These faculty members received promotions ahead of the 2025-26 academic year: (top row, from left) Linda Du, Anne Austin, Lindsay Athamanah, Umit Tokac, Tonya Haynes, Amber Reinhart, Nathan Muchala and Shakiba Enayati; (middle row, from left) Karen Boleska, Abde Mtibaa, Elizebeth “Libby” Wheeles, Jessica Tu, Brittania Phillips, Reda Amer, Aimee Dunlap and Michelle Zigler; (bottom row, from left) Matias Enz, Annah Bender, Debra D’Arcy, Nancy Singer, Tareq Nabhan, Meghann Humphries, Andresa De Souza and Leighanne Heisel. (Photos by Derik Holtmann)
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Steven J. Berberich has announced promotions for 24 tenure and non-tenure track faculty members at the University of Missouri–St. Louis for the 2025-26 academic year.
The promotions will take effect on Sept. 1.
“I am pleased to announce the promotions of these outstanding faculty members,” Berberich said. “They deserve praise for their dedication to serving our students as well as for their exceptional research and scholarship, which help impact people in community and far beyond. For the faculty members who received tenure, this marks an important milestone in their careers which has been earned with their extraordinary teaching, research and service. I applaud them and look forward to seeing them continue to advance in the years to come.”
Nine faculty members were granted tenure and four were awarded the rank of full professor. Of the 11 non-tenure track faculty members receiving promotions, one received the rank of full teaching professor.
Tenure track
Promotion to associate professor with tenure
Abde Mtibaa, Department of Computer Science
Anne Austin, Department of History
Shakiba Enayati, Department of Supply Chain and Analytics
Matias Enz, Department of Supply Chain and Analytics
Lindsay Athamanah, Department of Educator Preparation and Leadership
Andresa De Souza, Department of Educator Preparation and Leadership
Umit Tokac, College of Nursing
Annah Bender, School of Social Work
Tenure decision
Reda Amer, Director of the UMSL Geospatial Collaborative
Promotion to professor
Aimee Dunlap, Department of Biology
Nathan Muchhala, Department of Biology
Amber Reinhart, Department of Communication and Media
Nancy Singer, Department of Educator Preparation and Leadership
Non-tenure track
Promotion to teaching professor
Leighanne Heisel, Department of Communication and Media
Promotion to associate teaching professor
Meghann Humphries, Department of Biology
Karen Boleska, Department of Education Sciences and Professional Programs
Debra D’Arcy, College of Nursing
Brittania Phillips, College of Nursing
Tonya Haynes, College of Nursing
Promotion to associate clinical professor
Linda Du, College of Optometry
Tareq Nabhan, College of Optometry
Jessica Tu, College of Optometry
Promotion to librarian II
Elizabeth Wheeles, University Libraries
Michelle Zigler, University Libraries
