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2026 List of Promoted and Tenured Faculty

College of Arts and Sciences

NameDepartmentPromotion and/or Tenure Award
Peter Verbeek, Ph.D Anthropology promotion to professor
Derek Cracco, M.F.A. Art and Art History promotion to professor
Liou Sun, M.D., Ph.D. Biology promotion to professor
Megan Gibbons, Ph.D. Biology promotion to associate professor
Mitzy Erdmann, Ph.D. Chemistry promotion to associate professor
Hui Ting Lee, Ph.D. Chemistry promotion to associate professor and award of tenure
Patrick Alford, Ph.D. Chemistry promotion to assistant professor
Brenna Tucker, D.Sc. Chemistry promotion to assistant professor
Amber Wagner, Ph.D. Computer Science promotion to associate professor
Lilian Mina, Ph.D. English promotion to professor
Cynthia Ryan, Ph.D. English promotion to professor
Muhammed Mohebujjam, Ph.D. Mathematics promotion to associate professor and award of tenure
Steven Roberts, D.M.A. Music promotion to professor
Peter Jones, Ph.D Political Science and Public Administration promotion to professor
Donald Gerke, Ph.D. Social Work promotion to associate professor and award of tenure
Myles Moody, Ph.D. Sociology promotion to associate professor and award of tenure
Ling Ma, Ph.D. World languages and Literatures promotion to assistant professor

Collat School of Business

NameDepartmentPromotion and/or Tenure Award
George Deitz, Ph.D. Marketing, Industrial Distribution and Economics award of tenure
Caleb Houston, Ph.D. Marketing, Industrial Distribution and Economics promotion to associate professor
Benjamin Meadows, Ph.D. Marketing, Industrial Distribution and Economics promotion to associate professor and award of tenure

Diane Tanly, Ph.D.

 Marketing, Industrial Distribution and Economics promotion to associate professor and award of tenure

School of Dentistry

NameDepartmentPromotion and/or Tenure Award
Nathaniel Lawson, DMD, Ph.D. Clinical &  Community Sciences promotion to professor
Yu-Yin Lin, DDS, MS Pediatric Dentistry promotion to associate professor
Augusto Robles, DMD, MS Restorative Sciences promotion to professor

School of Education and Human Sciences

NameDepartmentPromotion and/or Tenure Award
Christopher Ballmann, Ph.D. Human Studies award of tenure
Jeremiah Clabough, Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction promotion to professor
Stephanie Corcoran, Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction promotion to associate professor and award of tenure
Teaira McMurtry, Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction promotion to associate professor and award of tenure
Mary Sallese, Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction promotion to associate professor and award of tenure
Lesley Sheek, Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction promotion to associate professor

School of Health Professions

NameDepartmentPromotion and/or Tenure Award
Christine Loyd, Ph.D. Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences promotion to associate professor and award of tenure
Elizabeth Davis, Ph.D. Nutrition Sciences promotion to associate professor and award of tenure
Monica Aswani, DrPH Health Services Administration promotion to associate professor and award of tenure
Sarah dos Anjos, Ph.D. Occupational Therapy promotion to associate professor and award of tenure<
Tara Pearce, DHS Physical Therapy promotion to professor

