Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Marie Mora announced promotions for 28 tenure and non-tenure track faculty members at the University of Missouri–St. Louis ahead of the 2021-22 academic year. The promotions will take effect on Aug. 1.

“I am delighted to announce the promotions of these faculty members, and I am proud of all of their excellent work,” Mora said. “They, like the rest of our faculty, have shown their dedication to our students during an unprecedented academic year, and I am grateful for their continued efforts to transform the lives of people in the St. Louis region.

“I offer special congratulations to our faculty members who were awarded tenure and promoted to the rank of associate professor. They have advanced to the next level of the academy through their outstanding teaching, research and creative works, and service, and I expect their advancement to continue in the years ahead as they progress toward the full professor rank.”

Seven faculty members received tenure and promotions to associate professor, five more earned the rank of full professor, and 16 non-tenure track faculty members also received promotions, including four to full teaching professor.

TENURE TRACK

Tenure and promotion to associate professor

Lon Chubiz, Department of Biology

Vanessa Garry, Department of Educator Preparation and Leadership

Emily Gerstein, Department of Psychological Sciences

Ho Kim, Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Sandra Langeslag, Department of Psychological Sciences

Brandon Ofem, Department of Global Leadership and Management

Carissa Philippi, Department of Psychological Sciences

Promotion to professor

Bindu Arya, Department of Global Leadership and Management

Haiyan Cai, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Baorong Guo, School of Social Work

Jennifer McKnight, Department of Art and Design

Richard Middleton, Department of Political Science

NON-TENURE TRACK

Promotion to associate teaching professor

Phyllis Balcerzak, Department of Educator Preparation and Leadership

Jill Bernard Bracy, Department of Supply Chain and Analytics

David Covert, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Marcia Countryman, Department of Accounting

Mark Hauschild, Department of Computer Science

Ambrose Kidd, Department of Biology

Amy Michael, Department of Language and Cultural Studies

Roxanne Reid, College of Nursing

Kathryne Watt, Department of English

Violaine White, Department of Language and Cultural Studies

Promotion to associate clinical professor

Erin Brooks, College of Optometry

John Nanney, Department of Psychological Sciences

Promotion to teaching professor

Lori Curtis, School of Social Work

Maureen Quigley, Department of Art and Design

Jennifer Shrensker, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Marc Spingola, Department of Biology