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Promotions
Below is a list of the newly promoted or tenured faculty for 2026.
College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
- Allison Meyer, Animal Sciences
- Jordan Thomas, Animal Sciences
- Ryan Keane Milhollin, Applied Social Sciences
- Pavel Somavat, Food, Nutrition & Exercise Sciences
- Gurbir Singh, Plant Science and Technology
- Gurpreet Kaur, School of Natural Resources
- Benjamin Knapp, School of Natural Resources
- Allison Pease, School of Natural Resources
- Shuangyu Xu, School of Natural Resources
College of Arts & Science
- Libby Cowgill, Anthropology
- Amanda Durbak, Biological Sciences
- Joseph Santin, Biological Sciences
- Bernadette Broderick, Chemistry
- Sachin Handa, Chemistry
- Haley Horstman, Communication
- Rebecca Meisenbach, Communication
- Caroline Waldbuesser, Communication
- Hsin-I Sydney Yueh, Communication
- Alyssa Carlson, Economics
- Brittany Street, Economics
- Frances Dickey, English
- Lee Manion, English
- Medea Csoba DeHass, Geography
- Sarah Jacquet, Geological Sciences
- Marta Heckel, Philosophy
- Kathleen Maria Mills, Physics & Astronomy
- Carrie Ellis-Kalton, Psychological Sciences
- Ian Gizer, Psychological Sciences
- Dennis Miller, Psychological Sciences
- Scott Taylor, School of Languages, Literature and Cultures
- Alice Dade, School of Music
- Christian Noon, School of Music
- Leo Saguiguit, School of Music
- Nick Potter, School of Visual Studies
- Ramsay Wise, School of Visual Studies
- Brian Ott, Sociology
- Sounak Chakraborty, Statistics
- Jamie Mestres, Textile and Apparel Management
- Song-yi Youn, Textile and Apparel Management
- Irma Arteaga-Cox, Truman School of Government and Public Affairs
- Robert Russell, Truman School of Government and Public Affairs
College of Education and Human Development
- Bradley Curs, Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis
- Casandra Harper Morris, Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis
- Aileen Garcia, Human Development and Family Science
- Kathryn Fishman-Weaver, Learning, Teaching and Curriculum
- Robert Anthony Petrone, Learning, Teaching and Curriculum
- Sam Robert von Gillern, Learning, Teaching and Curriculum
- Hyerim Cho, School of Information Science & Learning Technologies
- Jena Randolph, Special Education
College of Engineering
- Praveen Rao, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Scott Thompson, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
College of Health Sciences
- Sara Parker, Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences
- Janell Stormo, Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences
- Alese Thompson, Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences
- Alice Townsend, Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences
- Kristin Flynn Peters, Health Sciences
- Brittany Ramirez, Health Sciences
- Candace Rodman, Health Sciences
- Molly Vetter Dreier, Health Sciences
- Tiffany Bolton, Occupational Therapy
- Brittney Stevenson, Occupational Therapy
- Brad Willis, Physical Therapy
- Jennifer First, School of Social Work
- Alexandria Lewis, School of Social Work
- Christine Woods, School of Social Work
- Lauren Laur, Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
- Kevin Cummings, Pathobiology & Integrative Biomedical Sciences
- Xiangwei Du, Pathobiology & Integrative Biomedical Sciences
- Tamara Gull, Pathobiology & Integrative Biomedical Sciences
- Tamara Hancock, Pathobiology & Integrative Biomedical Sciences
- Suneel Gupta, Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
- Alisa Hutchison, Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
- Laura Nafe, Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
- Kelly Wiggen, Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
Missouri School of Journalism
- Fred Anklam, Journalism Professions
- Robert Greene, Journalism Professions
- Sungkyoung Lee, Strategic Communication
- Susan Renoe, Strategic Communication
- Gordon Dickson, Journalism
- Janet Saidi, Journalism
- Jared Schroeder, Journalism
- Elizabeth Stephens, Journalism
MU Extension
- Amber Allen, Southwest Region
- Emily Bergsieker, Northwest Region
- Shawn Deering, Northwest Region
- Carrie Elsen, Northeast Region
- Tyler Hall, East Central Region
- Brenda Schreck, Northeast Region
School of Law
- Rachel Wechsler, Law
School of Medicine
- Megan Elizabeth Gauthier, Anesthesiology
- Xiao Heng, Biochemistry
- Kimberly Eisenstein, Dermatology
- Nkanyezi Ferguson, Dermatology
- Thiago Desouza, Emergency Medicine
- Joshua Stilley, Emergency Medicine
- George Ubinas, Emergency Medicine
- Brady Fleshman, Family & Community Medicine
- Seth Freeman, Family & Community Medicine
- Albert Chan, Medicine
- Korshie Dumor, Medicine
- Sandeep Gautam, Medicine
- Zachary Holliday, Medicine
- Arun Kumar, Medicine
- Kathryn Mohr, Medicine
- Cherian Verghese, Medicine
- Margaret Lange-Osborn, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
- Emma Teixeiro-Pernas, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
- Komal Ashraf, Neurology
- Francisco Gomez, Neurology
- Premkumar Nattanmai Chandrasekaran, Neurology
- Farhan Siddiq, Neurosurgery
- Mark Hunter, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
- Lei Lei, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
- Geetha Davis, Ophthalmology
- Kenneth Miller, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Julia Nuelle, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Daniel Walker, Pathology & Anatomical Sciences
- Zhe Sun, Pharmacology & Physiology
- Chrissa McClellan, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Meelie Bordoloi, Psychiatry
- Ila Durkin, Psychiatry
- Joanna Mussey, Psychiatry
- Gregory Biedermann, Radiation Oncology
- Lauren Pringle, Radiology
- Mohammed Azfar Siddiqui, Radiology
- Carissa White, Radiology
Sinclair School of Nursing
- Nancy Birtley, Sinclair School of Nursing
Trulaske College of Business
- John Arnold, Management
- Leonard Daryl Smith, Management
- Ann Katie Essing, Marketing
- Hoyoun Kyung, School of Accountancy
University Libraries
- Jennifer Walker, Acquisitions, Collections & Technology Services
- Steven Pryor, Library Administration
Years of Service Milestones
Below are lists of the faculty who have reached years of service milestones in the 2026 calendar year.
