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Meet Our Professors
Art | English | Health | History | Mathematics
Philosophy| Psychology | Science | Speech | Theatre
Art
Philip Huber
Years at LHU : 18 yearsDepartment : Art
Education : Bachelor of Fine Art, Communications Design, Kutztown University; Masters degree, Illustration, Syracuse University; Master of Fine Art, Visual Communications, Syracuse University
Courses Taught : Summer Studies Abroad (London and Paris), Conflict in Spanish Art Abroad (Spain)
Professional Interest
: Architectural photography, Illustration
Personal Interest
: My daughter. Swimming. Gardening.
English
Dr. Tracey Cummings
Years at LHU: 6
Department: English Department
Education: B.A. in English from King's College, Wilkes-Barre, PA; M.A. in English from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA; Ph.D. in English from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
Courses Taught: English 110
Professional Interest: 19th-Century American Literature, Contemporary American Literature
Personal Interest: Kayaking, biking, hiking. Being outside. I also enjoy cooking.
Check out her website to learn a little more about her! http://www.lhup.edu/tcummin2/
Margorie Maddox Hafer
Years at LHU: 21
Department: English/Creative Writing and Literature
Education: BA, Wheaton College; MA, University of Louisville; MFA Cornell University
Courses taught: Composition and Literature
Professional Interests: Please see the bio on my Website. I publish poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, children's literature, and scholarly essays.
Personal Interests: Please see the bio and the readings/events sections on my Website.
Check out her website to learn a little more about her! http://www.lhup.edu/mmaddoxh/
Dr. SueAnn Schatz
Years at LHU: 11
Department: English
Education: PhD, University of New Mexico
Courses taught: HONRS 111: Composition & Literature I
Professional Interests: British Romanticism, Victorian lit, women's writing, Native American fiction
Personal Interests: Play the cello, Reading, Kayaking, Walking, Swimming
Check out her website to learn a little more about her! www.lhup.edu/sschatz
Dr. John Wilson
Years at LHU: 10
Department: English
Education: PhD, English Language & Literature, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1988
Courses taught: HONR 112, Honors Composition & Literature II
Professional Interests: Editor, Evelyn Waugh Newsletter & Studies; Secretary, Evelyn Waugh Society
Personal Interests: Reading, Travel, Golf, Film.
Dr. Richard Van Dyke
Department: English
Education: PhD, English, University of Rhode Island, 2002
Courses Taught: HONR 111: Honors Composition and Literature
Professional Interests: Place-Based Writing; Writing and Global Capital; Economics of Digital Writing
History
Dr. Sandra Barney
Years at LHU: 16
Department: History, Political Science, and Economics
Education: BA Auburn University; MA University of Wyoming; PhD West Virginia University
Courses taught: History 102
Professional Interests: North Atlantic immigration, especially emigration from Ulster, the counties of Northeast Ireland that became Northern Ireland. I am particularly interested in immigration from Scotland and Ulster into the Canadian Maritimes. From these interest I have developed a course in Northern Ireland, which is taught every summer.
Personal Interests: My kids, Biking, Cooking, Travel.
Dr. Richard Goulet
Years at LHU: 10
Department: History
Education: B.A., History, University of Alberta; M.A., History, University of Alberta; Ph.D. History, University of Massachusets
Courses Taught: Honors 102: World History II
Professional Interest: Colonialism in Latin America, Study of Latin American Frontiers, Spanish-American Empire, 18th Century Amazon Missions.
