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Susquehanna University has welcomed several new faculty members in the School of the Arts, School of Humanities, School of Natural & Social Sciences and the Sigmund Weis School of Business, […]
Susquehanna University has welcomed several new faculty members in the School of the Arts, School of Humanities, School of Natural & Social Sciences and the Sigmund Weis School of Business, all with strong backgrounds in teaching and research.
Sean Ironman, assistant professor of creative writing, holds a doctorate in English with an emphasis in creative nonfiction from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Before coming to Susquehanna University as a visiting professor in 2025, he served as a postdoctoral fellow of writing at the U.S. Naval War College. His essays and comics focus on the gaps — gaps of memory, of research, of form — and the silences within our societies and ourselves. He is currently writing a memoir, As Many Roasts As You Need, which examines the balance between serving as caretaker to others and taking care of ourselves.  
Sophia Buehrer, assistant professor of French studies, holds a doctorate in French literature from New York University. Before attending graduate school, she participated in the Teaching Assistant Program in France as an English language assistant working with middle and high school students, which greatly influenced her interest in teaching language. Her research explores how Protestant writers and artists in the 16th and early 17th centuries depicted violence and sought to place audiences in the role of witnesses to those events.
Baylee Hudgens, assistant professor of sociology, earned her doctorate from Purdue University. Her research interests include political sociology, law and society and social movements. She uses quantitative and qualitative methods to examine the introduction and passage of state-level policies that attempt to limit or control protest within the United States.
Kate Huffer, assistant professor of biology, received their doctorate from the Johns Hopkins-National Institutes of Health Graduate Partnerships Program. Prior to coming to Susquehanna, they were the assistant director of citizen science at Bard College, where they promoted science literacy among first-year students, in addition to teaching neurobiology and biophysics courses. Huffer’s research explores the connection between a protein’s shape and the job it performs to better understand ion channel proteins found in the nervous system that play roles in pain and neurological disorders.
Edgard M. K. V. K. Soares, assistant professor of exercise science, earned his doctorate in exercise science from the University of Brasília. He comes to Susquehanna University from Skidmore College, where he served as a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Health and Human Physiological Sciences. His research examines the relationships between cardiorespiratory fitness, physical activity and cardiovascular risk, as well as exercise testing and the effects of prescription and caffeine on exercise performance.
Grace Thaggard, assistant professor of chemistry, received her doctorate in chemistry from the University of South Carolina. Her research broadly focuses on stimuli-responsive compounds and their applications as molecular “tools” for sensing, selective extraction and recycling of critical minerals from waste streams. Thaggard’s teaching interests lie in the introductory chemistry sequence, as well as instrumental analysis, with an emphasis on spectroscopy.
Jungjun Park, assistant professor of finance, earned his doctorate from Claremont Graduate University. Before joining Susquehanna University, he taught at the University of Pittsburgh and St. Lawrence University. His research primarily explores the impact of higher-moment (non-normal) risks on portfolio optimization as well as the pricing and trading of derivatives and volatility.
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