objects in site specific installations and other applications.
      Phone: 717-871-7252
      Email: line.bruntse@millersville.edu

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  • Art Education

    • Dr. Leslie Gates

      Professor in Art Education

      Expertise: Art Education, Art Integration, Assessment, Faculty Professional Development
      Phone: 717-871-7257
      Email: leslie.gates@millersville.edu

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  • Art Integration

    • Dr. Leslie Gates

      Professor in Art Education

      Expertise: Art Education, Art Integration, Assessment, Faculty Professional Development
      Phone: 717-871-7257
      Email: leslie.gates@millersville.edu

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  • Assesment

    • Dr. Leslie Gates

      Professor in Art Education

      Expertise: Art Education, Art Integration, Assessment, Faculty Professional Development
      Phone: 717-871-7257
      Email: leslie.gates@millersville.edu

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  • Atlantic Enslavement

    • Dr. Clarence Maxwell

      Assistant Professor of History

      Expertise: African Diaspora, Atlantic World, Atlantic Enslavement, Latin America (Saint-Domingue, Haiti) specifically Caribbean Basin and Bermuda History
      Phone: 717-871-7191
      Email: clarence.maxwell@millersville.edu

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  • Atlantic World

    • Dr. Clarence Maxwell

      Assistant Professor of History

      Expertise: African Diaspora, Atlantic World, Atlantic Enslavement, Latin America (Saint-Domingue, Haiti) specifically Caribbean Basin and Bermuda History
      Phone: 717-871-7191
      Email: clarence.maxwell@millersville.edu

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  • Audio

    • Mark Mullen

      Broadcast Engineer and Technical Director

      Expertise: Audio, Broadcasting Technology, Dante and AoIP, Editing Systems, Media Technology, SRT, Video
      Phone: 717-871-7293
      Email: Mark.Mullen@millersville.edu

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  • Bermuda History

    • Dr. Clarence Maxwell

      Assistant Professor of History

      Expertise: African Diaspora, Atlantic World, Atlantic Enslavement, Latin America (Saint-Domingue, Haiti) specifically Caribbean Basin and Bermuda History
      Phone: 717-871-7191
      Email: clarence.maxwell@millersville.edu

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  • Biology

    • Dr. Aaron Haines

      Associate Professor of Biology

      Expertise: Conservation, wildlife and environmental biology issues
      Phone: 717-871-7451
      Email: Aaron.Haines@millersville.edu

    • Dr. Christopher R. Hardy

      Professor of Biology

      Expertise: Evolution, biodiversity, botany, plant taxonomy (plant identification), poison ivy
      Phone: 717-871-4317
      Email: Christopher.Hardy@millersville.edu

    • Dr. John R. Wallace

      Professor of Biology

      Expertise: Entomology, aquatic ecology, medical entomology dealing with diseases and their vectors (such as mosquitoes and black flies), forensic entomology, stream restoration and crayfish ecology
      Phone: 717-871-4318
      Email: John.Wallace@millersville.edu

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  • Broadcasting Technology

    • Mark Mullen

      Broadcast Engineer and Technical Director

      Expertise: Audio, Broadcasting Technology, Dante and AoIP, Editing Systems, Media Technology, SRT, Video
      Phone: 717-871-7293
      Email: Mark.Mullen@millersville.edu

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  • Bugs

    • Dr. John R. Wallace

      Professor of Biology

      Expertise: Entomology, aquatic ecology, medical entomology dealing with diseases and their vectors (such as mosquitoes and black flies), forensic entomology, stream restoration and crayfish ecology
      Phone: 717-871-4318
      Email: John.Wallace@millersville.edu

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  • Business

    • Dr. Leo Hung

      Assistant Professor of Management & Marketing

      Expertise: Supply chain, operations management, blockchain, artificial intelligence, sustainability in industry 4.0, business research
      Phone: 9293171086
      Email: leo.hung@millersville.edu

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  • Career Services

    • Margo J. Sassaman

      Associate Director of Career Management

      Expertise: Experiential learning and career management
      Phone: 717-871-7656
      Email: Margo.Sassaman@millersville.edu

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  • Caribbean Basin History

    • Dr. Clarence Maxwell

      Assistant Professor of History

      Expertise: African Diaspora, Atlantic World, Atlantic Enslavement, Latin America (Saint-Domingue, Haiti) specifically Caribbean Basin and Bermuda History
      Phone: 717-871-7191
      Email: clarence.maxwell@millersville.edu

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  • Carlise Indian School

    • Frank Vitale

      University Archivist & Special Collections Librarian

      Expertise: Archives, rare books, special collections, digital humanities, history of Millersville University, history of Central Pennsylvania, history of Native American boarding schools (Carlise Indian School & other PA institutions), history of medicine.
      Phone: 7178717133
      Email: frank.vitale@millersville.edu

