Faculty and Staff Directory

Craig R. Baumrucker

• Professor of Animal Nutrition and Physiology

Jürg W Blum

• Adjunct Professor

R. Dean Boyd

• Adjunct Professor

Christopher J. Canale

• Adjunct Professor

Philip Clauer

• Senior Instructor, Department of Poultry Science
• Undergraduate Adviser, Animal Sciences Major

John W. Comerford

• Associate Professor of Dairy and Animal Science

Pat M. Comerford

• Extension Horse Specialist
• Instructor of Animal Science
• Undergraduate Adviser, Horses

Catherine N. Cutter

• Associate Professor and Food Safety Extension Specialist - Muscle Foods, Department of Food Science

Daniel H. Deaver

• Adjunct Professor
• Director of Life Sciences

Chad Dechow

• Assistant Professor of Dairy Cattle Genetics
• Undergraduate Adviser, Dairy, Genetics

Nancy A. Dreschel

• Instructor, Small Animal Sciences
• Undergraduate Adviser
• Adviser for Students for the Responsible Use of Animals (SRUA)

Glenn D. Eberly

• Director, Livestock Evaluation Center

Brian A. Egan

• Instructor, Equine Science
• Penn State Horse Farm Coordinator
• Penn State Horse Judging Team Coach

Terry D. Etherton

• Department Head
• Distinguished Professor of Animal Nutrition

J. Marcos Fernandez

• Associate Dean, Office for Undergraduate Education, College of Agricultural Sciences

Marianne Fivek

• Adjunct Professor, Department of Dairy and Animal Science
• Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Extension Education/Animal Science

Douglas L. Greger

• Adjunct Assistant Professor of Animal Science, Department of Dairy and Animal Science

Daniel R. Hagen

• Professor of Animal Science
• Undergraduate Adviser, Reproductive Physiology (Primarily Swine)

Harold W. Harpster

• Associate Professor of Animal Science
• Animal Sciences Program Coordinator
• Undergraduate Adviser, Ruminant Nutrition, Companion Animals

Kevin Harvatine

• Assistant Professor of Nutritional Physiology

Jud Heinrichs

• Professor of Dairy and Animal Science

Lisa A. Holden

• Associate Professor of Dairy and Animal Science
• Undergraduate Adviser, Dairy Management

Alexander Hristov

• Associate Professor of Dairy Nutrition

R. Michael Hulet

• Associate Professor of Poultry Science

Kenneth B. Kephart

• Professor of Animal Science
• Undergraduate Adviser, Swine Management

Gary J. Killian

• Distinguished Professor of Reproductive Physiology

Daniel M. Kniffen

• Assistant Professor of Dairy and Animal Science
• Undergraduate Adviser, Beef Cattle

James W. Lamkey

• Adjunct Professor (FMC Corp)

Wansheng Liu

• Associate Professor of Animal Genomics
• Undergraduate Adviser

Edward W. Mills

• Associate Professor of Dairy and Animal Science
• Undergraduate Adviser

Lawrence D. Muller

• Professor Emeritus of Dairy Science

James E. Nocek

• Adjunct Professor, Spruce Haven Research Center

Michael L. O'Connor

• Professor of Dairy Science
• Undergraduate Adviser, Dairy and Physiology

Jon Oatley

• Assistant Professor of Reproductive Physiology

Dale R. Olver

• Instructor of Dairy and Animal Science
• Undergraduate Adviser, Dairy

Troy L. Ott

• Associate Professor of Reproductive Physiology

Joy Pate

• Professor of Reproductive Physiology
• C. Lee Rumberger and Family Chair in Agricultural Sciences

Christopher Raines

• Assistant Professor of Meat Science and Technology

Ramesh Ramachandran

• Associate Professor of Molecular Endocrinology

Cooduvalli S. Shashikant

• Associate Professor of Molecular and Developmental Biology
• Undergraduate Adviser, Molecular and Developmental Biology

Kathy Soder

• Adjunct Professor
• Animal Scientist, USDA-ARS-Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit

Burt Staniar

• Assistant Professor of Equine Science

Ann M. Swinker

• Extension Horse Specialist
• Undergraduate Adviser, Equine

Gabriella A. Varga

• University Distinguished Professor of Animal Science
• Undergraduate Adviser, Dairy Nutrition, Companion Animals

Patricia M. Alters

• Administrative Assistant

N. Alan Bair

• Director of Dairy Industry Relations

Vivian H. Baumer

• Research Support Associate
• Undergraduate Adviser, Animal Nutrition, Beef, Sheep, and Companion Animals

Leslie E. Carlson

• Animal Caretaker

Terri W. Cassidy

• Research Support Technician

Donald R. Confer

Lila S. Conklin

• Staff Assistant

Eugene H. Corl

• Animal Caretaker

Heather Dale

• Program Assistant, Penn State Dairy Alliance

Travis D. Edwards

• Dairy Assistant Unit Manager
• Graduate Student (J. Heinrichs)

