CLASS Faculty Promotions and Tenure Appointments
Five faculty members promoted to full professor rank, 20 earn tenure and promotions to associate professor rank
It is with pleasure and respect that the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences congratulates our faculty members on their advancement through the University of Houston promotion and tenure process. The Board of Regents approved their promotions and tenure appointments at its meeting on May 6, 2014. All appointments are effective September 1, 2014 except as noted below.
Promotion to Professor (Tenure Previously Achieved)
Department of Economics
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Aimee Chin
Department of English
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Margot Backus
Moores School of Music
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Matthew Dirst
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Timothy Hester
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Timothy Koozin
Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure
Jack J. Valenti School of Communication
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Zhiwen Xiao
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
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Ferenc Bunta
Department of Comparative Cultural Studies
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Keith McNeal
Department of Economics
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Elaine Liu
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Gergely Ujhelyi
Department of English
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Jamie Ferguson
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Ange Mlinko
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Jennifer Wingard
Department of Health and Human Performance
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Richard Simpson
Department of Hispanic Studies
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Jose Ramon Ruisanchez
Department of History
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Natalia Milanesio
Moores School of Music
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Tali Morgulis
Department of Political Science
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Tanya Bagashka
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Jennifer Clark
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Ryan Kennedy
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Lydia Tiede
Department of Psychology
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Qian Lu
School of Theatre and Dance
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Rebecca Valls
Tenure Appointment at Current Rank of Associate Professor
Moores School of Music
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Kirsten Yon
Department of Psychology
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Candice Alfano