Heersink School of Medicine 

NameDepartmentPromotion and/or Tenure Award
Elizabeth Baker, Ph.D. Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine promotion to professor
Hanna Hussey, M.D. Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine promotion to associate professor
Patrick Hussey, M.D. Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine promotion to associate professor
Brant Wagener, M.D., Ph.D. Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine promotion to professor
Mary Kathryn Sewell-Loftin, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering promotion to associate professor
Sukhshant Atti, M.D. Emergency Medicine promotion to associate professor
Andrew Bloom, M.D. Emergency Medicine promotion to associate professor
Ryan Coute, D.O. Emergency Medicine promotion to associate professor
Sherell Hicks, M.D. Emergency Medicine promotion to associate professor
Matthew Kelly, M.D. Emergency Medicine promotion to professor
Zachary Pacheco, M.D. Emergency Medicine promotion to associate professor
William Rushton, M.D. Emergency Medicine promotion to professor
Dag Shapshak, M.D. Emergency Medicine promotion to professor
Erin Shufflebarger, M.D. Emergency Medicine promotion to associate professor
Benjamin von Schweinitz, M.D. Emergency Medicine promotion to associate professor
Sumayah Abed, M.D. Family & Community Medicine promotion to associate professor
Calvin Spellmon, M.D. Family & Community Medicine promotion to associate professor
Nessy Abraham Philip, M.D. Huntsville Regional Medical Campus promotion to associate professor
Kelsey Ivey, M.D. Huntsville Regional Medical Campus promotion to associate professor
Janaki Nimmagadda, M.D. Huntsville Regional Medical Campus promotion to professor
Christina Grabowski, Ph.D. Medical Education promotion to professor
Brook Hubner, Ph.D. Medical Education promotion to associate professor
Stephen Clarkson, M.D. Medicine – Cardiovascular Disease promotion to associate professor
Ayman Haj Asaad, M.D. Medicine – Cardiovascular Disease promotion to associate professor
Andrew Lenneman, M.D. Medicine – Cardiovascular Disease promotion to professor
William Maddox, M.D. Medicine – Cardiovascular Disease promotion to professor
Hugh McElderry, M.D. Medicine – Cardiovascular Disease promotion to professor
Glenn Rowe, Ph.D. Medicine – Cardiovascular Disease promotion to professor
Priscila Sato, Ph.D. Medicine – Cardiovascular Disease award of tenure
Ali Ahmed, M.D. Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology promotion to associate professor
Chad Burski, M.D. Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology promotion to professor
David Fettig, M.D. Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology promotion to associate professor
Mohamed Ismail, M.D. Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology promotion to associate professor
Kondal Kyanam Kabir, M.D. Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology promotion to professor
Kirk Russ, M.D, Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology promotion to associate professor
Reaford Blackburn, Jr., M.D. Medicine - General Internal Medicine & Population Science promotion to associate professor
Davis Bradford, M.D. Medicine - General Internal Medicine & Population Science promotion to associate professor
Alonso Heudebert, M.D. Medicine - General Internal Medicine & Population Science promotion to associate professor
Leah Leisch, M.D. Medicine - General Internal Medicine & Population Science promotion to associate professor
Timiya Nolan, Ph.D. Medicine - General Internal Medicine & Population Science award of tenure
Caroline Presley, M.D. Medicine - General Internal Medicine & Population Science promotion to associate professor
Kevin Riggs, M.D. Medicine - General Internal Medicine & Population Science promotion to associate professor and award of tenure
Ashley Vorenkamp, M.D. Medicine - General Internal Medicine & Population Science promotion to associate professor
Marianthe Grammas, M.D. Medicine - Gerontology, Geriatrics, & Palliative Care promotion to professor
Mark Newbrough, M.D. Medicine - Gerontology, Geriatrics, & Palliative Care promotion to professor
Ashley Nichols, M.D. Medicine - Gerontology, Geriatrics, & Palliative Care promotion to professor
Mehmet Akce, M.D. Medicine - Hematology/Oncology promotion to professor
Aakash Desai, M.D. Medicine - Hematology/Oncology promotion to associate professor
Gayathri Ravi, M.D. Medicine - Hematology/Oncology promotion to associate professor
Gabrielle Rocque, M.D. Medicine - Hematology/Oncology promotion to professor
Noha Sharafeldin, M.D., Ph.D. Medicine - Hematology/Oncology promotion to associate professor and award of tenure
Lauren Shea, M.D. Medicine - Hematology/Oncology promotion to associate professor
Erica Stringer-Reasor, M.D. Medicine - Hematology/Oncology promotion to professor
Juan Calix, M.D., Ph.D. Medicine - Infectious Diseases promotion to associate professor
Daniela De Lima Corvin, M.D. Medicine - Infectious Diseases promotion to associate professor
Jodie Dionne, M.D. Medicine - Infectious Diseases promotion to professor
Nathan Erdmann, M.D., Ph.D. Medicine - Infectious Diseases award of tenure
Ronnie Gravett, M.D. Medicine - Infectious Diseases promotion to associate professor
Christa Nevin, M.D. Medicine - Infectious Diseases promotion to associate professor
Mukesh Patel, M.D. Medicine - Infectious Diseases promotion to professor
Rena Patel, M.D. Medicine - Infectious Diseases award of tenure
Alian Al-Balas, M.D. Medicine - Nephrology promotion to professor and award of tenure
Emmy Bell, M.D. Medicine - Nephrology award of tenure
Jared Cook, M.D. Medicine - Nephrology promotion to associate professor
Lisa Curtis, Ph.D. Medicine – Nephrology promotion to professor
Takamitsu Saigusa, M.D. Medicine – Nephrology award of tenure
Norman Seay, M.D. Medicine - Nephrology promotion to associate professor
Hitesh Batra, M.D. Medicine - Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine promotion to professor
Susan Birket, Ph. D. Medicine - Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine award of tenure
Carla Copeland, M.D. Medicine - Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine promotion to associate professor
