Highlighting Faculty Tenures, Promotions for 2024-2025
As 色界吧 prepares for the 2024-2025 academic year, several faculty members were recognized for their outstanding teaching, scholarship, and service through tenure and promotions approved at the Board of Trustees meeting on May 16.
鈥淚t is a privilege to recognize these educators and scholars for their achievements and commitment to the university and our students,鈥� said Provost and Executive Vice President聽Jerry Balentine, D.O.聽鈥淭heir contributions in our classrooms, labs, and beyond are helping to develop the next generation of doers, makers, healers, and innovators, and we applaud their efforts to continually enhancing the student experience at 色界吧.鈥�
The following tenures and/or promotions become effective on September 1, 2024:
College of Arts and Sciences
- Eve Armstrong, Ph.D., tenure and promotion to associate professor
- Yusui Chen, Ph.D., tenure and promotion to associate professor
- Jole Fiorito, Ph.D., tenure and promotion to associate professor
- Melissa Huey, Ph.D., tenure and promotion to associate professor
- Vitaly Katsnelson, Ph.D., tenure and promotion to associate professor
- Mena Youssef, Ph.D., promotion to associate teaching professor
College of Engineering and Computing Sciences
- Kiran Balagani, Ph.D.,聽promotion to professor聽
- Aydin Farajidavar, Ph.D., promotion to professor聽
College of Osteopathic Medicine
- William Blazey, D.O., promotion to professor
- Theodore Flaum, D.O., promotion to professor聽
- Isaac Kurtzer, Ph.D., promotion to associate professor
- Matthew Mihlbachler, Ph.D., promotion to professor聽
- Julia Molnar, Ph.D., promotion to associate professor
- Joy Skaug, M.D., promotion to associate professor聽
- Michael Terzella, D.O., promotion to professor聽
- Dong Zhang, Ph.D., promotion to professor聽
School of Architecture and Design
- Hyun-Tae Jung, Ph.D., tenure
- Dongsei Kim, M. Des., M.S.AUD., tenure and promotion to associate professor
School of Health Professions
- Rosemary Gallagher, Ph.D., promotion to professor聽
- Mindy Haar, Ph.D., promotion to professor聽
School of Management
- Colleen Kirk, D.P.S., promotion to professor聽
- Rakesh Mittal, Ph.D., promotion to professor聽
Library
- Vanessa Viola, M.L.I.S., promotion to Librarian III (Long Island campus)
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