Ombudspeople

Ombudspeople act as trusted intermediaries between individuals and various departmental constituencies or administrations. When approached, they will attempt to investigate, mediate, and resolve conflicts and inter-personnel issues that may arise in a course of job-related interactions among students, staff, and faculty in order to improve the working atmosphere in the department.

While ombudspeople will protect the individuals' privacy, they abide by the university policies such as mandatory reporting (harassment, crimes, etc.).

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Our proud Ombudspeople are:

• 

  Patricia

  Buchanan

  Associate Teaching Professor

  Email:

  pqb@psu.edu

  Phone:

  (814) 865-6266

  Interests:

  Statistics and STEM Education, General Education reform, Cognitive Science and Learning
• 

  Matthew

  Beckman

  Assistant Research Professor; Chair of Undergraduate Studies

  Email:

  mdb268@psu.edu

  Phone:

  (814) 863-1022

  Interests:

  Statistics Education, Educational Measurement, Industrial Statistics

If an individual prefers to talk to someone outside of the department, they may also choose to talk to any of the Eberly College of Science ombudspeople.