The University of Toledo Board of Trustees approved 55 faculty members for promotion and tenure at its April meeting.
There were 28 faculty members who received tenure and another 27 were promoted to professor, associate professor or assistant professor.
“The success of our faculty and our students is the highest priority for The University of Toledo and the Office of the Provost,” said Dr. Scott Molitor, interim provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. “We are proud to recognize this year’s cohort of faculty members who have advanced through the tenure and promotion process, and to celebrate their accomplishments in teaching, research and service.”
The faculty members who received tenure are:
College of Arts and Letters
• Dr. Barry Jackisch, History
• Associate Professor Daniel McInnis, Art
College of Engineering
• Dr. Joseph Lawrence, Chemical Engineering
College of Medicine and Life Sciences
• Dr. Xiaohong Li, Cell and Cancer Biology
Faculty members who received tenure and promotion to associate professor are:
College of Arts and Letters
• Dr. Shahna Arps, Sociology and Anthropology
• Dr. Joseph Gamble, English Language and Literature
• Dr. Cin Cin Tan, Psychology
• Assistant Professor Eric Zeigler, Art
John B. and Lillian E. Neff College of Business and Innovation
• Dr. Jennifer Stevens, Marketing
• Dr. Pavel Teterin, Finance
College of Engineering
• Dr. Meysam Haghshenas, Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
• Dr. Ngalula Mubenga, Engineering Technology
• Dr. Ala Qattawi, Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
• Dr. Qiuying Zhao, Engineering Technology
College of Health and Human Services
• Dr. Nicole McKenzie, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences
• Dr. Ling Na, Population Health
• Dr. Mamta Ojha, Human Services
• Dr. Mounika Polavarapu, Population Health
• Dr. Brandon Wood, Population Health
University Libraries
• Assistant Professor Jennifer Joe
College of Medicine and Life Sciences
• Dr. Deepa Malaiyandi, Neurology
• Dr. Stephanie Pannell, Surgery
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
• Dr. Kennedy Doro, Environmental Sciences
• Dr. William Hintz, Environmental Sciences
• Dr. Anne Medling, Physics and Astronomy
• Dr. Aniruddha Ray, Physics and Astronomy
• Dr. Eli Visbal, Physics and Astronomy
College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Dr Michelle Schroeder, Pharmacy Practice
The faculty members who achieved promotion to professor are:
• College of Arts and Letters: Dr. Ammon Allred, Philosophy and Religious Studies; Dr. Matt Foss, Theatre and Film; Dr. Sarah Francis, Psychology; Dr. Jason Rose, Psychology; and Associate Professor Stephen Sakowski, Theatre and Film.
• John B. and Lillian E. Neff College of Business and Innovation: Dr. Bassam Hasan, Info Systems and Supply Chain Management.
• College of Engineering: Dr. Eda Yildirim-Ayan, Bioengineering.
• College of Health and Human Services: Dr. David Bazett-Jones, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences; and Dr. Shipra Singh, Population Health.
• College of Medicine and Life Sciences: Dr. Nezam Altorok, Medicine; Dr. JingYuan (Jasmine) Liu, Medicine; Dr. Hind Moussa, ProMedica Practitioner Track, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; and Dr. Syed Zaidi, Neurology.
• College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics: Dr. Qian Chen, Biological Sciences; and Dr. Trieu Le, Mathematics and Statistics.
• College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences: Dr. F. Scott Hall, Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.
The faculty members who achieved promotion to associate professor are:
• College of Health and Human Services: Dr. Amanda Murray, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences.
• College of Medicine and Life Sciences: Dr. Morgan Dynes, Psychiatry; Dr. Nicholas Horen, Medicine; Dr. Sarah Jackson, Medicine; Dr. Joel Kammeyer, Medicine; Dr. Ammar Kayyali, Medicine; Dr. Abdallah Kobeissy, Medicine; Dr. Asif Mahmood, Medicine; Dr. Firas Petros, Urology; and Dr. Christopher Sanford Jr, Orthopedic Surgery.
The faculty member who achieved promotion to assistant professor is:
• College of Nursing: Dr. Janice Servick, Adult, Family and Population Health.
