York College of Pennsylvania

Academic Departments

English and Humanities

Gabriel A. Abudu
	Associate Professor of Spanish Department Chair Spanish Language and Hispanic Literature. Afro-Hispanic Literature B.A., University of Ghana M.A., Queen’s University, Canada Ph.D., Temple University	HUM-160 Phone: 815-1707 Email: gabudu@ycp.edu
Julie S. Amberg
	Assistant Professor of English Coordinator of Literary Studies Coordinator of Women’s and Gender Studies Writing, Linguistics, American Literature B.A., Boston University M.A., University of Michigan Ph.D., Tulane University	HUM-157 Phone: 815-1703 Email: jamberg@ycp.edu
Mary C. Boldt
	Associate Professor of German German Language, Literature, and Culture. Translation and Authorship Identification. B.A., Wilson College M.A., Brown University Ph.D., Brown University	HUM-221 Phone: 815-6542 Email: mboldt@ycp.edu
Kent Cyr
	Instructor and Technical Director of Theatre Theatre Carpentry, Rigging, Mechanization; Drafting and Lighting. 3D Animation and Graphics B.S., Indiana University M.F.A., Boston University	PAC-272 Phone: 815 1705 Email: kcyr@ycp.edu
Dominic F. DelliCarpini [http://faculty.ycp.edu/~dcarpini/]
	Associate Professor of English Writing Program Administrator Executive Board, National Council of WPA National Conversation on Writing Co-Director Renaissance literature and Shakespeare B.A., University of Pennsylvania M.A., Penn State University Ph.D., Penn State University	HUM-159 Phone: 815-1303 Email: dcarpini@ycp.edu
Cynthia B. Doutrich
	Associate Professor of Spanish Coordinator of Foreign Languages Spanish language, linguistics, and Culture Author of Nuevos destinos`B.`S., Penn State University M.A., Penn State University M.Ed., Penn State University Ph.D., Penn State University	HUM-219 Phone: 815-1552 Email: cdoutric@ycp.edu
Peggy Herr
	Instructor of French Coordinator, World Languages Media Center French language and culture B.A., University of the Pacific M.A., Brigham Young University	HUM-162 Phone: 815-6664 Email: pherr@ycp.edu
Rory E. Kraft, Jr [http://faculty.ycp.edu/~rkraft1/]
	Assistant Professor of Philosophy Ethical theory and Applied Ethics 19th and 20th century German philosophy Co-editor, Questions: Philosophy for Young People B.A., Arizona State University M.A., American University Ph.D., Michigan State University	HUM-220 Extension: 6591 Email: rkraft1@ycp.edu
James H. McGhee
	Associate Professor of English and Theatre, Director of Theatre YCP Players Director Specialist on Sam Shepard and Don Nigro Writer of sonnets B.A., Montclair State University M.A., Middlebury College Ph.D., Bowling Green University	HUM-233 Extension: 1401 Email: jmcghee@ycp.edu
Ian Olney [http://faculty.ycp.edu/~iolney/]
	Assistant Professor of English Coordinator, Film Studies Program YCP Film Society Advisor European Cinema, Horror Film, American Independent Cinema, Film and Literature. B.A., Rhodes College M.A., University of South Carolina Columbia Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln	HUM-231 Phone: 815-6446 Email: iolney@ycp.edu
Amy Propen
	Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition `Rhetoric and Geography Material Rhetorics, Space and the Body`B.A., Clark University, MA M.T.P.W., Northeastern University Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	HUM-225 Phone: 815-6447 Email: apropen@ycp.edu
Colbey Emerson Reid
	Assistant Professor of English M`odernism Glamour, War, and the Notion of ‘Mistake.’`B.A., University of Florida M.A., University of Washington Ph.D., University of Washington	HUM-150 Phone: 815-6482 Email: creid@ycp.edu
Christa Shusko
	Assistant Professor of Religious Studies H`istory of Religion in North America Religion and Sexuality Religion and Utopia`B.A., Sweet Briar College M.A., Syracuse University M.Phil., Syracuse University	HUM-156 Phone: 815-1943 Email: cshusko@ycp.edu
Gerald Siegel [http://faculty.ycp.edu/~gsiegel/]
	Professor of English Middle-European Tales of Terror Fulbright Program Campus Representative. B.A., Western Maryland University M.A., Texas Christian University M.Phil., George Washington University Ph.D., George Washington University	HUM-155 Phone: 815-1363 Email: gsiegel@ycp.edu
Victor E. Taylor [http://faculty.ycp.edu/~vetaylor/]
	Associate Professor of English and Philosophy Coordinator of Humanities Philosophy, Religious Theory Comparative Literature B.A., Lemoyne College M.A., Syracuse University Ph.D., Syracuse University	HUM-153 Phone: 815-1755 Email: vetaylor@ycp.edu
Deborah J. Vause [http://faculty.ycp.edu/~dvause/]
	Assistant Professor of English Coordinator of Secondary Education English Writing, Linguistics, American Literature. B.A., North Carolina State University M.A., North Carolina State University Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	HUM-149 Phone: 815-1704 Email: dvause@ycp.edu
Samuel Waddell
	Writing Program Teaching Associate Assessment of Student Writing Peer Tutors and Student Writing B.A., York College of Pennsylvania M.A., Towson University	HUM-17 Phone: 815-6650 Email: swaddell@ycp.edu
David Walters
	Writing Program Teaching Associate Composition and Creative Writing. B.S., Penn State University M.F.A., Goddard College	HUM-18 Phone: 815-6416 Email: dwalters@ycp.edu
Dennis M. Weiss [http://faculty.ycp.edu/~dweiss/]
	Professor of Philosophy Metaphysics Philosophy of Human Nature Philosophy and Digital Culture. B.A., Emory University Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin	HUM-154 Extension:1513 Email: dweiss@ycp.edu
Madeline Yonker
	Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition Rhetoric and Composition Literacy and the Digital Culture B.A., Norfolk State University M.A., Old Dominion University	HUM-224 Phone: 815-1358 Email: myonker@ycp.edu
Michael J. Zerbe [http://faculty.ycp.edu/~mzerbe/]
	Associate Professor of English Rhetoric and Composition Rhetoric and Medical/Scientific Writing. B.A., James Madison University M.T.S.C., Miami University, Ohio Ph.D., Purdue University	HUM-158 Phone: 815-1944 Email: mzerbe@ycp.edu
Debra M. Staley
	Administrative Assistant	HUM-161 Phone: 815-1349 Email: dstaley@ycp.edu