Name

Department

Promotion and/or Tenure Award

College of Arts and Sciences

Steve Merritt, Ph.D.

Anthropology

Promotion to Associate Professor and Award of Tenure

Noa Turel, Ph.D.

Art and Art History

Promotion to Associate Professor and Award of Tenure

Peggy Biga, Ph.D.

Biology

Promotion to Associate Professor and Award of Tenure

Winston Lancaster, Ph.D.

Biology

Promotion to Associate Professor

Shahid Mukhtar, Ph.D.

Biology

Promotion to Associate Professor and Award of Tenure

Sami Raut, Ph.D.

Biology

Promotion to Associate Professor

Nicole Riddle, Ph.D.

Biology

Promotion to Associate Professor and Award of Tenure

Mitzy Erdmann, Ph.D.

Chemistry

Promotion to Assistant Professor

Eugenia Kharlampieva, Ph.D.

Chemistry

Promotion to Professor

Jason Linville, Ph.D.

Criminal Justice

Promotion to Associate Professor

Jaci Wells, Ph.D.

English

Promotion to Associate Professor and Award of Tenure

Krista Chambless, Ph.D.

Foreign Languages and Literatures

Promotion to Associate Professor

Malinda O’Leary, Ph.D.

Foreign Languages and Literatures

Promotion to Associate Professor

Erika Rinker, Ph.D.

Foreign Languages and Literatures

Promotion to Associate Professor

William Price, Ph.D.

Music

Promotion to Professor

Matt King, Ph.D.

Philosophy

Promotion to Associate Professor and Award of Tenure

Clayton Simien, Ph.D.

Physics

Promotion to Associate Professor and Award of Tenure

Erin Borry, Ph.D.

Political Sciences & Public Administration

Promotion to Associate Professor and Award of Tenure

David Knight, Ph.D.

Psychology

Promotion to Professor

Christina Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Psychology

Promotion to Professor

Joseph Wolfe, Ph.D.

Sociology

Promotion to Associate Professor and Award of Tenure

Valerie Accetta, M.F.A.

Theatre

Promotion to Associate Professor and Award of Tenure

Scott Batey, Ph.D.

Social Work

Promotion to Associate Professor and Award of Tenure

Omar Sims, Ph.D.

Social Work

Promotion to Associate Professor and Award of Tenure

Collat School of Business

Philip Musa, Ph.D.

Management, Information Systems and Quantitative Methods

Promotion to Professor

School of Dentistry

Maria Geisinger, D.D.S.

Periodontology

Promotion to Professor

School of Engineering

Virginia Sisiopiku, Ph.D.

Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering

Promotion to Professor

Arie Nakhmani, Ph.D.

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Promotion to Associate Professor and Award of Tenure

School of Health Professions

Kathy Nugent, Ph.D.

Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences

Promotion to Associate Professor and Award of Tenure

Kristine Hearld, Ph.D.

Health Services Administration

Promotion to Associate Professor and Award of Tenure

Shannon House, Ph.D.

Health Services Administration

Promotion to Professor

Tapan Mehta, Ph.D.

Health Services Administration

Award of Tenure

Jessica Williams, Ph.D.

Health Services Administration

Promotion to Associate Professor and Award of Tenure

Paula   Chandler-Laney, Ph.D.

Nutrition Sciences

Promotion to Associate Professor and Award of Tenure

Brooks Wingo, Ph.D.

Occupational Therapy

Promotion to Associate Professor and Award of Tenure

School of Medicine

Bradley Coker, M.D.

Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Promotion to Associate Professor

Joel Feinstein, M.D.

Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Promotion to Associate Professor

Promil Kukreja, M.D.

Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Promotion to Professor

Roland Short, M.D.

Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Promotion to Associate Professor

Benjamin Tuck, M.D.

Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Promotion to Associate Professor

Brant Wagener, M.D.

Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Promotion to Associate Professor

Ahmed Zaky, M.D.

Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Promotion to Professor

Mark Bevensee, Ph.D.

Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology

Promotion to Professor

Laura Fraser, Ph.D.

Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology

Promotion to Professor

David Rusuehr, Ph.D.

Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology

Promotion to Associate Professor and Award of Tenure

Peter G. Pavlidakey, M.D.

Dermatology

Promotion to Associate Professor

Justin K. Arnold, D.O.

Emergency Medicine

Promotion to Associate Professor

William C. Ferguson, M.D.

Emergency Medicine

Promotion to Associate Professor

William Francis Rushton, M.D.

Emergency Medicine

Promotion to Associate Professor

Kai Jiao, M.D.

Genetics

Promotion to Professor

Runhua Liu, Ph.D.

Genetics

Promotion to Associate Professor

Nancy Y. Blevins, M.D.

