This week brought many Ohio State faculty members a reason to celebrate as the Board of Trustees approved promotion and tenure recommendations for the Buckeyes listed below. Each has excelled in the areas of teaching, research and creative accomplishments, and service. Interim Executive Vice President and Provost Karla Zadnik and the Office of Academic Affairs is proud to recognize these achievements and contributions to the university.
All promotions became effective on May 16, 2024.
College of Arts and Sciences – Division of Art and Humanities
Promotion to Professor:
Breyfogle, Nicholas, History
Burry, Alexander, Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures
Duenas, Alcira, History, Newark
Hawkins, Tom, Classics
Hoffmann, Benjamin, French and Italian
Judd, Robin, History
Lockett, Leslie, English
Low, John, Comparative Studies, Newark
Rush, George, Art
Sims, Andrea, Linguistics
Skinner, Ryan, School of Music
Steinmetz, Brad, Theatre, Film, and Media Arts
Teston, Christa, English
Wallace, Shawn, School of Music
Weiner, Isaac, Comparative Studies
Whittington, Karl, History of Art
Winant, Carmen, Art
Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:
Kantor, Jamison, English, Mansfield
Lewis, Matt, Design
Perez, Ashley, Comparative Studies
Rask, Katie, Classics, Marion
Toth, Lucille, French and Italian, Newark
College of Arts and Sciences – Division of Natural and Mathematical Sciences
Promotion to Professor:
Burd, Christin, Molecular Genetics
Griffith, W. Ashley, School of Earth Sciences
Johnson, Niles, Mathematics, Newark
Katz, Eric, Mathematics
Koenig, Kenneth, Mathematics
Landsman, Alexandra, Physics
Lindert, Steffen, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Lu, Yuanming, Physics
Moortgat, Joachim, School of Earth Sciences
Nakanishi, Kotaro, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Patrikis, Stefan, Mathematics
Penneys, David, Mathematics
Sawyer, Audrey, School of Earth Sciences
Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:
Asta, Dena, Statistics
Gautam, Sachin, Mathematics
Jarzyna, Marta, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology
Ju, Kou-San, Microbiology
Krishnan, Sanjeevi, Mathematics
Leonard-Pingel, Jill, School of Earth Sciences, Newark
Park, Jennifer, Mathematics
Sivakoff, Frances, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, Marion
Skinner, Brian, Physics
Wang, Ji, Astronomy
College of Arts and Sciences – Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Promotion to Professor:
Carroll, Patrick, Psychology, Lima
Colen, Cynthia, Sociology
DeAndrea, David, School of Communication
Harnish, Stacy, Speech and Hearing Science
Lopez, Steven, Sociology
Madsen, Kenneth, Geography, Newark
Moyer-Guse, Emily, School of Communication
Patson, Nikole, Psychology, Marion
Price-Spratlen, Townsand, Sociology
Tompkins, Virginia, Psychology, Lima
Way, Baldwin, Psychology
Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:
Dutta, Madhumita, Geography
Lin, Erin, Political Science
Ritchie, Melinda, Political Science
Saunders-Hastings, Emma, Political Science
College of Arts and Sciences – Clinical
Promotion to Associate Professor-Clinical:
Chapman, Bridget, Speech and Hearing Science
Max M. Fisher College of Business
Promotion to Professor:
Dumas, Tracy, Management & Human Resources
Goodman, Joseph, Marketing & Logistics
Wan, Sean, Marketing & Logistics
Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:
Lee, Hun, Management & Human Resources
Promotion to Associate Professor-Clinical:
Draper, John, Operations and Business Analytics
College of Dentistry
Promotion to Associate Professor-Clinical:
Beetstra, Steve
Cottle, James
Messina, Matthew
Novopoltseva, Irina
Wenzel, Mark
College of Education and Human Ecology
Promotion to Professor:
Brock, Matthew, Educational Studies
Troyan, Francis, Teaching and Learning
Yilmazer, Tansel, Human Sciences
Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:
