Service

Leadership Roles

• Co-Chair, University-Wide Graduate Committee 2015-present
• Co-Chair, University Planning Council 2014-present
• Chair, Department of History 2008-present
• 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

• IUP NextGen Task Force, 2021-present
• Strategic Enrollment Planning Steering Committee, 2019-present
• University Budget Advisory Committee, 2015-present
• Council of Chairs, 2008-present
• ACPAC member (CHSS Rep), 2007-2008, 2012-present
• University-Wide Graduate Committee, 2006-present
• University Senate At-Large Representative, 2006-present
• CRM Implementation Team, 2020
• University Family Drive volunteer, 2014-2020
• Academic Affairs Council (Council of Chairs Rep), 2008-2010, 2012-2019
• University-Wide Promotion Committee, 2016-2019
• 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
• University-Wide Promotion Committee, 2004-2006
• Middle States Committee (Subcommittee 12), 2004-2005

College Service

• College of Humanities and Social Sciences Building Manager, 2016-present
• College Technology Committee, 2006-present

PASSHE Service

• PASSHE Academic Program Review Committee member, 2018-2020
• Faculty Professional Development Council Annual Grant Reviewer, 2011

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
• American Schools of Oriental Research, Ad Hoc Committee member: Annual
  Meeting Code of Conduct, 2019-2020
• American Schools of Oriental Research, Program Committee member, 2019-
  present
• Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Board of Trustees, 2010-
  2016, 2018-present
• Regional History Day Judge, 2003, 2005-present
• Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (Nominations
  Subcommittee Chair), 2019-2021
• Peer review of manuscript for HEROM, 2020
• Peer review of manuscript for Land, 2019
• Peer review of manuscript for Current Anthropology, 2019
• PA Department of Education Transfer and Articulation Oversight Committee
  (TAOC) – History Subcommittee, 2018-2020
• Peer review of manuscript for Historical Archaeology, 2017
• Peer review of manuscript for Historical Archaeology, 2015
• Editorial Board for Cengage History Technology Advisory Board, 2014
• Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Webmaster, 2013-2016
• Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (Library Subcommittee Chair), 2012-2014
• The Irwin Marcus Project, 2009-present
• Wadsworth History Technology Advisory Board, 2014-2015
• Peer review of textbook for Oxford University Press, 2013
• Peer review of manuscript for Journal of Field Archaeology, 2013
• Peer review of article for Journal of Maritime Archaeology, 2013
• Pearson Textbook Audio for Students Project Reviewer, 2012
• Pearson Media Resources Reviewer, 2012
• Pearson MyLab Editorial Board, 2011-2012
• Peer review of textbook proposal for Routledge, 2011
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ocean Exploration Grants Review Panel, 2007, 2009, 2010
• Review of Ancient Greece by Sarah Pomeroy for Oxford University Press, 2010
• Peer review of article for The Nautilus: A Maritime Journal of Literature, History, and Culture, 2010
• Review of The West: Encounters and Transformations by Levack for Longman Publishers, 2007
• 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