Staff & Affiliates
Affiliated faculty are based at either the Harrisburg or University Park campuses, as noted below.
Affiliated Faculty
Anthony Buccitelli
Director
Associate Professor of American Studies & Communications, Harrisburg
Russell Frank
Associate Professor of Communications, University Park
Mariah Kupfner
Assistant Professor of American Studies and Public Heritage
Shirley Moody-Turner
Associate Professor of English and African American Studies, University Park
Mary Napoli
Associate Professor of Reading and Children’s Literature, Harrisburg
Kimberly Powell
Associate Professor of Education, Art Education, Music Education and Asian Studies, University Park
Zachary Smith
Assistant Teaching Professor of Kinesiology, Harrisburg
Jeffrey Tolbert
Interim Director, 2020 – 2021
Assistant Professor of American Studies and Folklore,
Joseph Valente
Associate Professor of Education, University Park
Simon Bronner
Founding Director Emeritus
Distinguished Professor of American Studies and Folklore, Harrisburg
Dean, College of General Studies, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Irwin Richman
Professor Emeritus of American Studies and History, Harrisburg
Scholar-in-Residence, Landis Valley Museum
External Advisors
Shaunna Barnhart
Director of Place Studies Program, Bucknell University
Charlie Groth
Professor, Department of Language and Literature, Bucks County Community College
Mary Hufford
Senior Research Scientist, Department of Religion and Culture, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Jing Li
Associate Professor and Chair, East Asian Studies, Gettysburg College
Amy Silkman
Academic Director, Cultural Sustainability Program, Goucher College
Staff
Emily Pettet
M.A. Student/Archival Assistant