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Cheryl A. Smith
	Behavioral Sciences Administrative Assistant	Room LS-315 Extension 1375 Email:  casmith@ycp.edu
Gary E. Bittner, Ph.D.
	Professor and Coordinator, Behavioral Science/Sociology B.A., M.P.A., Kent State University Ph.D., The Catholic University of America	Room WOLF-411 Extension 1376 Email:  gbittner@ycp.edu
Kathy D. Brace, Ph.D.
	Associate Professor, Sociology B.A., Grove City College M.S., Indiana University Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University	Room WOLF-410B Extension 1378 Email:  kbrace@ycp.edu
PengKwei (Paul) Chang, Ph.D.
	Assistant Professor, Psychology B.S., TungHai University M.S., Northern Arizona University Ph.D., McMaster University	Room LS-308 Extension 1259 Email:   pchang2@ycp.edu
Jennifer J. Dierickx, M.A.
	Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice B.A. University of Michigan-Flint M.A., Northern Illinois University A.B.D., Wayne State University	Room LS-336 Extension 6477 Email:  jdierick@ycp.edu
Perri B. Druen, Ph.D.
	Associate Professor and Coordinator, Psychology B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Louisville	Room LS-315C Extension 1768 Email:  pdruen@ycp.edu
Jennifer N. Engler, Ph.D.
	Assistant Professor, Psychology B.A., James Madison University M.S., Loyola College Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Room LS-307 Extension 1550 Email:  jengler@yc.edu
Barbara H. Hanbury, Ph.D.
	Associate Professor, Criminal Justice B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland	Room LS-313C Extension 1249 Email:  bhanbury@ycp.edu
Christopher A. Hertig, M.A.
	Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice B.A., Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, C.P.P., C.P.O.	Room LS-323 Extension 1421 Email:  chertig@ycp.edu
Amy F. Hosier, Ph.D.
	Assistant Professor, Gerontology/Sociology B.A., Augustana College M.S., St. Cloud State Univesty Ph.D., University of Kentucky	Room LS-313A Extension 6653 Email:  ahosier@ycp.edu
Steve G. Jacob, Ph.D.
	Associate Professor, Behavioral Sciences/Sociology B.A., Salisbury State University MS., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University	Room A-205 Extension 6412 Email:  sjacob@ycp.edu
Joshua D. Landau, Ph.D.
	Associate Professor, Psychology Chair, Behavioral Sciences Department B.S., Kean College of New Jersey M.A., Central Michigan Ph.D., University of Georgia	Room LS-315D Extension 1712 Email:  jlandau@ycp.edu
John S. Levisky, II, Ph.D.
	Professor, Behavioral Sciences/Sociology B.S., Grove City College M.S., Rochester Institute of Technology M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University	Room LS-313B Extension 1418 Email:  jlevisky@ycp.edu
Mary B. Ligon, Ph.D.
	Assistant Professor, Gerontology/Sociology B.S., Radford University M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University	Room LS-324A Extension 6646 Email:  mligon@ycp.edu
Eric S. Ling, Ph.D.
	Associate Professor, Criminal Justice B. Soc. Sc., University of Birmingham (Birmingham, England) M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University	Room LS-327 Extension 6635 Email:  eling@ycp.edu
David T. Polk, PhD.
	Professor, Behavioral Sciences/Sociology B.S., Baldwin State University M.A., Kent State University Ph.D., Catholic University	Room WOLF-406A Extension 1327 Email:  dpolk@ycp.edu
Mary K. Reed, Ph.D.
	Associate Professor, Psychology B.A., The Pennsylvania State University M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina	Room LS-331 Extension 1524 Email:  mreed@ycp.edu
Julie F. Saville, Ph.D.
	Assistant Professor and Coordinator Recreation and Leisure Administration B.S., The Pennsylvania State University M.Ed., Ph.D., Temple University	Room LS-334 Extension 6448 Email:  jsaville@ycp.edu
Laura W. Steck, Ph.D.
	Assistant Professor, Sociology B.A., M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania Ph.D., University of Connecticut	Room LS-333 Extension 6585 Email:  lsteck@ycp.edu
Carla G. Strassle, Ph.D.
	Associate Professor, Psychology BS., Belmont University M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Room LS-306 Extension 6414 Email:  cstrassl@ycp.edu
Philip J. Verrecchia, Ph.D.
	Assistant Professor and Coordinator, Criminal Justice B.S., West Chester University M.S., Shippensburg University Ph.D., Marywood University	Room LS-313D Extension 6586 Email:  pverrecc@ycp.edu
Gary W. Willis, J.D.
	Associate Professor, Criminal Justice B.S., Illinois Wessleyan M.A., Appalachian State University J.D., Stetson University College of Law	Room LS-300 Extension 1515 Email:  gwillis@ycp.edu
Jeffrey P. Witman, Ed.D., CTRS
	Associate Professor, Recreation and Leisure Administration B.S., Elizabethtown College M.S., University of Oregon Ed.D., Boston University	Room A-208 Extention 6415 Email:  jwitman@ycp.edu

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