The Academic Affairs office recently announced the university has promoted 150 UTSA faculty members.
The promotions become effective on Sept. 1.
“This year’s faculty promotions reflect the depth of talent and dedication across UTSA’s academic community,” said Heather Shipley, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs.
“Through excellence in teaching, research, creative activity and service, these 150 faculty members are shaping their fields and enriching the educational experience for our students,” she added. “I’m also proud to honor our newly named emeritus faculty, whose enduring contributions have helped build the foundation for our continued growth.”
UTSA’s faculty numbers 1,556, many of whom are nationally and internationally recognized in their fields and members of the national academies — the highest honor a scholar can achieve in the United States — and other prestigious organizations.
Among the tenured and tenure-track faculty, 27 people were promoted to associate professor with tenure. Faculty earn tenure based on their accomplishments in each of three categories of performance: teaching, research/scholarship/creative activities and service.
Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure
- Sofia Bahena, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
- Debaditya Chakraborty, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Construction Management
- Kelly Cheever, Kinesiology
- Isaura Contreras-Rios, Modern Languages and Literatures
- Samuel DeJulio, Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
- Amanda Fernandez, Computer Science
- Patrick Gallagher, Anthropology
- Kirsten Hanson, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
- Duy Nguyen Vu Hoang, Mathematics
- Jihye Jung, Marketing
- Brian Laub, Biology, Health and the Environment
- Steven Andrew Lloyd, Music
- Esteban Lopez-Ochoa, Architecture and Planning
- Shannon Marlow, Management
- Neda Norouzi, Architecture and Planning
- Jessica Nowlin, Philosophy and Classics
- Daniel Pineda, Mechanical, Aerospace and Industrial Engineering
- Rica Ramirez, Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
- Abelardo Ramirez-Hernandez, Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering
- Anthony Rios, Information Systems and Cyber Security
- Arkajyoti Roy, Management Science and Statistics
- Bonita Sharma, Social Work
- Ian Thacker, Educational Psychology
- Jelena Todic, Social Work
- Masataka Umeda, Kinesiology
- Dian Wang, Marketing
- Oswaldo Zapata Correa, Music
Another 25 faculty members were promoted to full professor in recognition of their sustained professional accomplishments.
Promoted to Professor
- Sonya Aleman, Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality Studies
- Alfonso Apicella, Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology
- Melanie Carless, Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology
- Whitney Chappell, Modern Languages and Literatures
- Martha Sidury Christiansen, Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
- Teresa Eckmann, Art
- Nikolaos Gatsis, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Bryan Gervais, Political Science and Geography
- Edgar Ghossoub, Economics
- Jamon Halvaksz, Anthropology
- Joseph Houpt, Psychology
- Jeffrey Howard, Public Health
- Julie Johnson, Art
- Crystal Kalinec-Craig, Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
- William Land, Kinesiology
- Angela Lombardi, Architecture and Planning
- Mark McCoin, Art
- James McDonald, Communication
- Stanton McHardy, Chemistry
- Leslie Neely, Educational Psychology
- Shelley Roff, Architecture and Planning
- John Drew Stephen, Music
- Saadet Toker Beeson, Architecture and Planning
- Juliet Wiersema, Art
- Bedrettin Yazan, Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
In addition, 83 fixed-term-track faculty were promoted. To earn promotion, fixed-term-track faculty members must demonstrate excellence in teaching or significant scholarly contribution, along with a progressive record of achievement and engagement.
