Board of Regents Grants Tenure and Promotion to Faculty Members

The Texas Tech University System Board of Regents granted tenure and promotion to a number of faculty during its February 24, 2022 meeting.

Below is a listing of faculty who received tenure and promotion, tenure, and promotion in academic rank.

Tenure and Promotion

• Irma Almager, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Educational Psychology, Leadership and Counseling, College of Education.
• Cody Arnall, M.F.A., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, School of Art, J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual and Performing Arts.
• Sarah Asebedo, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, School of Financial Planning, College of Human Sciences.
• Jarrod Blinch, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management, College of Arts and Sciences.
• Jo Woon Chong, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Edward E. Whitacre, Jr. College of Engineering.
• John Dawson, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Human Sciences.
• Hossein Emadibaladehi, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering, Edward E. Whitacre, Jr. College of Engineering.
•  Hugo García, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Educational Psychology, Leadership and Counseling, College of Education.
• Lauren Griffith, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, College of Arts and Sciences. 
• Wenxuan Guo, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Gordon W. Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.
• Jacob Haislip, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, School of Accounting, Jerry S. Rawls College of Business.
• Nathaniel Hall, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Gordon W. Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.
• Andrew Hinton, M.L.S., assistant archivist to associate archivist with tenure, The Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, College of Arts and Sciences.
• Rebecca Hite, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education.
• Bryan Hotchkins, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Educational Psychology, Leadership and Counseling, College of Education.
• Kristin Hutchins, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Arts and Sciences.
• Kwanghee Jung, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Educational Psychology, Leadership and Counseling, College of Education.
• Asheley Landrum, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Advertising and Brand Strategy, College of Media and Communication.
• Ian Lértora, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Educational Psychology, Leadership and Counseling, College of Education.
• Tao Ma, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, School of Accounting, Jerry S. Rawls College of Business.
• Jon McNaughtan, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Educational Psychology, Leadership and Counseling, College of Education.
• Monica Martin, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, College of Human Sciences.
• Wonjung Oh, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, College of Human Sciences.
• Ty Palmer, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management, College of Arts and Sciences.
• Jamie Pavlik, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Gordon W. Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.
• Deidre Popovich, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Area of Marketing and Supply Chain Management, Jerry S. Rawls College of Business.
• Mallory Prucha, M.F.A.., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, School of Theatre and Dance, J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual and Performing Arts.
• Andrew Rose, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work, College of Arts and Sciences.
• Marcos Sanchez-Plata, Ph.D., associate professor with tenure, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Gordon W. Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. 
• Jimmy Sanderson, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management, College of Arts and Sciences.
• Adam Schmidt, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Psychological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences.
• Abdul Serwadda, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Computer Science, Edward E. Whitacre, Jr. College of Engineering.
• Lindsey Slaughter, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Gordon W. Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.
• Brandon Wagner, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work, College of Arts and Sciences.
• Jianlan Wang, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Teacher Education Department, College of Education.
• Nathaniel Wright, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences.
• Benjamin Wylie, Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Arts and Sciences.
• Yisha Xiang Ph.D., assistant professor to associate professor with tenure, Department of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering, Edward E. Whitacre, Jr. College of Engineering.

Promotion in Academic Rank

• Jeannie Barrick, M.M., lecturer to senior lecturer, School of Music, J.T. and Margaret Talkington College of Visual and Performing Arts. 
• Kristen Bigbee, M.S., lecturer to senior lecturer, School of Accounting, Jerry S. Rawls College of Business. 
• Yong Chen, Ph.D., associate professor to professor, Department of Computer Science, Edward E. Whitacre, Jr. College of Engineering. 
• Kirsten Cook, Ph.D., associate professor to professor, School of Accounting, Jerry S. Rawls College of Business. 
• Sean Cunningham, Ph.D., associate professor to professor, Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences. 
• Jennifer Dees, M.Ed., lecturer to senior lecturer, School of Music, J.T. and Margaret Talkington College of Visual and Performing Arts. 
• Ali Duffy, Ph.D., associate professor to professor, Department of Theatre and Dance, J.T. and Margaret Talkington College of Visual and Performing Arts.
• Carole Edwards, Ph.D., associate professor to professor, Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures, College of Arts and Sciences.
• Peter Fischer, D.M.A. associate professor to professor, School of Music, J.T. and Margaret Talkington College of Visual and Performing Arts.
   
• Caren Fullerton, Ph.D., lecturer to senior lecturer, Area of Management, Jerry S. Rawls College of Business.  
• Bill Gelber, Ph.D., associate professor to professor, School of Theatre and Dance, J.T. and Margaret Talkington College of Visual and Performing Arts.
• Callum Hetherington, Ph.D., associate professor to professor, Department of Geosciences, College of Arts and Sciences. 
• Nicole (Nikki) Kantelis, M.B.A., assistant professor of practice to associate professor of practice, Area of Energy Commerce and Business Economics, Jerry S. Rawls College of Business. 
• Zemfira Karamysheva, Ph.D., assistant research professor to associate research professor, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences.
• Roger Landes, Ph.D., lecturer to senior lecturer, School of Music, J.T. and Margaret Talkington College of Visual and Performing Arts. 
• Debra Lavender-Bratcher, Ph.D., assistant professor of practice to associate professor of practice, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, College of Arts and Sciences.
• Quepha Lynn, M.S., lecturer to senior lecturer, School of Accounting, Jerry S. Rawls College of Business.
• Peter Martens, Ph.D., associate professor to professor, School of Music, J.T. and Margaret Talkington College of Visual and Performing Arts.
• Thayne Montague, Ph.D., associate professor to professor, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Gordon W. Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.
• Celinda Moore, M.S., lecturer to senior lecturer, School of Accounting, Jerry S. Rawls College of Business.
• Seiichi Nagihara, Ph.D., associate professor to professor, Department of Geosciences, College of Arts and Sciences.
• Sylvia Niehuis, Ph.D., associate professor to professor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, College of Human Sciences. 
• Michael Ryan, Ph.D., associate professor of practice to professor of practice, Area of Management, Jerry S. Rawls College of Business. 
• Sandra Ryan, M.A., lecturer to senior lecturer, Area of Management, Jerry S. Rawls College of Business.
• Anna Ribeiro, Ph.D., associate professor to professor, Department of Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences. 
• René Saldaña, Ph.D., associate professor to professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education. 
• Huazhong Shi, Ph.D., associate professor to professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Arts and Sciences. 
• Dino Villegas, Ph.D., associate professor of practice to professor of practice, Area of Marketing and Supply Chain Management, Jerry S. Rawls College of Business.
• Dimitri Volchenkov, Ph.D., associate professor to professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Arts and Sciences. 
• Jennifer Wilson, M.S., lecturer to senior lecturer, School of Financial Planning, College of Human Sciences.
• Yi-Jing Wu, Ph.D., associate professor to professor, School of Accounting, Jerry S. Rawls College of Business.