Faculty and Staff Directory

Craig R. Baumrucker

• Professor of Animal Nutrition and Physiology

John W. Comerford

• Associate Professor of Dairy and Animal Science

Pat M. Comerford

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

Chad Dechow

• Associate 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)

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

Daniel R. Hagen

• Professor of Animal Science
• Coordinator, Graduate Programs in 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

Kenneth B. Kephart

• Professor of Animal Science
• Undergraduate Adviser, Swine Management

Daniel M. Kniffen

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

Wansheng Liu

• Associate Professor of Animal Genomics
• Undergraduate Adviser

Robert E. Mikesell

• Senior Instructor

Edward W. Mills

• Associate Professor of Dairy and Animal Science
• Undergraduate Adviser

Lawrence D. Muller

• Professor Emeritus of Dairy Science

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

Cooduvalli S. Shashikant

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

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

Paul A. Bartell

• Assistant Professor of Avian Biology, Department of Poultry Science
• Faculty Member, Graduate Program in Animal Sciences

Philip Clauer

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

Catherine N. Cutter

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

Francisco Diaz

• Assistant Professor of Reproductive Biology, Department of Poultry Science
• Faculty Member, Graduate Program in Animal Science

Robert Elkin

• Professor and Head of Poultry Science
• Faculty Member, Graduate Program in Animal Sciences

J. Marcos Fernandez

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

R. Michael Hulet

• Associate Professor of Poultry Science, Department of Poultry Science

Alan L. Johnson

• Walther H. Ott Professor in Avian Biology
• Faculty Member, Graduate Program in Animal Science

Gary J. Killian

• Distinguished Professor of Reproductive Physiology

Paul Patterson

• Professor of Poultry Science, Department of Poultry Science
• Faculty Member, Graduate Program in Animal Science

Ramesh Ramachandran

• Associate Professor of Molecular Endocrinology, Department of Poultry Science

Regina Vasilatos-Younken

• Senior Associate Dean of the Graduate School
• Professor of Poultry Science, Endocrine Physiology, and Nutrition
• Faculty Member, Graduate Program in Animal Science

Jürg W Blum

• Adjunct Professor

R. Dean Boyd

• Adjunct Professor

Christopher J. Canale

• Adjunct Professor

Daniel H. Deaver

• Adjunct Professor
• Director of Life 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

James W. Lamkey

• Adjunct Professor (FMC Corp)

James E. Nocek

• Adjunct Professor, Spruce Haven Research Center

Kathy Soder

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

Michelle Alterio

• Staff Assistant

N. Alan Bair

• Director of Dairy Industry Relations

Vivian H. Baumer

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

Melanie M. Boretsky

• Research Technician, Joy Pate Lab

Leslie E. Carlson

• Animal Caretaker

Terri W. Cassidy

• Research Support Technician

Donald R. Confer

Lila S. Conklin

• Staff Assistant

Eugene H. Corl

• Animal Caretaker

Travis D. Edwards

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

Merl W. Fink

• Barn Worker-Milker

Andrea Graeff

• Extension Associate, Equine Science
• Graduate Assistant (Adviser, Burt Staniar)

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 Magliaro-Macrina

• Research Specialist

Molly Martin

• Staff Assistant, Student Services

Robert Meinen

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

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

• Senior Project Associate

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

Karen Racicot

• Project Associate

Suzanne Reding

• Senior Research Technologist

Kenneth P. Reed

Jessica Gayle Steele

• Program Assistant

Randall L. Swope

• Coordinator of Support Units

Jennifer E. Vallimont

• Project Associate

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 J Walker

• Staff Assistant

Sylvia S. Way

• Staff Assistant

William S. Weaver

• Barn Worker-Milker

Jackie Yun Ying

• Senior Research Technologist

Geoffrey I. Zanton

• Project Associate

Shannon Boone

• Graduate Assistant (Adviser, Troy Ott)

Edyta Brzezicka

• Visiting Scholar

Heather Burley

• Graduate Assistant (Patterson)

Ti-Cheng Chang

• Graduate Assistant (Adviser, Wansheng Liu)

Matthew Dekleva

• Graduate Assistant (Adviser, Chad Dechow)

Lindsay Eurich

• Graduate Assistant (Adviser, Chris Raines)

Amanda Gipe

• Graduate Assistant (Adviser, Chris Raines)

Andrea Graeff

• Extension Associate, Equine Science
• Graduate Assistant (Adviser, Burt Staniar)

Sarah Marie Gray

• Graduate Assistant (Adviser, Burt Staniar)

Michael Harper

• Graduate Assistant (Adviser, Anne Swinker)

Amy Kaucher

• Graduate Assistant (Adviser, Jon Oatley)

Dongwon Kim

• Graduate Assistant, (Adviser, Jon Oatley)

Gustavo Lascano

• Graduate Student (Adviser, Jud Heinrichs)

Chan Hee Lee

• Graduate Assistant (Adviser, Alex Hristov)

Ann Magliaro-Macrina

• Research Specialist

Daryl Maulfair

• Graduate Assistant (Adviser, Jud Heinrichs)

Erin Nowelsky

• Graduate Assistant (Adviser, Burt Staniar)

Daniel Rico

• Graduate Assistant (Adviser, Kevin Harvatine)

Courtney Smith

• Graduate Assistant (Adviser, Joy Pate)

Francisco Suarez

• Graduate Assistant (Adviser, Jud Heinrichs)

Jessica Tekippe

• Graduate Assistant (Adviser, Gabriella Varga)

Sue Walker

Sadhat Walusimbi

• Graduate Assistant (Adviser, Joy Pate)

Olga Ocon-Grove

• Post-Doctoral Research Associate (Jon Oatley)

Koji Toyokawa

• Post-Doctoral Research Associate (Joy Pate)

Yang Yang

• Post-Doctoral Research Associate (Wansheng Liu)

Megan Burke

• Undergraduate Assistant, Burt Staniar Lab

Elizabeth Cloninger

• Undergraduate Research Assistant, Jon Oatley Laboratory

Rebecca Crouse

• Undergraduate Assistant (Jon Oatley, Supervisor)

Ryan Fairbairn

• Undergraduate Assistant, Kevin Harvatine Laboratory

Emily Glunk

• Undergraduate Assistant, Burt Staniar Lab

Rebecca Hopkins

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

Andrew McClain

• Undergraduate Assistant, Burt Staniar Lab

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