NAU faculty who earned promotion in the 2022-23 academic year

Promotion to associate teaching professor:

  • Calinda Shely, Department of English
  • Jersus Colmenares, Department of Global Languages and Cultures
  • Meghan Moran Wilson, Department of English
  • Benjamin Sandler, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • David Deville, Department of Mathematics & Statistics
  • Gina Nabours, Department of Mathematics & Statistics
  • Li-Hsin Chien, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science
  • Jacob Lesandrini, College of Education
  • Michael Benjamin, Personalized Learning-Management
  • Andrew Dzeguze, Department of Politics and International Affairs
  • Dilofarid Miskinzod, Department of Women’s and Gender Studies
  • Robert Long, School of Communication
  • Paulina Schutt-Swiatkowski, School of Communication

Promotion to full teaching professor:

  • Michael Collins, Department of English
  • Ellie Blair, Department of Mathematics & Statistics
  • Ted Martinez, Honors College
  • Amy Horn, School of Communication
  • Lisa Tichavsky, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Promotion to associate clinical professor:

  • Adrien Gupton, School of Nursing
  • Andrea Lerner, Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training
  • Heather Steagall, Department of Dental Hygiene
  • Kristie Wright, School of Nursing
  • Sandra Stewart, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • Shelley Vaughn, School of Nursing
  • Liz Mancha, School of Nursing
  • Alison Conant, Department of Teaching and Learning
  • Margaret Boatright, Department of Educational Psychology
  • Courtney Carver, Department of Social Work
  • Katherine Mommaerts, Department of Social Work
  • Natalie Randolph, Department of Social Work
  • David King, NAU-Yuma
  • Heather Ashby, School of Nursing

Promotion to full clinical professor:

  • Ann Vert, School of Nursing
  • Glenn Edgerton, Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training
  • Priscilla Rost, Department of Dental Hygiene
  • Gregory Shrader, College of Education
  • Rosalicia Cordova, NAU-Yuma

Promotion to associate professor of practice:

  • Christine Graham, Kitt School of Music
  • Robyn Conrad Hansen, Department of Educational Leadership
  • Theresa Bierer, Department of Management, Marketing, and Information Systems Management
  • Melissa Schonauer, Honors College

Promotion to full professor of practice:

  • Steven Schaeffer, School of Art

Promotion to associate research professor

  • Faith Walker, School of Forestry

Promotion to associate librarian with continuing status:

  • Mary Catherine Lockmiller, Phoenix Bioscience Core library

Promotion to associate professor with tenure:

  • Jeremy LaBuff, Department of History
  • Amanda De la Torre Cuba, School of Forestry
  • Cristina Thomas Denney, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science
  • Denielle Perry, School of Earth and Sustainability
  • Jason Ladner, Department of Biological Sciences
  • Matthew Salanga, Department of Biological Sciences
  • Ryan Behunin, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science
  • Michael Gowanlock, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems
  • Morgan Vigil-Hayes, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems
  • Regina Eddie, School of Nursing
  • Christopher Lanterman, Department of Educational Specialites
  • Blake Rayfield, Department of Economics, Finance, and Accounting
  • Michelle McAllister, Department of Economics, Finance, and Accounting
  • Laura Noll, Department of Psychological Sciences
  • Robert Wickham, Department of Psychological Sciences
  • Zhan Xu, School of Communication
  • Charn McAllister, Department of Management, Marketing, and Information Systems Management
  • Yiyan Li, Department of Management, Marketing, and Information Systems Management

Promotion to full professor:

  • Luke Plonsky, Department of English
  • Andrew Sánchez Meador, School of Forestry
  • Christopher Mann, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science
  • Jeff Foster, Department of Biological Sciences
  • Jin Wang, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
  • Laura Wasylenki, School of Earth and Sustainability
  • Tinna Traustadóttir, Department of Biological Sciences
  • Robin Tuchscherer, Department of Civil Engineering Construction Management, and Environmental Engineering
  • Teki Sankey, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems
  • John Heick, Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training
  • Samantha Sabo, Department of Health Sciences
  • Michael Schwanenberger, Department of Educational Leadership
  • Ron Gray, STEM Education
  • Vicki Ross, Department of Teaching and Learning
  • Jap Efendi, Department of Economics, Finance, and Accounting
  • Mandy Dang, Department of Management, Marketing, and Information Systems Management
  • Corina Kellner, Department of Anthropology
  • Kerry Thompson, Department of Anthropology
  • Ronda Jenson, Department of Psychological Sciences

Emeritus or emerita faculty:

  • Tom Acker
  • Mary Lou Brubaker
  • David Camacho
  • Bernd Conrad
  • Max Dass
  • Richard Dehn
  • Walter Delecki
  • Bret Dickson
  • Steven Farmer
  • Paul Flikkema
  • Mark Maciha
  • Pamela Powell
  • Wallace Rande
  • Michael Roberts
  • Karen Schairer
  • Francis Smiley
  • Frederick Solop
  • Laura Sujo-Montes
  • Gary Vallen
  • Nancy Wonders
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