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Amy L. Deuink ’97 Lib, associate librarian, was previously a reference and instruction librarian at Penn State Altoona and Penn State Schuylkill. She has worked in various other roles for the Penn State University Libraries and Schlow Memorial Library in State College. Deuink has written a book, is the co-author of three articles, is a regular contributor to the Pennsylvania Library Association (PaLA) Bulletin and the PaLA College & Research Division blog, and has had ten presentations and proceedings online and in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Georgia. Deuink holds a master’s degree in library and information science from Syracuse University and a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from Penn State. Sherry L. Kratsas, instructor in computer science and engineering, is cofounder of and software developer for Appenstance, LLC, and was a senior engineer for Accipiter Systems, Inc. Other previous positions included software engineer for Nomos Radiation Oncology; systems analyst for Askesis Development Group, Inc.; software engineer for Cellomics, Inc.; and junior software engineer for Azimuth, Inc. She is a member of Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor Society and other honorary societies and fraternities. Kratsas holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering with a software engineering major and a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from West Virginia University. Dr. Keith R. Willson was named an instructor in physics at Beaver after serving two years as an adjunct lecturer in physics. Previously he was an assistant professor of physics and mathematics at Geneva College; a group leader, Material Flammability Section, Southwest Research Institute, at the Department of Fire Technology, San Antonio; a senior associate scientist in polyurethanes research, PU Division, at Bayer Polymers LLC, Pittsburgh; a senior associate scientist in Bayer’s Combustion Laboratory; and a research physicist. He was also a research assistant in the Carnegie Mellon University Physics Department, Interfacial Physics Group. Willson holds a Ph.D. in physics; a master’s degree in colloid, polymer, and surface science; and a master’s degree in physics from Carnegie Mellon University, as well as a bachelor’s degree in physics from Geneva College. Dr. Amy Camodeca, assistant professor of
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psychology, has completed her second year of a post-doctoral fellowship in pediatric neuropsychology at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. She held a previous p ost-doctoral position studying autism at The Watson Institute, Sewickley, and has been a sessional instructor and a laboratory instructor in the Psychology Department at the University of Windsor, Canada. Camodeca holds a doctorate in child clinical psychology from the University of Windsor; a master’s degree in counseling psychology from the University of Denver; and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Baldwin Wallace College. Dr. Marissa Mendoza-Burcham, assistant professor of psychology, is a state and nationally certified school psychologist and worked at the Merck Child and Adolescent Program Center for Children and Families, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinics of UPMC. She has also been a graduate teaching assistant and adjunct faculty instructor in psychology at McNeese State University; an adjunct faculty instructor in psychology at Lone Star College; and a guest lecturer in the Department of Special Education at the University of Pittsburgh. MendozaBurcham served a predoctoral internship in clinical psychology at Oregon Health Science University, Child Development and Rehabilitation Center, and received a graduate certificate in applied behavior analysis from the University of North Texas. She holds a doctorate in school psychology from Texas A&M University; a master’s degree in psychology from McNeese State University; and a bachelor’s degree in
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environmental analysis and design from the University of California-Irvine. Dr. Stephanie Cabarcas, instructor in biology, was previously an instructor of biology at Gannon University and a teaching assistant for undergraduate molecular and cellular biology at St. John’s University. She has extensive grantwriting experience for the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation and has held a variety of administrative experience, including working as a contractor for Boundless Learning and contract editor and reviewer for various scholarship publications. Cabarcas holds a Ph.D. and a master’s degree in biological sciences from St. John’s University, New York, and a bachelor’s degree in biology from High Point University, North Carolina. Amber Lynn McConahy ’09 IST, instructor in information sciences and technology, is an experienced software engineer and architect with competencies in various programming languages and an interest in the design and development of platform-based socio-technical ecosystems. Previously she was a research intern for Bosch Research and Technology Center, a graduate teaching assistant and lead instructor in MSCF Programming Prep at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), and vice president and information technology manager for Send It Packin’ Plus. McConahy is a doctoral candidate in software engineering at CMU, where she earned a master’s degree in information technology software design and management. She holds a bachelor’s degree in information sciences and technology from Penn State.