Service

Leadership Roles

• Co-Chair, Council of Chairs 2012-2019, 2024-present
• Chair, Department of History, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religious Studies, 2024-present
• Co-Chair, UPC Mapping, Aligning, and Identification Subcommittee, 2024-present
• Co-Chair, Middle States Subcommittee 1 & 7, 2023-present
• Co-Chair, UPC Barriers and Innovation Subcommittee, 2023-present
• Co-Chair, University Wide Graduate Committee, 2015-present
• Co-Chair, University Planning Council, 2014-present
• Chair, Department of History, 2008-2024.
• Co-Chair, COVID Response Action Team, 2020-2023
• Co-Chair, COVID Response Action Team, Fall Scheduling Subcommittee, 2020-2021
• Co-Chair, Strategic Enrollment Planning Committee Leveraging Scheduling/Calendar Subcommittee, 2020-2021
• Chair, Humanities and Social Sciences College Technology Committee 2008-2021
• Co-Chair, Council of Chairs 2012-2019
• Chair, University-Wide Promotion Committee 2018-2019
• Co-Chair, Academic Computing Policy Advisory Committee (ACPAC), 2013-2017
• Co-Chair Departmental Assessment Committee 2005-2006
• Chair, Departmental Curriculum Committee 2003-2004

University Service

• ACPAC AI Action Team, 2025-present
• OER Accessibility Committee, 2025-present
• IUP’s Future Planning Committee, 2024-present
• University-Wide Promotion Committee, 2004-2006, 2016-2019, 2024-present
• IUP Middle States Steering Committee, 2023-present
• Common Tools, Technologies, Process Strategy Team, 2023-present
• Strategic Plan Barriers Subgroup, 2023-present
• Council of Chairs Training Committee, 2023-2024
• IUP NextGen Task Force, 2021-2022
• University Budget Advisory Committee, 2015-present
• Council of Chairs, 2008-present
• ACPAC member, 2007-2008, 2012-present
• University Wide Graduate Committee, 2006-present (Subcommittee 1 Chair 2012-2015)
• University Senate At-Large Representative, 2006-present
• CRM Advise Implementation Team, 2020
• University Family Drive volunteer, 2014-2020
• Academic Affairs Council (Council of Chairs Rep), 2008-2010, 2012-2019
• University Senate Website Webmaster, 2006-2019
• Anthropology Department Chair Evaluation, 2019
• Ad hoc Library Deaccessioning Project, 2017-2018
• Travel Management Advisory Group, 2016-2018
• Online Learning Committee, 2012-2018
• Liberal Studies Director Search Committee, 2016
• Committee for the Revision of the Statement of Promotion Policies and Procedures, 2015
• State Authorization Faculty Committee, 2015
• Student Success Collaborative Implementation Team, 2014-2015
• Middle States Committee, Subcommittee 3, 2013-2015
• Summer Curriculum Action Team, 2014
• Research Misconduct Inquiry Panel, 2014
• Anthropology Department Tenure Committee, 2014
• Academic Integrity Hearing Chair, 2014
• Academic Success Center Task Force, 2013
• Presidential Inauguration, Content Strategy Subcommittee, 2013
• University-Wide Graduate Committee, Subcommittee 1 Chair, 2012-2015
• Keith and Leonard Renovation Committee, 2008-2012
• Distance Education Planning and Work Group Committee, (Graduate
  Committee Rep), 2009-2011
• IUP Research Institute Advisory Board (Council of Chairs Rep), Spring 2009
• Virtual Environments Advisory Group, 2007-2009
• University Senate Academic Committee member, 2005-2006
• Middle States Committee (Subcommittee 12), 2004-2005

College Service

• Jane Leonard Hall Building Manager, 2016-present
• College Technology Committee, 2006-2020, 2023-2024

PASSHE Service

• PASSHE Academic Program Review Committee member, 2018-2020
• Faculty Professional Development Council Annual Grant Reviewer, 2011
• PA Department of Education Transfer and Articulation Oversight Committee (TAOC) – History Subcommittee, 2018-2020

APSCUF Service

• PASSHE Department Chairs and Assistant Chairs Joint Labor-Management Committee, 2017-2018

