Promotion and Tenure Approvals 2023

Promotion and Tenure Approvals 2023

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. Executive Vice President and Provost Melissa L. Gilliam and the Office of Academic Affairs is proud to recognize these achievements and contributions to the university.

All promotions became effective on May 17, 2023. 

Promotion to Professor:

Babel, Anna, Spanish and Portuguese
Elmore, Bartow, History
Fahey, Joseph, Theatre, Film, and Media Arts, Mansfield
Fox, Amanda, Theatre, Film, and Media Arts
Moss, Beverly, English
Sieber, Patricia, East Asian Languages and Literatures
Tanner, Heather, History, Mansfield
Thomas, Mary, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Thrasher, John, Art, Mansfield


Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:

Dugdale, Thomas, Theatre, Film, and Media Arts 
Kim, Pil Ho, East Asian Languages and Literatures 
Kletchka, Dana, Arts Administration, Education, and Policy 
Osterloh, Gina, Art 
Perkins, Crystal, Dance 
Sellman, Johanna, Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures 
Swearingen, Scott, Design 

Promotion to Professor:

Costa, Jr., Ozeas, School of Earth Sciences, Mansfield 
Kudryashov, Dmitri, Chemistry & Biochemistry 
Sotomayor, Marcos, Chemistry & Biochemistry 


Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:

Adams, Rachelle, Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology 
Bennett, Alison, Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology 
Calede, Jonathan, Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, Marion 
Carter, Gerald, Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology 
Chrisman, Micah, Mathematics, Marion 
Hood, James, Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology 
Huang, Jingyin, Mathematics 
Paul, Subhadeep, Statistics 
Sevov, Christo, Chemistry & Biochemistry 
Sokolov, Alexander, Chemistry & Biochemistry 
Wade, Casey, Chemistry & Biochemistry 
Zhang, Shiyu, Chemistry & Biochemistry 
Zhang, Yuan, Statistics 

Promotion to Professor:

Golomb, Julie, Psychology 
Jungers, Melissa, Psychology, Newark 
Knoester, Christopher, Sociology 
Kogan, Vladimir, Political Science 
Leber, Andrew, Psychology 
Melamed, David, Sociology 
Okdie, Bradley, Psychology, Newark 
Pierskalla, Jan, Political Science 
Schmeer, Kammi, Sociology 
Vuolo, Michael, Sociology 


Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:

Acs, Alex, Political Science 
Bayer, Joseph, School of Communication 
Bonus, James Alex, School of Communication 
Kawa, Nicholas, Anthropology 
Kirby, Elizabeth, Psychology 
Saygin, Zeynep, Psychology 

Promotion to Professor-Clinical:

Whitelaw, Gail, Speech and Hearing Science


Promotion to Associate Professor-Clinical:

Baxter, Jodi, Speech and Hearing Science

Promotion to Professor:

Esper, Terry, Marketing and Logistics
Hill, James, Operations and Business Analyytics
Leiblein, Michael, Management and Human Resources
Wang, Xue, Accounting and Management Information Systems
Zach, Tzachi, Accounting and Management Information Systems


Promotion to Professor-Clinical:

Inks, Lawrence, Management and Human Resources


Promotion to Associate Professor-Clinical:

Pirim, Birsel, Finance

Promotion to Professor-Clinical:

Kennedy, Kelly
Weiss, Gabriela


Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:

Meyer, Beau

Promotion to Professor:

Graves, Scott, Educational Studies 
Lin, Tzu-Jung, Educational Studies


Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:

Kim, Minjung, Educational Studies 
Kopec, Rachel, Human Sciences 
Lower-Hoppe, Leeann, Human Sciences 


Promotion to Associate Professor-Clinical:

Pinkerton, Lisa, Teaching and Learning

Promotion to Professor:

Allen, Theodore, Integrated Systems Engineering 
Bond, Michael, Computer Science and Engineering 
Kumar, Mrinal, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 
Lavender, Steven, Integrated Systems Engineering 
Martin, Julie, Engineering Education 
Qin, Feng, Computer Science and Engineering 
Shafieezadeh, Abdollah, Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering 
Soghrati, Soheil, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 
Sommerich, Carolyn, Integrated Systems Engineering 
Weinberg, Seth, Biomedical Engineering 
Zhang, Xinmiao, Electrical and Computer Engineering 


Promotion to Professor-Clinical:

