UNLV is pleased to announce the names of the outstanding academic faculty members who have been awarded tenure and/or promotion effective July 1, 2023. The Board of Regents provided formal approval for the tenure recipients at its quarterly meeting last month.
 
This is a special moment for these individuals who have completed many years of teaching, scholarship, and service and have demonstrated a long-term commitment to our university and its mission. We celebrate them for achieving a career milestone that reflects their passion, innovation, and leadership. They embody the Rebel spirit that continues to propel UNLV to the forefront and produce meaningful change in our world.

Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor

• Michael Alarid, Ph.D., Dept. of History, College of Liberal Arts
• Ambroise Aubrun, D.M.A., School of Music, College of Fine Arts
• Tirth Bhatta, Ph.D., Dept. of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
• Carlos Dimas, Ph.D., Dept. of History, College of Liberal Arts
• Ashley Doughty, M.F.A., Dept. of Art, College of Fine Arts
• Jayce Farmer, Ph.D., Dept. of Public Policy and Leadership, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
• Miguel Gonzales, Ed.D., Dept. of Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education, College of Education
• Chelsea Heinbach, MLIS, University Libraries
• Allyson Hindle, Ph.D., School of Life Sciences, College of Sciences
• Kathryn Houk, MLIS, University Libraries
• Iesha Jackson, Ed.D., Dept. of Teaching and Learning, College of Education
• Michael Jarett, MFA, Dept. of Dance, College of Fine Arts
• Kari Kokka, Ed.D., Dept. of Teaching and Learning, College of Education
• Elizabeth Lawrence, Ph.D., Dept. of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
• Bradley Marianno, Ph.D., Dept. of Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education, College of Education
• Erica Marti, Ph.D., Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
• Darnelle Melvin, MLIS, University Libraries
• Federick Ngo, Ph.D., Dept. of Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education, College of Education
• Ozgur Ozdemir, Ph.D., Dept. of Resort, Gaming, and Golf Management, William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
• Jee Woong Park, Ph.D., Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
• Tyler Parry, Ph.D., Dept. of Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies, College of Liberal Arts
• Amy Reed-Sandoval, Ph.D., Dept. of Philosophy, College of Liberal Arts
• Cassaundra Rodriguez, Ph.D., Dept. of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
• Tessa (Marie) Winkelmann, Ph.D., Dept. of History, College of Liberal Arts

 Tenure and Promotion to Professor

• Benjamin Edwards, J.D., William S. Boyd School of Law
• Margaret (Eve) Hanan, J.D., William S. Boyd School of Law
• Lori Johnson, J.D., William S. Boyd School of Law

Promotion to Professor

• Melissa Bowles-Terry, MLIS, University Libraries
• Sutirtha Chatterjee, Ph.D., Dept. of Management, Entrepreneurship, and Technology, Lee Business School
• Jianxin (Daniel) Chi, Ph.D., Dept. of Finance, Lee Business School
• Mehmet Erdem, Ph.D., CHTP, Dept. of Resort, Gaming, and Golf Management, William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
• Michael Green, Ph.D., Dept. of History, College of Liberal Arts
• Erin Hannon, Ph.D., Dept. of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
• Jonathan Hilpert, Ph.D., Dept. of Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education, College of Education
• Gregory Moody, Ph.D., Dept. of Management, Entrepreneurship, and Technology, Lee Business School
• Travis Olson, Ph.D., Dept. of Teaching and Learning, College of Education
• Elizabeth Stacy, Ph.D., School of Life Sciences, College of Sciences
• Haroon Stephen, Ph.D., Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
• Jianzhong (Andrew) Zhang, Ph.D., Dept. of Finance, Lee Business School

Tenure ONLY

• Arpita Basu, Ph.D., RD/LD, Dept. of Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences, School of Integrated Health Sciences

Promotion to Senior Lecturer

• Frederic Bonin Pissarro, M.A., Dept. of Art, College of Fine Arts
• Nancy Brown, Ed.S., Dept. of Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education, College of Education
• George Buch, M.S., Dept. of Mathematical Sciences, College of Sciences
• Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, CSSD, LD, FAND, Dept. of Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences, School of Integrated Health Sciences
• Gabriella Megyesi-Briese, MA, English Language Center, College of Liberal Arts
• Pejmon Sadri, Ph.D., Dept. of Mathematical Sciences, College of Sciences
• Minnie Wood, MS, APRN, ANP-BC, School of Nursing
• Libo Zhou, Ph.D., Dept. of Mathematical Sciences, College of Sciences

Promotion to Associate Professor in Residence

• Bryan Blankfield, Ph.D., Honors College
• Cheryl Maes, Ph.D., School of Nursing
• Sean Slattery, MFA, Dept. of Art, College of Fine Arts
• Rhigel Tan, DNP, RN, APRN, ANP, GNP, PMHNP, FAAN, School of Nursing
• Heather Van Ness, Ph.D., Dept. of Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education, College of Education

Promotion to Associate Professor (Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV)

• Lisa Durette, MD, Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
• David Kuykendall, MD, Dept. of Family and Community Medicine
• Oluwafunmilola Okuyemi, MD, MSCI, FACS, Dept. of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery 
• Ashley Pistorio, MD, Dept. of Plastic Surgery
• Anne Weisman, Ph.D., Dept. of Medical Education