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  • Chamber Music

    • Dr. Xun Pan

      Associate Professor of Keyboard Studies

      Expertise: Performance in both solo piano repertoire and chamber music, piano music literature, piano masterclass, and chamber music masterclass
      Phone: 717-278-3649
      Email: Xun.Pan@millersville.edu

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  • Chamber Music Masterclass

    • Dr. Xun Pan

      Associate Professor of Keyboard Studies

      Expertise: Performance in both solo piano repertoire and chamber music, piano music literature, piano masterclass, and chamber music masterclass
      Phone: 717-278-3649
      Email: Xun.Pan@millersville.edu

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  • Chamber Music Performance

    • Dr. Xun Pan

      Associate Professor of Keyboard Studies

      Expertise: Performance in both solo piano repertoire and chamber music, piano music literature, piano masterclass, and chamber music masterclass
      Phone: 717-278-3649
      Email: Xun.Pan@millersville.edu

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  • Chemistry

    • Dr. Kathryn Allen

      Assistant Professor of Chemistry

      Expertise: Polymers, macromolecules, solar cells
      Phone: 717-871-7419
      Email: Kathryn.allen@millersville.edu

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  • Comic Books

    • Dr. Lowery A. Woodall III

      Communication & Theatre Department Chair, Associate Professor

      Expertise: Popular culture, professional wrestling, cult television, comic books
      Phone: 717-875-2153
      Email: lowery.woodall@millersville.edu

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  • Computer Science

    • Dr. Jingnan Xie

      Assistant Professor of Computer Science

      Expertise: Algorithms Analysis, Theory of Automata and Formal Languages, Computational Complexity Theory, Computable Analysis
      Phone: 717-871-4307
      Email: jingnan.xie@millersville.edu

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  • Criminology

    • Dr. Stephanie C. Jerstad

      Assistant Professor

      Expertise: Criminology, criminal justice, corrections (jail, prison, re-entry), sex offender policy, collateral consequences, disenfranchisement, sex offenders living in nursing homes, corrections in the Philippines.
      Phone: (717) 871-7477
      Email: stephanie.jerstad@millersville.edu

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  • Cult Television

    • Dr. Lowery A. Woodall III

      Communication & Theatre Department Chair, Associate Professor

      Expertise: Popular culture, professional wrestling, cult television, comic books
      Phone: 717-875-2153
      Email: lowery.woodall@millersville.edu

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  • Cult TV

    • Dr. Lowery A. Woodall III

      Communication & Theatre Department Chair, Associate Professor

      Expertise: Popular culture, professional wrestling, cult television, comic books
      Phone: 717-875-2153
      Email: lowery.woodall@millersville.edu

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  • Dante and AoIP

    • Mark Mullen

      Broadcast Engineer and Technical Director

      Expertise: Audio, Broadcasting Technology, Dante and AoIP, Editing Systems, Media Technology, SRT, Video
      Phone: 717-871-7293
      Email: Mark.Mullen@millersville.edu

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  • Data Analytics

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  • Digital Citizenship

    • Dr. A. Nicole Pfannenstiel

      Associate Professor of Digital Media

      Expertise: Video games, social media, learning and literacy as it relates to composition and 21st century writing, digital citizenship, digital literacy, digital fluency, and digital rhetoric and play
      Phone: 717-871-4282
      Email: Amber.Pfannenstiel@millersville.edu

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  • Digital Fluency

    • Dr. A. Nicole Pfannenstiel

      Associate Professor of Digital Media

      Expertise: Video games, social media, learning and literacy as it relates to composition and 21st century writing, digital citizenship, digital literacy, digital fluency, and digital rhetoric and play
      Phone: 717-871-4282
      Email: Amber.Pfannenstiel@millersville.edu

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  • Digital Humanities

    • Frank Vitale

      University Archivist & Special Collections Librarian

      Expertise: Archives, rare books, special collections, digital humanities, history of Millersville University, history of Central Pennsylvania, history of Native American boarding schools (Carlise Indian School & other PA institutions), history of medicine.
      Phone: 7178717133
      Email: frank.vitale@millersville.edu

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  • Digital media

    • Dr. Stacey Irwin

      Professor of Communication and Theatre

      Expertise: Digital media, TV, film, podcasting/radio, social media, children's media, news, entertainment media, documentary, storytelling, media literacy, popular culture, public speaking, leadership development, philosophy of technology, dyslexia
      Phone: 717-871-7288
      Email: Stacey.Irwin@millersville.edu