Fiorentini, Lisa, Electrical and Computer Engineering 
Metzler, Sandra, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 
Whitfield, Clifford, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 


Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:

Bassily, Raef, Computer Science and Engineering 
Carrel, Andre, Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering 
Delaine, David, Engineering Education 
Dringenberg, Emily, Engineering Education 
Gupta, Abhishek, Electrical and Computer Engineering 
Higuita-Castro, Natalia, Biomedical Engineering 
Kim, Jung Hyun, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 
Mirzaei, Golrokh, Computer Science and Engineering, Marion 
Motoyama, Yasuyuki, Knowlton School of Architecture 
Rayo, Michael, Integrated Systems Engineering 
Reategui, Eduardo, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 
Skardal, Aleksander, Biomedical Engineering 
Swindle-Reilly, Katelyn, Biomedical Engineering 
Usher, Kareem, Knowlton School of Architecture 
Walter, Benjamin, Biomedical Engineering 
Walter, Devina, Biomedical Engineering 


Promotion to Associate Professor-Clinical:

Abell, Annie, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 
Leight, Jennifer, Biomedical Engineering 
Maxson, Andrew, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering


Tenure (at current rank of associate professor):

Wang, Dean, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Promotion to Professor:

Bennett, Pamela, Extension 
Gopalakrishnan, Sathya, Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics 
Lindsey, Laura, Horticulture and Crop Science 
Lower, Brian, School of Environment and Natural Resources 
Lyon, Steven, School of Environment and Natural Resources 
Raison, L. Brian, Extension 


Promotion to Professor-Clinical:

Parkman, Anna, Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics


Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:
Benitez Ponce, Maria Soledad, Plant Pathology 
Cooperstone, Jessica, Horticulture and Crop Science 
Demyan, M. Scott, School of Environment and Natural Resources 
Fresnedo Ramirez, Jonathan, Horticulture and Crop Science 
Jacobi, Sheila, Animal Sciences 
Jacobs, Jonathan, Plant Pathology 
Mastellar, Sara, Agricultural Technical Institute 
Meuti Nicol, Megan, Entomology


Promotion to Associate Professor-Clinical:

Cressman, Michael, Animal Sciences
Lewandowski, Monica, Plant Pathology

Promotion to Professor:

Zettler, Patricia

Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:

Beaton, Erynn

Promotion to Professor:

Accornero, Federica, Physiology and Cell Biology 
Backes, Carl, Pediatrics 
Bartlett, Christopher, Pediatrics 
Cebulla, Colleen, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences 
Chandler, Dawn, Pediatrics 
Edwards, Jennifer, Pediatrics 
Eiferman, Daniel, Surgery 
Funderburg, Nicholas, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences 
Heathcock, Jill, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences 
Jacob, Naduparambil, Radiation Oncology 
Khan, Mahmood, Emergency Medicine 
Lee, Clara, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 
Ma, Qin, Biomedical Informatics 
Nimjee, Shahid, Neurological Surgery 
Ning, Xia, Biomedical Informatics 
Schmitt, Laura, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences 
Seveau, Stephanie, Microbial Infection and Immunity 
Stanford, Kristin, Physiology and Cell Biology 
Stottmann, Rolf, Pediatrics 
Wang, Ruoning, Pediatrics 
Wen, Haitao, Microbial Infection and Immunity 
White, Peter, Pediatrics 
Yount, Jacob, Microbial Infection and Immunity 
Zhou, Min, Neuroscience 


Promotion to Professor with Tenure:

Brock, Guy, Biomedical Informatics


Promotion to Professor-Clinical:

