Academic Department Internship Contacts
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Accounting
Department Name: ACCOUNTING
Contact Person:
Name: Peter Oehlers. D.B.A.
email: poehlers@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 738-0562
Accounting Internships
Contact Person:
Name: Peter Oehlers. D.B.A.
email: poehlers@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 738-0562
Accounting Department
Accounting Internships
Anthropology and Sociology
Department Name: ANTHROPOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY
Contact Person - Anthropology:
Name: Heather Wholey, Ph.D.
email: hwholey@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2400
Contact Person - Sociology:
Name: Jackie Zalewski, Ph.D.
email: jzalewski@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-3529
Contact Person - Anthropology:
Name: Heather Wholey, Ph.D.
email: hwholey@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2400
Contact Person - Sociology:
Name: Jackie Zalewski, Ph.D.
email: jzalewski@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-3529
Anthropology Department
Art + Design
Department Name: ART + DESIGN
Contact Person:
Name: Peggy Hill, M.F.A.
email: mhill@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2755
Art + Design Internships
Contact Person:
Name: Peggy Hill, M.F.A.
email: mhill@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2755
Art + Design Department
Art + Design Internships
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Biology
Department Name: BIOLOGY
Contact Person:
Name: Jack Waber, Ph.D.
email: jwaber@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2319
Contact Person:
Name: Jack Waber, Ph.D.
email: jwaber@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2319
Biology Department
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Chemistry
Department Name: CHEMISTRY
Contact Person:
Name: Tim Starn, Ph.D.
email: tstarn@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2684
Name: Blaise Frost, Ph.D.
email: bfrost@wcupa.edu
Chemistry Internships
Contact Person:
Name: Tim Starn, Ph.D.
email: tstarn@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2684
Graduate Contact Person:
Name: Blaise Frost, Ph.D.
email: bfrost@wcupa.edu
Chemistry Department
Chemistry Internships
College of Education
College of Education
At this time, the College of Education departments do not offer formal internship programs (field experience and student teaching are part of departmental requirements - please contact individual departments for participation guidelines).
phone: (610) 436-2321
At this time, the College of Education departments do not offer formal internship programs (field experience and student teaching are part of departmental requirements - please contact individual departments for participation guidelines).
Dean’s Office Information:
phone: (610) 436-2321
College of Education Department
Communication Studies
Department Name: COMMUNICATION STUDIES
Contact Person:
Name: Edward Lordan, Ph.D.
email: elordan@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2114
Communication Studies Internships
Contact Person:
Name: Edward Lordan, Ph.D.
email: elordan@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2114
Communication Studies Department
Communication Studies Internships
Communication Sciences & Disorders
College of Health Sciences
Department Name: COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS
phone: (610) 436-3401
**At this time, the Department does not offer a formal undergraduate internship program.
Department Name: COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS
phone: (610) 436-3401
Communication Sciences & Disorders Department
**At this time, the Department does not offer a formal undergraduate internship program.
Computer Science
Department Name: COMPUTER SCIENCE
Contact Person:
Name: Cheer-sun Yang, Ph.D.
email: cyang@wcupa.edu
phone: (610)738-0450
Computer Science Internships
Contact Person:
Name: Cheer-sun Yang, Ph.D.
email: cyang@wcupa.edu
phone: (610)738-0450
Computer Science Department
Computer Science Internships
Criminal Justice
Department Name: CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Undergraduate Contact Person:
Name: Michele P. Bratina, Ph.D.
email: MBRATINA@wcupa.edu
phone: 610-436-2902
Criminal Justice Practicum
Undergraduate Contact Person:
Name: Michele P. Bratina, Ph.D.
email: MBRATINA@wcupa.edu
phone: 610-436-2902
Criminal Justice Department
Criminal Justice Practicum
E
Earth and Space Sciences
Department Name: EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES
Contact Person:
Name: Martin Helmke, Ph.D.
email: MHelmke@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-3565
Contact Person:
Name: Martin Helmke, Ph.D.
email: MHelmke@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-3565
Earth & Space Sciences Department
Economics and Finance
Department Name: ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
Contact Person:
Name: Orhan Kara, Ph.D.
email: okara@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-3331
Economics and Finance Internships
Contact Person:
Name: Orhan Kara, Ph.D.