Promoted to Senior Lecturer
- Hend Alkittawi, Computer Science
- Mauricio Avendano, Architecture and Planning
- Lindsay Fuller, Physics and Astronomy
- Jessica Garcia-Acosta, Communication
- Gloria Gonzales, Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality Studies
- Oholibama Granados-Hinojosa, Modern Languages and Literatures
- Travis Hestilow, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Christian Johnson, Communication
- Mark Jones, Counseling
- Jean Philippe Kandissounon, Political Science and Geography
- Stephen Lee, Mathematics
- Alyssa Luna, Mathematics
- David Medina, Art
- Sandra Morales, Kinesiology
- Stephen Pena, Mathematics
- Joseph Stein, Mathematics
- Gilberta Turner, Modern Languages and Literatures
- Sarah Wildey-Richmond, Music
Promoted to Assistant Professor of Instruction
- Steven Cordero, Architecture and Planning
- Elizabeth Lambert, Mathematics
Promoted to Associate Professor of Instruction
- Joleen Beltrami, Statistics and Data Science
- Brian Brigham, Biology, Health and the Environment
- John Cannon, Earth and Planetary Sciences
- Nicholas Councilor, Music
- Andria Crosson, History
- Zhiyuan Jia, Mathematics
- Glenn Lahodny Jr., Mathematics
- Lauren Riojas-Fitzpatrick, Academic Introduction and Strategies
- Tina Vega, Mathematics
- Thomas Yee, Music
Promoted to Professor of Instruction
- Dina Drozdov, Physics and Astronomy
- Tiffany Farias-Sokoloski, Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
- Claudia Garcia, Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
- Matthew Grunstra, Biology, Health and the Environment
- Megan Rulewicz, Music
- Lisa Shepard, Physics and Astronomy
Promoted to Assistant Professor of Practice
- John Carr-Shanahan, History
- Donna Degen, Biology, Health and the Environment
- Chris Duffer, Mathematics
- Isabelle Hall, Modern Languages and Literatures
- Chandra Hamilton, Biology, Health and the Environment
- Kelley Reno, Kinesiology
- Andrew Rodriguez, Biology, Health and the Environment
- Hiromi Stringer, Art
- Mary Wuest, Art
- Nicholas Young, Biology, Health and the Environment
- Ada Zamarripa, Modern Languages and Literatures
Promoted to Associate Professor of Practice
- Maia Adamina, English
- Sherri Baker, Music
- Sean Beatty, Mathematics
- Elmar Bergeler, Data Science
- Lynda Cavazos, Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
- Stacy Conrad, Accounting
- Robin English-Bircher, Writing Core Program
- Jason Gagliardi, Biology, Health and the Environment
- Mark Gifford, Writing Core Program
- Guadalupe Gorordo, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
- Lesli Hicks, History
- Albert Huang, Management
- Crystal Jarrell Johnson, Music
- Patrick Benjamin Lee, Accounting
- Rhonda Minten, History
- Allegra Montemayor, Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
- John Ortiz, Computer Science
- Jodi Peterson, History
- Gary Poffenbarger, Music
- Cynthia Roberts, Mathematics
- James Rogers, Biology, Health and the Environment
- Martha Smith, Writing Core Program
- Bruce Stanfill, Management
- James Syler, Music
- Linda Vaello, Accounting
- Juan Valadez, Computer Science
- Wenjing Yao, Management Science and Statistics
Promoted to Professor of Practice
- Michael Aaron Acevedo, Music
- August Allo, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Allyson Dawkins, Music
- Nancy Hall, Writing Core Program
- Candid Rogers, Architecture and Planning
- Mareyam Singery, Architecture and Planning
- Heather Staples, Management
- Ronald Sweet, Finance
Promoted to Associate Professor of Research
- Hong Cai, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Fifteen retired faculty members were awarded emeritus status in honor of their years of valued service and contribution to the university mission.
Associate Professor Emeritus
- Laura Levi, Anthropology
Professor Emeritus
- Sharad Asthana, Accounting
- Janis Bush, Biology, Health and the Environment
- James Calder, Political Science and Geography
- Brian Davies, History
- Christopher Ellison, Sociology and Demography
- Belinda Flores, Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
- Norma Guerra, Educational Psychology
- Janis Harmon, Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
- Jerome Keating, Management Science and Statistics
- Malgorzata Oleszkiewicz-Peralba, Modern Languages and Literatures
- Marshall Pitman, Accounting
- Lloyd Potter, Sociology and Demography
- Charles Wilson, Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology
Dean Emeritus
- Ambika Mathur, Graduate School
