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Faculty With Experience in the Field

Your professors bring real-world experience and professional expertise to the classroom.

Department Chair

Dr. Nick Deardorff

Department Chair
Professor

Geology

Kop 114A

724-357-5625

n.deardorff@iup.edu

Faculty

Dr. Abigail Adams

Associate Professor

Anthropology

McElhaney Hall, Room G1K

724-357-2735

aadams@iup.edu

Dr. Francis Allard

Professor

Anthropology

McElhaney Hall, Room G1C

724-357-2413

francis.allard@iup.edu

Dr. John Benhart, Jr.

Professor

Regional Planning

Kop 412-L

724-357-7652

jbenhart@iup.edu

Dr. William Chadwick

Associate Professor

Anthropology

McElhaney Hall, Room G1H

724-357-2659

William.Chadwick@iup.edu

Dr. Katie Farnsworth

Associate Professor

Geology

Kop 265

724-357-3406

kfarns@iup.edu

Dr. Ben Ford

Professor

Anthropology

McElhaney Hall, Room G1D

724-357-2733

ben.ford@iup.edu

Dr. Sudeshna Ghosh

Professor

Regional Planning

Kop 312L

ghoshsn@iup.edu

Dr. Richard Hoch

Regional Planning Program Director
Professor

Regional Planning

Kop 312H

rhoch@iup.edu

Dr. Lara Homsey-Messer

Professor

Anthropology

McElhaney Hall, Room G1B

724-357-2732

lara.homseymesser@iup.edu

Dr. Jon Lewis

Professor

Geology

Kop 271

724-357-5624

jclewis@iup.edu

Dr. Calvin Masilela

Professor

Regional Planning

Kop 312D

724-357-3036

cmasilel@iup.edu

Dr. Andrea Palmiotto

Associate Professor

Anthropology

McElhaney Hall, Room G1J

724-357-3932

andrea.palmiotto@iup.edu

Dr. Kevin Patrick

Professor

Geography

Kop 412F

kpatrick@iup.edu

Dr. Amanda Poole

Professor

Anthropology

McElhaney Hall, Room G1L

724-357-2133

amanda.poole@iup.edu

Dr. Christopher Schaney

Graduate Program Director
Associate Professor

Geography

Kop 312G

724-357-5990

cschaney@iup.edu

Dr. Gail Sechrist

Associate Professor

Geography

Kop 412C

724-357-7508

gailsech@iup.edu

Dr. Jonathan Warnock

Professor

Geology

Kop 312E

724-357-5627

jwarnock@iup.edu

Mr. Robert Wilson

Director, Institute for Mine Mapping, Archival Procedures, and Safety (IMAPS)

IMAPS

724-357-3420

rewilson@iup.edu

Retired Faculty

Dr. Robert Begg

Emeritus

Geography and Regional Planning

Dr. Joseph W. Bencloski

Emeritus

Geography and Regional Planning

Dr. Donald Buckwalter

Geography and Regional Planning

Dr. Karen Rose Cercone

Emeritus

Geology

kcercone@live.iup.edu

Dr. Joe Clark

Emeritus

Geology

Dr. Ken Coles

Emeritus

Geology

Kop 263

724-357-5626

kcoles@iup.edu

Dr. Victor Q Garcia

Professor

Anthropology

Dr. Frank Hall

Emeritus

Geology

Dr. Larry Kruckman

Emeritus

Anthropology

Dr. Phillip Neusius

Emeritus

Anthropology

Dr. Sarah Neusius

Emeritus

Anthropology

Dr. Brian Okey

Geography

Mr. Fred Park

Emeritus

Geology

Dr. Darlene Richardson

Emeritus

Geology

Dr. Robert Sechrist

Emeritus

Geography

Ms. Connie Sutton

Emeritus

Geology

Dr. John Taylor

Emeritus

Geology

724-397-2040

jftaylor@iup.edu

Dr. Whit Watts

Emeritus

Geography and Regional Planning

Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
  • Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences
  • Kopchick Hall, Room 114
    421 North Walk
     Indiana, PA 15705
  • Phone: 724-357-2440
Summer Office Hours

May vary during summer months, emailing ahead of time is recommended.

Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.