Hartwick Welcomes New Faculty for 2017-18

August 10, 2017

Hartwick College will welcome 13 new full-time faculty appointments for the 2017-2018 academic year. They are:

Stephanie Carr, Assistant Professor of Biology (tenure track)
B.S., Hartwick College
Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines

Nathan Elsener, Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts (term appointment)
B.A., West Virginia Wesleyan College
M.F.A., The Florida State University

Bradley Fest, Assistant Professor of English (tenure track)
B.A., University of Arizona
M.F.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

Joshua Garrett, Assistant Professor of Biology (tenure track)
B.S., Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Ph.D., Albany Medical College

Helana Girgis, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology (term appointment)
B.A., University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
M.A., University of North Carolina – Wilmington
Ph.D., University of Arkansas

Ramin Kasamanli, Assistant Professor of Accounting (tenure track)
B.A., Mississippi Valley State University
M.A., University of Mississippi

William Kowalczyk, Assistant Professor of Psychology (tenure track)
B.S., University of Illinois – Champaign-Urbana
Ph.D., City University of New York

Jodi Krzyston, Visiting Assistant Professor of Nursing (term appointment)
A.A.S., SUNY Delhi
M.S.N., Walden University

Heng Li, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (tenure track)
B.S., M.S., Hebei Normal University, China
M.S., Ph.D., University of Louisville

Dana Plank, Visiting Assistant Professor of Nursing (term appointment)
B.S., Hartwick College
M.S., SUNY Institute of Technology (SUNY Polytechnic Institute)

Barbara Smith, Assistant Professor of Sociology (tenure track)
B.A., St. Mary’s University
M.S., Ph.D., Texas State University

Amber Tierney, Assistant Professor of Sociology (tenure track)
B.A., University of California – Santa Cruz
M.A., University of California – Riverside
Ph.D. (ABD), University of California – Irvine

Amy Weaver, Visiting Assistant Professor of Nursing (term appointment)
B.S., M.S., SUNY Institute of Technology (SUNY Polytechnic Institute)