Honors Program Faculty & Staff

Honors Program Director

Staff PhotoSylvia Pamboukian

Dr. Pamboukian is a University Professor of English. Her research and teaching interests include detective fiction, Victorian Gothic fiction, and the Health Humanities. She has taught the Honors seminar "Jane Austen's World;" the FLEAP course "Magical UK: from Henry VIII to Harry Potter;" and Honors gen ed literature courses "Monsters! Monsters! Monsters!" and "Detective Fiction."  She is the author of Agatha Christie and the Guilty Pleasure of Poison.

Honors Program Associate Director

Staff PhotoMackenzie Hill

Mackenzie Hill is a graduate of Robert Morris University and of the University Honors Program with a major in English, minors in Professional Writing and Creative Writing, and an Honors with Highest Distinction degree. As the Associate Director, Mackenzie serves as an advisor to Honors students and coordinates all events for the program, such as the annual Undergraduate Research Conference. She also works for the Office of Scholar Development where she helps students identify and apply for competitive fellowship and scholarship opportunities.

Honors Program Coordinators

Staff PhotoDr. Ben Campbell

Dr. Campbell is a professor of Engineering. Dr. Campbell earned a BS in Physics with honors, MS in Electrical Engineering, and three minors in Mathematics, Business, and Astronomy & Astrophysics at Penn State University where he was a member of the Schreyer Honors College. Dr. Campbell's current research focus is an industry partnership with MECCO, a laser marking company, to adapt their technology for laser welding of plastics. He is the faculty advisor for the Mechatronics Club, Engineering Student Research Club, and LEGO Club. For the Honors Program, he co-teaches the popular seminar class "LEGO: A Brick of Unlimited Possibilities" with Media Arts professor Andrew Ames. 

Staff PhotoDr. Nathan Taylor

Dr. Taylor's background is in education and gender studies with a focus on diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging. He has been at RMU in the Department of Education since 2013. Dr. Taylor has taught courses at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral level, as well as, courses in the Honors Program.