Ansari, Arya, Human Sciences
Harrison, Dorian, Teaching and Learning, Newark
Landers, Ashley, Human Sciences
Promotion to Associate Professor-Clinical:
Fast, Danene, Teaching and Learning
College of Engineering
Promotion to Professor:
Brunelli, Nick, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Conroy, Maria, Knowlton School of Architecture,
Gallego-Perez, Daniel, Biomedical Engineering
Ghazisaeidi, Maryam, Materials Science and Engineering
Niezgoda, Steve, Materials Science and Engineering
Prakash, Shaurya, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Sertel, Kubilay, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Stewart, Christopher, Computer Science and Engineering
Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:
Bigham, Ashley, Knowlton School of Architecture
Burris, Lisa, Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering
Davanloo, Sam, Integrated Systems Engineering
Herrmann, Erik, Knowlton School of Architecture
Liu, Jia (Kevin), Electrical and Computer Engineering
Liu, Xun, Materials Science and Engineering
Steiner, Halina, Knowlton School of Architecture
Promotion to Professor-Clinical:
Nocera, Tanya, Biomedical Engineering
Promotion to Associate Professor-Clinical:
Tahmina, Qudsia, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Marion
College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
Promotion to Professor:
Adams, Ingrid, Extension
Hand, Francesca, Plant Pathology
Hedrick, Jason, Extension
Johnson, Reed, Entomology
Romich, Eric, Extension
Slot, Jason, Plant Pathology
Zoller, Christopher, Extension
Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:
Bowling, Amanda, Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership
Enger, Benjamin, Animal Sciences
Garcia Guerra, Alvaro, Animal Sciences
Hamilton, Matthew, School of Environment and Natural Resources
Jenkins, Margaret, Extension
Khanal, Sami, Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering
Niewoehner-Green, Jera, Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership
Richer, Eric, Extension
West, Travis, Extension
Winston, Ryan, Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering
Promotion to Associate Professor-Clinical:
Fineran, Stacey, School of Environment and Natural Resources
Hitzhusen, Gregory, School of Environment and Natural Resources
Klinger, Ellen, Entomology
Klooster, Wendy, Horticulture and Crop Science
Raczkowski, Joe, Entomology
Michael E. Moritz College of Law
Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:
Hill, Sean
Roser-Jones, Courtlyn
Promotion to Associate Professor-Clinical:
Conway, Olwyn
John Glenn College of Public Affairs
Promotion to Professor:
Clark, Jill
Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:
LePere-Schloop, Megan
College of Medicine
Promotion to Professor:
Bell, Charles, Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology
Gu, Chen, Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology
Gumina, Richard, Internal Medicine
Karuppaiyah, Selvendiran, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Kolipaka, Arunark, Radiology
O'Brien, Sarah, Pediatrics
Onate, James, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Roychowdhury, Sameek, Internal Medicine
Singh, Harpreet, Physiology and Cell Biology
Slaughter, Jonathan, Pediatrics
Spees, Colleen, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Stevens, John, Pediatrics
Zhao, Kai, Otolaryngology
Zhu, Jian, Pathology
Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:
Choe, Hannah, Internal Medicine
Eisfeld, Ann-Kathrin, Internal Medicine
Jackson, Jamie, Pediatrics
Juckett, Lisa, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Krok-Schoen, Jessica, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Mace, Thomas, Internal Medicine
Meyer, Kathrin, Pediatrics
Plascak, Jesse, Internal Medicine
Tackett, Alayna, Internal Medicine
Tedeschi, Andrea, Neuroscience
