UCF faculty members across the university marked a major achievement in earning promotions and tenure for the 2024-25 cycle.
The 115 approved faculty — 76 for promotion and 39 for tenure — underwent a comprehensive performance evaluation by peers, college and university leaders that took nearly one academic year.
The president and provost make final decisions on promotions following reviews and recommendations from individual colleges and units. The UCF Board of Trustees must approve tenure decisions, which are a key factor in fulfilling UCF’s strategic plan of becoming a preeminent state university, a national top 25 public institution and the world’s leading public metropolitan research university. In addition to helping UCF recruit and retain exceptional faculty, tenure helps protect academic freedom and encourages faculty to produce high-quality scholarship on challenging and impactful issues facing society.
“Earning promotion and tenure is a major career milestone for faculty. It reflects years of hard work, excellence, and outstanding contributions in teaching, research, and service,” says Michael D. Johnson, UCF’s provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs. “I’m proud of these faculty members and confident they will play a major role in advancing UCF’s future success.”
The promotions and tenure take effect Aug. 8. Congratulations to the following faculty.
Promotion to Professor
- Uluc Aysun, College of Business Administration
- Jonathan Beever, College of Arts and Humanities
- Nathan Bowling, College of Sciences
- Lisa Chambers, College of Sciences
- Per Danielsson, College of Arts and Humanities
- Matthew Dombrowski, College of Arts and Humanities
- Adrienne Dove, College of Sciences
- Ivan Garibay, College of Engineering and Computer Science
- Kimberley Gryglewicz, College of Health Professions and Sciences
- Carlos Gual, College of Health Professions and Sciences
- Varadraj Gurupur, College of Community Innovation and Education
- Jihyun Kim, College of Sciences
- Alla Kourova, College of Arts and Humanities
- Yan Lu, College of Business Administration
- Chiara Mazzucchelli, College of Arts and Humanities
- Madhab Neupane, College of Sciences
- Amy Reckdenwald, College of Sciences
- Anna Savage, College of Sciences
- Ann Shillingford, College of Community Innovation and Education
- Zhisheng Shuai, College of Sciences
- Matthew Stock, College of Health Professions and Sciences
- Wei Sun, College of Engineering and Computer Science
- John Walker, College of Sciences
- Keri Watson, College of Arts and Humanities
- Yu Yuan, College of Sciences
- Teng Zhang, College of Sciences
Promotion to Professor of Medicine
- Omar Martinez, College of Medicine
- Raheleh Ahangari, College of Medicine
Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure
- Susanny Beltran, College of Health Professions and Sciences
- Keith Brazendale, College of Health Professions and Sciences
- Jonathan Caranto, College of Sciences
- Carlos Cardoso Borges, College of Sciences
- Suja Chaulagain, Rosen College of Hospitality Management
- Hwan, Choi, College of Engineering and Computer Science
- Sung Choi Yoo, College of Community Innovation and Education
- Jean Davis, College of Nursing
- Qiushi Fu, College of Engineering and Computer Science
- Sandra Galura, College of Nursing
- John Gish, College of Business Administration
- Ethan Hill, College of Health Professions and Sciences
- Xi Huang, College of Community Innovation and Education
- Emily Johnson, College of Arts and Humanities
- Christian Keller, College of Sciences
- Haidar Khezri, College of Arts and Humanities
- Georg Koszulinski, College of Sciences
- Qifeng Li, College of Engineering and Computer Science
- Humberto Lopez Castillo, College of Health Professions and Sciences
- Shuang Lu, College of Health Professions and Sciences
- Lauren Mangum, College of Health Professions and Sciences
- Lonnie Marsh, College of Community Innovation and Education
- Brian Peach, College of Nursing
- Luigi Perotti, College of Engineering and Computer Science
- Denisia Popolan-Vaida, College of Sciences
- Yogesh Singh Rawat, College of Engineering and Computer Science
- Erin Saitta, College of Sciences
- Robert Siler, College of Arts and Humanities
- Sarah Singer, College of Arts and Humanities
- Chloe Spencer, College of Arts and Humanities
- Kelly Stevens, College of Community Innovation and Education
- Shiyang Su, College of Sciences
- Michelle Taub, College of Community Innovation and Education
- Michael Tseng, College of Business Administration
- Larry Walker, College of Community Innovation and Education
- Amanda Wilkerson, College of Community Innovation and Education
- Asli Yalim, College of Health Professions and Sciences
Promotion to Associate Professor of Medicine with Tenure
- Bradley Willenberg, College of Medicine
Tenure Awarded
- Robert Hines, College of Medicine
Promotion to Associate Professor of Medicine
- Ronald Coffee, College of Medicine
- Joyce Paulson, College of Medicine
Promotion to Associate Professor
- Valerie Martinez, College of Nursing
Promotion to Senior Lecturer
- Ghada Baz, College of Business Administration
- Christian Beck, College of Arts and Humanities
- Maria Capursi, College of Sciences
- Larry Cooper, College of Arts and Humanities
- Dennis Filler, College of Engineering and Computer Science
- Donita Grissom, College of Community Innovation and Education
- Christopher Leo, College of Business Administration
- Kourtney Nieves, College of Community Innovation and Education
- William Steiger, College of Business Administration
- Anna Valdes, College of Health Professions and Sciences
- Jessica Waesche, College of Sciences
Promotion to Associate Lecturer
- Tanvir Ahmed, College of Engineering and Computer Science
- Pamela Baker, College of Arts and Humanities
- Michael Cabrera, College of Arts and Humanities
- Maritza Concha, College of Community Innovation and Education
- Stacey DiLiberto, College of Arts and Humanities
- Julie Donnelly, College of Sciences
- Katia Ferdowsi, College of Health Professions and Sciences
- Martha Garcia-Stout, College of Health Professions and Sciences
- Matthew Gerber, College of Engineering and Computer Science
- William Gordon, College of Community Innovation and Education
- Deborah Horzen, College of Arts and Humanities
- Keri Kozlowski, College of Business Administration
- Nicole Lapeyrouse, College of Sciences
- Nancy Marshall, College of Community Innovation and Education
- Sheila Moore, College of Community Innovation and Education
- Raymonde Neal, College of Sciences
- Elizabeth Poziemski, College of Business Administration
- Melissa Radecki, College of Nursing
- Peter Resch, College of Business Administration
- Heather Vazquez, College of Arts and Humanities
- Thomas Vitale, College of Community Innovation and Education
Promotion to Senior Instructor
- Sarah Angell, College of Engineering and Computer Science
- Nancy Harrington, College of Health Professions and Sciences
- Debra Knox, College of Health Professions and Sciences
Promotion to Associate Instructor
- Shelley Hall, College of Health Professions and Sciences
- Michael Loree, College of Sciences
- David Wixted, Rosen College of Hospitality Management
Associate Instructor of Medicine
- Jessica Wilson, College of Medicine
Promotion to Senior Instructional Designer
- Roslyn Miller, Division of Digital Learning
- James Paradiso, Division of Digital Learning
- Florence Williams, Division of Digital Learning
- Shelly Wyatt, Division of Digital Learning
Promotion to Associate Instructional Designer
- Debra Luken, Division of Digital Learning
- Susan Spraker, Division of Digital Learning
Promotion to Medical Associate Librarian
- Pamela Herring, College of Medicine
Promotion to Associate Librarian
- Lily Dubach, UCF Libraries
