The College of EMS’ e-education community includes faculty members affiliated with the College’s five academic departments (Energy, Geography, Geosciences, Materials Science and Engineering, and Meteorology), as well as instructional design and development specialists, information technology personnel, support staff, and administrators.
The Institute's professional personnel consists of approximately 100 full-and part-time personnel, including a director, assistant director, administrative support staff, a comprehensive learning design team, and lead program faculty, as well as a large number of faculty course authors and instructors who represent the College’s academic departments.
Snapshots from Jan Moyer's retirement celebration, July 2016
Dutton Institute Personnel
The e-education community includes the Penn State faculty and staff members listed below. Links lead to personal pages, some of which are external to this site.
For simplicity’s sake, this page lists only those who hold official appointments through the Institute and program lead faculty.
Front Office Personnel
- Ann Taylor, Assistant Dean for Distance Learning and Director
- Tina Vancas, Administrative Manager
- Susan Spaugh, Administrative Coordinator
- Noelle Capparelle, Administrative Support Assistant
- Julene Santiago, Administrative Support Assistant
Learning Design Team
- Stevie Rocco, Assistant Teaching Professor and Director of Learning Design
- Zachary Auker, Programmer/Analyst
- Jennifer Babb, Learning Designer/Project Manager
- Matthew Jason Bugaj, Lecturer, Learning Designer
- Kim Crossman, Assistant Learning Designer
- Matt Croyle, Programmer/Analyst
- Kay DiMarco, Multimedia Specialist
- Marty Gutowski, Programmer/Analyst, Web Systems Administrator
- Megan Kohler, Lecturer, Learning Designer
- April Millet, Assistant Teaching Professor, Learning Designer
- Emre Dinc, Graduate Assistant
- Cissy Reese, Instructional Production Specialist
- Carl Schaad, Multimedia Specialist
- Heidi Sporre, Web Production Assistant
- Maria Scalzi Wherley, Lecturer, Learning Designer
- Mark Wherley, Learning Designer
Lead Program Faculty
- Steve Seman, Assistant Teaching Professor; Lead Faculty, Undergraduate Certificate Program in Weather Forecasting; Lead Faculty, Graduate Certificate in Weather and Climate Analytics
- Todd Bacastow, Teaching Professor; Lead Faculty, Graduate Geospatial Intelligence Programs
- Tim Bralower, Professor of Geosciences; Lead Faculty, Undergraduate Certificate Program Earth Sustainability and Minor in Earth and Sustainability
- Seth Blumsack, Associate Professor of Energy Policy and Economics; Lead Faculty, Undergraduate Energy Business and Finance Minor
- Mark Fedkin, Assistant Teaching Professor; Co-Lead Faculty, MPS in Renewable Energy and Sustainability Systems Program; Lead Faculty, Certificate Program in Solar Energy
- Fritz Kessler, Associate Research Professor of Geography; Interim Director, Graduate Online Geospatial Education Programs
- Anthony Robinson, Associate Professor; Director, Graduate Online Geospatial Education Programs
- Erich Schienke, Assistant Teaching Professor; Co-Lead Faculty, MPS in Renewable Energy and Sustainability Systems Program; Lead Faculty, Certificate Program in Sustainability Management and Policy
- Karen Schuckman, Associate Teaching Professor; Lead Faculty, Certificate Program in Remote Sensing and Earth Observation
Program Faculty
- Qassim Abdullah, Instructor, GEOG 892
- Sim Aberson, Instructor, METEO 241
- Richard Alley, Professor; Instructor, GEOSC 10
- Mohamed Amer-Chaaban, Instructor, AE 868
- Sridar Anandakrishnan, Professor; Instructor, GEOSC 10
- Ryan Baxter, Associate Teaching Professor of Geography; Instructor, GEOG 160
- Matt Beaty, Instructor, GEOG 858
- Dave Bice, Professor; Instructor, EARTH 104
- Rob Brooks, Professor; Instructor GEOG 431
- Bill Brune, Professor of Meterology; Author and Instructor, METEO 300