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  • Digital Rhetoric

    • Dr. A. Nicole Pfannenstiel

      Associate Professor of Digital Media

      Expertise: Video games, social media, learning and literacy as it relates to composition and 21st century writing, digital citizenship, digital literacy, digital fluency, and digital rhetoric and play
      Phone: 717-871-4282
      Email: Amber.Pfannenstiel@millersville.edu

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  • Earth Sciences

    • Dr. Sepideh Yalda

      Professor of Meteorology/Director of CDRE/Coordinator of MSEM

      Expertise: Mesoscale climate statistics and mesoscale modeling
      Phone: 717-871-7550
      Email: Sepi.Yalda@millersville.edu

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  • editing

    • James Machado, MFA

      Associate Professor

      Expertise: Film and video editing, filmmaking, media arts production, media studies, documentary, reality television and related pop culture, freelancing and the gig economy, September 11, 2001 eyewitness
      Phone: 717-871-7286
      Email: james.machado@millersville.edu

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  • Editing Systems

    • Mark Mullen

      Broadcast Engineer and Technical Director

      Expertise: Audio, Broadcasting Technology, Dante and AoIP, Editing Systems, Media Technology, SRT, Video
      Phone: 717-871-7293
      Email: Mark.Mullen@millersville.edu

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  • Education

    • Dr. Thomas P. Bell

      Professor of Applied Engineering, Safety & Technology

      Expertise: Technology and engineering, teacher preparation and graphic communication
      Phone: 717-871-7220
      Email: Thomas.Bell@millersville.edu

    • Dr. Sharon A. Brusic

      Professor of Applied Engineering, Safety & Technology/Technology & Engineering Education Program Coordinator

      Expertise: Technology and engineering, education and integrative STEM education
      Phone: 717-871-5548
      Email: Sharon.Brusic@millersville.edu

    • Dr. Lesley Colabucci

      Associate Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education

      Expertise: Children’s literature and multicultural education
      Phone: 717-871-5618
      Email: Lesley.Colabucci@millersville.edu

    • Dr. Sandra Deemer

      Professor of Education

      Expertise: Teacher efficacy, teacher and student motivation in education and educational psychology, and teacher and student perceptions of online learning environments
      Phone: 717-871-7324
      Email: Sandra.Deemer@millersville.edu

    • Dr. Rich Mehrenberg

      Associate Professor of Early, Middle and Exceptional Education

      Expertise: Classroom management, co-teaching, and popular culture as a teaching tool
      Phone: 717-871-7343
      Email: rmehrenberg@millersville.edu

    • Dr. Janet A. White

      Professor and Chair

      Expertise: Mathematics education, mathematics
      Phone: (717) 871-7320
      Email: janet.white@millersville.edu

    • Dr. Charlton Wolfgang

      Associate Professor of Education

      Expertise: Gifted Education, Twice-Exceptional Learners, STEM Education
      Phone: (717) 871-7338
      Email: charlton.wolfgang@millersville.edu

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  • Emergency Management

    • Dr. Duane Hagelgans

      Professor

      Expertise: Emergency management and preparedness, fire, disaster management, terrorism and homeland security
      Phone: 717-871-7536
      Email: Duane.Hagelgans@millersville.edu

    • Dr. Sepideh Yalda

      Professor of Meteorology/Director of CDRE/Coordinator of MSEM

      Expertise: Mesoscale climate statistics and mesoscale modeling
      Phone: 717-871-7550
      Email: Sepi.Yalda@millersville.edu

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  • English

    • Dr. Roberta Jill Craven

      Professor of English

      Expertise: Film studies, comparative literature and literary theory
      Phone: 717-871-7386
      Email: Jill.Craven@millersville.edu

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  • Faculty Professional Development

    • Dr. Leslie Gates

      Professor in Art Education

      Expertise: Art Education, Art Integration, Assessment, Faculty Professional Development
      Phone: 717-871-7257
      Email: leslie.gates@millersville.edu

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  • filmmaking

    • James Machado, MFA

      Associate Professor

      Expertise: Film and video editing, filmmaking, media arts production, media studies, documentary, reality television and related pop culture, freelancing and the gig economy, September 11, 2001 eyewitness
      Phone: 717-871-7286
      Email: james.machado@millersville.edu

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  • Films

    • Dr. Roberta Jill Craven

      Professor of English

      Expertise: Film studies, comparative literature and literary theory
      Phone: 717-871-7386
      Email: Jill.Craven@millersville.edu

    • James Machado, MFA

      Associate Professor

      Expertise: Film and video editing, filmmaking, media arts production, media studies, documentary, reality television and related pop culture, freelancing and the gig economy, September 11, 2001 eyewitness
      Phone: 717-871-7286
      Email: james.machado@millersville.edu

