April 28, 2022

32 faculty members earn tenure, promotion

In its last two meetings, including today, April 28, the SIU Board of Trustees approved promotions in academic rank and tenure for 32 faculty members effective with the 2022-2023 academic year or the 2023 fiscal year beginning in July.

They are, with department or school included:

  • Senetta Bancroft, tenured associate professor, School of Education.
  • Xiaoyan Bao, tenured associate professor, School of Accountancy.
  • Jason Brown, tenured associate professor, School of Biological Sciences.
  • Sujung Cho, tenured associate professor, School of Justice and Public Safety.
  • Scott Hamilton-Brehm, tenured associate professor, School of Biological Sciences.
  • Christina Heady, tenured associate professor, Library Affairs.
  • Yvonne Hunter, tenured associate professor, School of Education.
  • David Johnson, professor, School of Languages and Linguistics.
  • Ajay Kalra, tenured associate professor, School of Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering.
  • Jun Kim, tenured associate professor, School of Human Sciences.
  • Junghwa Lee, professor, School of Music.
  • Liliana Lefticariu, professor, School of Earth Systems and Sustainability.
  • Sarah Lewison, professor, School of Media Arts.
  • Shannon McCrocklin, tenured associate professor, School of Languages and Linguistics.
  • Meungguk Park, professor, School of Human Sciences.
  • Matthew Romero, tenured associate professor, School of Aviation.
  • Amir Sadeghpour, tenured associate professor, School of Agricultural Sciences.
  • Jennifer Smith, professor, School of Languages and Linguistics.

School of Medicine

  • Erik Black, associate professor of clinical psychiatry, Psychiatry/Adult Psychiatry.
  • Michael Connolly, associate professor of clinical family and community medicine, Family and Community Medicine.
  • Youssef El Bitar, associate professor of clinical surgery, Surgery/Orthopedics.
  • Anna Hickey, associate professor of clinical pediatrics, Pediatrics/Developmental Behavioral.
  • Magali Jean-Louis, professor of clinical pediatrics, Pediatrics/Neonatology.
  • Megha Manek, associate professor of clinical family and community medicine, Family and Community Medicine.
  • Anneke Metz, tenured associate professor, Medical Education.
  • Porayette Prashanth, associate professor of clinical pediatrics, Pediatrics/Gastroenterology.
  • Kathy Robinson, research associate professor, Internal Medicine/Hematology Oncology.
  • Amit Sapra, associate professor of clinical family and community medicine, Family and Community Medicine.
  • Marcia Kate Scott, associate professor of clinical family and community medicine, Family and Community Medicine.
  • Ayame Takahashi, associate professor of clinical psychiatry, Psychiatry/Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
  • Shreepada Tripathy, associate professor of clinical pediatrics, Pediatrics/Hospital Medicine.
  • Kari Wolf, professor of clinical psychiatry, Psychiatry/Adult Psychiatry.