Departmental Service

• History Department Assessment Liaison, 2017-present
• History Department SharePoint Site Maintainer, 2010-2014
• History Department Webmaster, 2003-present
• Student History Journal Endnote, Advisor, 2004-2011
• History Honor Society, Phi Alpha Theta, Advisor, 2004-2010
• History Department WebCT Site Maintainer, 2005-2009
• Departmental Assessment Committee, 2005-2008
• Search Committee for Public History Tenure Track Position, 2006
• Departmental Convocation Keynote Speaker, 2006
• Graduate Committee and Honors Committee member, 2005-2008
• Technology and Teaching Resources Committee Chair, 2005-2008
• Eric Slebodnik Scholarship Committee member, 2005-2008
• Departmental Library Liaison, 2004-2008
• Led Departmental Workshop for Majors on Graduate School 2005, 2006
• University Senate Departmental Representative, 2004-2006
• Retention and Recruitment Committee member, 2002-2003, 2004-2005
• Search Committee member for History 195 Lecturers, 2004
• APSCUF Departmental Representative, 2003-2004
• Search Committee for Modern Europe Tenure Track Position, 2003
• Departmental CHSS Technology Representative, 2002-2020

Honors College Service

• Honors College Director Search Committee, 2013
• Honors College Committee, 2008-2010
• Honors College Assistant Director Search Committee, 2009
• Honors College Assistant Director Search Committee, 2008
• Honors College Enhancement Fund Committee, 2008

Professional Service

• Co-President, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Board of Trustees, 2021-present
• Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Board of Trustees, 2010-2016, 2018 – present
• Levantine Ceramics Project, 2013-present
• Peer reviewer for Journal of Field Archaeology, AJA, Journal on Hellenistic and Roman Material Culture (HEROM), ASOR, Current Anthropology, Cognella Academic Publishing, Land, Historical Archaeology, Journal of Field Archaeology, Journal of Maritime Archaeology, Oxford University Press, Routledge, The Nautilus: A Maritime Journal of Literature, History, and Culture, Longman Publishers
• American Societies of Overseas Research, Ad Hoc Committee (code of professional conduct regarding archaeological work from contested territories) 2023.
• The Irwin Marcus Project, 2009-2022
• Regional History Day Judge, 2003, 2005-2022
• American Societies of Overseas Research, Program Committee member, 2019-2024
• Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (Nominations Subcommittee Chair), 2019-2021
• American Societies of Oriental Research, Ad Hoc Code of Conduct Committee member, 2019-2020
• Editorial Board for Cengage History Technology Advisory Board, 2014
• Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Webmaster, 2013-2016
• Wadsworth History Technology Advisory Board, 2014-2015
• Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (Library Subcommittee Chair), 2012-2014
• Pearson Textbook Audio for Students Project Reviewer, 2012
• Pearson Media Resources Reviewer, 2012
• Pearson MyLab Editorial Board, 2011-2012
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ocean Exploration Grants Review Panel, 2007, 2009, 2010
• World History Advisory Council for Pearson Allyn & Bacon/Longman Publishers, 2007

External Reviewer

• Duquesne University Department of History Five Year Program Review, 2015
• California University of Pennsylvania Department of History and Political Science Five Year Program Review, 2009

Awards

• IUP Distinguished University Professor, 2019
• IUP University Senate Distinguished Faculty Award for Research, 2019
• IUP University Senate Distinguished Faculty Award for Service, 2018
• History Department Service Award, 2006, 2016, and 2021
• College of Humanities and Social Sciences Researcher of the Year, 2012

Other Credentials

• ACUE Certificate in Effective Teaching Practice Framework, 2025
• Scite Summer Bootcamp AI for Research Certificate, 2025
• Prompt Engineering Specialization, Vanderbilt University (Coursera), 2024
• Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT, Vanderbilt University (Coursera), 2024
• ChatGPT Advanced Data Analysis, Vanderbilt University (Coursera), 2024
• Trustworthy Generative AI, Vanderbilt University (Coursera), 2024
• Google AI Essentials, Google, 2024.
• AI in Higher Education Explorer, Issued by Pearson North America, 2023
• Organizational Change in Uncertain Times: A Leadership Program for Higher Education, Harvard Institutes for Higher Education, Harvard raduate School of Education, 2022.
• Teaching Online Certification, PASSHE, 2020