The University of Connecticut Office of the Provost is pleased to recognize faculty members across our campuses who have been awarded promotion and/or tenure. These honors reflect the University’s highest standards of excellence in scholarship, teaching, and service, and highlight the meaningful contributions our faculty make to their disciplines, students, and communities.
Promotion and tenure represent significant milestones in an academic career, acknowledging both past accomplishments and the potential for continued impact. The review process is rigorous and comprehensive, with applications evaluated at the department level, school or college level, and finally at the Office of the Provost before final recommendations are submitted to the Board of Trustees.
Achieving promotion or tenure requires sustained dedication and effort from each faculty member, along with the support of colleagues and administrative staff who help guide candidates through each stage of the process. In recognizing this year’s honorees, the University celebrates not only individual achievement but also the collective strength of its academic community.
The listing of faculty promoted and/or granted tenure is listed below, organized by school, college, or other academic unit. Please join us in congratulating our colleagues on this momentous occasion.
| COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, HEALTH & NATURAL RESOURCES | |
| PROMOTION TO PROFESSOR | |
| Amalaradjou, Mary Anne | Animal Science |
| Andreyeva, Tatiana | Agricultural and Resource Economics |
| Raudales, Rosa | Plant Science and Landscape Architecture |
| Reed, Sarah | Animal Science |
| Rittenhouse, Tracy | Natural Resources and the Environment |
| PROMOTION TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND TENURE | |
| Brandt, Jessica | Natural Resources and the Environment |
| Connolly, Cristina | Agricultural and Resource Economics |
| Glaviano, Neal | Kinesiology |
| Knighton, James | Natural Resources and the Environment |
| Kwon, Oh Sung | Kinesiology |
| Srinivasan, Sudha | Kinesiology |
| PROMOTION TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN-RESIDENCE | |
| Smith, James | Kinesiology |
| PROMOTION TO SENIOR COOPERATIVE EXTENSION EDUCATOR | |
| Dickson, David | Extension |
| SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | |
| PROMOTION TO PROFESSOR | |
| Bergman, David | Operations & Information Management |
| Gu, Zheyin (Jane) | Marketing |
| PROMOTION TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND TENURE | |
| Cardonha, Carlos | Operations & Information Management |
| Murphy, Francis | Accounting |
| Xu, Fasheng | Operations & Information Management |
| TENURE AS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | |
| Baloria, Vishal | Accounting |
| NEAG SCHOOL OF EDUCATION | |
| PROMOTION TO PROFESSOR | |
| Back, Michele | Curriculum & Instruction |
| Stewart, Saran | Educational Leadership |
| PROMOTION TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND TENURE | |
| Caemmerer, Jacqueline | Educational Psychology |
| Collier, Zachary | Educational Psychology |
| Lynch, Kathleen | Educational Psychology |
| COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING | |
| PROMOTION TO PROFESSOR | |
| Astitha, Marina | School of Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Burke, Kelly | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
| Burkey, Daniel | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
| Nguyen, Thanh | School of Mechanical, Aerospace & Manufacturing Engineering |
| Norato, Julian | School of Mechanical, Aerospace & Manufacturing Engineering |
| Poludnenko, Alexei | School of Mechanical, Aerospace & Manufacturing Engineering |
| Valla, Ioulia | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
| PROMOTION TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR WITH TENURE | |
| Bilal, Osama | School of Mechanical, Aerospace & Manufacturing Engineering |
| Carbone, Francesco | School of Mechanical, Aerospace & Manufacturing Engineering |
| Cerrai, Diego | School of Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Posada-Quintero, Hugo | Biomedical Engineering |
| Yang, Qian | School of Computing |
| TENURE AS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | |
| Zhang, Chuxu | School of Computing |
| PROMOTION TO PROFESSOR IN-RESIDENCE | |
| Paricio Garcia, Jorge | School of Mechanical, Aerospace & Manufacturing Engineering |
| Pascal, Jennifer | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
| PROMOTION TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN-RESIDENCE | |
| Assanah, Fayekah | Biomedical Engineering |
| Baig, Hasan | School of Computing |
| Santos, Stephany | Biomedical Engineering |
| SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS | |
| PROMOTION TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND TENURE | |
| Benbrahim, Dina | Art & Art History |
| Sancomb, Christopher | Art & Art History |
| PROMOTION TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN-RESIDENCE | |
| Goldberg, Daniel | Music |
| Mastroianni, John | Music |
| Worwood, Matthew | Digital Media & Design |
| SCHOOL OF LAW | |
| PROMOTION TO PROFESSOR AND TENURE | |
| Faucon, Casey | |
| PROMOTION TO CLINICAL PROFESSOR | |
| Reeves, Rachel | |
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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES |
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PROMOTION TO PROFESSOR |
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| Burke, Jeffrey | Psychological Sciences |
| Cuevas, Kimberly | Psychological Sciences |
| Gan, Guojun | Mathematics |
| Mauldin, Laura | Social and Critical Inquiry |
| Mostovyi, Oleksii | Mathematics |
| Wang, HaiYing | Statistics |
| Xygalatas, Dimitris | Anthropology |
| PROMOTION TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND TENURE | |
| Amador, Emma | History |
| Choi, Sung Hoon | Economics |
| Hintz, Elizabeth | Communication |
| Kalinowski, Jolaade | Human Development and Family Sciences |
| Matassa, Catherine | Marine Sciences |
| Shoreman-Ouimet, Eleanor | Anthropology |
| Showers, Fumilayo | Sociology |
| Stegovec, Adrian | Linguistics |
| Talbert, Ryan | Sociology |
| Yazdani, Kaveh | History |
| Zhang, Na | Human Development and Family Sciences |
| PROMOTION TO PROFESSOR IN-RESIDENCE | |
| Davis, Miranda | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology |
| Kleinman, Jamie | Psychological Sciences |
| Stifano, Stephan | Communication |
| PROMOTION TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN-RESIDENCE | |
| Chapman, Brian | Human Development and Family Sciences |
| Fernandez, Rodolfo | El Instituto |
| Hill, Sandra | Chemistry |
| Ritter, Patricia | Economics |
| PROMOTION TO ASSOCIATE CLINICAL PROFESSOR | |
| Yantz, Christine | Psychological Sciences |
| UCONN LIBRARY | |
| PROMOTION TO LIBRARIAN 3 | |
| Flynn, Kara | Collections & Discovery |
| Schaefer, Jennifer | Academic Engagement |
| ELISABETH DELUCA SCHOOL OF NURSING | |
| PROMOTION TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND TENURE | |
| Xu, Wanli | |
| PROMOTION TO ASSOCIATE CLINICAL PROFESSOR | |
| DiLeone, Christine | |
| McNeil, Brenda | |
| Parekh de Campos, Amisha | |
| SCHOOL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES | |
| PROMOTION TO PROFESSOR | |
| Bahal, Raman | Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Hernandez-Diaz, Adrian | Pharmacy Practice |
| Sobieraj, Diana | Pharmacy Practice |
| PROMOTION TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND TENURE | |
| Li, Na | Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK | |
| PROMOTION TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND TENURE | |
| Iacono, Gio | |
| Parekh, Rupal | |
| PROMOTION TO RESEARCH PROFESSOR | |
| Matarese, Marlene | |