Huntsville Medical Programs

Promotion to Associate Professor

Dawn Taylor Peterson, Ph.D.

Medical Education

Promotion to Associate Professor

Marc G. Cribbs, M.D.

Medicine - Cardiovascular

Promotion to Associate Professor

Tariq Hamid, Ph.D.

Medicine - Cardiovascular

Promotion to Associate Professor

Jeonga Kim, Ph.D.

Medicine - Endocrinology

Award of Tenure

Richard Scott Rosenthal, M.D.

Medicine - Endocrinology

Promotion to Professor

Tom Brooks Vaughan, M.D.

Medicine - Endocrinology

Promotion to Professor

Amy H. Warriner, M.D.

Medicine - Endocrinology

Promotion to Professor

Kondal Kyanam Kabir Baig, M.D.

Medicine - Gastroenterology

Promotion to Associate Professor

Jason L. Morris, M.D.

Medicine - General Internal Medicine

Promotion to Professor

Ashley C. Nichols, M.D.

Medicine - Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care

Promotion to Associate Professor

Keith Mark Swetz, M.D.

Medicine - Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care

Promotion to Professor

Angelo L. Gaffo, M.D.

Medicine - Immunology and Rheumatology

Award of Tenure

Ricardo Franco, M.D.

Medicine - Infectious Diseases

Promotion to Associate Professor

Sonya Lynn Heath, M.D.

Medicine - Infectious Diseases

Promotion to Professor

Steffanie Sabbaj, Ph.D.

Medicine - Infectious Diseases

Promotion to Associate Professor

Barbara J. Van Der Pol           , Ph.D.

Medicine - Infectious Diseases

Promotion to Professor

James Henry Willig, M.D.

Medicine - Infectious Diseases

Promotion to Professor

Lisa M. Curtis, Ph.D.

Medicine - Nephrology

Promotion to Associate Professor

Dana Victor Rizk, M.D.

Medicine - Nephrology

Promotion to Professor

Eric L. Wallace, M.D.

Medicine - Nephrology

Award of Tenure

Young-Il Kim, Ph.D.

Medicine - Preventive Medicine

Award of Tenure

Maria Pisu, Ph.D.

Medicine - Preventive Medicine

Promotion to Professor

Jennifer Leth Trevor, M.D.

Medicine - Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care

Promotion to Associate Professor

Todd Jason Green, Ph.D.

Microbiology

Promotion to Associate Professor

Linda S. Wadiche, Ph.D.

Neurobiology

Promotion to Professor

Joseph T. Daley, M.D.

Neurology

Promotion to Associate Professor

Michelle Gray, Ph.D.

Neurology

Award of Tenure

Jeremy H. Herskowitz, Ph.D.

Neurology

Promotion to Associate Professor and Award of Tenure

Mohamed Kazamel, M.D.

Neurology

Promotion to Associate Professor

William Ray Meador, M.D.

Neurology

Promotion to Associate Professor and Award of Tenure

Sandipan Pati, M.D.

Neurology

Promotion to Associate Professor

Ashley E. Thomas, M.D.

Neurology

Promotion to Associate Professor

CurtisJ. Rozzelle, M.D.

Neurosurgery

Promotion to Professor

Janeen L. Arbuckle, M.D.

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Promotion to Associate Professor

Massimo Antonio Fazio, Ph.D.

Ophthalmology

Promotion to Associate Professor

Nileshkumar Chaudhari, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery

Promotion to Associate Professor

Sara J. Gould, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery

Promotion to Associate Professor

Do Yeon Cho, M.D.

Otolaryngology

Promotion to Associate Professor

Jason M. Warram, Ph.D.

Otolaryngology

Promotion to Associate Professor

Daniel S. Atherton, M.D.

Pathology

Promotion to Associate Professor

Huma Fatima, M.D.

Pathology

Promotion to Associate Professor

Rajasekaran Namakkal Soorappan, Ph.D.

Pathology

Promotion to Associate Professor

Todd M. Stevens, M.D.

Pathology

Promotion to Associate Professor

Lawrence Albert Williams, M.D.

Pathology

Award of Tenure

Jianhua Zhang, Ph.D.

Pathology

Promotion to Professor

Heather Austin McGinnis, Ph.D.

Pediatrics - Adolescent Medicine

Promotion to Associate Professor

Hayden Zaccagni, M.D.

Pediatrics - Cardiac Critical Care

Promotion to Associate Professor

Leslie Wynn Hayes, M.D.

Pediatrics - Critical Care

Promotion to Professor

William C. Sasser, M.D.

Pediatrics - Critical Care

Promotion to Associate Professor

Traci W. Jester, M.D.