email: okara@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-3331
Economics and Finance Department
Economics and Finance Internships
English
Department Name: ENGLISH
Contact Person:
Name: Joshua Raclaw, Ph.D.
email: jraclaw@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2822
English Internships
Contact Person:
Name: Joshua Raclaw, Ph.D.
email: jraclaw@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2822
English Department
English Internships
English (Professional and Technical Writing)
Department Name: ENGLISH / PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL WRITING
Contact Person:
Name: Kyle Vealey, Ph.D.
email: kvealey@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2822
English (Professional and Technical Writing) Department
Contact Person:
Name: Kyle Vealey, Ph.D.
email: kvealey@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2822
English (Professional and Technical Writing) Department
English (Professional and Technical Writing) Department
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Geography and Planning
Department Name: GEOGRAPHY AND PLANNING
Undergraduate Contact Person:
Name: Amy Lynch
email: alynch@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2746
Undergraduate Contact Person:
Name: Martin Katirai, Ph.D.
email: mkatirai@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2393
Undergraduate Contact Person:
Name: Gary Coutu, Ph.D.
email: gcoutu@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 738-0522
Undergraduate Contact Person:
Name: Joy Fritschle, Ph.D.
email: jfritischle@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-3396
Name: Martin Katirai, Ph.D.
email: mkatirai@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2393
Geography and Planning Internships
FOCUS: PLANNING PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Undergraduate Contact Person:
Name: Amy Lynch
email: alynch@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2746
FOCUS: BUSINESS GIS
Undergraduate Contact Person:
Name: Martin Katirai, Ph.D.
email: mkatirai@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2393
FOCUS: GIS
Undergraduate Contact Person:
Name: Gary Coutu, Ph.D.
email: gcoutu@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 738-0522
FOCUS: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Undergraduate Contact Person:
Name: Joy Fritschle, Ph.D.
email: jfritischle@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-3396
Graduate Contact Person:
Name: Martin Katirai, Ph.D.
email: mkatirai@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2393
Geography and Planning Department
Geography and Planning Internships
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History (American Studies)
Department Name: HISTORY (and AMERICAN STUDIES)
Contact Person:
Name: Charles Hardy, Ph.D.
email: chardy@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-3329
History Internships
Contact Person:
Name: Charles Hardy, Ph.D.
email: chardy@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-3329
History Department
History Internships
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Interdisciplinary Studies
Department Name: INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
phone: (610) 436-3505
** At this time, the Interdisciplinary Studies Department can provide formal internship credit when students locate internship opportunities.
phone: (610) 436-3505
Interdisciplinary Studies
** At this time, the Interdisciplinary Studies Department can provide formal internship credit when students locate internship opportunities.
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Kinesiology
Department Name: KINESIOLOGY
Name: Frances E. Cleland, P.E.D.
email: fcleland@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2145
Name: Melissa A. Whidden, Ph.D.
email: mwhidden@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2935
Name: Eve Atkinson, D.Ed.
email: eatkinson@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2314
Name: David Stearne, Ph.D.
email: dstearne@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2347
Kinesiology Department
Undergraduate Student Teaching Contact Person:
Name: Frances E. Cleland, P.E.D.
email: fcleland@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2145
Undergraduate Exercise Science Contact Person:
Name: Melissa A. Whidden, Ph.D.
email: mwhidden@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2935
Graduate Contact Person: MPA with Graduate Certificate in Sport Management and Athletics
Name: Eve Atkinson, D.Ed.
email: eatkinson@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2314
Graduate Contact Person: MS in Exercise and Sports Physiology
Name: David Stearne, Ph.D.
email: dstearne@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2347
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Languages and Cultures
Department Name: LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
Contact Person:
Name: Andrea Varricchio, Ph.D.
email: avarricchio@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2700
Name: Maria Van Liew, Ph.D.
email: mvanliew@wcupa.edu
Languages and Cultures Internships
Contact Person:
Name: Andrea Varricchio, Ph.D.
email: avarricchio@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2700
Graduate Contact Person: (French or Spanish)
Name: Maria Van Liew, Ph.D.
email: mvanliew@wcupa.edu
Languages and Cultures Department
Languages and Cultures Internships
Liberal Studies
Department Name: INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
phone: (610) 436-3505
** At this time, the Interdisciplinary Studies Department can provide formal internship credit when students locate internship opportunities.
phone: (610) 436-3505
Interdisciplinary Studies
** At this time, the Interdisciplinary Studies Department can provide formal internship credit when students locate internship opportunities.