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  • Financial Mathematics

    • Dr. J Robert Buchanan

      Professor of Mathematics

      Expertise: Mathematical modeling, financial mathematics and cryptology
      Phone: 717-871-7305
      Email: robert.buchanan@millersville.edu

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  • Forecasting

    • Kyle Elliott

      Director of Weather Information Center

      Expertise: Weather, forecasting, weather analysis, meteorology
      Phone: 717-871-4845
      Email: kyle.elliott@millersville.edu

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  • Forensic Science

    • Dr. Christopher R. Hardy

      Professor of Biology

      Expertise: Evolution, biodiversity, botany, plant taxonomy (plant identification), poison ivy
      Phone: 717-871-4317
      Email: Christopher.Hardy@millersville.edu

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  • Games and Literacy

    • Dr. A. Nicole Pfannenstiel

      Associate Professor of Digital Media

      Expertise: Video games, social media, learning and literacy as it relates to composition and 21st century writing, digital citizenship, digital literacy, digital fluency, and digital rhetoric and play
      Phone: 717-871-4282
      Email: Amber.Pfannenstiel@millersville.edu

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  • Gifted Education

    • Dr. Charlton Wolfgang

      Associate Professor of Education

      Expertise: Gifted Education, Twice-Exceptional Learners, STEM Education
      Phone: (717) 871-7338
      Email: charlton.wolfgang@millersville.edu

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  • Governance

    • Dr. Onek C. Adyanga

      Associate Professor of History

      Expertise: Africa, Humanitarian Emergencies, Governance, and Political Violence
      Phone: 717-397-7243
      Email: onek.adyanga@millersville.edu

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  • Higher Education Learning Design

    • Dr. A. Nicole Pfannenstiel

      Associate Professor of Digital Media

      Expertise: Video games, social media, learning and literacy as it relates to composition and 21st century writing, digital citizenship, digital literacy, digital fluency, and digital rhetoric and play
      Phone: 717-871-4282
      Email: Amber.Pfannenstiel@millersville.edu

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  • History

    • Dr. Dennis Downey

      Emeritus Professor of History

      Expertise: U.S. history, Pennsylvania history, Millersville University history and history of violence
      Phone: 717-871-7553
      Email: Dennis.Downey@millersville.edu

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  • History of Central Pennsylvania

    • Frank Vitale

      University Archivist & Special Collections Librarian

      Expertise: Archives, rare books, special collections, digital humanities, history of Millersville University, history of Central Pennsylvania, history of Native American boarding schools (Carlise Indian School & other PA institutions), history of medicine.
      Phone: 7178717133
      Email: frank.vitale@millersville.edu

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  • History of Medicine

    • Frank Vitale

      University Archivist & Special Collections Librarian

      Expertise: Archives, rare books, special collections, digital humanities, history of Millersville University, history of Central Pennsylvania, history of Native American boarding schools (Carlise Indian School & other PA institutions), history of medicine.
      Phone: 7178717133
      Email: frank.vitale@millersville.edu

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  • History of Millersville University

    • Frank Vitale

      University Archivist & Special Collections Librarian

      Expertise: Archives, rare books, special collections, digital humanities, history of Millersville University, history of Central Pennsylvania, history of Native American boarding schools (Carlise Indian School & other PA institutions), history of medicine.
      Phone: 7178717133
      Email: frank.vitale@millersville.edu

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  • History of Native American Boarding Schools

    • Frank Vitale

      University Archivist & Special Collections Librarian

      Expertise: Archives, rare books, special collections, digital humanities, history of Millersville University, history of Central Pennsylvania, history of Native American boarding schools (Carlise Indian School & other PA institutions), history of medicine.
      Phone: 7178717133
      Email: frank.vitale@millersville.edu

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  • Homeland Security

    • Dr. Duane Hagelgans

      Professor

      Expertise: Emergency management and preparedness, fire, disaster management, terrorism and homeland security
      Phone: 717-871-7536
      Email: Duane.Hagelgans@millersville.edu

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  • Honors College

    • Dr. Charlton Wolfgang

      Associate Professor of Education

      Expertise: Gifted Education, Twice-Exceptional Learners, STEM Education
      Phone: (717) 871-7338
      Email: charlton.wolfgang@millersville.edu

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  • Humanitarian Emergencies

    • Dr. Onek C. Adyanga

      Associate Professor of History

      Expertise: Africa, Humanitarian Emergencies, Governance, and Political Violence
      Phone: 717-397-7243
      Email: onek.adyanga@millersville.edu

