07/20/2023
By Joseph Hartman

Congratulations to the faculty members below who have received promotions (and been awarded tenure) effective Sept. 1, 2023. Their collective accomplishments reflect the extraordinary caliber of our faculty. We thank you for the contributions you have made to UMass Lowell. You make us proud.

Applicants Promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor with Tenure

  • Nishant Agarwal, Physics and Applied Physics, Kennedy College of Sciences
  • Frederic Chain, Biological Sciences, Kennedy College of Sciences
  • Karoline Evans, Management, Manning School of Business
  • Walfre Franco, Biomedical Engineering, Francis College of Engineering
  • Claire Lee, School of Criminology & Justice Studies, College of Fine Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
  • Christopher Linebarger, School of Criminology & Justice Studies, College of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Ryan Shields, School of Criminology & Justice Studies, College of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Aaron Smith-Walter, Political Science, College of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Yan Wang, Psychology, College of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Chi Zhang, Finance, Manning School of Business

Applicants Promoted from Associate Professor to Full Professor

  • Shelley Barish, English, College of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Iman Chahine, School of Education, College of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Ainat Koren, Solomont School of Nursing, Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences
  • Scott Latham, Management, Manning School of Business
  • Karen Lin, Accounting, Manning School of Business
  • Jill Lohmeier, School of Education, College of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Melissa Morabito, School of Criminology & Justice Studies, College of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Asil Oztekin, Operations & Information Systems, Manning School of Business
  • Muhammad (Shakil) Quayes, Economics, College of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Kelly Socia, School of Criminology & Justice Studies, College of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Maureen Stanton, English, College of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Juan Trelles, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Francis College of Engineering
  • Anna Yaroslavsky, Physics and Applied Physics, Kennedy College of Sciences
  • Julie Zhang, Operations & Information Systems, Manning School of Business

Applicants Promoted from Associate Teaching Professor to Full Teaching Professor

  • Alice Frye, Psychology, College of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Edward Hajduk, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Francis College of Engineering
  • Cathy Levey, School of Criminology & Justice Studies, College of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Carol Myers, Biological Sciences, Kennedy College of Sciences
  • Lori Weeden, Environmental, Earth, & Atmospheric Sciences, Kennedy College of Sciences

Applicants Promoted from Assistant Teaching Professor to Associate Teaching Professor

  • Deborah Casey, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, & Innovation, Manning School of Business
  • Raj Kumar Gondle, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Francis College of Engineering
  • Michelle Hunt, Biomedical & Nutritional Sciences, Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences
    Pavel Romaniko, Art and Design, College of Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Erin Smith, Biological Sciences, Kennedy College of Sciences
  • Anne Soucy, Plastics Engineering, Francis College of Engineering
  • Erica Yankowskas, Mathematics and Statistics, Kennedy College of Sciences
  • Suzanne Young, Chemistry, Kennedy College of Sciences
  • Ekaterina Zagriadskaia, Biological Sciences, Kennedy College of Sciences