{"id":14289,"date":"2025-04-04T07:06:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T11:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?p=14289"},"modified":"2025-04-04T17:17:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T21:17:19","slug":"faculty-promotions-approved-by-trustees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/Q2\/faculty-promotions-approved-by-trustees","title":{"rendered":"Faculty promotions and tenure approved by trustees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Purdue University<\/a> Board of Trustees<\/a> on Friday (April 4) approved faculty promotions. The following promotions are effective with the 2025-26 academic year. Exact dates are noted by campus or individual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAIN CAMPUS
<\/strong>Effective Aug. 18, 2025, except as noted<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Associate Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celina Gomez, associate professor of horticulture and landscape architecture<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yiwei Huang, associate professor of horticulture and landscape architecture<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laura Ingwell, associate professor of entomology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gerald Miller, Jr., associate professor of botany and plant pathology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jonathan Pasternak, associate professor of animal sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kranthi Varala, associate professor of horticulture and landscape architecture<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diane Wang, associate professor of agronomy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Clinical Associate Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shawn Ehlers, clinical associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stacy Zuelly, clinical associate professor of animal sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Clinical Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Casey Mull, clinical professor of extension, July 1, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Full Professor<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greg Fraley, professor of animal sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jen-Yi Huang, professor of food science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jon Schoonmaker, professor of animal sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vikki Weake, professor of biochemistry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gyeong Mee Yoon, professor of botany and plant pathology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cankui Zhang, professor of agronomy

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MITCH DANIELS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Associate Professor<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

William Haskell, associate professor of Mitch Daniels School of Business<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hojun Seo, associate professor of Mitch Daniels School of Business<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katelyn Zipay, associate professor of Mitch Daniels School of Business<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Clinical Associate Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brian Chupp, clinical associate professor of Mitch Daniels School of Business<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jinsuh Lee, clinical associate professor of Mitch Daniels School of Business<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Douglas Pruim, clinical associate professor of Mitch Daniels School of Business<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kasie Roberson, clinical associate professor of Mitch Daniels School of Business<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andres Vargas, clinical associate professor of economics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zhiwei Zhu, clinical associate professor of Mitch Daniels School of Business<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Clinical Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelly Blanchard, clinical professor of economics, July 1, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Full Professor<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Timothy Bond, professor of economics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cathy Zhang, professor of economics<\/p>\n\n\n\n


COLLEGE OF EDUCATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Full Professor<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chrystal Johnson, professor of curriculum and instruction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stephanie Masta, professor of curriculum and instruction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patricia Morita-Mullaney, professor of curriculum and instruction<\/p>\n\n\n\n


COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Associate Professor<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shubhra Bansal, associate professor of mechanical and materials engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deva Chan, associate professor of biomedical engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behzad Esmaeili, associate professor of industrial engineering and civil engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yan Gu, associate professor of mechanical engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justin Hess, associate professor of engineering education<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tian Li, associate professor of mechanical engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Davin Piercey, associate professor of materials engineering and mechanical engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rahim Rahimi, associate professor of materials engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April Savoy, associate professor of industrial engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Akanshu Sharma, associate professor of civil and construction engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mirian Velay-Lizancos, associate professor of civil and construction engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Xiaoqian Wang, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Warsinger, associate professor of mechanical engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yunlin Xu, associate professor of nuclear engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Clinical Associate Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lindsey Payne, clinical associate professor of practice<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Research Associate Professor <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Otte, research associate professor of biomedical engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Research Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Valeryi Sizyuk, research professor of nuclear engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Full Professor<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andres Arrieta, professor of mechanical engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ran Dai, professor of aeronautics and astronautics engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christopher Goldenstein, professor of mechanical engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jacqueline Linnes, professor of biomedical engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julie Liu, professor of chemical engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nina Mahmoudian, professor of mechanical engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Muhsin Menekse, professor of engineering education<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vitaliy Rayz, professor of biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelly Schultz, professor of chemical engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carson Slabaugh, professor of aeronautics and astronautics engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n


COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Associate Professor<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qinglan Ding, associate professor of nursing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shih-Chun Kao, associate professor of health and kinesiology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seon Jeong Lee, associate professor of hospitality and tourism management<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kameron Moding, associate professor of human development and family science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Clinical Associate Professor<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lisa Hilliard, clinical associate professor of health sciences, July 1, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebecca Johnson, clinical associate professor of nursing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Janelle Tipton, clinical associate professor of nursing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amanda Ward, clinical associate professor of nursing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Full Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jennifer Brown, professor of psychological sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jonathan Shannahan, professor of health sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ellen Wells, professor of health sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JOHN MARTINSON HONORS COLLEGE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Clinical Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natasha Duncan, clinical professor of John Martinson Honors College<\/p>\n\n\n\n


COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Associate Professor<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adam Bodony, associate professor of bands and orchestras<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mollie Cohen, associate professor of political science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eli Craven, associate professor of photography<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesse Crosson, associate professor of political science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Javier Gomez-Lavin, associate professor of philosophy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ilwoo Ju, associate professor of communication<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sebasti\u00e1n Murgueitio Ram\u00edrez, associate professor of philosophy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zoe Nyssa, associate professor of anthropology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jung Sohn, associate professor of industrial design<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Clinical Associate Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daniel Conner, clinical associate professor of classics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melissa Will, clinical associate professor of political science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Clinical Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richard Dionne, clinical professor of theatre, July 1, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Full Professor<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emily Allen, professor of English<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tithi Bhattacharya, professor of history<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sarah Robins, professor of philosophy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monica Trieu, professor of interdisciplinary studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n


LIBRARIES AND SCHOOL OF INFORMATION STUDIES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Clinical Associate Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rachel Fundator, clinical associate professor of libraries, July 1, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adriana Harmeyer, clinical associate professor of libraries, July 1, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Full Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Margaret Phillips, professor of libraries
 
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Associate Professor<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Severin Schneebeli, associate professor of industrial and molecular pharmaceutics, July 1, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Clinical Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rakhi Karwa, clinical professor of pharmacy practice, July 1, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Full Professor<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emily Dykhuizen, professor of medicinal chemistry and molecular pharmacology, July 1, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jianing Li, professor of medicinal chemistry and molecular pharmacology, July 1, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qi \u201cTony\u201d Zhou, professor of industrial and molecular pharmaceutics, July 1, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n


POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Associate Professor<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volodymyr Bilotkach, associate professor of aviation and transportation technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert Nawrocki, associate professor of engineering technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wenhai Sun, associate professor of computer and information technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Clinical Associate Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travis Fuerst, clinical associate professor of engineering technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Darlene Russ-Eft, clinical associate professor of technology leadership and innovation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tawfiq Salem, clinical associate professor of computer and information technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Full Professor<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Byung-Cheol Min, professor of computer and information technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n


COLLEGE OF SCIENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Associate Professor<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aniket Bera, associate professor of computer science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Antonio Bianchi, associate professor of computer science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simina Branzei, associate professor of computer science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zeynel Celik, associate professor of computer science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pedro Fonseca, associate professor of computer science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daniel Le, associate professor of mathematical sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stephanie Olson, associate professor of earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elizabeth Parkinson, associate professor of chemistry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Reppert, associate professor of chemistry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Sori, associate professor of earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jing Tian, associate professor of computer science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yexiang Xue, associate professor of computer science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ming Yin, associate professor of computer science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Clinical Associate Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anthony Bergstrom, clinical associate professor of computer science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Clinical Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gustavo Rodriguez-Rivera, clinical professor of computer science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Full Professor<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daniel Chavas, professor of earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gaurav Chopra, professor of chemistry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark Christie, professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeffrey Dick, professor of chemistry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stephanie Gardner, professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chen-Lung Hung, professor of physics and astronomy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andreas Jung, professor of physics and astronomy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrea Kasinski, professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yunyue Li, professor of earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linquan Ma, professor of mathematical sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Minton, professor of earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Xiangxiong Zhang, professor of mathematical sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n


COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Associate Professor<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nikolaos Dervisis, associate professor of veterinary clinical sciences, July 1, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shawna Klahn, associate professor of veterinary clinical sciences, July 1, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Masahiro Murakami, associate professor of veterinary clinical sciences, July 1, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rafael Neves, associate professor of veterinary clinical sciences, July 1, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shankar Thangamani, associate professor of comparative pathobiology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Clinical Associate Professor<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mario Sola, clinical associate professor of comparative pathobiology, July 1, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Research Associate Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jiang Yang, research associate professor of comparative pathobiology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Clinical Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kenitra Hendrix, clinical professor of veterinary administration, July 1, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steven Thompson, clinical professor of veterinary clinical sciences, July 1, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PURDUE UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST
<\/strong>Effective Aug. 18, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick Keegan, associate professor of education<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Afshin Zahraee, associate professor of construction engineering and management technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shontrai Irving, clinical professor of business law<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christopher Belous, professor of couple and family therapy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patti Ludwig-Beymer, professor of nursing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Claudia Mich, professor of marketing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maged Mikhail, professor of mechatronics engineering technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yu Ouyang, professor of political science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shengyong Zhang, professor of mechanical engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n


PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE
<\/strong>Effective Aug. 18, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jiangshan An, associate professor of linguistics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott Bergeson, associate professor of biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joel Givens, associate professor of counselor education<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amal Khalifa, associate professor of computer science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alan Legg, associate professor of mathematics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebecca Palu, associate professor of biology \u2014 genetics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

William Sauerland, associate professor of music<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Xiaoguang Tian, associate professor of management information systems and business analytics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heloisa Wilkerson, associate professor of journalism<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eileen Garwood, clinical associate professor of music therapy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jason Lundgren, clinical associate professor of music industry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brad Oliver, clinical professor of educational leadership<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeong-il Cho, professor of education<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Kopec, professor of English<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wei Luo, professor of communication<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suin Roberts, professor of German<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daniel Tembras, professor of music<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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