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Management
Department Name: MANAGEMENT
Contact Person:
Name: Kathy Koval
email: kkoval@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 738-0433
Management Internships
Contact Person:
Name: Kathy Koval
email: kkoval@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 738-0433
Management Department
Management Internships
Marketing
Department Name: MARKETING
Contact Person:
Name: Kathy Koval
email: kkoval@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 738-0433
Marketing Internships
Contact Person:
Name: Kathy Koval
email: kkoval@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 738-0433
Marketing Department
Marketing Internships
Mathematics
Department Name: MATHEMATICS
Contact Person:
Name: Lisa Marano, Ph.D.
email: lmarano@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 738-0585
Name: Randall Rieger, Ph.D.
email: rrieger@wcupa.edu
Contact Person:
Name: Lisa Marano, Ph.D.
email: lmarano@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 738-0585
Graduate Contact Person: (Applied Statistics)
Name: Randall Rieger, Ph.D.
email: rrieger@wcupa.edu
Mathematics Department
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Nursing
Department Name: NURSING
Nursing students engage in required clinical practices; there is no other formal internship program. Please contact the department with any questions.
Nursing students engage in required clinical practices; there is no other formal internship program. Please contact the department with any questions.
Nursing Department
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Pharmaceutical Product Development
Department Name: PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Contact Person:
Name: Steve Zimniski, Ph.D.
email: szimniski@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2978
Pharmaceutical Product Development Department Internships
Contact Person:
Name: Steve Zimniski, Ph.D.
email: szimniski@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2978
Pharmaceutical Product Development Department
Pharmaceutical Product Development Department Internships
Philosophy
Department Name: PHILOSOPHY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Contact Person:
Name: Matthew Pierlott, Ph.D.
email: MPierlott@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-1004
Contact Person:
Name: Matthew Pierlott, Ph.D.
email: MPierlott@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-1004
Philosophy Department
Physics (Pre-Engineering)
Department Name: PHYSICS (PRE–ENGINEERING)
Contact Person:
Name: Anthony Nicastro, Ph.D.
email: anicastro@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2540
Contact Person:
Name: Anthony Nicastro, Ph.D.
email: anicastro@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2540
Physics Department
Political Science
Department Name: POLITICAL SCIENCE
Contact Person:
Name: John Kennedy, Ph.D.
email: jkennedy@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2701
Name: Jeffery Osgood, Ph.D.
email: josgood@wcupa.edu
Political Science Internships
Contact Person:
Name: John Kennedy, Ph.D.
email: jkennedy@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2701
Graduate Contact Person: (M.P.A)
Name: Jeffery Osgood, Ph.D.
email: josgood@wcupa.edu
Political Science Department
Political Science Internships
Psychology
Department Name: PSYCHOLOGY
Contact Person:
Name: Sandra Kerr, Ph.D.
email: skerr@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2549
Name: Vanessa Johnson, Ph.D.
email: vjohnson@wcupa.edu
Psychology Internships
Contact Person:
Name: Sandra Kerr, Ph.D.
email: skerr@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2549
Graduate Contact Person: (Clinical Psychology)
Name: Vanessa Johnson, Ph.D.
email: vjohnson@wcupa.edu
Psychology Department
Psychology Internships
Public Health Sciences
Department Name: PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES
Contact Person:
Name: Lorenzo Cena, Ph.D.
email: lcena@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2623
Environmental Health Internships
Environmental Health Internship Requirements
Undergraduate Contact Person:
Name: Chiwoneso Beverley Tinago, PhD, MPH, CHES®
email: ctinago@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2776
Name: Ramona Stone, PhD, MPH
email: rstone@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-6975
Contact Person:
Name: Brian Kellar, M.S., M.Ed., RRT-NPS, RPFT
email: kellarb@mlhs.org
phone: (484) 337-3347
FOCUS: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Contact Person:
Name: Lorenzo Cena, Ph.D.