Allain, Dawn, Internal Medicine 
Appling, Susan, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences 
Bazan, Jose, Internal Medicine 
Chao, Albert, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 
Cua, Clifford, Pediatrics 
deSilva, Brad, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 
DeSocio, Peter, Anesthesiology 
Dillhoff, Mary, Surgery 
Fischer, Anastasia, Pediatrics 
Flores, Antolin, Anesthesiology 
Franco, Veronica, Internal Medicine 
Gure, Tanya, Internal Medicine 
Gustin, Jillian, Internal Medicine 
Haddad, Nabil, Internal Medicine 
Holland-Hall, Cynthia, Pediatrics 
Jain, Sonu, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 
Li, Zaibo, Pathology 
Lu, Lanchun, Radiation Oncology 
Luke, Whitney, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 
Maa, Tensing, Pediatrics 
Manickam, Kandamurugu, Pediatrics 
Matrka, Laura, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 
Monk III, J. Paul, Internal Medicine 
Nafiu, Olubukola, Anesthesiology 
Noria, Sabrena, Surgery 
Patel, Hiren, Pediatrics 
Rankin, Demicha, Anesthesiology 
Rosko, Ashley, Internal Medicine 
Schofield, Minka, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 
Snyder, Dane, Pediatrics 
Thomas, Andrew, Internal Medicine 
Tripathi, Ravi, Anesthesiology 
Vasu, Sumithira, Internal Medicine
Vidaurre, Jorge, Pediatrics 
Wood, Richard, Surgery 
Yearsley, Martha, Pathology 


Promotion to Research Professor:

Lowes, Linda, Pediatrics


Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:

Alinari, Lapo, Internal Medicine 
Bansal, Shyam, Physiology and Cell Biology 
Britt, Jr., Rodney, Pediatrics 
Cloyd, Jordan, Surgery 
Crerand, Canice, Pediatrics 
Fareed, Naleef, Biomedical Informatics 
Gur, Tamar, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health 
Hand, Brittany, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences 
He, Kai, Internal Medicine 
Hoskinson, Kristen, Pediatrics 
Joseph, Joshua, Internal Medicine 
Miles, Wayne, Cancer Biology and Genetics 
Mundy-Bosse, Bethany, Internal Medicine 
Oghumu, Steve, Pathology 
Presley, Carolyn, Internal Medicine 
Ranganathan, Parvathi, Internal Medicine 
Roberts, Ryan, Pediatrics 
Sarkar, Anasuya, Internal Medicine 
Shang, Ce, Internal Medicine 
Sizemore, Gina, Radiation Oncology 
Sizemore, Steven, Radiation Oncology 
Sun, Nuo, Physiology and Cell Biology 
Trask, Aaron, Pediatrics 
Venere, Monica, Radiation Oncology 
Wein, Nicolas, Pediatrics 
Zhang, Ping, Biomedical Informatics 


Promotion to Associate Professor-Clinical:

