Education

Ed.D. Educational Leadership
BA Liberal Arts (Psychology)
M.Ed. Special Education

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Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Bloomsburg University

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Sara Lauren Purifoy is Library Director of Cressman Library and specializes in the creation and management of literacy programs for students and adults.

Sara oversees the vision for the Library’s collection and educational services, valuing equity, empowerment, and expanded access in student learning for research abilities and information literacy.

Prior to Cressman Library, Sara supervised patron information services and a robust schedule of literacy programs and classes for the Easton community as the Adult Services Coordinator at Easton Area Public Library.

Sara was also previously the Instructional Services Librarian at Taylor Memorial Library, Centenary University, where she managed the Information Literacy Program and worked with faculty and students to help guide learners in searching databases, using information technologies, and cultivating life-long learning habits. In her last six months at Centenary, she held the position of Interim Co-Director.

Sara has additional experience at a range of organizations within the field of librarianship including Westminster College, Duquesne University, Cranberry Public Library, Cleveland Law Library, Allegheny County Jail, and the Carnegie Museum of Art. She presented at the NJAL Conference (VALE) on her work with instructional assessment and outreach in 2020, 2021, and 2022.

Sara holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and English from Gettysburg College and a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Pittsburgh.

She likes birds, cashew cheese, and speculative fiction.

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Education

A.D.N., Gwynedd Mercy University
B.S.N., Gwynedd Mercy University
M.S.N., DeSales University
Ph.D., Widener University
Certified Nurse Educator

Career Highlights

Wendy J. Robb joined the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Nursing Department in Fall 2000. Her background includes work as a clinical nurse specialist in adult acute care, particularly trauma care. She is also an experienced clinical research coordinator, with expertise in the area of complementary and alternative healing.

Wendy has published and presented nationally and internationally on a variety of topics and has traveled to nursing schools in Ghana, West Africa and Sweden as part of international exchanges. She has participated in several national grants and maintains certification as a nurse educator by the National League for Nursing.

Memberships & Awards

American Holistic Nurses Association, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, National League for Nurses, Pennsylvania League for Nurses, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Theta Rho Chapter

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Elizabeth Wilson comes to Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ from Valley National Financial Advisors, where she most recently served as the chief financial officer. She previously served as the vice president, finance and tax services and as corporate controller at Valley National Financial Advisors, as well as an auditor with Deloitte & Touche.

Wilson is a native of the Lehigh Valley, having earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting and business administration with a concentration in managerial finance from Muhlenberg College. She is currently completing her MBA from Moravian University, with a concentration in organizational leadership.

As a member of the Board of Directors for Girls on the Run, Wilson shares Cedar Crest’s passion for empowering young women and girls everywhere.

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Education

B.F.A., Minnesota State University-Moorhead
M.F.A., Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Jill Odegaard MFA graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis MN in 1996 with her Masters of Fine Art degree focusing on papermaking and sculpture. Prior to her graduate studies, she majored in studio art with an emphasis in clay and earned a minor in Psychology at Minnesota State University Moorhead in Moorhead MN. Throughout her studio practice, Jill has utilized the medium of hand papermaking in both two dimensional and three-dimensional forms. Over the years she has exhibited her work from coast to coast and into Canada, conducted artist workshops in papermaking and engaged in community projects. Her community engagement work spans from large scale projects such as Woven Welcome to collaborations with the Autism Society of the Lehigh Valley, work with seniors at local assisted living facilities and school age children in community school settings.

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Education

B.A. in Psychology, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
M.A. in Experimental Psychology, Kent State University
Ph.D in Experimental Psychology, Kent State University

Memberships

Eastern Psychological Association Teaching of Psychology (APA Division 2)

Career Highlights

Before joining the faculty at Cedar Crest, Dr. Scepansky taught for one year at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, and for six years at Longwood University in Virginia. Dr. Scepansky has also served as an Adjunct Faculty Member at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia.

Courses Taught

Dr. Scepansky teaches several classes, including General Psychology, Experimental Design and Statistics, Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Cross-Cultural Psychology, as well as the capstone experience, Psychology Research (Thesis I and II).

Research Interests

Research interests are eclectic, and include impression formation, motivated skepticism, attitudes and persuasion, and social memory. Dr. Scepansky welcomes the opportunity to work with students on research projects in their own areas of interest.

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