2018 Promotion & Tenure 89 University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty members
will be receiving promotion and/or tenure in 2018.
Nebraska strives to hire a talented faculty that produces important work and builds noteworthy careers. Those colleagues who are invited to join the senior faculty each year shape the University’s academic reputation for years to come.
See who was promoted or granted tenure in
Anthony Albano
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Educational Psychology
Brian Bockelman
Promoted to Research Associate Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
Eve Brank
Promoted to Full Professor
Psychology
Nicholas Brozovic
Promoted to Professor
Agricultural Economics
Caroline Burberry
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Soonkyu Chung
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Nutrition & Health Sciences
Matthew Cohen
Promoted to Full Professor
English
Joel Cramer
Promoted to Professor
Nutrition & Health Sciences
Jennine Crucet
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
English/Ethnic Studies
Karna Dam
Promoted to Educator
Eastern Nebraska Research & Extension Center-Metro
Michael Dodd
Promoted to Full Professor
Psychology
Aaron Duncan
Promoted to Associate Professor of Practice
Communication Studies
Elizabeth Enkin
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Modern Languages and Literatures
Jennifer Epp
Promoted to Associate Extension Educator
Eastern Nebraska Research & Extension Center-Northeast
Ronald Faller
Promoted to Research Full Professor
Civil Engineering
Jean Ann Fischer
Promoted to Associate Extension Educator
Nutrition & Health Sciences
Trenton Franz
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
School of Natural Resources
Lauren Gatti
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Teaching, Learning & Teacher Education
Jill Goedeken
Promoted to Associate Extension Educator
Eastern Nebraska Research & Extension Center-Northeast
Douglas Golick
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Entomology
Iker Gonzalez-Allende
Promoted to Full Professor
Modern Languages and Literatures
Michelle Graef
Promoted to Research Full Professor
Center for Children Families and the Law
June Griffin
Promoted to Full Professor of Practice
English
Jason Griffiths
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Architecture
Patricio Grassini
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Agronomy & Horticulture
Ingrid Haas
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Political Science
Michelle Hassler
Promoted to Associate Professor of Practice
Journalism & Mass Communications
Alyssa Havolvic
Promoted to Associate Extension Educator
Eastern Nebraska Research & Extension Center-Metro
Michael Hebert
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Special Education and Communication Disorders
Derek Heeren
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Biological Systems Engineering
Tomas Helikar
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Biochemistry
Aaron Holz
Promoted to Full Professor
Fine & Performing Arts
Justin Hurwitz
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Law
Elina Ibrayeva
Promoted to Associate Professor of Practice
Management
Dipra Jha
Promoted to Associate Professor of Practice
Nutrition & Health Sciences
Amitkumar Jhala
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Agronomy & Horticulture
Yu Jin
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Mathematics
Matthew Jockers
Promoted to Full Professor
English
Ayse Kilic
Promoted to Professor
School of Natural Resources
Cody Knutson
Promoted to Research Professor
School of Natural Resources
Paul Kononoff
Promoted to Professor
Animal Science
Matthew Lambert
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Special Education and Communication Disorders
John Loy
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Lorraine Males
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Teaching, Learning & Teacher Education
Christopher Marks
Promoted to Full Professor
Fine & Performing Arts
Fabio Mattos
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Agricultural Economics
Colin McLear
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Philosophy
Patrice McMahon
Promoted to Full Professor
Political Science
Sidy Ndao
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Scott Napolitano
Promoted to Associate Professor of Practice
Educational Psychology
Jennifer Nelson
Promoted to Research Associate Professor
Psychology
Sam Nelson
Promoted to Associate Professor of Practice
Management
Angela Pannier
Promoted to Professor
Biological Systems Engineering
Nora Peterson
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Modern Languages and Literatures
Katie Pleskac
Promoted to Associate Extension Educator
Eastern Nebraska Research & Extension Center-Southeast
Lisa Poppe
Promoted to Educator
Eastern Nebraska Research & Extension Center-Metro
Tracy Pracheil
Promoted to Educator
4-H & Youth Development
Liyan Qu
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Petronela Radu
Promoted to Full Professor
Mathematics
Amanda Ramer-Tait
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Food Science & Technology
Wayne Riekhof
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Biological Sciences
Shannon Rowen
Promoted to Associate Professor of Practice
Nutrition & Health Sciences
Sangjin Ryu
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Amy Schmidt
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Biological Systems Engineering
Ty Schmidt
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Animal Science
Daniel Snow
Promoted to Research Professor
School of Natural Resources-Water
Matthew Spangler
Promoted to Professor
Animal Science
Clifford Stains
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Chemistry
Brett Stohs
Promoted to Clinical Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Law
Gary Sullivan
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Animal Science
Benjamin Terry
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Sharon Teo-Gooding
Promoted to Full Professor
Fine & Performing Arts
Steven Thomas
Promoted to Professor
School of Natural Resources
Eric Thompson
Promoted to Full Professor
Economics
Laura Thompson
Promoted to Associate Extension Educator
Eastern Nebraska Research & Extension Center-Southeast
Robert Tigner
Promoted to Educator
West Central Research and Extension Center
Dirac Twidwell
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Agronomy & Horticulture
Kara Viesca
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Teaching, Learning & Teacher Education
Jian Wang
Promoted to Full Professor and Granted Tenure
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Ming Wang
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Journalism and Mass Communications
Brian Wardlow
Promoted to Professor
School of Natural Resources
Tyler Williams
Promoted to Associate Extension Educator
Eastern Nebraska Research & Extension Center-Metro
Manda Williamson
Promoted to Associate Professor of Practice
Psychology
Judith Wilson
Promoted to Associate Professor of Practice
Teaching, Learning & Teacher Education
Haishun Yang
Granted Tenure
Agronomy & Horticulture
Linda Young
Promoted to Full Professor of Practice
Nutrition & Health Sciences
Hongfeng Yu
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Computer Science and Engineering
Jifeng Yu
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Management
Jinying Zhu
Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Civil Engineering