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College of Arts and Sciences

Name

Department

Promotion and/or Tenure Award

Dustin Kemp, M.Sc., Ph.D.

Biology

promotion to associate professor and award of tenure

Shahid Mukhtar, M.Sc., Ph.D.

Biology

promotion to professor

Mickie Powell, Ph.D.

Biology

promotion to associate professor

Nicole Riddle, Ph.D.

Biology

promotion to professor

Jun Zhang, Ph.D.

Chemistry

promotion to associate professor and award of tenure

Ragib Hasan, Ph.D.

Computer Science

promotion to professor

Da Yan, Ph.D.

Computer Science

promotion to associate professor and award of tenure

Elizabeth Gardner, Ph.D.

Criminal Justice

promotion to professor

Kerry Madden-Lunsford, M.F.A.

English

promotion to professor

Yelena Kravchuk, Ph.D.

Mathematics

promotion to assistant professor

James Zingara, D.M.A.

Music

promotion to professor

Joshua May, Ph.D.

Philosophy

promotion to professor

Matthew King, Ph.D.

Philosophy

promotion to professor

Tina Reuter, Ph.D.

Political Science and Public Administration

promotion to professor

Kannatassen Appavoo, Ph.D.

Physics

promotion to associate professor and award of tenure

Wenli Bi, Ph.D.

Physics

promotion to associate professor and award of tenure

Magdalena Szaflarski, Ph.D.

Sociology

promotion to professor

Lee Shackleford, M.F.A.

Theatre

promotion to professor

Collat School of Business

Name

Department

Promotion and/or Tenure Award

Griffin Edwards, Ph.D.

Marketing, Industrial Distribution and Economics

promotion to professor

School of Dentistry

Name

Department

Promotion and/or Tenure Award

Ramzi V. Abou-Arraj, D.D.S., M.S.

Periodontology

promotion to professor

Brian E. Kinard, D.M.D., M.D.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

promotion to associate professor and award of tenure

School of Education

Name

Department

Promotion and/or Tenure Award

Robin Ennis, Ph.D.

Curriculum and Instruction

promotion to professor

Josie Prado, Ph.D.

Curriculum and Instruction

promotion to associate professor and award of tenure

Shannon McCarthy, Ph.D.

Human Studies

promotion to associate professor and award of tenure

Dayna Watson, Ph.D.

Human Studies

promotion to associate professor and award of tenure

School of Engineering

Name

Department

Promotion and/or Tenure Award

Jon Marstrander, Ph.D.

Electrical and Computer Engineering

promotion to assistant professor

Allen Murphree, MEng

Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering

promotion to assistant professor

School of Health Professions

Name

Department

Promotion and/or Tenure Award

Elizabeth Barstow, Ph.D.

Occupational Therapy

promotion to professor

Jennifer Christy, Ph.D.

Physical Therapy

promotion to professor

Abdulaziz Ahmed, Ph.D.

Health Services Administration

promotion to associate professor

Amy Goss, Ph.D.

Nutrition Sciences

promotion to associate professor
tenure and award of tenure

Kristine R. Hearld, Ph.D.

Health Services Administration

promotion to professor

Wei Li, Ph.D.

Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences

promotion to professor and award of tenure

Lyse Norian, Ph.D.

Nutrition Sciences

promotion to professor and award of tenure

Bunyamin Ozaydin, Ph.D.

Health Services Administration

promotion to associate professor and award of tenure

Haiyan Qu, Ph.D.

Health Services Administration

promotion to professor

Geoffrey Silvera, Ph.D.

Health Services Administration

promotion to associate professor

Jessica Williams, Ph.D.

Health Services Administration

promotion to professor

Heersink School of Medicine

Name

Department

Promotion and/or Tenure Award

Shama Ahmad, M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology

award of tenure

Matthew G. Broyles, M.D.

Anesthesiology

promotion to associate professor

Daniel Matthew Sherrer, M.D.

Anesthesiology

promotion to associate professor

Prasanna Krishnamurthy, Ph.D.

Biomedical Engineering

promotion to professor

John Bradley Barger, Ph.D.

Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology

promotion to associate professor and award of tenure

Inga Kadisha, Ph.D.

Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology

award of tenure

Hongwei Qin, Ph.D.

Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology

promotion to professor

Anna Thalacker-Mercer, Ph.D.

Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology

award of tenure

Venkatram R. Atigadda, Ph.D.

Dermatology

promotion to associate professor

Lauren Kole, M.D.

Dermatology

promotion to associate professor

Zechen Chong, Ph.D.

Genetics

promotion to associate professor

Runhua Liu, Ph.D.

Genetics

promotion to professor

Deeann Wallis, Ph.D.

Genetics

award of tenure

Mariko Nakano, Ph.D.

Medical Education

promotion to associate professor

Cynthia I. Joiner, Ph.D.