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  • Hurricanes

    • Dr. Alex DeCaria

      Professor of Meteorology

      Expertise: Lightning, thunderstorms and tornadoes, hurricanes and careers in atmospheric science
      Phone: 717-871-4739
      Email: Alex.DeCaria@millersville.edu

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  • Information Literacy

    • Dr. A. Nicole Pfannenstiel

      Associate Professor of Digital Media

      Expertise: Video games, social media, learning and literacy as it relates to composition and 21st century writing, digital citizenship, digital literacy, digital fluency, and digital rhetoric and play
      Phone: 717-871-4282
      Email: Amber.Pfannenstiel@millersville.edu

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  • Latin America

    • Dr. Clarence Maxwell

      Assistant Professor of History

      Expertise: African Diaspora, Atlantic World, Atlantic Enslavement, Latin America (Saint-Domingue, Haiti) specifically Caribbean Basin and Bermuda History
      Phone: 717-871-7191
      Email: clarence.maxwell@millersville.edu

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  • Learning

    • Dr. A. Nicole Pfannenstiel

      Associate Professor of Digital Media

      Expertise: Video games, social media, learning and literacy as it relates to composition and 21st century writing, digital citizenship, digital literacy, digital fluency, and digital rhetoric and play
      Phone: 717-871-4282
      Email: Amber.Pfannenstiel@millersville.edu

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  • LGBTQIA

    • Dr. Alex Redcay

      Associate Professor of Social Work

      Expertise: Child welfare, transgender issues, mental health and substance abuse, disaster psychology
      Phone: 717-480-0585
      Email: Alex.Redcay@millersville.edu

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  • Library

    • Frank Vitale

      University Archivist & Special Collections Librarian

      Expertise: Archives, rare books, special collections, digital humanities, history of Millersville University, history of Central Pennsylvania, history of Native American boarding schools (Carlise Indian School & other PA institutions), history of medicine.
      Phone: 7178717133
      Email: frank.vitale@millersville.edu

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  • Lightning

    • Dr. Alex DeCaria

      Professor of Meteorology

      Expertise: Lightning, thunderstorms and tornadoes, hurricanes and careers in atmospheric science
      Phone: 717-871-4739
      Email: Alex.DeCaria@millersville.edu

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  • Literacy

    • Dr. A. Nicole Pfannenstiel

      Associate Professor of Digital Media

      Expertise: Video games, social media, learning and literacy as it relates to composition and 21st century writing, digital citizenship, digital literacy, digital fluency, and digital rhetoric and play
      Phone: 717-871-4282
      Email: Amber.Pfannenstiel@millersville.edu

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  • Machine Learning

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  • Math

    • Dr. J Robert Buchanan

      Professor of Mathematics

      Expertise: Mathematical modeling, financial mathematics and cryptology
      Phone: 717-871-7305
      Email: robert.buchanan@millersville.edu

    • Dr. Janet A. White

      Professor and Chair

      Expertise: Mathematics education, mathematics
      Phone: (717) 871-7320
      Email: janet.white@millersville.edu

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  • Media

    • Dr. Stacey Irwin

      Professor of Communication and Theatre

      Expertise: Digital media, TV, film, podcasting/radio, social media, children's media, news, entertainment media, documentary, storytelling, media literacy, popular culture, public speaking, leadership development, philosophy of technology, dyslexia
      Phone: 717-871-7288
      Email: Stacey.Irwin@millersville.edu

    • Mark Mullen

      Broadcast Engineer and Technical Director

      Expertise: Audio, Broadcasting Technology, Dante and AoIP, Editing Systems, Media Technology, SRT, Video
      Phone: 717-871-7293
      Email: Mark.Mullen@millersville.edu

    • Dr. Robert Spicer

      Assistant Professor of Communication and Theatre

      Expertise: Politics and media, political campaigns, social media and emerging technology, journalism and popular culture
      Phone: 717-799-5243
      Email: Robert.Spicer@millersville.edu

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  • media literacy

    • Dr. Stacey Irwin

      Professor of Communication and Theatre

      Expertise: Digital media, TV, film, podcasting/radio, social media, children's media, news, entertainment media, documentary, storytelling, media literacy, popular culture, public speaking, leadership development, philosophy of technology, dyslexia
      Phone: 717-871-7288
      Email: Stacey.Irwin@millersville.edu

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  • Memory

    • Dr. Shaun P. Cook

      Assistant Professor of Psychology

      Expertise: Memory, amnesia, aging, cognitive neuroscience of memory and aging, cognitive neuropsychology (amnesia, frontal lobe dysfunction, prosopagnosia and other neuropsychological conditions), cognitive psychology, flashbulb memory, false memory, source memory, models of memory, face recognition, research methodology and statistics
      Phone: 717-871-7270
      Email: Shaun.Cook@millersville.edu