Kevin Dsouza, M.D. Medicine - Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine promotion to associate professor
Bryan Garcia, M.D. Medicine - Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine promotion to associate professor
Gabriela Oates, Ph.D. Medicine - Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine award of tenure
Masakazu Kamata, Ph.D. Microbiology promotion to professor
Leslie Harris, Jr., M.D. Montgomery Medical Campus promotion to professor
Jamie Peters, Ph.D. Neurobiology promotion to professor
John Shacka, Ph.D. Neurobiology promotion to professor
Shruti Agnihotri, M.D. Neurology promotion to professor
Victo Del Bene, Ph.D. Neurology promotion to associate professor
Zeenat Jaisani, M.D. Neurology promotion to professor
Amy Knight, Ph.D. Neurology promotion to professor
Alissa Malito, M.D. Neurology promotion to associate professor
Benjamin McCullough, M.D. Neurology promotion to associate professor
Marissa Natelson Love, M.D. Neurology promotion to professor
Ashley Thomas, M.D. Neurology promotion to professor
Lawrence Ver Hoef, M.D. Neurology promotion to professor
Quynh Vo, M.D. Neurology promotion to associate professor
Marshall Holland, M.D. Neurosurgery promotion to associate professor
Satoru Osuka, M.D., Ph.D. Neurosurgery promotion to associate professor
Rebecca Arend, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology promotion to professor
Sima Baalbaki, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology promotion to associate professor
Deepti Sharma, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology promotion to associate professor
Carolyn Webster, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology promotion to associate professor
Abhinav Agarwal, M.D. Orthopaedic Surgery promotion to associate professor
Philip Ashley, M.D. Orthopaedic Surgery promotion to associate professor
Amit Momaya, M.D. Orthopaedic Surgery promotion to professor
Jonathan Quade, M.D. Orthopaedic Surgery promotion to professor and award of tenure
Daniel Atherton, M.D. Pathology promotion to professor
Rati Chkheidze, M.D. Pathology promotion to associate professor
Valeria Dal Zotto, M.D. Pathology promotion to associate professor
Huma Fatima, M.D. Pathology promotion to professor
Sixto Leal, Jr., M.D., Ph.D. Pathology promotion to professor
Rance Siniard, M.D. Pathology promotion to associate professor
Dario Vitturi Iglesias, Ph.D. Pathology promotion to associate professor
Giovanna Beauchamp, M.D. Pediatrics promotion to associate professor
Guillermo Beltran Ale, M.D. Pediatrics promotion to associate professor
Vidit Bhargava, M.D. Pediatrics promotion to associate professor
Michael Brock, M.D. Pediatrics promotion to associate professor
Kelli Chaviano, D.O. Pediatrics promotion to associate professor
Matthew Clark, M.D. Pediatrics promotion to associate professor
Christy Foster, M.D. Pediatrics promotion to associate professor
William Harris, M.D. Pediatrics promotion to professor
Hannah Hightower, M.D. Pediatrics promotion to professor
Scott James, M.D. Pediatrics promotion to professor
Traci Jester, M.D. Pediatrics promotion to professor
Snehal Khatri, M.D. Pediatrics promotion to professor
Michael Lopez, M.D., Ph.D. Pediatrics promotion to associate professor
Jeanine Maclin, M.D. Pediatrics promotion to professor
Teresa Magruder, M.D. Pediatrics promotion to professor
Jordan Newman, M.D. Pediatrics promotion to associate professor
Brandi Pernell, D.N.P. Pediatrics promotion to associate professor
Leslie Rhodes, M.D. Pediatrics promotion to professor
Chrystal Rutledge, M.D. Pediatrics promotion to professor
Nichole Samuy, M.D. Pediatrics promotion to professor
Jessica Schmitt, M.D. Pediatrics promotion to associate professor
Mary Stamper, M.D. Pediatrics promotion to professor
Hope Wilson, M.D. Pediatrics promotion to associate professor
Cynthia Wozow, D.O. Pediatrics promotion to associate professor
Chang Wu, M.D. Pediatrics promotion to professor
Berdale Colorado, D.O. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation promotion to professor
Danielle Powell, M.D. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation promotion to professor
James Hardaway, III, Ph.D. Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurobiology promotion to associate professor
Elizabeth Lucas, Ph.D Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurobiology award of tenure
Minae Niwa, Ph.D. Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurobiology promotion to professor
Alison Thomas, Ph.D. Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurobiology promotion to associate professor
Abhishek Wadhwa, M.D. Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurobiology promotion to associate professor
Drexell Boggs, M.D. Radiation Oncology promotion to professor
Eric Simiele, Ph.D. Radiation Oncology promotion to associate professor
Rodney Sullivan, Ph.D. Radiation Oncology promotion to associate professor
Rachel Bass, M.D. Radiology promotion to associate professor
Constantine Burgan, M.D. Radiology promotion to professor and award of tenure
Daniel Goldberg-Zimring, Ph.D. Radiology promotion to associate professor
Virendra Mishra, Ph.D. Radiology promotion to professor
Veeranjaneyulu Prattipati, M.D. Radiology promotion to associate professor
Anna Sorace, Ph.D. Radiology promotion to professor
Manoj Tanwar, M.D. Radiology promotion to associate professor
Mohd Zahid, M.D. Radiology promotion to associate professor
Kathryn Zamora, M.D. Radiology promotion to professor
James Donahue, M.D. Surgery promotion to professor
Lily Gutnik, M.D. Surgery promotion to associate professor
Mohammad Zain Hashmi, M.D. Surgery promotion to associate professor
Robert Hollis, M.D. Surgery promotion to associate professor and award of tenure
Joshua Richman, M.D., Ph.D. Surgery promotion to professor
Jarrad Rowse, M.D. Surgery promotion to associate professor
Robert Sorabella, M.D. Surgery promotion to associate professor and award of tenure
Danielle Sutzko, M.D. Surgery promotion to associate professor
Jon Winkler, M.D., Ph.D. Surgery promotion to associate professor
Joseph Crivelli, M.D. Urology promotion to associate professor
David Kitchens, M.D. Urology promotion to professor
John Knight, Ph.D. Urology promotion to professor
Tanecia Mitchell, Ph.D. Urology award of tenure
Kyle Wood, M.D. Urology promotion to professor