College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
- Dae-Young Kim, Applied Social Sciences
- Wyatt Thompson, Applied Social Sciences
- Andrew Zumwalt, Applied Social Sciences
- Mengshi Lin, Food, Nutrition & Exercise Physiology
College of Arts & Science
- Jeffrey Ferguson, Anthropology
- Christine VanPool, Anthropology
- John Brockman, Chemistry
- Rebecca Meisenbach, Communication
- Virginia Muller, English
- Anne Myers, English
- Mamadou Badiane, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Joseph Otabela Mewolo, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- André Ariew, Philosophy
- Nicole Campione-Barr, Psychological Sciences
- Shawn Christ, Psychological Sciences
- Eric Brown, Sociology
- Srirupa Prasad, Women’s & Gender Studies
College of Education & Human Development
- Marcelle Siegel, Learning Teaching & Curriculum
- Delinda van Garderen-Anderson, Special Education
College of Engineering
- Zhiqiang Hu, Civil & Environmental Engineering
College of Health Sciences
- Carla Allen, Clinical & Diagnostic Sciences
- Sara Parker, Clinical & Diagnostic Sciences
- Constance Brooks, Health Psychology
- Eric Hart, Health Psychology
- Crystal Gateley, Occupational Therapy
- Jeff Bridges, Physical Therapy
- Enid Schatz, Public Health
- Leanna Lawrence, Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
- Rajiv Mohan, Veterinary Medicine & Surgery
- Scott Poock, Veterinary Medicine & Surgery
Missouri School of Journalism
- Amanda Hinnant, Journalism
MU Extension
- Lynette Watson, Campus Business and Communities
- Randa Doty, Northwest Region
- Melissa Scheer, Urban East Region
School of Law
- Anne Alexander, Law
- Paul Litton, Law
- Simon Mitchell, Law
School of Medicine
- Michael Gardner, Endocrinology
- Nikole Cronk, Family & Community Medicine
- William Durante, Medical Pharmacology & Physiology
- Michael Hill, Medical Pharmacology & Physiology
- Theodore Kalogeris, Medical Pharmacology & Physiology
- Luis Polo-Parada, Medical Pharmacology & Physiology
- Steven Segal, Medical Pharmacology & Physiology
- Jonathan Collins, Medicine
- Yuji Oba, Medicine
- Mahesh Thakkar, Neurology
- Ajay Aggarwal, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Theodore Choma, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Lisa Royse, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Kristina Aldridge, Pathology & Anatomical Sciences
- Van Nguyen, Pathology & Anatomical Sciences
- Jane Emerson, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Trulaske College of Business
- Joyce Albright, Management
- Richard Johnson, Management
University Libraries
- Adelaide Brown, Library Research & Information Services
- Tamara Inge, Library Research & Information Services
College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
- Timothy Safranski, Animal Science
- Azlin Mustapha, Food, Nutrition & Exercise Physiology
- Reid Smeda, Plant Sciences
- Andrew Thomas, Plant Sciences
College of Arts & Science
- Emmanual Liscum, Biological Sciences
- Bethany Stone, Biological Sciences
- Linda Reeder, History
- John Wigger, History
- Lawrence Ries, Statistics and Data Science
- Lael Keiser, Truman School of Government & Public Affairs
College of Education & Human Development
- Elizabeth Baker, Learning, Teaching & Curriculum
- Timothy Lewis, Special Education
- Melissa Stormont, Special Education
College of Engineering
- Kevin Gillis, Chemical & Biomedical Engineering
- Kannappan Palaniappan, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
College of Health Sciences
- Patricia Alafaireet, Health Sciences
- Kyle Gibson, Physical Therapy
College of Veterinary Medicine
- William Mitchell, Pathobiology & Integrative Biomedical Services
MU Extension
- Letitia Johnson, Northeast Region
- David Hoffman, West Central Region
School of Medicine
- James Koller, General Internal Medicine
- Madhukar Misra, Nephrology
- Dean Hainsworth, Ophthalmology
Sinclair School of Nursing
- Deidre Wipke-Tevis, School of Nursing
Trulaske School of Business
- Srinath Gopalakrishna, Marketing
University Libraries
- Rebecca Graves, Health Sciences & Specialized Libraries
College of Arts & Science
- Michael Harmata, Chemistry
School of Medicine
- Robert Fisher, Anesthesiology
- Stephen Halenda, Medical Pharmacology & Physiology