Academic Departments
History and Political Science
Faculty and Staff
John Altman, Associate Professor of Political Science

American Government, Congress, Presidency, Research Methods

B.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte
M.P.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Office: HUM 104
Phone: (717) 815-1953
Email: jaltman@ycp.edu
Javier Aguayo, Assistant Professor of Political Science

International Relations, Comparative Politics, Latin American Politics

J.D., Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru
M.A., State University of New York at Buffalo
Ph.D., University of Florida
Office: HUM 202
Phone: (717) 815-6583
Email: jaguayo@ycp.edu
Philip Avillo, Professor of History, Emeritus

Civil War and Reconstruction, American Diplomatic History, United States and Vietnam

B.A., Hofstra University
M.A., University of San Diego
Ph.D., University of Arizona
Office: HUM 209
Phone: (717) 815-1260
Email: pavillo@ycp.edu
Corey Brooks, Assistant Professor of History

Nineteenth-Century U.S. History, Civil War and Reconstruction, Slavery and Antislavery Movements

B.A., University of Pennsylvania
M.A., University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Office: HUM 106
Phone: (717) 600-3869
Email: cbrooks4@ycp.edu
Paul Doutrich, Professor of History

Colonial American History, Revolutionary Era, Jeffersonian and Jacksonian America

B.A., University of Kentucky
M.A., Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Office: HUM 215
Phone: (717) 815-1237
Email: pdoutric@ycp.edu
David Fyfe, Assistant Professor of Geography

Historical Geography, Geographic Information Systems

B.S., State University of New York, Oneonta
M.S., Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Office: HUM 210
Phone: (717) 815-1350
Email: dfyfe@ycp.edu
Mary Graham, Professor of Geography

Urban Planning, Canadian Geography

B.A., University of Kentucky
M.S., University of Kentucky
M.A., Indiana University
Ph.D., Indiana University
Office: HUM 105
Phone: (717) 815-1529
Email: mgraham@ycp.edu
Padraic Kennedy, Assistant Professor of History and Secondary Education Social Studies Coordinator

European History, British History, Irish History

B.A., DePauw University
M.A., Washington University
Ph.D., Washington University
Office: HUM 203
Phone: (717) 815-1405
Email: pkennedy@ycp.edu
Saroj Khanna, Assistant Professor of Political Science

Comparative Politics, Middle Eastern Politics, South Asian Politics

B.A., Government College, Amristsar, India
M.A., Panjab University
Office: HUM 110
Phone: (717) 815-1270
Email: sbkhanna@ycp.edu
Ilana Krug, Assistant Professor of History

Ancient History, Medieval History, Renaissance and Reformation

B.A., Brandeis University
M.A., Rutgers University
M.A., University of Toronto
Ph.D., University of Toronto
Office: HUM 109
Phone: (717) 815-1417
Email: ikrug@ycp.edu
Mel Kulbicki, Professor of Political Science

American Government, Political Theory, American Political Thought, Campaigns and Elections

B.A., University of Maryland, Baltimore County
M.A., Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Office: HUM 107
Phone: (717) 815-1269
Email: mkulbick@ycp.edu
Peter Levy, Professor of History and Department Chair

Twentieth-Century United States, Civil Rights, American Economic History

B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., Columbia University
Ph.D., Columbia University
Office: HUM 101
Phone: (717) 815-1497
Email: plevy@ycp.edu
Xiaofei (Sarah) Li, Assistant Professor of Political Science

International Relations, Comparative Politics, East Asian Politics

B.A., Xi’an Foreign Languages University
M.S., Beijing University
M.A., Catholic University of America
Ph.D., Catholic University of America
Office: HUM 211
Phone: (717) 815-1397
Email: xli@ycp.edu
Kay McAdams, Assistant Professor of History, History Coordinator, and Honors Program Coordinator

European History, Modern Germany, Women and War

B.A., Nebraska Wesleyan University
M.A., Indiana University
Ph.D., Indiana University
Office: HUM 103
Phone: (717) 815-1917
Email: kmcadams@ycp.edu
Kwasi Sarfo, Professor of Political Science

Comparative Politics, African Politics, International Law

B.A., University of Ghana, Legon
M.P.A., State University of New York, Albany
J.D., LL.M., Widener University School of Law
Ph.D., State University of New York, Albany
Office: HUM 102
Phone: (717) 815-1377
Email: ksarfo@ycp.edu
Robert Terry, Professor of Political Science, Emeritus

Comparative Politics, Latin American Politics

B.S., Mansfield State University
M.Ed., Shippensburg University
M.A., American University
Ph.D., American University
Office: HUM 200
Phone: (717) 815-1307
Email: rterry@ycp.edu
Dick Van Tassell, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Political Science Coordinator

American Government, Constitutional Thought, Public Admin

B.A., University of Utah
M.P.A., Idaho State University
D.A., Idaho State University
Office: HUM 108
Phone: (717) 815-1406
Email: rvantass@ycp.edu
Rosemary Wivagg, Department Administrative Assistant Office: HUM 100
Phone: (717) 815-1329
Email: rwivagg@ycp.edu

 

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