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CBCS faculty awarded tenure and promotion

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During the CBCS Fall 2023 Assembly held Friday afternoon, multiple CBCS faculty were recognized for receiving tenure and promotion within the college. Four professors were awarded tenure and 14 were promoted.

From the Department of Criminology, Chae Jaynes, PhD, was awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor and Bryanna Fox, PhD and Ráchael Powers, PhD, were promoted to full professor.

In the School of Social Work, Jerome Galea, PhD, was awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor​​. Melissa Thompson, MSW, was promoted to associate instructor and Pam Alvarez, DM, MSW, was promoted to associate professor of instruction​. 

School of Aging Studies faculty Debra Dobbs, PhD, and Hongdao “Daniel” Meng, PhD, MPH, MD, were promoted to full professor. 

Nicoleta Zenn, EdS, NCSP, was promoted to associate professor of instruction in the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy​.

​In the Deparment of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Michelle Arnold, AUD, PhD, CCC-A, and Supraja Anand, PhD, were awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor. Andrea Smith, MA, was promoted to senior instructor.

From the Department of Child and Family Studies, Linda Callejas,​ PhD, was promoted to associate research professor and Cathy Sowell, MSW, was promoted to associate in research.

Congratulations to these faculty on their continued success in CBCS!

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