Nelson Named Wixson Endowed Professor of Mathematics Jennifer Nelson is an associate professor of practice in mathematics and acts as the co-coordinator for the Computational, Applied, Mathematical and Physical Sciences Academic Unit at PSU. With a passion for both mathematics and biology, she shares her wealth of knowledge by teaching algebra and statistics courses and participating in a long-term field ...

Christian Bisson is a professor of adventure education and a program coordinator for PSU’s adventure education program where he teaches undergraduate students the technical skills needed for navigating the wilderness. Prior to his work with PSU, Bisson taught outdoor education to a variety of populations ranging from elementary and high school students to college graduates. He has also taught and ...

James Hannon is an associate professor in the department of Health and Human Performance at PSU, where he also serves as the adventure learning graduate programs coordinator. Passionate about the outdoors, Hannon brings his experience working as an environmental educator and wilderness trip leader in Maine, as well as a patrol leader in Alaska, to PSU students as he guides ...