Promotion to Associate Professor | Newly Promoted Faculty

The best faculty members combine intense intellectual curiosity with a talent for high-quality teaching, active prosecution of research, scholarly and/or creative work, and a demonstrable commitment to productive professional service. The university seeks to reward through tenure and promotion those persons who exhibit the highest standards of teaching, research and service. Associate Professor,

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Riley Acton

Associate Professor and Tenure, Department of Economics

Chad Anderson

Associate Professor and Tenure, Department of Information Systems & Analytics

Phillip Arceneaux

Associate Professor and Tenure, Department of Media, Journalism and Film

Racheal Banda Rothrock

Associate Professor and Tenure, Department of Teaching, Curriculum and Educational Inquiry

Suman Bhunia

Associate Professor and Tenure, Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering

Sina Esteky

Associate Professor and Tenur, Department of Marketing

David Gempesaw

Associate Professor and Tenure, Department of Finance

Richard James

Associate Professor and Tenure, Department of Art

Elliott Jardin

Associate Professor and Tenure, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Caitlin Jeanmougin

Associate Professor and Tenure, Department of Nursing

Dee (Darlene) Kinney

Associate Professor and Tenure, Department of Education and Society

Youngaah Koh

Associate Professor and Tenure, Department of Arts Management and Entrepreneurship Program

Donghyung Lee

Associate Professor and Tenure, Department of Statistics

Rock Mancini

Associate Professor and Tenure, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Michael O'Connell

Associate Professor and Tenure, Department of Statistics

Aaron Pergram

Associate Professor and Tenure, Department of Music

Maciej Rysz

Associate Professor and Tenure, Department of Information Systems & Analytics

Jennifer Schumacher

Associate Professor and Tenure, Department of Biological Sciences

Russell Simonsen

Associate Professor and Tenure, Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Adam Strantz

Associate Professor and Tenure, Department of Emerging Technology Business and Design

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