2026 faculty promotions announced

Marquette University promoted 24 faculty members to professor or associate professor with tenure, effective the fall 2026 semester. Additionally, 17 full-time participating faculty members were promoted to associate professor of practice, clinical professor, clinical associate professor, clinical assistant professor, research associate professor, or teaching associate professor. Between June 2025 and June 2026, 18 faculty members will be granted emerita/emerita status.

Faculty promoted to professor

Dr. Allison Abbott, Biological Sciences

Dr. Elizabeth Angeli, English

Dr. Sonia Barnes, Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Dr. Marko Bastl, Management

Dr. Noelle Brigden, Political Science

Dr. Sumana Chattopadhyay, Digital Media and Performing Arts

Dr. Alexandra Crampton, Social and Cultural Sciences

Dr. Jenn Fishman, English

Dr. Melissa Ganz, English

Dr. Cesar Gonzalez, Developmental Dental Sciences

Dr. Margaret Hughes-Morgan, Management

Dr. Nicholas Jolly, Economics

Dr. Julia Paulk, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Dr. Philip Rocco, Political Science

Dr. Theresa Tobin, Philosophy

Faculty promoted to associate professor with tenure

Dr. derria byrd, Educational Policy and Leadership

Dr. Amy Delaney, Speech Pathology and Audiology

Dr. Jacklynn Fitzgerald, Psychology

Dr. Byounghyun Jeon, Finance

Dr. Vrisiis Kofina, Surgical and Diagnostic Dental Sciences

Dr. Joseph LaManna, Biological Sciences

Dr. Wioleta Olczak, Accounting

Dr. Jax Sanders, Physics

Dr. Desiree Valentine, Philosophy

Participating faculty promotions

Dr. Md. Tahmidul Islam Molla, Computer Science, is promoted to associate professor of practice.

Dr. Christopher Geiser, Physical Therapy, is promoted to clinical professor.

Full-time participating faculty members promoted to clinical associate professor are Dr. Zaid Badr, General Dental Sciences; Dr. Valerie Everard-Gigot, Medical Laboratory Science; Dr. Francesca Johnson, Physician Assistant Studies; Dr. Krystyne Mendoza, Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology; Dr. Emily Patterson, Speech Pathology and Audiology; and Dr. Michele Sheehan, Occupational Therapy.

Full-time participating faculty members promoted to clinical assistant professor are Dr. Sarah Calonder, Nursing; Dr. Maria Peña, Nursing; Dr. Amy Talaga, Nursing; and Dr. Leslie Warczak, Nursing.

Dr. Florian Bender, Electrical and Computer Engineering, is promoted to research associate professor.

Full-time participating faculty members promoted to teaching associate professor are Dr. Jonathan Metz, Theology; Dr. David Nowacek, Social and Cultural Sciences, Megan Paonessa, English; and Dr. Katherine Zlabek, English.

Emeritus/emerita promotions

Faculty promoted to emeritus/emerita rank from June 2025 to Spring 2026 are:

• Dr. Craig Andrews, Marketing

• Dr. Lisa Hanson, Nursing

• Dr. Fabien Josse, Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Dr. Douglas Lobner, Biomedical Sciences

• Judith McMullen, Law

• Dr. Stephen Saunders, Psychology

• Dr. Rosemary Stuart, Biological Sciences

• Dr. Brian Till, Marketing

• Dr. Doris Walker-Dalhouse, Educational Policy and Leadership

Promoted to associate professor emeritus/emerita from July 2025 to Spring 2026 are:

• Dr. Vikram Cariapa, Mechanical Engineering

• Dr. Felissa Lee, Management

• Dr. Susan Schneider, Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Dr. Bharatendu Srivastava, Management

Promoted to professor of practice emeritus is Dr. Kent Belasco, Finance.

Promoted to adjunct associate professor emeritus is Rev. Ronald Bieganowski, S.J., English.

Promoted to instructor of practice emeritus is Michael Browne, Accounting.

Promoted to archivist emerita is Amy Cooper Cary.

Promoted to clinical assistant professor emerita is Dr. Michele Malin, Nursing.

The emerita/emeritus ranking takes effect upon retirement.