(Photo collage by August Jennewein)
Twenty-five tenure and non-tenure track faculty members at the University of Missouri–St. Louis have earned promotions ahead of the 2019-20 academic year.
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Kristin Sobolik announced the promotions, which are effective Aug. 1.
“We are pleased to celebrate with all of these faculty as they achieve such important career milestones,” Sobolik said. “They are all important members of our faculty, instrumental in helping UMSL fulfill its mission to educate students, generate knowledge and engage with our community. I commend them all for their accomplishments and thank them for their service to our university.”
Ten faculty members received tenure and promotions to associate professor, eight more earned the rank of full professor, and seven non-tenure track faculty members also received promotions, five to full teaching professor.
TENURE TRACK
Tenure and promotion to associate professor
Jennifer (He) Wen, Department of Accounting
Aimee Dunlap, Department of Biology
Nathan Muchhala, Department of Biology
Benjamin Bythell, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Shaji Khan, Department of Information Systems and Technology
Min Ju, Department of Marketing
Julia Sakharova, Department of Music
Adriano Udani, Department of Political Science
Bettina Casad, Department of Psychological Sciences
Sha-Lai Williams, School of Social Work
Promotion to professor
Michael Nichols, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Elaine Doherty, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Lee Slocum, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Lea-Rachel Kosnik, Department of Economics
Kim Song, Department of Educator Preparation and Leadership
Joanna Mendoza, Department of Music
John McGrosso, Department of Music
Kurt Baldwin, Department of Music
NON-TENURE TRACK
Promotion to associate teaching professor
Alicia Hutchings, College of Nursing
Promotion to clinical professor
Julie DeKinder, College of Optometry
Promotion to teaching professor
Alla Voskoboynikova, Department of Music
Drucilla Wall, Department of English
Emily Ross, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Lynn Staley, Department of English
Qiang Dotzel, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