Personal Interest: Playing Hockey, Camping, Fishing and Enjoying the Outdoors, Cycling, Photography
Richard "Rick" Jones
Years at LHU: 4
Department: History, Political Science, Economics, and Geography
Education: B.A., International Studies, Dickinson College; M.A., History, University of Connecticut; Diploma, Ethnic Minorities/European Integration, European Academy; Ph.D. (ABD), History, University of Connecticut
Courses Taught: History 102: World History II
Professional Interest: modern Italy, Habsburg Monarchy/Austria, nationalism, diplomatic history, oral history, Tudor-Stuart England, gender and sexuality, public history, history of advertising
Personal Interest: Cooking, Volleyball, Classic cars, Pittsburgh Pirates, Hiking, Jeeps, Voluntarism, the Episcopal Church
Philosophy
Dr. Joan Whitman Hoff
Years at LHU: 21
Department: Philosophy
Education: Ph.D. The American University (Philosophy); M.A. University of Rhode Island (Philosophy); B.A. Roger Williams College (Philosophy); A.A. Roger Williams College (Liberal Arts); Certificate in African Studies - University of Nairobi
Courses Taught: Historical and Philosophical Studies I; First Year Excellence Ethics
Professional Interests: Applied Ethics; Aesthetics; Social & Political Philosophy; Philosophy of Feminism; Women's Studies
Personal Interests: Photography; Travel; Poetry; Writing
Check out her website to learn more about her! www.lhup.edu/jhoff
Dr. Daniel Shaw
Department: Philosophy
Courses Taught: Historical and Philosophical Studies I; First Year Excellence Ethics
Check out his website to learn a little more about him! www.lhup.edu/dshaw
Psychology
Dr. Kevin Morrin
Years at LHU: 11
Department: Psychology
Education: Ph.D., Cognitive Studies, Vanderbilt University, 1996; MA, Educational Psychology, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1990; BA, Psychology, University of California at San Diego, 1986
Courses Taught: HONR180 -- Honors Introduction to Psychological Sciences
Professional Interest: My research interests include Working Memory, Attention, and Multi-tasking; Metacognition in Learning and Instruction; Human Performance and Skill Acquisition; Psychometrics and Intelligence
Personal Interest: My outside interests include my wonderful family (Liza, Jack, Riley, and Callan), playing golf whenever possible, social card playing (poker, bouree, whist, and uno) and homebrewing. I am also president of the local Ancient Order of Hibernians (Clinton County Division 2, Irish Settlement Division).
Science
Dr. M.D. Khalequzzaman (Dr. K)
Years at LHU: 11
Department: Geology & Physics
Education: B.S./M.S. in Geology from Azerbaijan Institute of Petroleum & Chemistry; M.S. and Ph.D. in Geology from University of Delaware
Courses Taught: HONR 115 - Earth Resources & Environment
Professional Interest: My interests include study of impacts of agriculture and coal mining on the quality of water, landuse practices and environmental quality, GIS, and coastal oceanography.
Personal Interest: Camping, hiking, reading about world affairs and cultures. I am involved with community-based watershed associations in Beech Creek, Sugar valley, and Nippenose Valley. I am also involved in environmental initiatives in Bangladesh – my native country.
Check out his website to learn a little more about him! http://www.lhup.edu/mkhalequ
Speech
Dr. Lisa Riede
Years at LHU: 13
Department: Communication/ Communication Studies
Education: Ph.D. from Penn State University
Courses Taught: Argumentation and Debate
Professional Interest: Professional concentrations in performance, interpersonal communication, communication ethics, public address, and rhetorical studies. I participate professionally in plays, musicals, and oral interpretation events, when I can. I am also the advisor for the theatre honorary fraternity.
Personal Interest: Singing, dancing, playing games, and spending quality time with my family and church community.
Theatre
Angela Sweigart-Gallagher
Years at LHU: 3
Department: Theatre Division, Performing Arts Department
Education: PhD in Theatre and Drama, University of Wisconsin--Madison; MA Theatre and Drama, University of Wisconsin--Madison; BA Theatre and English, Mary Washington College
Course Taught: THEA 110, Theatre: An Orientation
Professional Interest: Applied Drama and Theatre, Theatre History, Dramatic Literature. Particulary interested in the intersection of theatre and political culture. Research Projects include: the Representation of American national community within the plays of the Federal Theatre Project.
Personal Interest: Running, knitting, and organic farming.