email: lcena@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2623
Environmental Health Department
Environmental Health Internships
Environmental Health Internship Requirements
FOCUS: PUBLIC HEALTH
Undergraduate Contact Person:
Name: Chiwoneso Beverley Tinago, PhD, MPH, CHES®
email: ctinago@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2776
Graduate Contact Person
Name: Ramona Stone, PhD, MPH
email: rstone@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-6975
Public Health Sciences Department
FOCUS: RESPIRATORY CARE
Contact Person:
Name: Brian Kellar, M.S., M.Ed., RRT-NPS, RPFT
email: kellarb@mlhs.org
phone: (484) 337-3347
Respiratory Care Department
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School of Music: Music History And Literature
College of Visual and Performing Arts
The School of Music does not currently offer credit for internship programs but strongly encourages students to engage in applied training through internship experiences. Students may search internship offerings through the WCU Career Development enter or on the SOM Website, and should speak with their Faculty advisor to assure that applied experience will best fit with the student’s career goals. Internships may be paid or unpaid. phone: (610) 436-2739
Department Name: SCHOOL OF MUSIC
The School of Music does not currently offer credit for internship programs but strongly encourages students to engage in applied training through internship experiences. Students may search internship offerings through the WCU Career Development enter or on the SOM Website, and should speak with their Faculty advisor to assure that applied experience will best fit with the student’s career goals. Internships may be paid or unpaid. phone: (610) 436-2739
School of Music Department
School of Music: Music Theory And Composition
College of Visual and Performing Arts
The School of Music does not currently offer credit for internship programs but strongly encourages students to engage in applied training through internship experiences. Students may search internship offerings through the WCU Career Development enter or on the SOM Website, and should speak with their Faculty advisor to assure that applied experience will best fit with the student’s career goals. Internships may be paid or unpaid. phone: (610) 436-2739
Department Name: SCHOOL OF MUSIC
The School of Music does not currently offer credit for internship programs but strongly encourages students to engage in applied training through internship experiences. Students may search internship offerings through the WCU Career Development enter or on the SOM Website, and should speak with their Faculty advisor to assure that applied experience will best fit with the student’s career goals. Internships may be paid or unpaid. phone: (610) 436-2739
School of Music Department
Social Work
Department Name: SOCIAL WORK
BSW - Undergraduate Social Work Department Contact Person:
Name: Janet Bradley, M.S.S. - West Chester
email: jbradley2@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2801
email: kkelley@wcupa.edu
phone: (484) 753-5139
Social Work Practicum
Name: Lisa Allen, M.S.W. - West Chester, Director of Field Education
email: lallen@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 738-0351
email: tsullivan@wcupa.edu
phone: (267) 386-3017
BSW - Undergraduate Social Work Department Contact Person:
Name: Janet Bradley, M.S.S. - West Chester
email: jbradley2@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2801
Name: Keisha Kelley - Philadelphia Location
email: kkelley@wcupa.edu
phone: (484) 753-5139
Social Work Department
Social Work Practicum
MSW - Graduate Social Work Department Contact Person:
Name: Lisa Allen, M.S.W. - West Chester, Director of Field Education
email: lallen@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 738-0351
Name: Theresa Sullivan, M.S.W. - Philadelphia Location
email: tsullivan@wcupa.edu
phone: (267) 386-3017
Graduate School Social Work Department
Sports Medicine
Department Name: SPORTS MEDICINE
At this time, the Department of Sports Medicine does offer clinical experiences but does not offer a formal internship program.
phone: (610) 436-3293
At this time, the Department of Sports Medicine does offer clinical experiences but does not offer a formal internship program.
phone: (610) 436-3293
Sports Medicine Department
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Theatre and Dance
Department Name: THEATRE AND DANCE
Contact Person:
Name: Harvey Rovine, Ph.D.
email: hrovine@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 738-0529
Contact Person:
Name: Harvey Rovine, Ph.D.
email: hrovine@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 738-0529
Theatre and Dance Department
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Women's & Gender Studies
Department Name: WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES
Contact Person:
Name: Lisa Ruchti, Ph.D.
email: lruchti@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2464
Contact Person:
Name: Lisa Ruchti, Ph.D.
email: lruchti@wcupa.edu
phone: (610) 436-2464
Women's & Gender Studies Department