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University names faculty from Abington area

The University has appointed 31 new full-time faculty members for the 2009-2010 academic year.

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Dr. Sean Brennan

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Dr. Shuhua Fan

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Niyati Ahuja, Ph.D., was named assistant professor, economics/finance. Dr. Ahuja, Clarks Summit, earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, India, and a master’s degree in economics from New York University and Delhi School of Economics, Delhi, India. She earned a Ph.D. in economics from New York University. Dr. Ahuja was previously an instructor and teaching assistant at New York University.

Douglas M. Boyle, MBA, CPA, CMA, was named faculty specialist, accounting. Boyle, Dalton, earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from The University of Scranton and his master’s in business administration from Columbia University. He is pursuing his doctorate in business administration at Kennesaw State University – Coles School of Business, Kennesaw, Ga. Boyle currently serves as Chief Executive Officer at Empirical Healthcare Consulting, LLC.

Sean Brennan, Ph.D., was named assistant professor, history. Dr. Brennan, Clarks Summit, served as an adjunct instructor and teaching assistant at The University of Notre Dame and as a teaching assistant at Villanova University. Dr. Brennan earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from Rockhurst University, Kansas City, Mo., a master’s degree in history from Villanova University, Villanova, and a Ph.D. in history from The University of Notre Dame.

Shuhua Fan, Ph.D., was named assistant professor, history. Dr. Fan, Clarks Summit, earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China, a master’s degree in world history with a focus on U.S.-China relations from Jilin University, Changchun, China, a master of arts degree in global history and a doctorate in global history from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Fan teaches world history and Asian/East Asian/Chinese history courses at The University of Scranton.

Barry X. Kuhle, Ph.D., was named assistant professor, psychology. Dr. Kuhle, Clarks Summit, earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Binghamton University and his Ph.D. in evolutionary psychology from the University of Texas at Austin.

Sandra Lamanna was named faculty specialist, education. Lamanna, Clarks Summit, previously served as a lecturer in the Education Department at The University of Scranton since 2007. Prior to teaching at Scranton, Lamanna taught at several area colleges. She earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary and special education and a master’s degree in reading education from Marywood University. Lamanna completed post-graduate work at Lehigh University and is a certified school psychologist. She also holds an elementary principal certificate and took part in the School Neuropsychology certification program at Texas Woman’s College, Denton, Texas.

Jeremy Sepinsky, Ph.D., was named assistant professor, physics. Dr. Sepinskyreceived a bachelor of science degree in astronomy and astrophysics from Villanova University, Villanova. Dr. Sepinsky earned his Ph.D. and master’s degree in physics and astronomy from Northwestern University.