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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.

Congratulations to all of the recipients!

Promoted to Professor

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

Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure

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

Promoted to Master Lecturer

Nicole Dorey, Department of Psychology
Thomas Knight, Department of Economics
Todd H. Leedy, Center for African Studies
Jennifer Ann Wooten, Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies

Promoted to Senior Lecturer

Stephanie Bogart, Department of Anthropology
Thomas Dolce, English Language Institute
Norman Douglas, Department of Biology
Stefanie Gazda, Department of Biology
Alexander David Jacobs, Department of Chemistry
Melina Jimenez, English Language Institute
Shu-Han Yeh, 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
2020 Tenure and Promotion Recipients