Thirty-four UMaine faculty members receive tenure and/or promotion

March 25, 2019 Climate Change, Cooperative Extension, Forestry and the Environment, Marine Sciences, Signature and Emerging Areas

Thirty-four University of Maine faculty have received tenure and/or promotion. The faculty members were nominated by UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy based on a peer and administrative review of their successful teaching, research and public service, and approved by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees.

“We are extremely proud of our world-class faculty who make a difference in the UMaine student experience, and in our state and beyond with their teaching, research and community engagement,” Ferrini-Mundy says. “The 34 being recognized this year with tenure and/or promotion exemplify the excellence and strength of this university, and we appreciate the inspiration they provide.”

Promoted to professor
College of Education and Human Development

  • Shihfen Tu, Education and Applied Quantitative Methods

College of Engineering

  • Shaleen Jain, Civil Engineering

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

  • Daniel Bilodeau, Theatre
  • Andrew Knightly, Mathematics
  • Jessica Miller, Philosophy
  • Justin Wolff, Art

College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture

  • Patricia Poirier, Nursing
  • Gayle Zydlewski, Marine Sciences

Maine Business School

  • Pankaj Agrrawal, Finance

Promoted to Extension professor
Cooperative Extension

  • Tori Jackson, Cooperative Extension
  • Ellen Mallory, Cooperative Extension and School of Food and Agriculture
  • Kristy Ouellette, Cooperative Extension
  • Kathleen Savoie, Cooperative Extension

Promoted to associate professor with tenure
College of Education and Human Development

  • Ian Mette, Educational Leadership

College of Engineering

  • Brett Ellis, Mechanical Engineering Technology

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

  • Christine Beitl, Anthropology
  • William Gramlich, Chemistry
  • Torsten Hahmann, Computing and Information Science/NCGIS
  • Emily Haigh, Psychology
  • Samuel Hanes, Anthropology
  • Elizabeth Neiman, English/Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
  • Frédéric Rondeau, French
  • Judith Rosenbaum-Andre, Communication and Journalism
  • Carlos Villacorta, Spanish      

College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture

  • Erik Blomberg, Wildlife Population Ecology
  • Damian Brady, Marine Sciences
  • Sandra De Urioste-Stone, Nature-Based Tourism
  • Shawn Fraver, Forest Ecosystems Science
  • Jacquelyn Gill, Terrestrial Paleoecology/Climate Change
  • Hamish Greig, Stream Ecology
  • Caroline Noblet, Economics
  • Mehdi Tajvidi, Renewable Nanomaterials
  • Kristy Townsend, Neurobiology

Maine Business School

  • Susan Myrden, Marketing

Contact: Margaret Nagle, 207.581.3745