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Congratulations to the 2025 Promotion and Tenure Recipients

May 1, 2025 | Campus News, Featured, School of Education, School of Liberal Arts, Sciences & Business, School of Nursing

More than 20 academic faculty members have been awarded tenure and promotion, which will be effective July 1, 2025. These achievements reflect their excellence in research, teaching, and service within their academic disciplines.

Promotion
Full Professor:
Kayla Bieser, Professor of Biology, School of Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Business
Amber Howerton, Professor of Chemistry, School of Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Business
Shantal Marshall, Professor of Psychology, School of Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Business
Jennifer Edmonds, Professor of Biology, School of Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Business
Amanda Carter, Professor of Literacy/Reading, School of Education
Nathaniel King, Dean and Professor of the Library , University Library

Lecturer:
Nathan Silva, Distinguished Lecturer of Biology, School of Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Business
Andra Scano, Distinguished Lecturer of Nursing, School of Nursing
Nicholas Carroll, Senior Lecturer of Spanish and Spanish Program Coordinator, School of Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Business
AnnaSheila Paul, Senior Lecturer of Visual and Digital Media and Program Coordinator, School of Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Business
Clark Pearson, Senior Lecturer of College Success, School of Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Business

Tenure
Molly Appel, Associate Professor of English, School of Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Business
Nicholas Arnet, Associate Professor of Chemistry, School of Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Business
Sheri Bayley, Associate Professor of Speech Pathology, School of Education
El Hachemi Bouali, Associate Professor of Geosciences, School of Liberal Arts, Sciences and Business
David Cooper, Associate Professor of Chemistry, School of Liberal Arts, Sciences and Business
Young Choi, Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education, School of Education
Laura Decker, Associate Professor of English, School of Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Business
Rachel Herzl-Betz, Associate Professor of English, School of Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Business / Writing Center
Bo Liang, Associate Professor of Marketing, School of Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Business
Timothy Malacarne, Associate Professor of Data Science/Analytics, Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Business
Alena Manjuck, Associate Professor, University Library
Pete Martini, Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Business
Jamie Palmer-Asemota, Associate Professor of Sociology, School of Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Business

We extend congratulations to our colleagues on their achievements.