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  • Mental Health

    • Dr. Alex Redcay

      Associate Professor of Social Work

      Expertise: Child welfare, transgender issues, mental health and substance abuse, disaster psychology
      Phone: 717-480-0585
      Email: Alex.Redcay@millersville.edu

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  • Meteorology

    • Dr. Ellie Casas

      Assistant Professor of Meteorology

      Expertise:
      Phone: 717-871-4739
      Email: Eleanor.Casas@millersville.edu

    • Dr. Alex DeCaria

      Professor of Meteorology

      Expertise: Lightning, thunderstorms and tornadoes, hurricanes and careers in atmospheric science
      Phone: 717-871-4739
      Email: Alex.DeCaria@millersville.edu

    • Kyle Elliott

      Director of Weather Information Center

      Expertise: Weather, forecasting, weather analysis, meteorology
      Phone: 717-871-4845
      Email: kyle.elliott@millersville.edu

    • Dr. Sepideh Yalda

      Professor of Meteorology/Director of CDRE/Coordinator of MSEM

      Expertise: Mesoscale climate statistics and mesoscale modeling
      Phone: 717-871-7550
      Email: Sepi.Yalda@millersville.edu

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  • Multicultural Education

    • Dr. Lesley Colabucci

      Associate Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education

      Expertise: Children’s literature and multicultural education
      Phone: 717-871-5618
      Email: Lesley.Colabucci@millersville.edu

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  • Music Performance

    • Dr. Xun Pan

      Associate Professor of Keyboard Studies

      Expertise: Performance in both solo piano repertoire and chamber music, piano music literature, piano masterclass, and chamber music masterclass
      Phone: 717-278-3649
      Email: Xun.Pan@millersville.edu

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  • Piano Masterclass

    • Dr. Xun Pan

      Associate Professor of Keyboard Studies

      Expertise: Performance in both solo piano repertoire and chamber music, piano music literature, piano masterclass, and chamber music masterclass
      Phone: 717-278-3649
      Email: Xun.Pan@millersville.edu

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  • Piano Music Literature

    • Dr. Xun Pan

      Associate Professor of Keyboard Studies

      Expertise: Performance in both solo piano repertoire and chamber music, piano music literature, piano masterclass, and chamber music masterclass
      Phone: 717-278-3649
      Email: Xun.Pan@millersville.edu

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  • Play

    • Dr. A. Nicole Pfannenstiel

      Associate Professor of Digital Media

      Expertise: Video games, social media, learning and literacy as it relates to composition and 21st century writing, digital citizenship, digital literacy, digital fluency, and digital rhetoric and play
      Phone: 717-871-4282
      Email: Amber.Pfannenstiel@millersville.edu

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  • podcasting

    • Dr. Stacey Irwin

      Professor of Communication and Theatre

      Expertise: Digital media, TV, film, podcasting/radio, social media, children's media, news, entertainment media, documentary, storytelling, media literacy, popular culture, public speaking, leadership development, philosophy of technology, dyslexia
      Phone: 717-871-7288
      Email: Stacey.Irwin@millersville.edu

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  • Policy Analysis

    • Dr. Laura Granruth

      Associate Professor/ Coordinator Center for Civic Responsibility & Leadership

      Expertise: Political social work and policy analysis
      Phone: 717-871-5956
      Email: Laura.Granruth@millersville.edu

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  • Political Economy

    • Dr. Gregory J. Seigworth

      Professor

      Expertise: Social Media, Popular Culture, AI and algorithms, Popular Music, Political Economy, Activism
      Phone: 412-773-1014
      Email: gregory.seigworth@millersville.edu

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  • Political Social Work

    • Dr. Laura Granruth

      Associate Professor/ Coordinator Center for Civic Responsibility & Leadership

      Expertise: Political social work and policy analysis
      Phone: 717-871-5956
      Email: Laura.Granruth@millersville.edu

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  • Political Violence

    • Dr. Onek C. Adyanga

      Associate Professor of History

      Expertise: Africa, Humanitarian Emergencies, Governance, and Political Violence
      Phone: 717-397-7243
      Email: onek.adyanga@millersville.edu

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  • Politics

    • Dr. Robert Spicer

      Assistant Professor of Communication and Theatre

      Expertise: Politics and media, political campaigns, social media and emerging technology, journalism and popular culture
      Phone: 717-799-5243
      Email: Robert.Spicer@millersville.edu