Afzal, Muhammad, Internal Medicine 
Agne, Julia, Internal Medicine 
Ahmad, Faraz, Family and Community Medicine 
Allen, Jennifer, Internal Medicine 
Balakrishna, Jayalakshmi, Pathology 
Balasubramanian, Gokulakrishnan, Internal Medicine 
Baliga, Sujith, Radiation Oncology 
Beck, Kristen, Pediatrics 
Beltran, Ralph, Anesthesiology 
Bester, Stefanie, Pediatrics 
Bignall, Orville Newton-Ray, Pediatrics 
Bischof, Jason, Emergency Medicine 
Bjorklund, Kim, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 
Boubes, Khaled, Internal Medicine 
Boxley, Laura, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health 
Brundrett, Megan, Pediatrics 
Butnariu, Madalina, Internal Medicine 
Clark, Sharon, Internal Medicine 
Collins, Courtney, Surgery 
Davis, Melissa, Family and Community Medicine 
Dixon, Kamilah, Obstetrics and Gynecology 
Ediger, Tracy, Pediatrics 
El Boghdadly, Zeinab, Internal Medicine 
Findlen, Ursula, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 
Folefac, Edmund, Internal Medicine 
Friedberg, Aaron, Internal Medicine 
Ganith, Rashmi, Internal Medicine 
Gold, Delia, Pediatrics 
Griffith, Brandy, Radiology 
Haamid, Fareeda, Pediatrics 
Hamilton, III, Charles, Anesthesiology 
Hart, Stephen, Pediatrics 
Heacock, Allison, Internal Medicine 
Hickman, Lisa, Obstetrics and Gynecology 
Hill, Bryan, Anesthesiology 
Houle, James, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health 
Hritz, Christopher, Internal Medicine 
Jin, Ning, Internal Medicine 
Kalmar, Eileen, Biomedical Education and Anatomy 
Kemp, Erika, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences 
Kerlek, Anna, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health 
Klamar, Karl, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 
Koterba, Christine, Pediatrics 
Kryszak, Elizabeth, Pediatrics 
Lawrence, Alec, Anesthesiology 
Lazarus, Sophie, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health 
Lewis, Kristen, Internal Medicine 
Li, Na, Internal Medicine 
Lockwood, Bethany, Internal Medicine 
Lutmer, Jeffrey, Pediatrics 
Mackinaw-Koons, Barbara, Pediatrics 
Mao, Shengyi, Internal Medicine 
Matcheswalla, Shabbir, Internal Medicine 
McConnell, Patrick, Surgery 
McKnight, Erin, Pediatrics 
Meyers, Lori, Anesthesiology 
Mikhail, Irene, Pediatrics 
Moharir, Alok, Anesthesiology 
Mostafavifar, Mehran, Internal Medicine 
Mytinger, John, Pediatrics 
Okabe, Toshimasa, Internal Medicine 
Oostra, Tyler, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences 
Patrick, Michael, Pediatrics 
Pearlman, Rachel, Internal Medicine 
Pollack, Brandon, Internal Medicine 
Pootrakul, Llana, Dermatology 
Purcell, Michael, Emergency Medicine 
Quinn, Melissa, Biomedical Education and Anatomy 
Rakowsky, Alexander, Pediatrics 
Richards, Rebekah, Emergency Medicine 
Rood, Kara, Obstetrics and Gynecology 
Rose, Sean, Pediatrics 
Rossetti, Allison, Internal Medicine 
San Miguel, Christopher, Emergency Medicine 
Schlegel, Amy, Pediatrics 
Scott, Erin, Internal Medicine 
Seabrook, Ruth, Pediatrics 
Seim, Nolan, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 
Shah, Nilay, Pediatrics 
Shenoy, Archana, Pathology 
Shipp, Desmond, Dermatology 
Skaug, Melissa, Pediatrics 
Speeckaert, Amy, Orthopaedics 
Stevens, Erin, Internal Medicine 
Suttle, Markita, Pediatrics 
Tinoco, Gabriel, Internal Medicine 
Tong, Matthew, Internal Medicine 
Tornero-Bold, Melissa, Anesthesiology 
Twanow, Jaime, Pediatrics 
Uhl, Bethany, Pediatrics 
VanKoevering, Kyle, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 
Villella, Anthony, Pediatrics 
Walton, Jennifer, Pediatrics 
Waterman, Brittany, Internal Medicine 
Weaver, Tristan, Anesthesiology 
Wojnaroski, Mary, Pediatrics 


Promotion to Research Associate Professor:

Yan, Pearlly, Internal Medicine


Tenure (at current rank of associate professor):

Fu, Jidong, Physiology and Cell Biology 
Muszynski, Jennifer, Pediatrics
Rajaram, Murugesan, Microbial Infection and Immunity
Smith, Sakima, Internal Medicine

Promotion to Research Professor:

Monroe, Todd


Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:

Fortney, Christine


Promotion to Associate Professor-Clinical:

Mackos, Amy

 

Promotion to Professor:

Chandler, Heather

Promotion to Professor:

Cheng, Xiaolin


Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:

Donneyong, Macarius 
Mitton-Fry, Mark 
Radwanski, Przemyslaw 

Promotion to Professor:

Berman, Micah
Norris, Alison


Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:

Hyder, Ayaz
Padamsee, Tasleem
Roberts, Megan


Promotion to Associate Professor-Clinical

Wapner, Andrew

Promotion to Professor:

Dabelko-Schoeny, Holly
Karandikar, Sharvari


Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:

Davis, Alan
McInroy, Lauren

Promotion to Professor:

Longmeier, Meris
Page, Jessica


Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:

Dhakal, Kerry 
Espinosa de los Monteros, Pamela 
Faulkner, Ash 
Overbey, Tracey 

Promotion to Professor:

Habing, Gregory, Veterinary Preventive Medicine
Quimby, Jessica, Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Selmic, Laura, Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Wang, Quihong, Veterinary Preventive Medicine


Promotion to Professor-Clinical:

Lerche, Phillip, Veterinary Clinical Sciences


Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure:

Goncalves Arruda, Andreia, Veterinary Preventive Medicine
Kenney, Scott, Veterinary Preventive Medicine
Kim, Sanggu, Veterinary Biosciences


Promotion to Associate Professor-Clinical:

Matusicky, Michelle, Veterinary Clinical Sciences 
Meeker, Stacey, Veterinary Preventive Medicine 
Newbold, Georgina, Veterinary Clinical Sciences