Medicine

promotion to associate professor

Carrie A. Lenneman, M.D.

Medicine

promotion to professor

Sam K. McElwee, M.D.

Medicine

promotion to associate professor

Greg A. Payne, M.D., Ph.D.

Medicine

promotion to associate professor

Min Xie, M.D., Ph.D.

Medicine

award of tenure

Andre Ballesteros-Tato, Ph.D.

Medicine

promotion to professor

Richard J. Reynolds, IV, Ph.D.

Medicine

promotion to associate professor

Sushant Bhatnagar, Ph.D.

Medicine

award of tenure

Chad S. Hunter, Ph.D.

Medicine

promotion to professor

Anish J. Patel, M.D.

Medicine

promotion to associate professor

Shajan Peter, M.D.

Medicine

promotion to professor and award of tenure

Ryan R. Kraemer, M.D.

Medicine

promotion to professor

Carlie S. Somerville, M.D.

Medicine

promotion to associate professor

Rebekah Weil, Ph.D.

Medicine

promotion to associate professor

Chao-Hui Sylvia Huang, Ph.D.

Medicine

promotion to associate professor

Omer H. Jamy, M.D.

Medicine

promotion to associate professor

Julie Kanter, M.D.

Medicine

promotion to professor and award of tenure

Pankit Vachhani, M.D.

Medicine

promotion to associate professor

Ellen F. Eaton, M.D.

Medicine

award of tenure

Latesha E. Elopre, M.D.

Medicine

award of tenure

Rachael A. Lee, M.D.

Medicine

award of tenure

Christina A. Muzny, M.D.

Medicine

promotion to professor

Anoma Nellore, M.D.

Medicine

award of tenure

Aadia Rana, M.D.

Medicine

promotion to professor

Joshua T. Stripling, M.D.

Medicine

promotion to associate professor

Christian Faul, Ph.D.

Medicine

promotion to professor

Claretha R. Lyas, M.D.

Medicine

promotion to associate professor

Shikha Mehta, M.D.

Medicine

promotion to professor

Maria del Pilar Acosta Lara, M.D.

Medicine

promotion to associate professor

Puneet Aulakh, M.D.

Medicine

promotion to associate professor

Hitesh Batra, M.D.

Medicine

award of tenure

Surya P. Bhatt, M.D.

Medicine

promotion to professor

Jessy S. Deshane, Ph.D.

Medicine

promotion to professor

Anand S. Iyer, M.D.

Medicine

promotion to associate professor

Tracy R. Luckhardt, M.D.

Medicine

promotion to professor

Derek Russell, M.D.

Medicine

promotion to associate professor

William Stephen Stigler, M.D.

Medicine

promotion to professor

Micah R. Whitson, M.D.

Medicine

promotion to associate professor

Michael J. Gray, Ph.D.

Microbiology

award of tenure

Jessica Scoffield, Ph.D.

Microbiology

promotion to associate professor and award of tenure

Cristin F. Gavin, Ph.D.

Neurobiology

promotion to associate professor and award of tenure

Alecia K. Gross Gutierrez, Ph.D.

Neurobiology

promotion to professor

Ekaterina Bakradze, M.D.

Neurology

promotion to associate professor

Marissa Dean, M.D.

Neurology

promotion to associate professor and award of tenure

Tyler Gaston, M.D.

Neurology

promotion to associate professor

Mohamed Kazamel, M.D.

Neurology

promotion to professor

Kenkichi Nozaki, M.D., Ph.D.

Neurology

promotion to professor

Emily Lane Schlitz-Fortenberry, M.D.

Neurology

promotion to associate professor

Jessica Nicole Bentley, M.D.

Neurosurgery

promotion to associate professor and award of tenure

Jianmei W. Leavenworth, M.D., Ph.D.

Neurosurgery

award of tenure

Brandon G. Rocque, M.D.

Neurosurgery

promotion to professor

Brian E. Brocato, D.O.

Obstetrics & Gynecology

promotion to associate professor

Rachel G. Sinkey, M.D.

Obstetrics & Gynecology

promotion to associate professor

Audra R. Williams, M.D.

Obstetrics & Gynecology

promotion to associate professor

Joseph P. Johnson, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery

promotion to associate professor

Amit M. Momaya, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery

award of tenure

Jessica W. Grayson, M.D.

Otolaryngology

promotion to associate professor

Harishanker Jeyarajan, M.D.

Otolaryngology

promotion to associate professor

Sameer Al Diffalha, M.D.

Pathology

award of tenure

Daniel S. Atherton, M.D.

Pathology

award of tenure

Virginia E. Duncan, M.D.

Pathology

promotion to associate professor

Diana Lin, M.D.

Pathology

promotion to associate professor

Elizabeth D. Alva, M.D.

Pediatrics

promotion to associate professor

Christina J. Bemrich-Stolz, M.D.