Venkatesh, Kartik, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Wisler, Jon, Surgery
Zhao, Mingtao, Pediatrics
Promotion to Associate Professor without Tenure:
Cherian, Mathew, Internal Medicine
Schenk, Austin, Surgery
Promotion to Professor-Clinical:
Ayan, Ahmet, Radiation Oncology
Aylward, Shawn, Pediatrics
Bajwa, Rajinder, Pediatrics
Baughcum, Amy, Pediatrics
Bhatt, Udayan, Internal Medicine
Blakaj, Dukagjin, Radiation Oncology
Carr, David, Dermatology
Conteh, Lanla, Internal Medicine
Cottrell, Catherine, Pathology
Cuff, Steven, Pediatrics
Denny, Sarah, Pediatrics
Humeidan, Michelle, Anesthesiology
Husain, Syed, Surgery
Kang, Stephen, Otolaryngology
Kirkby, Stephen, Pediatrics
Lampert, Brent, Internal Medicine
Letson, Megan, Pediatrics
Lilly, Scott, Internal Medicine
Lind, Meredith, Otolaryngology
McGwire, Gerd, Pediatrics
McLaughlin, Douglas, Pediatrics
Moore, Jared, Internal Medicine
Mumtaz, Khalid, Internal Medicine
Nabhan, Fadi, Internal Medicine
Nankervis, Craig, Pediatrics
Naguib, Aymen, Anesthesiology
Nahata, Leena, Pediatrics
Nori, Uday, Internal Medicine
Norton, Kavitha, Internal Medicine
O'Brien, Nicole, Pediatrics
Parikh, Samir, Internal Medicine
Pearson, Gregory, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Powers, Ciaran, Neurological Surgery
Prevedello, Luciano, Radiology
Price, Jonathan, Pediatrics
Robinson, Monica, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Roggenbuck, Jennifer, Internal Medicine
Shah, Zarine, Radiology
Shidham, Ganesh, Internal Medicine
Tozbikian, Gary, Pathology
Wesolowski, Robert, Internal Medicine
Witman, Patricia, Pediatrics
Worly, Brett, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Yardley, Heather, Pediatrics
Yates, Andrew, Pediatric
Promotion to Associate Professor-Clinical:
Ackermann, Wiebke, Anesthesiology
Almaani, Salem, Internal Medicine
Bajwa, Rajinder, Pediatrics
Baughcum, Amy, Pediatrics
Beyer, Sasha, Radiation Oncology
Bhateja, Priyanka, Internal Medicine
Bixel, Kristin, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Blakaj, Dukagjin, Radiation Oncology
Bond, David, Internal Medicine
Bondurant, Amber, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Bouchard, Traci, Pediatrics
Breckenridge, Mary, Internal Medicine
Brooks, Shalonda, Pediatrics
Brownstein, Jeremy, Radiation Oncology
Carr, David, Dermatology
Cetnar, Ashley, Radiation Oncology
Chaparro, Juan, Pediatrics
Chen, Sonja, Pathology
Ciciora, Steven, Pediatrics
Cooper, Avraham, Internal Medicine
Crichton, Kristin, Pediatrics
Cuff, Steven, Pediatrics
Dason, Shawn, Urology
Dempster, Nicole, Pediatrics
Denny, Sarah, Pediatrics
Dienhart, Molly, Pediatrics
Drew, Mark, Microbial Infection and Immunity
Dudley, Samuel, Pediatrics
Dulmage, Brittany, Dermatology
Ehrman, Sarah, Internal Medicine
El-Ferzli, George, Pediatrics
Epperla, Naren, Internal Medicine
Farrell, Matthew, Family and Community Medicine
Fathi, Omid, Pediatrics
Frazier, Warren, Pediatrics
Fried, Martin, Internal Medicine
Ganapathi, Asvin, Surgery
Gardner, Molly, Pediatrics
Gasior, Alessandra, Surgery
Gathof, Andrew, Emergency Medicine
Goldstein Leever, Alana, Pediatrics
Grossbach, Andrew, Neurological Surgery
Gyang, Tirisham, Neurology
Haisley, Kelly, Surgery
Halaweish, Ihab, Surgery
Han, Sam, Internal Medicine
Hostutler, Cody, Pediatrics
Hunter, Randee, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Kang, Rima, Internal Medicine
Kang, Stephen, Otolaryngology
Kneile, Jeffrey, Pathology
Kobalka, Peter, Pathology
Krivchenia, Katelyn, Pediatrics
Kroon Van Diest, Ashley, Pediatrics
Lampert, Brent, Internal Medicine
Lee, Peter, Internal Medicine
Letson, Megan, Pediatrics
Li, Jieli "Shirley", Pathology
Liao, Nancy, Pediatrics
Lilly, Scott, Internal Medicine
Lind, Meredith, Otolaryngology
Liu, Jim, Internal Medicine
Lloyd, Julia, Pediatrics
Makary, Mina, Radiology
Maltz, Ross, Pediatrics
Maturu, Sarita, Neurology
McConnell, Erin, Internal Medicine