- Caroline Clifford, Author and Instructor, EGEE 439
- Stephen Corfidi, Instructor, METEO 361
- Mark Corson, Instructor, GEOG 882
- Pete Croswell, Instructor, GEOG 871
- Jim Detwiler, Assistant Teaching Professor of Geography; Instructor, GEOG 863, GEOG, 868, GEOG 485, GEOG 489
- Erin Dimaggio, Assistant Professor, EARTH 111
- David DiBiase, Instructor, GEOG 482, GEOG 483, GEOG 864
- Brad Doorn, Instructor, GEOG 480
- Roman Engel-Herbert, Associate Professor; Instructor, MATSE 413
- Semih Eser, Professor; Instructor, FSC 432
- Long Fan, Graduate Assistant; Instructor, MNG 401
- Maureen Feineman, Associate Professor; Instructor, GEOSC 030, EMSC 470, GEOSC 107N
- Kevin Furlong, Professor; Instructor, GEOSC 402Y, EMSC 470
- Brandi Gaertner, Assistant Teaching Professor, Advisor, Instructor
- Panagiotis Giannakis, Assistant Teaching Professor; Instructor, GEOG 484, GEOG 485, GEOG 585
- Amy Griffin, Instructor, GEOG 586
- Bill Groves, Associate Professor; Instructor, EGEE 110
- Stephen Handwerk, Assistant Teaching Professor of Geography; Instructor; GEOG 885, GEOG 882
- Karl Heidemann, Instructor GEOG 481
- David Hunger, Instructor, EBF 200
- Andy James, Author, BA 850
- Karen Jensen, Instructor, EGEE 120
- David Jimenez, Instructor, GEOG 885
- Dan Kasper, Instructor, EM SC 240 and EME 444
- Patrick Kennelly, Instructor, GEOG 871
- Fritz Kessler, Associate Research Professor of Geography; Instructor, GEOG 861, GEOG 597G
- Allen Kimel, Associate Professor; Instructor, MATSE 201
- Beth King, Associate Teaching Professor of Geography; Instructor, GEOG 483, GEOG 488, GEOG 597G
- Andy Kleit, Professor Energy and Environmental Economics; Instructor, EBF 200, EBF 473
- Alex Klippel, Professor; Instructor, GEOG 497
- Serguei Lvov, Professor; Instructor, EGEE 441, EGEE 442
- Alan MacEachren, Professor; Instructor, GEOG 160web
- Rakesh Malhotra, Instructor, GEOG 480
- Jonathan Mathews, Professor; Instructor, EGEE 101
- Dinah Maygarden, Instructor, EARTH 107
- Doug Miller, Professor; Instructor, PRGMASSESS-M
- Raymond Najjar, Professor; Instructor, METEO 300
- James O'Brien, Instructor, GEOG 485, GEOG 489
- Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne, Instructor, GEOG 883
- Chris Palma, Teaching Professor; Instructor, ASTRO 801
- Todd Palmer, Professor; Author and Instructor, MATSE 259
- Sarma Pisupati, Professor; Instructor, EGEE 102
- Ron Redwing, Associate Teaching Professor; Instructor, MATSE 81
- Brandi Robinson, Assistant Teaching Professor; Adviser; Instructor, GEOG 432, GEOG 438W, EM SC 302, and EME 803
- Haley J. Sankey, Assistant Teaching Professor; Adviser; Instructor, EM SC 302, EGEE 299 and EGEE 495
- Ron Santini, Instructor, GEOG 469, GEOG 573
- Marcela Suarez, Assitant Teaching Professor, Adviser, Instructor
- Steve Seman, Assistant Teaching Professor; Instructor, METEO 003, METEO 241, METEO 361, METEO 804 and METEO 410
- Erica Smithwick, Professor; Instructor, GEOG 1N
- Daniel Steiner, Instructor, GEOG 850
- Susan Stewart, Associate Teaching Professor; Instructor, EME 802, EGEE 438, AE 862
- Farid Tayari, Instructor, EBF 200, EBF 301, EME 460
- Gregory Thomas, Assistant Teaching Professor of Geography; Instructor,
- Michael Thomas, Instructor, GEOG 479, GEOG 497
- George Van Otten, Instructor, GEOG 596x, GEOG 571, GEOG 597, GEOG 497i
- Jan Van Sickle, Instructor, GEOG 862
- Jan Wallgrun, Research Assistant; Instructor, GEOG 489
- Tim White, Research Associate; Instructor, EARTH 530
- David Yoxtheimer, Extention Associate; Instructor, EARTH 109
- Michelle Zeiders, Associate Teaching Professor of Geography; Instructor, GEOG 483, GEOG 484
Grading Assistants
- Amy Avery
- Amy Farley
- Ashley Perry
- Ben Forer
- Brian King
- Cassandra Schmick
- Daniel Shinnick
- Eileen Kerhouant
- George Adams
- Jeff Kling
- Jimmy Kroon
- Jon-Paul Oliva
- Kristen Jordan
- Lindsay Lacey
- Mansour Arshon
- Melissa Stallard
- Raelyn Caldwell
- Linda Auker
- Benjamin Martini
- Rossana Grzinic
- Susan Wheeler