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
Aimee Chin
Department of English
Margot Backus
Moores School of Music
Matthew Dirst
Timothy Hester
Timothy Koozin
Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure
Jack J. Valenti School of Communication
Zhiwen Xiao
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Ferenc Bunta
Department of Comparative Cultural Studies
Keith McNeal
Department of Economics
Elaine Liu
Gergely Ujhelyi
Department of English
Jamie Ferguson
Ange Mlinko
Jennifer Wingard
Department of Health and Human Performance
Richard Simpson
Department of Hispanic Studies
Jose Ramon Ruisanchez
Department of History
Natalia Milanesio
Moores School of Music
Tali Morgulis
Department of Political Science
Tanya Bagashka
Jennifer Clark
Ryan Kennedy
Lydia Tiede
Department of Psychology
Qian Lu
School of Theatre and Dance
Rebecca Valls
Tenure Appointment at Current Rank of Associate Professor
Moores School of Music
Kirsten Yon
Department of Psychology
Candice Alfano