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Meet the Staff Advisory Council

Members

Director of Communications
Summary Statement

Sara Brennen focuses on using online and print communications to share the important work of the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center (PRC) and its positive impact on people’s lives in Pennsylvania and beyond.

Department
  • Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center - PRC
Academic Adviser
Department
  • Student Advising and Engagement
Assistant Director of Alumni Relations
HHD Staff Advisory Council
Summary Statement

Plans and executes alumni events and programs; coordinates awards and awardee itineraries for the alumni relations program.  Serves as a representative to the HHD Alumni Society and its board of directors.  Acts as  college alumni relations staff liaison to Alum

Department
  • Alumni
Department
  • Undergraduate Education
Human Resources Consultant
Summary Statement

Primary point of contact for staff with a focus on supporting staff employees and staff-related processes.

Department
  • Health and Human Development
Promotion & Tenure Coordinator
Administrative Support Coordinator
Summary Statement

KateLynn serves as the Promotion & Tenure Coordinator for HHD. She also provides admin support for Associate Dean Webster and the Offices of Faculty Affairs and Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (OFADEI).

Department
  • Dean's Office Administrative Staff
Office Manager/Assistant to the Department Head
Department
  • Human Development and Family Studies - HDFS
Senior Administrative Assistant
Summary Statement

Elaina is primarily responsible for promotions and tenure administrative tasks and coordination, facilities coordination, CCURE swipe access and key distribution, social media postings, website updates, job postings and new hire paperwork.

Department
  • Biobehavioral Health - BBH
Academic Adviser
Summary Statement

Julia started working at Penn State in 2016 & currently serves as a Kinesiology Department Adviser.

Department
  • Kinesiology - KINES
Administrative Support Coordinator
Department
  • Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management - RPTM
System Administrator
Summary Statement

Corey joined Penn State in 2004 with the College of Engineering, then joined the College of Health and Human Development in 2019.  He augments the Sys Admin team to help provide and maintain the systems and services necessary to keep the College running smoothly and secur

Department
  • System Administration
Research Project Manager
Department
  • Center for Health Care and Policy Research - CHCPR
Budget/Staff Assistant
Summary Statement

Laura is responsible for assisting in the development of the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health’s annual budget and in planning expenditures.

Department
  • Staff Advisory Council - SAC

Liaisons

Pre-Award Coordinator
Proposal Development
Department
  • Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center - PRC
Facilities Representative
Summary Statement

Alison provides direct support to units across the entire College of HHD, covering all aspects of building operations and maintenance.

Department
  • Facilities
Assistant to the Department Head
Department
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders - CSD
Administrative Support Coordinator
Department
  • Center for Childhood Obesity Research - CCOR
Research and Teaching Labs Coordinator
Summary Statement

Oversees and manages the Marriott Foundation Building, Research Kitchen and Sensory Lab.

Department
  • Food Decisions Research Laboratory
Executive Assistant
Department
  • Health and Human Development
Budget Analyst
Department
  • Finance Office
Administrative Coordinator, Research and Graduate Education
Summary Statement

Jessica is the main contact for graduate education resources and/or questions. She provides general administrative support to the HHD Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education. 

Department
  • Administration
Human Research Technologist
Administrative Assistant
Department
  • Center for Healthy Aging

The Pennsylvania State University
College of Health and Human Development
325 Health and Human Development Building
221 E. College Avenue
University Park, PA 16802

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