Pediatrics - Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

Promotion to Associate Professor

Elizabeth Cason Benton, M.D.

Pediatrics - General Pediatrics

Promotion to Professor

Deeanne S. Jackson, M.D.

Pediatrics - General Pediatrics

Promotion to Professor

Wendy Landier, Ph.D.

Pediatrics - Hematology

Promotion to Professor

Kimberly Fowler Whelan, M.D.

Pediatrics - Hematology

Promotion to Professor

Stephanie Berger Case, M.D.

Pediatrics - Hospital Medicine

Promotion to Associate Professor

Paul S. Scalici, M.D.

Pediatrics - Hospital Medicine

Promotion to Associate Professor

Charitharth Vivek Lal, M.D.

Pediatrics - Neonatology

Promotion to Associate Professor

Manimaran Ramani, M.D.

Pediatrics - Neonatology

Promotion to Associate Professor

Sahar Fathallah-Shaykh, M.D.

Pediatrics - Nephrology

Promotion to Professor

William Thomas Harris, M.D.

Pediatrics - Pulmonary

Promotion to Associate Professor

John J. Shacka, Ph.D.

Pharmacology and Toxicology

Promotion to Associate Professor

Merida M. Grant, Ph.D.

Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology

Promotion to Associate Professor

Li Li, M.D.

Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology

Promotion to Associate Professor

Kimberly S. Keene, M.D.

Radiation Oncology

Promotion to Professor

Christopher D. Willey, G.D.

Radiation Oncology

Promotion to Professor

Ahmed Mohamed Kamel Abdel Aal, M.D.

Radiology

Promotion to Professor

Rachel F. Oser, M.D.

Radiology

Promotion to Professor

Kristin Porter, M.D.

Radiology

Promotion to Associate Professor

Jessica G. Zarzour, M.D.

Radiology

Promotion to Associate Professor

Catherine Caldwell Parker, M.D.

Surgery

Promotion to Associate Professor and Award of Tenure

Benjamin Jay Pearce, M.D.

Surgery

Award of Tenure

John R. Porterfield, M.D.

Surgery

Promotion to Professor

Sushanth Reddy, M.D.

Surgery

Promotion to Associate Professor and Award of Tenure

Jeffrey W. Nix, M.D.

Urology

Promotion to Associate Professor

Sunil Sudarshan, M.D.

Urology

Promotion to Professor

School of Nursing

Pamela Bowen, Ph.D.

Acute, Chronic and Continuing Care

Promotion to Associate Professor

Nancy Claus, D.N.P.

Acute, Chronic and Continuing Care

Promotion to Assistant Professor

Grace Grau, D.N.P.

Acute, Chronic and Continuing Care

Promotion to Assistant Professor

Cori Johnson, D.N.P.

Acute, Chronic and Continuing Care

Promotion to Assistant Professor

Dana Mitchell, D.N.P.

Acute, Chronic and Continuing Care

Promotion to Assistant Professor

Lisa Pair, D.N.P.

Acute, Chronic and Continuing Care

Promotion to Assistant Professor

Michele Talley, Ph.D.

Acute, Chronic and Continuing Care

Promotion to Associate Professor

Kendra Weaver, D.N.P.

Acute, Chronic and Continuing Care

Promotion to Assistant Professor

Andres Azuero, Ph.D.

Family, Community and Health Systems

Promotion to Professor

Martha Dawson, D.N.P.

Family, Community and Health Systems

Promotion to Associate Professor

Yolanda Harris, Ph.D.

Family, Community and Health Systems

Promotion to Assistant Professor

Ashley Hodges, Ph.D.

Family, Community and Health Systems

Promotion to Professor

Shea Polancich, D.N.P.

Family, Community and Health Systems

Promotion to Associate Professor

Elizabeth Pollio, Ed.D.

Family, Community and Health Systems

Promotion to Assistant Professor

Cathy Roche, Ph.D.

Family, Community and Health Systems

Promotion to Associate Professor

School of Public Health

Claudiu Lungu, Ph.D.

Environmental Health Sciences

Promotion to Professor

Bertha Hidalgo, Ph.D.

Epidemiology

Promotion to Associate Professor and Award of Tenure

UAB Libraries

Megan Bell, M.L.I.S.

UAB Libraries

Promotion to Assistant Professor

Emma O'Hagan, M.L.I.S.

UAB Libraries

Promotion to Associate Professor

Delores Carlito, M.L.I.S.

UAB Libraries

Promotion to Professor

Jeffrey Graveline, M.L.I.S.

UAB Libraries

Promotion to Professor

Dana Hettich, M.L.I.S.

UAB Libraries

Promotion to Associate Professor

Margaret Kain, M.L.I.S.

UAB Libraries

Promotion to Associate Professor