Faculty promotions

Trustees approve 89 faculty promotions, 26 new faculty emeriti noted

The University of Delaware Board of Trustees approved the promotions of 89 faculty members at its semiannual meeting on May 11.

Recommended for named professorships were:

• Carolyn Voter, Brigid Hawk McVaugh ’74 and John B. McVaugh Jr. ’71 ’75M Term Professor of Environmental Engineering, in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Elizabeth Bickel Rogers, Pao C. Chau Term Professor, in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• Freddie Patterson, Alumni Distinguished Professor, in the Department of Health Behavior and Nutrition Sciences
• Amanda Jansen, Distinguished Professor in Teacher Education, in the School of Education
• Jennifer Biddle, Mary A.S. Lighthipe Professor, in the School of Marine Science and Policy
• Kalmia E. Kniel, Unidel S. Hallock du Pont Chair, in the Department of Animal and Food Sciences
• Douglas Tallamy, Renewal of Named Professor: T.A. Baker, in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology
• Deborah Delaney, Charles P. Townsend Family Professor of Pollinator Science, in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology
• Srikanth Pilla, Boer Professor of Engineering, in the Mechanical Engineering (primary), Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering departments
• April Kloxin, Elizabeth Inez Kelley Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering departments

Promoted to the rank of professor were 30 associate professors who had already been granted tenure:

• Leah H. Palm-Forster, applied economics and statistics
• Qian Wei, applied economics and statistics
• Tara L. E. Trammell, plant and soil sciences
• Jocelyn Alcantara-Garcia, art conservation
• John Crowley, communication
• Lindsay H. Hoffman, communication
• Lowell Duckert, English
• Zara Anishanslin, history
• Mahya Ghandehari, mathematical sciences
• Dominique Guillotao, mathematical sciences
• Philip Lawson Duker, music
• Christopher R, Nichols, music
• Frank G. Schroeder, physics and astronomy
• Veronique Petit, physics and astronomy
• Kassra A.R, Oskooii, political science and international relations
• Jasmin Cloutier, psychological and brain sciences
• Jaclyn M. Schwarz, psychological and brain sciences
• Ulf D. Schiller, computer and information sciences
• Stephen F. Siegel, computer and information sciences
• Susanne M. Morton, physical therapy
• Matthias Fleckenstein, finance
• Gang Wang, accounting and management information systems
• Christopher J. Kloxin, materials science
• Mark Blenner, chemical and biomolecular engineering
• Jason Gleghorn, biomedical engineering
• Kelly A. Cobb, fashion and apparel studies
• Xinfeng Liang, marine science and policy
• Meghan M. Wenner, kinesiology and applied physiology
• Andrea L. Pierce, public policy and administration
• Alisa V. Moldavanova, public policy and administration

Promoted from associate professor to professor, without tenure, were six individuals:

• Jennifer Naccarelli, women and gender studies
• J. Rose Leanna Edwards, English
• Meghan McGuire, English
• Meghan McInnis-Dominguez, languages, literatures and cultures
• David R. Satran, English, Associate in Arts Program
• Joshua Alan Enszer, chemical and biomolecular engineering

Twenty-nine assistant professors were promoted to the rank of associate professor with tenure:

• Kelly Davidson, applied economics and statistics
• Yihang Li, animal and food sciences
• Joelle D.J. Wickens, art conservation
• Alexei Kananenka, physics and astronomy
• Molly C. Sutherland, biological sciences
• Andong Cheng, business administration
• Beth S. Schinoff, business administration
• Jiaheng Xie, accounting and management information systems
• Thomas Eisenberg, economics
• Sarah Curtiss, education
• Stephanie Del Tufo, education
• Ethan McCormick, education
• Florence Xiaotao Ran, education
• Charles Dhong, materials science
• Laura V. Kayser, materials science
• Xi Wang, materials science
• Austin Brockmeier, electrical and computer engineering
• Joshua Cashaback, biomedical engineering
• Koffi Pierre Claver Yao, mechanical engineering
• Kelvin Fu, mechanical engineering
• Anamarie A. Whitaker, human development and family science
• Adriana Gorea, fashion and apparel studies
• Mi-ling Li, marine Science and policy
• Yun Li, marine science and policy
• Lauren Covington, nursing
• Evan R. Usler, communication science and disorders
• Jody L. Greaney, behavioral health and nutrition
• Jocelyn Hafer, kinesiology and applied physiology
• Xing Gao, computer and information sciences

Thirteen assistant professors were promoted to associate professor, without tenure:

• Jorge L. Serrano, Africana studies
• Madeline Hagerman, art conservation
• Amy Bustin, languages, literatures and cultures
• Nadya Pincus, linguistics and cognitive science
• Audrey Nicole Dietz, mathematical sciences
• Keith E. Bredemeier, psychological and brain sciences
• Sarah E. Vigliotta, mathematics, Associate in Arts Program
• Nathan A. Bragaw, business administration
• Kurt Norder, business administration
• Christina Budde, education
• Sarah Mallory, education
• Haritha Malladi, civil construction and environmental engineering
• Jessica Slade, human development and family science

Nicole Moody, communication science and disorders, was promoted from instructor to assistant professor, without tenure.

All the appointments above are effective Sept. 1, 2026.

Faculty emeriti

In addition, it was noted that 26 faculty have received emeritus status, as of April 1, 2026.

• David Wunsch, professor emeritus, Delaware Geological Survey
• Michael Mackay, professor emeritus of chemical and biomolecular engineering
• Donald Sparks, chair in soil and environmental chemistry emeritus
• Calvin Keeler, professor emeritus of animal and food sciences
• Carmine Balascio, professor emeritus of plant and soil sciences
• Bethany Hall-Long, professor emerita of nursing
• Danielle Ford, professor emerita of education
• John Sawyer, professor emeritus of business administration
• Ali Poorani, professor emeritus of hospitality and sports business management
• Maria Aristigueta, professor emerita of public policy and administration
• Leland Ware, professor emeritus of public policy and administration
• John Byrne, professor emeritus of public policy and administration
• James Morrison, professor emeritus of public policy and administration
• Jim Pizzuto, professor emeritus of earth sciences
• Neil Sturchio, professor emeritus of earth sciences
• Juliet Dee, professor emerita of communication
• Christy Visher, professor emerita of sociology and criminal justice
• Qaisar Shafi, professor emeritus of physics and astronomy
• Janice Bibik, professor emerita of health behavior and nutrition science
• Stephen Goodwin, professor emeritus of health behavior and nutrition science
• Stanley Owocki, professor emeritus of physics and astronomy
• Jeremy Firestone, professor emeritus of marine science and policy
• Bruce Vasilas, professor emeritus of plant and soil sciences
• Sharon Walpole, professor emerita of education
• Thomas W. Ilvento, professor emeritus of applied economics and statistics
• Barbara Settles, professor emerita of human development and family sciences

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