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Sixty members of the University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty received promotions for 2023. Among them, 15 faculty promoted to associate professors 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

Brian Child, Department of Geography
Stewart Duncan, Department of Philosophy
Robert Kawashima, Department of Religion
James Liao, Department of Biology
Jeremy Lichstein, Department of Biology
Stuart McDaniel, Department of Biology
Bryon Moraski, Department of Political Science
Andrea Pham, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Heather Ray, Department of Physics

Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure

Celestine Akpan, Department of English
Dana Bartosova, Department of Mathematics
Camille Bordas, Department of English
Daniel Contreras, Department of Anthropology
Luca Di Cerbo, Department of Mathematics
Gareth Fraser, Department of Biology
Paul Fulda, Department of Physics
Adam Ginsburg, Department of Astronomy
Laura Gonzales, Department of English
Calistus Ngonghala, Department of Mathematics
Adrienne Strong, Department of Anthropology
Paul Torrey, Department of Astronomy
Olivier Walther, Department of Geography
Yuxuan Wang, Department of Physics
Yong Zeng, Department of Chemistry

Promoted to Master Lecturer

Gianfranco Balestriere, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Ellen Davis, Department of Biology
Maria Korolev, Department of Chemistry
Jason Portmess, Department of Chemistry
Alison Reynolds, University Writing Program
Esther Romeyn, Center for European Studies
Emrah Sahin, Center for European Studies
Renata Serra, Center for African Studies
Han Xu, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Promoted to Senior Lecturer

Salah Algabli, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Ron Chandler, Department of Psychology
Jamie Garner, Department of Linguistics
Fatma Gunay, Department of Economics
Timothy Karis, International Studies Program
Suzanne McDonald, Department of Political Science
Corey McZeal, Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law
Michelle Phillips, Department of Economics
Diane Richardson, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Joseph Rivera, Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law
Ryosuke Sano, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Stephanie Stine, Department of Statistics
Jessica Stonecipher, University Writing Program
Risa Wada, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Feihong Wang, Department of Psychology
Alexander York, Department of Mathematics

Promoted to Associate Scientist

Thanh Lam Nguyen, Department of Chemistry

Promoted to Associate Instructor

Shannon Kelly, Academic Advising Center
Dylan King, Academic Advising Center
Laura Lancaster, Academic Advising Center
Fallen Lee, Academic Advising Center

Promoted to Senior Associate Instructor

Robert Kwong, Academic Advising Center

Awarded Tenure

Sergey Klimenko, Department of Physics
Benjamin Soares, Department of Religion

Received Distinguished Professor Distinction

Jack Davis, Department of History
Andreas Keil, Department of Psychology
David Leavitt, Department of English

Past Tenure and Promotion Recipients

2022 Tenure and Promotion Recipients
2021 Tenure and Promotion Recipients
2020 Tenure and Promotion Recipients