(Photo collage by August Jennewein)
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Marie Mora announced promotions for 34 tenure and non-tenure track faculty members at the University of Missouri–St. Louis ahead of the 2020-21 academic year. The promotions will take effect on Aug. 1.
“We are so pleased and proud of these amazing faculty members who are being promoted here at the University of Missouri – St. Louis,” Mora said. “Their promotions reflect the culmination of many years of hard work and dedication to transforming the lives of our students and the St. Louis region. It is important to note that despite COVID-19, these faculty deserve to be recognized and celebrated at this point in time.
“For our faculty who were just awarded tenure and promotion to the rank of associate professor, I send a special congratulations. Their inspiring achievements in teaching, research and creative works, and service have propelled them to the next level in the academy, and we expect they will continue to advance for many years to come.”
Eleven faculty members received tenure and promotions to associate professor, nine more earned the rank of full professor, and 14 non-tenure track faculty members also received promotions, including three to full teaching professor.
TENURE TRACK
Tenure and promotion to associate professor
Adam Boessen, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Amber Candela, Department of Educator Preparation and Leadership
Billy Dunaway, Department of Philosophy
Yuguo Liao, Department of Political Science
Kara Moskowitz, Department of History
Lauren Obermark, Department of English
Jianli Pan, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Seemantini Pathak, Department of Global Leadership and Management
James Shuls, Department of Educator Preparation and Leadership
Jacqueline Thompson, Department of Communication and Media
Stephanie Van Stee, Department of Communication and Media
Promotion to professor
Steven Bruce, Department of Psychological Sciences
Alice Hall, Department of Communication and Media
Minsoo Kang, Department of History
Haitao Li, Department of Supply Chain and Analytics
Stephanie Merritt, Department Psychological Sciences
Roxanne Vandermause, College of Nursing
Laura Westhoff, Department of History and Department of Educator Preparation and Leadership
Chung Wong, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
NON-TENURE TRACK
Promotion to associate teaching professor
Timothy Abeln, Department Language and Cultural Studies
Michael Behle, Department of Art and Design
Bruce Hamper, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Jennifer Nolan, Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
Brian Speicher, Department of Economics
Keiko Ueda, Department of Language and Cultural Studies
Diane O’Brien, School of Social Work
Courtney McDermott, School of Social Work
Ann Torrusio, Pierre Laclede Honors College
Perry Drake, Department of Marketing
Promotion to associate clinical professor
Steve Bourne, Department of Psychological Sciences
Promotion to teaching professor
Peter Acsay, Department of History
Maria Balogh, Department of Language and Cultural Studies
Linda Wells-Glover, School of Social Work
