Thirty-one faculty members receive tenure and/or promotion

At the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias, 31 faculty members have received tenure and/or promotion this spring. The annual announcement recognizes outstanding achievement in teaching, scholarship and research, and community engagement.

Tenure for 21 of the faculty members was approved by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees on March 27.

“These are world-class faculty members who contribute to the quality of the UMaine and UMaine Machias student experience, and to the mission of the state’s R1 university in meeting the needs in Maine and beyond,” says John Volin, UMaine executive vice president for academic affairs and provost. “We are extremely proud of their achievements and the difference they make through their teaching, scholarship and outreach.”

 

University of Maine

Promoted to Professor

 College of Engineering

  • John Allen, Electrical Engineering Technology
  • Wilhelm Alexander Friess, Mechanical Engineering

 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

  • Cynthia Isenhour, Anthropology and Climate Change
  • Michael Socolow, Communication and Journalism
  • Ellen Weinauer, English

 College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture

  • Damian Brady, Marine Sciences
  • Teresa Johnson, Marine Policy

 Maine Business School

  • Patti Miles, Operations Management 

 

Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure

 College of Education and Human Development

  • Rebecca Buchanan, Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction
  • Sarah Howorth, Special Education

 College of Engineering

  • Babak Hejrati, Mechanical Engineering
  • Meredith Kirkmann, Construction Engineering Technology
  • Karissa Tilbury, Bioengineering
  • Yingchao Yang, Mechanical Engineering

 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

  • Joel Anderson, History
  • Tyrone Crisp, Mathematics
  • Liliana Herakova, Communication and Journalism
  • Mark McLaughlin, History and Canadian Studies
  • Bonnie Newsom, Anthropology
  • Liping Yu, Physics

 College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture

  • Elizabeth Armstrong, Social Work
  • Kristina Cammen, Marine Mammal Science
  • Parinaz Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, Remote Sensing of Natural Resources
  • Amber Roth, Forest Wildlife Management
  • Joshua Stoll, Marine Policy
  • Yongjiang Zhang, Applied Plant Physiology 

 

Awarded Tenure at Current Rank of Associate Professor 

 College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture

  • Andrei Kurbatov, Earth and Climate Sciences
  • Melody Neely, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

 Maine Business School

  • Yonggang Lu, Business Analytics

  

Promoted to Associate Extension Professor/Associate Professor with Continuing Contract

 Cooperative Extension

  • Vanessa Klein, 4-H STEM Specialist

 

University of Maine at Machias

Promoted to Professor

  • Tora Johnson, Geographic Information Systems

 
Contact: Margaret Nagle, nagle@maine.edu