Bloom, CBID graduate, promoted to Associate Professor with tenure.

LAWRENCE — Chancellor Douglas A. Girod has approved the promotion and award of tenure, where indicated, for 44 individuals at the University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards campuses and 114 individuals at the KU Medical Center campus. Promotions for tenure-track faculty and scholarly positions include review by the University Committee on Promotion and Tenure and final approval by the chancellor.

The promotions of instructional faculty, which are determined and awarded through separate school or departmental reviews, will be announced at a later date. 

Girod, along with Barbara Bichelmeyer, university chief academic officer, provost and executive vice chancellor — who chairs the University Committee on Promotion and Tenure on the Lawrence campus — and Steve Stites, executive vice chancellor at KU Medical Center, shared a joint commendation on the achievement. 

“Congratulations on the well-deserved accomplishment of these faculty and researchers as they celebrate a significant milestone in their careers. Their commitment to discovery and education is why the University of Kansas is a leading research institution and renowned scholarly community that benefits students, Kansans and the world beyond.

“We would also like to thank the promotion and tenure committees for their dedication and work to evaluate the many eligible candidates. Please join us in congratulating these scholars and educators for their achievement and contributions to KU and respective fields.”

Promotion and tenure are effective by or at the start of the fall semester.
 

At the Lawrence and Edwards campuses

To associate professor with tenure

• Steven Bloom, medicinal chemistry
• Rana Esfandiary, theatre & dance
• Jeffrey Girard, psychology
• Morteza Hashemi, electrical engineering & computer science
• Ashley Herda, health, sport & exercise sciences
• Eungsik Kim, economics
• Robert McDonald, communication studies
• Briana McGeough, social welfare
• Elisabeth Mills, physics & astronomy
• Lauren Min, business
• Amanda Mollet, educational leadership & policy studies
• Kevin Pisciotta, business
• Bing Pu, geography & atmospheric science
• Michael Riquino, social welfare
• Elizabeth Stevens, special education
• Jai Subramanian, pharmacology & toxicology
• Zijun Wang, pharmacology & toxicology

To associate professor with tenure/associate curator 

• Brian Atkinson, ecology & evolutionary biology/Biodiversity Institute

To full professor

• Jordan Bass, health, sport & exercise sciences
• Wai-Lun Chan, physics & astronomy
• Geng Chen, mathematics
• Brad Cokelet, philosophy
• Andrew Denning, history/museum studies
• Teri Finneman, journalism & mass communications
• Daniel Hernández, mathematics
• Alexandra Kondyli, civil, environmental & architectural engineering
• Chad Kraus, architecture
• Jonathan Lamb, English
• Ward Lyles, public affairs & administration/Indigenous studies
• Araceli Masterson-Algar, American studies/Spanish & Portuguese
• Andreas Moeller, geology
• Matt O’Reilly, civil, environmental & architectural engineering
• David Rahn, geography & atmospheric science
• Colin Roust, music
• Arvind Tripathi, business
• James Walters, ecology & evolutionary biology
• Emily Witt, mathematics
• Heechul Yun, electrical engineering & computer science

To full professor/senior scientist

• Christopher Cushing, clinical child psychology/Life Span Institute
• Benjamin Sikes, ecology & evolutionary biology/Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research

To full professor with tenure

• Alex Platt, law

Specialty Career and Teaching Faculty

To associate scientist (nontenure track)

• Anthony Layzell, Kansas Geological Survey

To research professor (nontenure track)

• Jude Kastens, Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research

To senior specialist (nontenure track)

• Sonya Lancaster, English

At KU Medical Center

To associate professor (clinical track)

• Mazhar Afaq, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Andrea Covey, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Richard Muraga, School of Medicine, Wichita

To associate professor (clinical scholar track)

• Alexandra Arickx, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Bryan Beaver, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Pooja Bhadbhade, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Faith Butler, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Kenneth Byrd, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Melissa Carroll, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Chitra Choudhary, School of Medicine, Kansas City 
• Candice Coffey, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Jamie Crist, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Brandon Custer, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Megan Folsom, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Christopher Guidry, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Mohammad Haeri, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Julie Holding, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Ashley Huppe, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Lyndsey Kilgore, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Michael Kinsman, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Adrienne Malik, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Elspeth Pearce, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Maykol Postigo Jasahui, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Kathryn Rampon, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Adam Reese, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Tony Rianprakaisang, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• David Rouse, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Salih Samo, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Jordan Siscel, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Julia Slater, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Shaun Stokes, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Kyle Summers, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Ryan Townley, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Brent Wise, School of Medicine, Kansas City