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  • Pop culture

    • James Machado, MFA

      Associate Professor

      Expertise: Film and video editing, filmmaking, media arts production, media studies, documentary, reality television and related pop culture, freelancing and the gig economy, September 11, 2001 eyewitness
      Phone: 717-871-7286
      Email: james.machado@millersville.edu

    • Dr. Gregory J. Seigworth

      Professor

      Expertise: Social Media, Popular Culture, AI and algorithms, Popular Music, Political Economy, Activism
      Phone: 412-773-1014
      Email: gregory.seigworth@millersville.edu

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  • Pop Music

    • Dr. Gregory J. Seigworth

      Professor

      Expertise: Social Media, Popular Culture, AI and algorithms, Popular Music, Political Economy, Activism
      Phone: 412-773-1014
      Email: gregory.seigworth@millersville.edu

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  • Popular Culture

    • Dr. Gregory J. Seigworth

      Professor

      Expertise: Social Media, Popular Culture, AI and algorithms, Popular Music, Political Economy, Activism
      Phone: 412-773-1014
      Email: gregory.seigworth@millersville.edu

    • Dr. Lowery A. Woodall III

      Communication & Theatre Department Chair, Associate Professor

      Expertise: Popular culture, professional wrestling, cult television, comic books
      Phone: 717-875-2153
      Email: lowery.woodall@millersville.edu

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  • Popular Music

    • Dr. Gregory J. Seigworth

      Professor

      Expertise: Social Media, Popular Culture, AI and algorithms, Popular Music, Political Economy, Activism
      Phone: 412-773-1014
      Email: gregory.seigworth@millersville.edu

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  • Professional Wrestling

    • Dr. Lowery A. Woodall III

      Communication & Theatre Department Chair, Associate Professor

      Expertise: Popular culture, professional wrestling, cult television, comic books
      Phone: 717-875-2153
      Email: lowery.woodall@millersville.edu

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  • Rare Books

    • Frank Vitale

      University Archivist & Special Collections Librarian

      Expertise: Archives, rare books, special collections, digital humanities, history of Millersville University, history of Central Pennsylvania, history of Native American boarding schools (Carlise Indian School & other PA institutions), history of medicine.
      Phone: 7178717133
      Email: frank.vitale@millersville.edu

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  • reality TV

    • James Machado, MFA

      Associate Professor

      Expertise: Film and video editing, filmmaking, media arts production, media studies, documentary, reality television and related pop culture, freelancing and the gig economy, September 11, 2001 eyewitness
      Phone: 717-871-7286
      Email: james.machado@millersville.edu

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  • Saint-Domingue

    • Dr. Clarence Maxwell

      Assistant Professor of History

      Expertise: African Diaspora, Atlantic World, Atlantic Enslavement, Latin America (Saint-Domingue, Haiti) specifically Caribbean Basin and Bermuda History
      Phone: 717-871-7191
      Email: clarence.maxwell@millersville.edu

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  • Sculpture

    • Line Bruntse

      Professor of Art & Design

      Expertise: Comprehensive sculpture techniques: bronze casting, moldmaking, wood and metal fabrication, fiber techniques, figure modeling. Personal work combines various techniques and found objects in site specific installations and other applications.
      Phone: 717-871-7252
      Email: line.bruntse@millersville.edu

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  • Social Media

    • Dr. Stacey Irwin

      Professor of Communication and Theatre

      Expertise: Digital media, TV, film, podcasting/radio, social media, children's media, news, entertainment media, documentary, storytelling, media literacy, popular culture, public speaking, leadership development, philosophy of technology, dyslexia
      Phone: 717-871-7288
      Email: Stacey.Irwin@millersville.edu

    • Dr. A. Nicole Pfannenstiel

      Associate Professor of Digital Media

      Expertise: Video games, social media, learning and literacy as it relates to composition and 21st century writing, digital citizenship, digital literacy, digital fluency, and digital rhetoric and play
      Phone: 717-871-4282
      Email: Amber.Pfannenstiel@millersville.edu

    • Dr. Gregory J. Seigworth

      Professor

      Expertise: Social Media, Popular Culture, AI and algorithms, Popular Music, Political Economy, Activism
      Phone: 412-773-1014
      Email: gregory.seigworth@millersville.edu

    • Dr. Robert Spicer

      Assistant Professor of Communication and Theatre

      Expertise: Politics and media, political campaigns, social media and emerging technology, journalism and popular culture
      Phone: 717-799-5243
      Email: Robert.Spicer@millersville.edu

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  • Social Work

    • Dr. Alex Redcay

      Associate Professor of Social Work

      Expertise: Child welfare, transgender issues, mental health and substance abuse, disaster psychology
      Phone: 717-480-0585
      Email: Alex.Redcay@millersville.edu

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  • Sociology and Anthropology

