Twenty-five professors were approved for tenure and/or promotions by the University’s Board of Trustees at its April 30 meeting.
The appointments include promotion to professor, promotion to associate professor, tenure, and tenure with automatic promotion. Promotions will go into effect September 1.
Congratulations to the following faculty members:
PROMOTED TO PROFESSOR
Gabriel Aquino, Ph.D., Sociology
Mary Brown Bonacci, D.M.A., Music
David Christensen, Ph.D., Biology
Brian Conz, Ph.D., Geography, Planning & Sustainability
Rachel Gibson, Ph.D., Music
Y. Hugh Jo, Ph.D., Political Science
Megan Kennedy, Ph.D., Education
Rebecca Morris, Ph.D., Economics & Management
Aaron Reyes, Ph.D., Chemical & Physical Sciences
Brian Rizzo, Ph.D., Criminal Justice
Max Saito, Ph.D., Communication
Catherine Savini, Ph.D., English
Karen Sladyk, Ph.D., Health Sciences
Rosemary Sullivan, Ph.D., Social Work
PROMOTED TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Tracy McLeod, Ph.D., Education
Miriam Tager, Ph.D., Education
TENURED
Karen Sladyk, Ph.D., Health Sciences
TENURED WITH AUTOMATIC PROMOTION
Leonardo Andrade, Ph.D., associate professor, Psychology
Maria del Mar Farina de Parada, Ph.D., associate professor, Social Work
Christopher Gullen, Ph.D., associate professor, Communication
Phillip Hart, Ph.D., associate professor, Economics & Management
Jesse Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor, Mathematics
Erica Morin, Ph.D., associate professor, History
Dristi Neog, Ph.D., associate professor, Geography, Planning & Sustainability
Mark Nimkoff, Ph.D., associate professor, Communication
Kimberly Sherman, Ph.D., associate professor, Economics & Management
Shirley Wong, Ph.D., associate professor, English