To associate professor (educator track)

• Julie Galliart, School of Medicine, Wichita

To associate professor with tenure (tenured)

• Anna Arthur, School of Health Professions, Kansas City
• Aaron Carbuhn, School of Health Professions, Kansas City
• Amanda Emerson, School of Nursing, Kansas City
• Matthew Taylor, School of Health Professions, Kansas City

To associate professor with tenure (tenure track)

• Gregory Gan, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Dorothy Hughes, School of Medicine, Salina
• Yanming Li, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Diego Mazzotti, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Daniel Parente, School of Medicine, Kansas City 
• Madhulika Sharma, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Shane Stecklein, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Irina Tikhanovich, School of Medicine, Kansas City 
• Heather Wilkins, School of Medicine, Kansas City 
• Erin Young, School of Medicine, Kansas City

Award of tenure at current rank of associate professor (tenure track)

• Mihaela Sardiu, School of Medicine, Kansas City

Award of tenure at current rank of professor (tenure track)

• John Jakicic, School of Medicine, Kansas City

To clinical assistant professor (clinical track)

• Mary Crouch-Young, School of Health Professions, Kansas City
• Crystal Funke, School of Health Professions, Kansas City
• Erin Keith-Chancy, School of Nursing, Kansas City
• George Tarwater, School of Nursing, Kansas City
• Deena Woodall, School of Nursing, Salina

To clinical associate professor (clinical track)

• Taylor Bertschy, School of Medicine, Wichita
• Laura Blasi, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Tara Chettiar, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Susanna Ciccolari Micaldi, School of Medicine, Wichita
• Kasey Edwardson, School of Health Professions, Kansas City
• Jeremy Flanagan, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Lisa Gilbert, School of Medicine, Wichita
• Jorge Kawano-Castillo, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Jennifer Liebenthal, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Kayla Maalouf, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Scarlett Morris, School of Health Professions, Kansas City
• Bradley Newell, School of Medicine, Wichita 
• Joseph Noland, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Amanda Olinger, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Colleen Paramesh, School of Nursing, Kansas City
• Adam Parks, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Kathryn Petelin, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Alicia Peterson, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Lina Saadeh, School of Medicine, Wichita
• Nathan Sanderse, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Deepti Satelli, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Carolyn Savioz, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Vishal Shah, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Megan Thomas, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Locke Uppendahl, School of Medicine, Wichita

To clinical professor (clinical track)

• Philip Dooley, School of Medicine, Wichita
• Melissa Hague, School of Medicine, Wichita
• Jana Lincoln, School of Medicine, Wichita 
• Margaret Smith, School of Medicine, Kansas City

To education associate professor (educator track)

• Ryan Fagan, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Tanya Filardi, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Shana Palla, School of Medicine, Kansas City 

To professor (clinical scholar track)

• Daniel Buckles, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Andrea Chadwick, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Erin Corriveau, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Winston Dunn, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Koji Ebersole, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Albert Eid, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Brian Everist, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Carrie Francis, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Valerie French, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Linda Heitzman-Powell, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Gretchen Homan, School of Medicine, Wichita
• Patrick Landazuri, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Courtney Marsh, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Joel Mermis, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Rahul Parikh, School of Medicine, Kansas City    
• Karin Porter-Williamson, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Jason Stubbs, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Sri Yarlagadda, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Jun Zhang, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• George Zorn, School of Medicine, Kansas City

To professor (previously tenured)

• Bret Freudenthal, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Wen Liu, School of Health Professions, Kansas City

To professor (previously tenured, tenure track)

• Gretchen Irwin, School of Medicine, Wichita
• Sufi Thomas, School of Medicine, Kansas City
• Eric Vidoni, School of Medicine, Kansas City 

To research associate professor (research track)

• Michael Kim, School of Medicine, Kansas City.