Faculty Tenure and Promotions

The Office of the Provost shares its sincere congratulations to these faculty colleagues who have successfully completed a rigorous review process and are deserving of our recognition.

Interim Provost Brice Wachterhauser, PhD, would also like to acknowledge the dedication of the Board on Rank and Tenure, who gave generously of their time and energy in reviewing the files of colleagues who applied for tenure and promotion: Thank you to Ernest Baskin, PhD, Kristin Burr, PhD, Janine Firmender, PhD, Aimée Knight, PhD, Kim Logio, PhD, Lora Packel, PhD, Cathy Poon, PharmD, Katherine Sibley, PhD, Clint Springer, PhD, Tim Swift, PhD, and John Vacca, PhD, for their thoughtful and collegial deliberations.

Tenured

Marcello Balduccini, PhD, Decision and System Sciences

Christropher Heasley, EdD, Educational Leadership

John Keller, PhD, Philosophy

Chunrye Kim, PhD, Sociology and Criminal Justice

Sungwook Kim, PhD, Mathematics

Scott Niezgoda, PhD, Chemistry

James O’Sullivan, PhD, Theology and Religious Studies

Rachael Sullivan, PhD, Communication and Media Studies

Promoted to Associate Professor

Marcello Balduccini, PhD, Decision and System Sciences

Christropher Heasley, EdD, Educational Leadership

John Keller, PhD, Philosophy

Chunrye Kim, PhD, Sociology and Criminal Justice

Scott Niezgoda, PhD, Chemistry

James O’Sullivan, PhD, Theology and Religious Studies

Promoted to Professor

Chris Close, PhD, History 

Laura Crispin, PhD, Economics

Peter Graham, PhD, Chemistry

Adam Gregerman, PhD, Theology & Religious Studies

Heather Hennes, PhD, Modern & Classical Languages

Christopher Kelly, Ph.D., Sociology & Criminal Justice

Konstantinos Nikoloutsos, PhD, Modern & Classical Languages

Paul Patterson, PhD, English

Eric Patton, PhD, Management