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Faculty Recognized for Promotion, Tenure Accomplishments

Congratulations to the faculty who recently earned promotion and tenure designations.

Maverick Monument on the UNO Dodge campus. There are fall colored leaves and a blue sky in the back ground.

Promoted and honored faculty were recognized and celebrated by their colleagues and campus administration at an informal reception on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. A full list of faculty earning promotion and tenure is listed below by college.

“A university's strength lies in its exceptional and devoted faculty, a defining aspect that should be shared with the entire campus community,” said Phil He, Ph.D., Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. “I am pleased to express my appreciation for those faculty members who have demonstrated remarkable dedication to the campus community and their respective disciplines.”

College of Arts and Sciences

Promotion

  • Ashlee Dere, Professor, Geography and Geology
  • Eugenio DiStefano, Professor, World Languages and Literature
  • Kirstin Girten, Professor, English
  • Amy Hemje, Lecturer, Chemistry
  • Nicholas Kass, Lecturer, Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
  • Alexey Krasnoslobodtsev, Professor, Physics
  • Jody Neathery-Castro, Professor, Political Science
  • Sarah Osborn, Lecturer, English
  • Nikae Perkinson, Lecturer, Chemistry
  • Adam Weaver, Professor, Psychology

Promotion and Tenure

  • Paul Denton, Associate Professor, Biology
  • Ying Hu, Associate Professor, Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
  • Sara Kupzyk, Associate Professor, Psychology
  • Bethany Lyon, Associate Professor, Psychology
  • Joseph McCaffrey, Associate Professor, Philosophy

College of Business Administration

Promotion

  • Erin Bass, Professor, Management
  • Erin Pleggenkuhle-Miles, Professor, Management

College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media

Promotion

  • Howard Paine, Professor, Arts
  • Allison Wakin, Lecturer, Communication

Promotion and Tenure

  • Matthew Brooks, Associate Professor, Music
  • Jennifer Shesko Wood, Associate Professor, Arts

College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences

Promotion

  • Abby Bjornsen-Ramig, Professor, Counseling
  • Shari DeVeney, Professor, Special Education and Communication Disorders
  • Lisa Epp, Lecturer, Special Education and Communication Disorders
  • Sofia Jawed-Wessel, Professor, Health and Kinesiology
  • Mike Messerole, Professor, Health and Kinesiology
  • Sandra Rodriguez-Arroyo, Professor, Teacher Education

Promotion and Tenure

  • Amanda Kern, Associate Professor, Special Education and Communication Disorders
  • Derrick Nero, Associate Professor, Teacher Education
  • Ferial Pearson, Associate Professor, Teacher Education
  • Michaela Schenkelberg, Associate Professor, Health and Kinesiology
  • Amanda Steiner, Associate Professor, Teacher Education

College of Public Affairs and Community Service

Promotion

  • Tara Richards, Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice

Promotion and Tenure

  • Nuri Heckler, Associate Professor, Public Administration
  • Trang Hoang, Associate Professor, Public Administration
  • Teresa Kulig, Associate Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice
  • Susan Reay, Associate Professor, Social Work

College of Information Science and Technology

Promotion

  • Yuliya Lierler, Professor, Computer Science

Promotion and/or Tenure

  • Pei-Chi Huang, Associate Professor, Computer Science
  • Alfredo Perez, Associate Professor, Computer Science

Criss Library

Promotion and Tenure

  • Monica Maher, Associate Professor, Criss Library