Pediatrics

promotion to associate professor

Christine M. Campbell, M.D.

Pediatrics

promotion to associate professor

Christina L. Cochran, M.D.

Pediatrics

promotion to associate professor

Shea A. Duerring, M.D.

Pediatrics

promotion to associate professor

Melissa L. Mannion, M.D.

Pediatrics

promotion to associate professor

Swetha G. Pinninti, M.D.

Pediatrics

promotion to associate professor

Salman Rashid, M.D.

Pediatrics

promotion to associate professor

Robert P. Richter, M.D.

Pediatrics

promotion to associate professor

Ammar S. Saadoon Alishlash, M.D.

Pediatrics

promotion to associate professor

Michael E. Seifert, M.D.

Pediatrics

promotion to professor

Erin E.Shaughnessy, M.D.

Pediatrics

promotion to professor

Cassandra R. Smola, M.D.

Pediatrics

promotion to associate professor

Matthew L. Stoll, M.D., Ph.D.

Pediatrics

promotion to professor

Kenneth B. Turner, M.D.

Pediatrics

promotion to associate professor

Rachel Cowan, Ph.D.

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

promotion to associate professor

Sean D. Hollis, Ph.D.

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

promotion to associate professor

Jereme D. Wilroy, Ph.D.

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

promotion to associate professor

Blessing Falola, M.D.

Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurobiology

promotion to associate professor

Shinichi Kano, M.D., Ph.D.

Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurobiology

award of tenure

Li Li, M.D., Ph.D.

Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurobiology

award of tenure

Taylor Preston, M.D.

Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurobiology

promotion to professor

Soumya Sivaraman, M.D.

Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurobiology

promotion to associate professor

Stephen Justin Thomas, Ph.D.

Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurobiology

promotion to associate professor

Michael C. Dobelbower, M.D., Ph.D.

Radiation Oncology

promotion to professor

Samuel Marcrom, M.D.

Radiation Oncology

promotion to associate professor

Andrew M. McDonald, M.D.

Radiation Oncology

promotion to associate professor and award of tenure

Dennis N. Stanley, Ph.D.

Radiation Oncology

promotion to associate professor

Mark S. Bolding, Ph.D.

Radiology

award of tenure

Husameddin M. El Khudari, M.D.

Radiology

promotion to associate professor

Andrew J. Gunn, M.D.

Radiology

award of tenure

Mark D. Little, M.D.

Radiology

promotion to associate professor

Jonathan E. McConathy, M.D., Ph.D.

Radiology

promotion to professor

Aliaksei Salei, M.D.

Radiology

promotion to associate professor

Kedar G. Sharbidre, M.D.

Radiology

promotion to associate professor

Aparna Singhal, M.D.

Radiology

award of tenure

Jamie A. Cannon, M.D.

Surgery

promotion to professor

Robert M. Cannon, M.D.

Surgery

promotion to associate professor and award of tenure

Daniel I. Chu, M.D.

Surgery

promotion to professor

Vikas Dudeja, M.D.

Surgery

promotion to professor

Rachael B. Lancaster, M.D.

Surgery

promotion to associate professor

Paul A. MacLennan, Ph.D.

Surgery

promotion to professor

Colin A. Martin, M.D.

Surgery

promotion to professor

John Bart Rose, M.D.

Surgery

promotion to associate professor and award of tenure

Robert T. Russell, M.D.

Surgery

promotion to professor

Emily L. Spangler, M.D.

Surgery

promotion to associate professor and award of tenure

Benjamin Wei, M.D.

Surgery

promotion to professor

Jeffrey W. Nix, M.D.

Urology

promotion to professor and award of tenure

Tracey S. Wilson, M.D.

Urology

promotion to professor

School of Nursing

Name

Department

Promotion and/or Tenure Award

Natalie R. Baker, DNP

Acute, Chronic and Continuing Care

promotion to professor

Pamela G. Bowen, Ph.D.

Acute, Chronic and Continuing Care

award of tenure

Alice S. Bristow, DNP

Acute, Chronic and Continuing Care

promotion to assistant professor

Tonya M. Judson, DNP

Family, Community and Health Systems

promotion to assistant professor

Somali H. Nguyen, DNP

Acute, Chronic and Continuing Care

promotion to assistant professor

Bela B. Patel, DNP

Acute, Chronic and Continuing Care

promotion to assistant professor

Shea E. Polancich, Ph.D.

Family, Community and Health Systems

promotion to professor

School of Public Health

Name

Department

Promotion and/or Tenure Award

Erika L. Austin, Ph.D., MPH

Biostatistics

promotion to professor

Charity Morgan, Ph.D.

Biostatistics

promotion to professor

Kristina Zierold, Ph.D., MS

Environmental Health Sciences

promotion to professor

UAB Libraries

Name

Department

Promotion and/or Tenure Award

Rebecca Billings, M.L.I.S.

Reference Department

promotion to associate professor