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Twenty-seven members of the University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty received promotions for 2022. Among them, seven faculty promoted to associate professor were also awarded tenure.

The new promotions and tenure awards reflect the faculty members’ distinguished work in teaching, research and service, as demonstrated through achievements that include exceptional student and peer evaluations, publication of scholarly articles and books, and more. Learn more about the guidelines and criteria for promotion and tenure in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences here (opens in new tab).

Congratulations to all of the recipients!

Promoted to Professor

M. Elizabeth Ginway (opens in new tab), Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies
John M. Jaeger (opens in new tab), Department of Geological Sciences
Edith Kaan (opens in new tab), Department of Linguistics
Leslie J. Murray (opens in new tab), Department of Chemistry
Galina Rylkova (opens in new tab), Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Benjamin Smith (opens in new tab), Department of Political Science
Richard G. Wang (opens in new tab), Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Ratree Wayland (opens in new tab), Department of Linguistics

Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure

Seth Bernstein (opens in new tab), Department of History
Laura Blecha (opens in new tab), Department of Physics
Katherine Grillo (opens in new tab), Department of Anthropology
Anton Matytsin (opens in new tab), Department of History
Marit Østebø (opens in new tab), Department of Anthropology
Christine E. Schnitzler (opens in new tab), Department of Biology (Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience)
Colin Tucker Smith (opens in new tab), Department of Psychology

Promoted to Master Lecturer

Nicole Dorey (opens in new tab), Department of Psychology
Thomas Knight (opens in new tab), Department of Economics
Todd H. Leedy (opens in new tab), Center for African Studies
Jennifer Ann Wooten (opens in new tab), Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies

Promoted to Senior Lecturer

Stephanie Bogart (opens in new tab), Department of Anthropology
Thomas Dolce (opens in new tab), English Language Institute
Norman Douglas (opens in new tab), Department of Biology
Stefanie Gazda (opens in new tab), Department of Biology
Alexander David Jacobs (opens in new tab), Department of Chemistry
Melina Jimenez (opens in new tab), English Language Institute
Shu-Han Yeh (opens in new tab), Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Promoted to Research Associate Scientist

Thomas Hladish, Department of Biology

Past Tenure and Promotion Recipients

2021 Tenure and Promotion Recipients (opens in new tab)
2020 Tenure and Promotion Recipients (opens in new tab)