Tenure-Track Promotions 2025-2026
Kent State University congratulates the following Tenure-Track faculty members on receiving a promotion effective July 1, 2026.
| First Name | Last Name | Promoted to | Campus | Department | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janet M. | Reed | Associate Professor | Kent | Nursing | College of Nursing |
| Ruizhong | Zhang | Associate Professor | Kent | Accounting | Amabassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship |
| Lei | Xu | Associate Professor | Kent | Computer Science | College of Sciences and Humanities |
| James | Tudhope | Associate Professor | Kent | Nursing | College of Nursing |
| Francisco L. | Torres | Associate Professor | Kent | Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies | College of Education and Human Services |
| Allyson C. | Tessin | Associate Professor | Kent | Earth Sciences | College of Sciences and Humanities |
| Andrea-Louise | Sosa Fontaine | Associate Professor | Kent | Architecture | College of Architecture and Environmental Design |
| Johanna | Solomon | Associate Professor | Kent | Peace and Conflict Studies | College of Sciences and Humanities |
| Anita J. | Slack | Associate Professor | Kent | University Libraries | University Libraries |
| Syed Arbab Mohd | Shihab | Associate Professor | Kent | Aeronautics | College of Aeronautics and Engineering |
| Loretta | Aller | Associate Professor | Kent | Nursing | College of Nursing |
| Jacqueline N. | Ridley | Associate Professor | Kent | Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies | College of Education and Human Services |
| Yuening | Zhang | Associate Professor | Kent | University Libraries | University Libraries |
| John Paul | Morabito | Associate Professor | Kent | Art | College of the Arts |
| Milad | Mohmmadi Darani | Associate Professor | Kent | Marketing and Entrepreneurship | Amabassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship |
| Jason | Lorenzon | Associate Professor | Kent | Aeronautics | College of Aeronautics and Engineering |
| Rui | Liu | Associate Professor | Kent | Aeronautics | College of Aeronautics and Engineering |
| Chad | Lewis | Associate Professor | Kent | Visual Communication Design | College of Communication and Information |
| JungYoon | Kim | Associate Professor | Kent | Computer Science | College of Sciences and Humanities |
| Elaine | Hsiao | Associate Professor | Kent | Peace and Conflict Studies | College of Sciences and Humanities |
| Timothy M. | Gallagher | Associate Professor | Kent | Earth Sciences | College of Sciences and Humanities |
| Tara L. | Conley | Associate Professor | Kent | Media and Journalism | College of Communication and Information |
| Tao | Shen | Associate Professor | Kent | Engineering | College of Aeronautics and Engineering |
| Dana | Hansen | Professor | Kent | Nursing | College of Nursing |
| Angela | Guercio | Professor | Stark | Computer Science | College of Sciences and Humanities |
| Haithem | Zourrig | Professor | Kent | Marketing and Entrepreneurship | Amabassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship |
| Jenny | Roche | Professor | Kent | Health Sciences | College of Public Health and Health Sciences |
| Rouzbeh | Razavi | Professor | Kent | Information Systems & Business Analytics | Amabassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship |
| Manacy | Pai | Professor | Kent | Sociology and Criminology | College of Sciences and Humanities |
| Ashley | Nickels | Professor | Kent | Peace and Conflict Studies | College of Sciences and Humanities |
| Aoife | Mooney | Professor | Kent | Visual Communication Design | College of Communication and Information |
| Rui | Liu | Professor | Kent | Architecture | College of Architecture and Environmental Design |
| Felix | Kumah-Abiwu | Professor | Kent | Africana Studies | College of Sciences and Humanities |
| Mark | Krumm | Professor | Kent | Health Sciences | College of Public Health and Health Sciences |
| Tatsushi | Arai | Professor | Kent | Peace and Conflict Studies | College of Sciences and Humanities |
| Brian | Harvey | Professor | Kent | Modern and Classical Language Studies | College of Sciences and Humanities |
| Gargi | Bhaduri | Professor | Kent | Fashion Design and Merchandising | College of the Arts |
| Virginia | Dressler | Professor | Kent | University Libraries | University Libraries |
| Lala | Hajibayova | Professor | Kent | Information | College of Communication and Information |
| Kim | Gruenwald | Professor | Kent | History | College of Sciences and Humanities |
| Amy | Fritsche | Professor | Kent | Theatre and Dance | College of the Arts |
| Susan | Fisk | Professor | Kent | Sociology and Criminology | College of Sciences and Humanities |
| Jeffrey | Ciesla | Professor | Kent | Psychological Sciences | College of Sciences and Humanities |
| Wilson | Chung | Professor | Kent | Biological Sciences | College of Sciences and Humanities |
| Ning-Kuang | Chuang | Professor | Kent | Foundations, Leadership and Administration | College of Education and Human Services |
| Aloysius | Kasturiarachi | Professor | Stark | Mathematical Sciences | College of Sciences and Humanities |
| Mourad | Krifa | Professor | Kent | Fashion Design and Merchandising | College of the Arts |