    • Dr. Stephanie C. Jerstad

      Assistant Professor

      Expertise: Criminology, criminal justice, corrections (jail, prison, re-entry), sex offender policy, collateral consequences, disenfranchisement, sex offenders living in nursing homes, corrections in the Philippines.
      Phone: (717) 871-7477
      Email: stephanie.jerstad@millersville.edu

    • Dr. Timothy Trussell

      Associate Professor of Sociology/Anthropology

      Expertise: Historical archaeology, consumerism, colonial American history and historic preservation
      Phone: 717-871-7479
      Email: Timothy.Trussell@millersville.edu

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  • Solo Piano Performance

    • Dr. Xun Pan

      Associate Professor of Keyboard Studies

      Expertise: Performance in both solo piano repertoire and chamber music, piano music literature, piano masterclass, and chamber music masterclass
      Phone: 717-278-3649
      Email: Xun.Pan@millersville.edu

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  • Special Collections

    • Frank Vitale

      University Archivist & Special Collections Librarian

      Expertise: Archives, rare books, special collections, digital humanities, history of Millersville University, history of Central Pennsylvania, history of Native American boarding schools (Carlise Indian School & other PA institutions), history of medicine.
      Phone: 7178717133
      Email: frank.vitale@millersville.edu

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  • Substance Abuse

    • Dr. Alex Redcay

      Associate Professor of Social Work

      Expertise: Child welfare, transgender issues, mental health and substance abuse, disaster psychology
      Phone: 717-480-0585
      Email: Alex.Redcay@millersville.edu

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  • Television

    • Dr. Stacey Irwin

      Professor of Communication and Theatre

      Expertise: Digital media, TV, film, podcasting/radio, social media, children's media, news, entertainment media, documentary, storytelling, media literacy, popular culture, public speaking, leadership development, philosophy of technology, dyslexia
      Phone: 717-871-7288
      Email: Stacey.Irwin@millersville.edu

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  • Terrorism

    • Dr. Duane Hagelgans

      Professor

      Expertise: Emergency management and preparedness, fire, disaster management, terrorism and homeland security
      Phone: 717-871-7536
      Email: Duane.Hagelgans@millersville.edu

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  • Thunderstorms and Tornadoes

    • Dr. Alex DeCaria

      Professor of Meteorology

      Expertise: Lightning, thunderstorms and tornadoes, hurricanes and careers in atmospheric science
      Phone: 717-871-4739
      Email: Alex.DeCaria@millersville.edu

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  • Trees and Plants

    • Dr. Christopher R. Hardy

      Professor of Biology

      Expertise: Evolution, biodiversity, botany, plant taxonomy (plant identification), poison ivy
      Phone: 717-871-4317
      Email: Christopher.Hardy@millersville.edu

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  • Tropical Storms

    • Dr. Ellie Casas

      Assistant Professor of Meteorology

      Expertise:
      Phone: 717-871-4739
      Email: Eleanor.Casas@millersville.edu

    • Dr. Clarence Maxwell

      Assistant Professor of History

      Expertise: African Diaspora, Atlantic World, Atlantic Enslavement, Latin America (Saint-Domingue, Haiti) specifically Caribbean Basin and Bermuda History
      Phone: 717-871-7191
      Email: clarence.maxwell@millersville.edu

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  • video

    • James Machado, MFA

      Associate Professor

      Expertise: Film and video editing, filmmaking, media arts production, media studies, documentary, reality television and related pop culture, freelancing and the gig economy, September 11, 2001 eyewitness
      Phone: 717-871-7286
      Email: james.machado@millersville.edu

    • Mark Mullen

      Broadcast Engineer and Technical Director

      Expertise: Audio, Broadcasting Technology, Dante and AoIP, Editing Systems, Media Technology, SRT, Video
      Phone: 717-871-7293
      Email: Mark.Mullen@millersville.edu

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  • Video games

    • Dr. A. Nicole Pfannenstiel

      Associate Professor of Digital Media

      Expertise: Video games, social media, learning and literacy as it relates to composition and 21st century writing, digital citizenship, digital literacy, digital fluency, and digital rhetoric and play
      Phone: 717-871-4282
      Email: Amber.Pfannenstiel@millersville.edu

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  • Weather

    • Kyle Elliott

      Director of Weather Information Center

      Expertise: Weather, forecasting, weather analysis, meteorology
      Phone: 717-871-4845
      Email: kyle.elliott@millersville.edu

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  • Weather Analysis

    • Kyle Elliott

      Director of Weather Information Center

      Expertise: Weather, forecasting, weather analysis, meteorology
      Phone: 717-871-4845
      Email: kyle.elliott@millersville.edu

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