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Faculty Excellence Bernadette Guastini October 05, 2026

The College of Arts and Sciences is proud to announce that 17 faculty members across 12 departments have been awarded promotions (including four faculty members who also were awarded tenure).

Congratulations to the following faculty members on their stellar research, teaching and service:

Department of Anthropology

Peter Verbeek, Ph.D. – Promotion to Professor

Department of Art and Art History

Derek Cracco, M.F.A. – Promotion to Professor

Department of Biology

Liou Y. Sun, M.D. Ph.D. – Promotion to Professor

Megan E. Gibbons, Ph.D. – Promotion to Associate Professor

Department of Chemistry

Mitzy Erdmann, Ph.D. – Promotion to Associate Professor

Hui Ting Lee, Ph.D. – Promotion to Associate Professor; Award of Tenure

Patrick A. Alford, Ph.D. – Promotion to Assistant Professor

Brenna A. Tucker, D.Sc. – Promotion to Assistant Professor

Department of Computer Science

Amber N. Wagner, Ph.D. – Promotion to Associate Professor

Department of English

Lilian Mina, Ph.D. – Promotion to Professor

Cynthia Ryan, Ph.D. – Promotion to Professor

Department of Mathematics

Muhammed Mohebujjaman, Ph.D. – Promotion to Associate Professor; Award of Tenure

Department of Music

Steven Roberts, D.M.A. – Promotion to Professor

Department of Political Science and Public Administration

Peter A. Jones, Ph.D. – Promotion to Professor

Department of Social Work

Donald R. Gerke, Ph.D. – Promotion to Associate Professor; Award of Tenure

Department of Sociology

Myles Moody, Ph.D. – Promotion to Associate Professor; Award of Tenure

Department of World Languages and Literatures

Ling Ma, Ph.D. – Promotion to Assistant Professor


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