Bucknell University Promotes Four Women to Full Professor Posts

Bucknell University, the highly rated liberal arts college in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, has announced the promotion of 14 faculty members to full professor. Four of the new full professors are women.

Judith Grisel was promoted to professor of psychology. She joined the Bucknell faculty earlier this year after teaching at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. Dr. Grisel is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. She holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in behavioral neuroscience from the University of Colorado. Dr. Grisel is conducting research on gender differences in stress and addiction.

Shara McCallum was named full professor of English. She also serves as the director of the Stadler Center for Poetry at Bucknell. She is the author of four collections of poetry. Dr. McCallum is a graduate of the University of Miami. She holds a master of fine arts degree from the University of Maryland and a Ph.D. from Binghamton University in New York.

Katharina Vollmayr-Lee was promoted to professor of physics at Bucknell. She has taught at Bucknell since 1998. Professor Vollmayr-Lee is a graduate of the University of Göttingen in Germany. She holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Mainz in Germany.

Constance Ziemian is a professor of mechanical engineering. Professor Zieman holds a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree, and an MBA from Cornell University. She earned a Ph.D. in industrial and manufacturing engineering at Pennsylvania State University. Her research is focused on applying hard material coatings to metals to improve their performance.