Merl W. Fink

• Barn Worker-Milker

Andrea Graeff

• Extension Associate, Equine Science

Christopher J. Grant

• Assistant Manager, Horse Unit

Debra Hawn

• Barn Utility Worker

Bradley J. Hilty

• Senior Extension Associate
• Business and Information Management Specialist

Boyd F. Homan

• Barn Worker-Milker

Nadine S. Houck

• Assistant Manager, Penn State Dairy Barns

Laurie K. Hubbard

• Assistant Shepherd

Scott Irvin

• Network Systems Specialist

Virginia A. Ishler

• Nutrient Management Specialist
• Dairy Complex Manager

Edward Jedrzejewski

• Horse Unit Manager

Coleen M. Jones

• Research Associate

Debra Kotzur

• Mail Room Assistant

Mark R. Kreidler

• Swine Center Unit Manager

Wendall M. Landis

• Beef Assistant Unit Manager
• Livestock Judging Team Coach

Peter J. LeVan

• Haller Farm Unit Manager

Maria R. Long

• Research Support Technician

Allen L. Lowery

• Livestock Caretaker, Swine Research Center

Ann L. Magliaro

• Research Specialist

Molly Martin

• Staff Assistant, Student Services

Robb J. Meinen

• Senior Extension Associate
• Graduate Student (K. Kephart)

Robert E. Mikesell

• Senior Instructor

Mark Miller

• Barn Utility Worker, Penn State Dairy Barns

Jason A. Monn

• Assistant Unit Manager, Penn State Meats Lab

Paula Morgan

• Staff Assistant
• Alumni Contact for the Department of Dairy and Animal Science

Michele C. Moyer

• Program Manager, Penn State Dairy Alliance

Glenn L. Myers

• Manager, Penn State Meats Lab

Melissa Oatley

Jana L. Peters

• Animal Sciences Advising Coordinator
• Undergraduate Adviser, Animal Sciences

Dante Pighetti

• Barn Utility Worker, Penn State Dairy Barns

Harry E. Poorman

• Network Manager

Rose T. Pruyne

• Programmer - Analyst / Web - Database Administrator

Amy L. Pyle

• Staff Assistant

Randall L. Swope

• Coordinator of Support Units

Karen A. Vines

• Distance Education Coordinator and Academic Adviser
• Coordinator, Equine Science Minor and the College of AG LEAP Program
• CHAPS Adviser

Don C. Wagner

• Deer Unit Manager

Cathy Jo Walker

• Staff Assistant

Sylvia S. Way

• Staff Assistant

William S. Weaver

• Barn Worker-Milker

Heather Burley

• Graduate Assistant (Patterson)

Matthew Dekleva

• Graduate Assistant (Chad Dechow)

Megan Gerber

• Graduate Assistant

Amanda Gipe

• Graduate Assistant

Andrea Graeff

• Extension Associate, Equine Science

Michael Harper

• Graduate Assistant (Anne Swinker)

Amy Kaucher

• Graduate Assistant (Supervisor: Jon Oatley)

Dongwon Kim

• Graduate Assistant

Gustavo Lascano

• Graduate Student (Supervisor, Jud Heinrichs)

Chan Hee Lee

• Graduate Assistant (Supervisor, Alex Hristov)

Ann L. Magliaro

• Research Specialist

Daryl Maulfair

• Graduate Assistant (Supervisor, Jud Heinrichs)

Erin Nowelsky

• Graduate Assistant (Supervisor, Burt Staniar)

Olga Ocon-Grove

• Graduate Assistant (Supervisor, Ramesh Ramachandran, Department of Poultry Science)

Daniel Poole

• Visiting Scholar
• Ph.D. Candidate, Ohio State University

Karen Racicot

• Graduate Assistant

Suzanne Reding

• Graduate Assistant (Jon Oatley, Adviser)

Daniel Rico

• Graduate Assistant

Courtney Smith

• Graduate Assistant (Adviser, Joy Pate)

Francisco X. Suarez

• Graduate Assistant (Adviser, Jud Heinrichs)

Jessica Tekippe

• Graduate Assistant (Adviser, Gabriella Varga)

Sue Walker

Sadhat Walusimbi

• Graduate Assistant (Adviser, Joy Pate)

Yinglu Wang

• Graduate Assistant (Adviser, Craig Baumrucker)

Shan Yu

• Graduate Assistant

Geoffrey I. Zanton

• Graduate Assistant (Adviser, Jud Heinrichs)

Elizabeth Cloninger

• Undergraduate Research Assistant, Jon Oatley Laboratory

Rebecca Hopkins

• Undergraduate Research Assistant, Jon Oatley Laboratory
• Schreyer Honors College Undergraduate Student

Meghan Pierson

• Undergraduate Assistant for Burt Staniar

Natasha Repard

• Student Assistant, Penn State Quarter Horse Web Pages

Aaron Stepnoski

• Undergraduate Research Assistant, Jon Oatley Laboratory

Yang Yang

• Post-Doctoral Research Associate