{"id":53407,"date":"2023-08-31T16:47:44","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T20:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=53407"},"modified":"2023-08-31T16:47:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T20:47:47","slug":"utc-faculty-earn-promotions-tenure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/08\/utc-faculty-earn-promotions-tenure\/","title":{"rendered":"UTC faculty earn promotions, tenure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>A message from Provost Jerold Hale:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, we succeed in our instructional mission because of the many talented non-tenure-track faculty who hold appointments in practically every academic department. As they develop their expertise and experience, we recognize their achievements with advancement in the rank and term of their appointment. Please join me in congratulating each of the faculty members below who was promoted for this new academic year.<\/p>\n<h4>Promotion to Associate Lecturer<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Professor Mary Andrews<\/strong>, Associate Lecturer, School of Professional Studies &#8211; Division of Social Work<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Rita Groh<\/strong>, Associate Lecturer, Department of Political Science and Public Service<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Julie Madden<\/strong>, Associate Lecturer, Department of Psychology<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professor Emily Maddux<\/strong>, Associate Lecturer, Department of Health and Human Performance<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professor Monica Miles<\/strong>, Associate Lecturer, Department of Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Chang Phuong<\/strong>, Associate Lecturer, Department of Computer Science and Engineering<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professor Ryan Russell<\/strong>, Associate Lecturer, Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Promotion to Professor of Practice<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dr. John Harbison<\/strong>, Professor of Practice, School of Professional Studies, Learning and Leadership<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Promotion to Senior Lecturer<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Professor Nominanda Barbosa<\/strong>, Senior Lecturer, Department of Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Jodi Caskey<\/strong>, Senior Lecturer, Department of Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professor Jeffrey Drye<\/strong>, Senior Lecturer, Department of English<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. James Guilfoyle<\/strong>, Senior Lecturer, Department of History<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professor Amie Haun<\/strong>, Senior Lecturer, Department of Accounting<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Rosebelle Peters<\/strong>, Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Rebecca Stimson<\/strong>, Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemistry and Physics<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professor Debbie Troutman-Cantrell<\/strong>, Senior Lecturer, School of Education<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professor Jean Vaudreuil<\/strong>, Senior Lecturer, Department of English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">*&nbsp; &nbsp;*&nbsp; &nbsp;*&nbsp; &nbsp;*&nbsp; &nbsp;*<\/p>\n<p>At the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, we proudly celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of our distinguished faculty members. Many of our colleagues across campus have achieved tenure, promotion or both\u2014and begin this new academic year having passed major career milestones. Looking over the list of faculty members below, I feel profoundly fortunate to serve with such an accomplished faculty body. Please join me in congratulating everyone below.<\/p>\n<h4>Tenure<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dr. Navid Aghakhani<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of Management<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. DeAnna Beasley<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Sami Dakhlia<\/strong>, Professor, Department of Finance and Economics<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Bernadette DePrez<\/strong>, Associate Professor, School of Nursing<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Vahid Disfani<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Kevin Doyle<\/strong>, Associate Professor, School of Professional Studies, Division of Counselor Education<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Michelle Evans<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Service<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Jessica Freeman<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of Communication<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Saeid Golkar<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Service<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Lynn Worcester Jones<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of Performing Arts \u2013 Division of Music<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Beth Leahy<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of Research and Public Services<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Nilesh Sah<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of Finance and Economics<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professor Heath Schultz<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of Art<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Morgan Smith<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of Social Cultural, and Justice Studies<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Spencer Usrey<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of Accounting<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Hannah Wakefield<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of English<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Bethany Womack<\/strong>, Associate Professor, School of Professional Studies, Division of Social Work<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Sungwoo Yang<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Chemical Engineering<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Nagwan Zahry<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of Communication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Promotion to Associate Professor<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dr. Navid Aghakhani<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of Management<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. DeAnna Beasley<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Bernadette DePrez<\/strong>, Associate Professor, School of Nursing<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Vahid Disfani<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Kevin Doyle<\/strong>, Associate Professor, School of Professional Studies, Division of Counselor Education<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Michelle Evans<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Service<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Jessica Freeman<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of Communication<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Saeid 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