By Allison Hurtado ’12 and Joe Adams
Eighty-nine UCF faculty received promotions and another 48 earned tenure for the 2021-22 cycle following a rigorous evaluation process.
Consideration for promotion and tenure takes nearly an entire academic year as faculty are evaluated on three main areas: research, teaching and service. UCF’s many types of faculty include librarians, instructional designers and clinical researchers.
“The faculty members approved for tenure and promotion this year meet a lofty and challenging bar. They demonstrate high productivity and excellence in teaching, research, and service,” says Michael D. Johnson, UCF’s provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs. “I am confident these faculty members will make a significant contribution to UCF’s future success.”
Of the 48 faculty members who earned tenure, 46 were also promoted to associate professor. Those granted tenure received approval by the UCF Board of Trustees on May 26. The new tenure designations and promotions take effect on Aug. 8.
Congratulations to the following faculty.
Promotion to Professor
Rodrigo Amezcua Correa, Optics and Photonics
Sarah Barber, Anthropology
Sejal Barden, Counselor Education and School Psychology
Corey Bohil, Psychology
Cheryl Briggs, School of Visual Arts and Design
Ilenia Colon Mendoza, School of Visual Arts and Design
Norma Conner, Nursing Systems
Christopher Emrich, School of Public Administration
Jeremy Hunt, Music
Shawn Lawrence, School of Social Work
Young-Joo Lee, School of Public Administration
David Mohaisen, Computer Science
Lisa Nalbone, Modern Languages and Literatures
Abdul-Akeem Sadiq, School of Public Administration
Mindy Shoss, Psychology
Audrone Skukauskaite, Learning Sciences and Educational Research
Liansheng Tang, Statistics and Data Science
Charlotte Trinquet Du Lys, Modern Languages and Literatures
Dingbao Wang, Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering
Liqiang Wang, Computer Science
Nan Yu, Nicholson School of Communication and Media
Changchun Zou, Computer Science
Promotion to Professor of Medicine
Xiaoman Li, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences
Shadab Siddiqi, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences
Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure
Melanie Beazley, Chemistry
Edward Dandrow, History
Kristopher Davis, Materials Science and Engineering
Adriana De Bekker, Biology
Neil Duncan, Anthropology
Tiffany Earley, History
Rickard Ewetz, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Xiaofeng Feng, Physics
Su Gao, School of Teacher Education
Jeanette Garcia, Health Sciences
Yue Ge, School of Public Administration
Yulia Gerasimova, Chemistry
Ranajay Ghosh, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Zhishan Guo, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Kyu Young Han, Optics and Photonics
Duncan Hardy, History
Maria Harrington, Nicholson School of Communication and Media
Samiul Hasan, Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering
Helen Huang, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
YeonWoong Jung, Materials Science and Engineering
William Kaden, Physics
Ellen Kang, Physics
Joseph Kider Jr., School of Modeling, Simulation, and Training
Brian Kim, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Elizabeth Kinchen, Nursing Systems
Tremon Kizer, Music
Ryan Labrecque, Criminal Justice
Christine Lapka, Music
Abey Lopez-Garcia, Mathematics
Chase Mason, Biology
David Mitchell, School of Public Administration
Bendegul Okumus, Foodservice and Lodging Management
Laurie Pinkert, Writing and Rhetoric
Swaminathan Rajaraman, Materials Science and Engineering
Christian Ravela, Philosophy
Jorge Ridderstaat, Hospitality Services
Tania Roy, Materials Science and Engineering
A H M Anwar Sadmani, Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering
Benjamin Sawyer, Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
Robert Steward, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Jill Viglione, Criminal Justice
Thomas Wahl, Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering
Jungwon Yeo, School of Public Administration
Melissa Zeligman, Counselor Education and School Psychology
Tingting Zhang, Hospitality Services
Promotion to Associate Professor of Medicine with Tenure
Karl McKinstry, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences
Tenure Awarded
Aleksandar Dimitrovski, Electrical and Computer Engineering
James Whitworth, School of Social Work
Promotion to Clinical Associate Professor
Morris Beato, School of Kinesiology and Physical Therapy
Laura Neely, School of Kinesiology and Physical Therapy
Carey Rothschild, School of Kinesiology and Physical Therapy
Jennifer Tucker, School of Kinesiology and Physical Therapy
Promotion to Research Associate Professor
Hatem Abou-Senna, Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering
Gerd Bruder, School of Modeling, Simulation, and Training
Promotion to Associate Professor of Medicine
Emily Bradshaw, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences
Katherine Daly, Clinical Sciences
David Weinstein, Internal Medicine
Promotion to Senior Lecturer
Lisa Brooks, School of Teacher Education
Matthew Bryan, Writing and Rhetoric
Leslee Damato-Kubiet, Nursing Practice
Elizabeth Hoffman, School of Teacher Education
Gail Humiston, Criminal Justice
Theo Lotz, School of Visual Arts and Design
Daniel Marien, School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs
Carolyn Massiah, Marketing
Daniel McConnell, Psychology
Irene Pons, Legal Studies
Matthew Rex, Chemistry
Kristen Schellhase, School of Kinesiology and Physical Therapy
Lee-Anne Trimble Spalding, School of Teacher Education
Anca Turcu, School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs
Laurie Uttich, English
Stacy Van Horn, Counselor Education and School Psychology
Taylar Wenzel, School of Teacher Education
Promotion to Associate Lecturer
Michael Armato, Sociology
Zachary Beckler, Nicholson School of Communication and Media
Todd Bricker, Criminal Justice
Anne Bubriski, UCF Women’s and Gender Studies
Gregg Buckingham, School of Public Administration
Mark Bush, School of Global Health Management and Informatics
James Cameron, School of Visual Arts and Design
Karen Consalo, Legal Studies
Hans Hagglund, Foodservice and Lodging Management
Gordon Henry, Integrated Business
Martha Hubertz, Psychology
Renata Kolodziej-Smith, Nicholson School of Communication and Media
Richard Leinecker, Computer Science
Ahmet Ozbay, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Meltem Oztan-Meli, English Language Institute
Daniel Seigler, School of Public Administration
Katherine Shults, Nicholson School of Communication and Media
Suboh Suboh, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ronald Weaver, Nicholson School of Communication and Media
Promotion to Senior Instructor
Helen Becker, Management
Kirk Gay, Music
Richard Grula, Nicholson School of Communication and Media
Jonathan Judy, Foodservice and Lodging Management
Vicki Lavendol, Hospitality Services
Stefanie Mayfield Garcia, Marketing
Adele Richardson, Writing and Rhetoric
Promotion to Associate Instructor
Stuart Dees, Writing and Rhetoric
Christine Ferretti, School of Social Work
Maxine McGregor, School of Social Work
Jennifer Morin, Integrated Business
Daniel Novatnak, Nicholson School of Communication and Media
Melissa Ringfield, Writing and Rhetoric
Frank Tamberelli, Integrated Business
Milagro Truyol Quiroz, Modern Languages and Literatures
Jessica Wickey, Tourism, Events, and Attraction
Promotion to Senior Instructional Designer
John Raible, Center for Distributed Learning
Promotion to Associate Instructional Designer
Alyssa Albrecht, Center for Distributed Learning
Charlotte Jones-Roberts, Center for Distributed Learning
Promotion to Medical Associate Librarian
Shalu Gillum, Medical Education