School of Nursing

NameDepartmentPromotion and/or Tenure Award
Melanie Baucom, DNP, CRN, FNP-BC Family Community and Health Systems promotion to assistant professor
Felesia Bowen, Ph.D, DNP, RN, FAAN Acute, Chronic and Continuing Care award of tenure
Rachael Bruce, DNP, MPH, CRNP, FNP‐C, CNE Family Community and Health Systems promotion to assistant professor
Katie Buys, DNP,MPH,CRNP, FNP‐BC, PMHNP‐BC Family Community and Health Systems promotion to associate professor
Elizabeth Coleman, PhD, CRNP (FO), CPNP‐PC Family Community and Health Systems promotion to assistant professor
Melanie Hallman, DNP, CRNP, FNP‐BC, ACNP‐BC, ENP‐C,  CEN, TCRN, FAEN, FAANP, FAAN Family Community and Health Systems promotion to professor
David House, DNP, CRNP, FNP‐BC, ENP‐C, CEN, CNE, FAANP, FAAN Family Community and Health Systems promotion to professor
Allison Jones, PhD, RN, CNE Acute, Chronic and Continuing Care promotion to associate professor
Jeremy Jordan, PhD, CRNP, CCRN, CPNP‐AC, CNE Family Community and Health Systems promotion to associate professor
Peng Li, Ph.D. Acute, Chronic and Continuing Care promotion to professor
James Odom, PhD, RN, ACHPN, FPCN, FAAN Acute, Chronic and Continuing Care promotion to professor
Allyson Sanders, Ph.D., RN, CNEcl Family Community and Health Systems promotion to assistant professor
Rachel Sasser, DNP, CRNP, PMHNP‐BC, CNE Family Community and Health Systems promotion to assistant professor
Tracie White, DNP, CRNP, ACNP‐BC, CNOR, CRNFA Acute, Chronic and Continuing Care promotion to associate professor

School of Optometry

NameDepartmentPromotion and/or Tenure Award
Andrew Rothstein, O.D. Optometry and Vision Science promotion to associate professor
Nicholas Onken, O.D. Optometry and Vision Science promotion to associate professor
Safal Khanal, O.D., Ph.D. Optometry and Vision Science promotion to associate professor and award of tenure

School of Public Health

NameDepartmentPromotion and/or Tenure Award
Matthew Fifolt, Ph.D. Health Policy and Organization promotion to professor
Russell Griffin, Ph.D. Epidemiology promotion to professor
Gerhard Hellemann, Ph.D. Biostatistics promotion to professor and award of tenure
Tamika Smith, Ph.D. Health Behavior promotion to associate professor

UAB Libraries

NameDepartmentPromotion and/or Tenure Award
Ashley McGuire, Ph.D. Research, Instruction, & Scholarly Communication promotion to associate professor
Tiffany Pardue, MLIS User Access promotion to assistant professor
Kelsey Robertson, MLIS Technology & Technical Services promotion to assistant professor
Danielle Hassan, MLIS Technology & Technical Services promotion to associate professor
Amanda Jenkins, MLIS Research, Instruction, & Scholarly Communication promotion to assistant professor
Jaycee Chapman, MLIS Research, Instruction, & Scholarly Communication promotion to assistant professor
Aaron Pahl, MLIS Technology & Technical Services promotion to assistant professor