McFarlane, Daniel, Internal Medicine
McGwire, Gerd, Pediatrics
McLaughlin, Douglas, Pediatrics
Meirelles, Cristiane, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Melvin, Jennifer, Pediatrics
Milks, Michael Wesley, Internal Medicine
Moreno, Jose, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Mori, Mari, Pediatrics
Mosser-Goldfarb, Joy, Pediatrics
Mynatt, Irene, Emergency Medicine
Naguib, Aymen, Anesthesiology
Nahata, Leena, Pediatrics
Nguyen, Christopher, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Nolan, Larry, Family and Community Medicine
Noon, Kristen, Anesthesiology
O'Brien, Nicole, Pediatrics
Oberle, Ed, Pediatrics
Obrynba, Kathryn, Pediatrics
Paul, Jisna, Internal Medicine
Pearson, Gregory, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Powers, Ciaran, Neurological Surgery
Price, Jonathan, Pediatrics
Quimper, Megan, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Redmond, Margaret, Pediatrics
Reynolds, Maegan, Emergency Medicine
Richards, Nathan, Internal Medicine
Rust, Laura, Pediatrics
Schaffernocker, Troy, Internal Medicine
Shah, Zarine, Radiology
Siddiqui, Irmeen, Pathology
Smajlovic, Amina, Pediatrics
Sobhanie, Mohammad Mahdee, Internal Medicine
Sourial, Michael, Urology
Spitzer, Carleen, Internal Medicine
Stearns, Walter, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Stewart, Claire, Pediatrics
Streby, Keri, Pediatrics
Stukus, Kristin, Pediatrics
Sullivan, Anne, Orthopaedics
Swanson, Melissa, Pediatrics
Tang, Bingfeng, Radiology
Thomas, Diana, Pathology
Thompson, Gina, Pediatrics
Truba, Natalie, Pediatrics
Tozbikian, Gary, Pathology
Vallakati, Ajay, Internal Medicine
Vaz, Karla, Pediatrics
Viljoen, Stephanus, Neurological Surgery
Wang, Huanyu, Pathology
Wesolowski, Robert, Internal Medicine
Willer, Brittany, Anesthesiology
Witman, Patricia, Pediatrics
Xu, David, Neurological Surgery
Yang, Yuanquan, Internal Medicine
Yardley, Heather, Pediatrics
Yates, Andrew, Pediatrics
Youssef, Patrick, Neurological Surgery
Promotion to Research Professor
Fontanella, Cynthia, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Promotion to Research Associate Professor:
Mansfield, Julie, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Tenure (at current rank of associate professor):
Farkas, Laszlo, Internal Medicine
Hays, John, Internal Medicine
Kerur, Nagaraj, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
College of Nursing
Promotion to Professor:
O'Mathuna, Donal
Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:
Wright, Kathy
College of Optometry
Promotion to Professor:
Choi, Stacey
Doble, Nathan
College of Pharmacy
Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:
Cocucci, Ema
Coss, Christopher
Hu, Shuiying
College of Public Health
Promotion to Professor:
Andridge, Rebecca
Pennell, Michael
Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:
Hogan, Tory
Nemeth, Julianna
Ricks, JaNelle
Schnell, Patrick
Promotion to Professor - Clinical:
Robbins, Julie
Promotion to Associate Professor - Clinical:
Odei, James
College of Social Work
Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:
Boyd, Donte
Oh, Sehun
University Libraries
Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:
Frazier, Mara
Hammons, Jane
College of Veterinary Medicine
Promotion to Professor:
Bowman, Andrew, Veterinary Preventive Medicine
Marsh, Antoinette, Veterinary Preventive Medicine
Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:
Berrian, Amanda, Veterinary Preventive Medicine
Hale, Vanessa, Veterinary Preventive Medicine
Promotion to Professor - Clinical:
Husbands, Brian, Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Yaxley, Page, Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Promotion to Associate Professor - Clinical:
Diaz-Campos, Dubraska, Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Lilly, M. Leanne, Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Lozier, Joseph, Veterinary Clinical Sciences