Celebrating promoted and tenured faculty at UAA

by Green & Gold News  |   

UAA congratulates the 30 members of our faculty who were promoted or granted tenure in 2021. The promotion and tenure of these faculty members signifies their contribution to our students and to UAA’s mission: to transform lives through teaching, research, community engagement and creative expression.

Promoted and tenured faculty

  • Paola Banchero — promotion to professor — College of Arts and Sciences, Journalism and Public Communication
  • Kevin Berry — tenure and promotion to associate professor — College of Business and Public Policy, Economics 
  • Ginger Blackmon — tenure and promotion to associate professor — College of Arts and Sciences -School of Education, Educational Leadership
  • Chad Briggs — tenure — College of Business and Public Policy, Public Policy
  • Heidi Brocious — tenure and promotion to professor — College of Health, Social Work
  • Jason Burkhead — promotion to professor — College of Arts and Sciences, Biological Sciences
  • Matthew Carlson — promotion to professor — College of Arts and Sciences, Biological Sciences
  • Lee Anne Carrothers — tenure and promotion to associate professor — College of Health, Physical Therapist Assistant
  • Thomas Chung — tenure and promotion to associate professor — College of Arts and Sciences, Painting
  • Matthew Cullin — promotion to professor — College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
  • Utpal Dutta — promotion to professor — College of Engineering, Civil Engineering
  • Sharon Emmerichs — tenure and promotion to associate professor — College of Arts and Sciences, English
  • Mary Jo Finney — tenure — College of Arts and Sciences -School of Education, Education
  • Scott Hamel — promotion to professor — College of Engineering, Civil Engineering
  • Elbert (Lance) Howe — promotion to professor — College of Business and Public Policy, Economics
  • D'Arcy Hutchings — tenure and promotion to associate professor — Consortium Library, Library Science
  • Jeffrey Laube — promotion to professor — Kenai Peninsula College, Community and Technical College, Process Technology
  • Holly Martinson — tenure and promotion to associate professor — College of Health, Medical Education
  • Virginia (Jenny) Miller — promotion to professor — College of Health, Public Health
  • Bradley Myrstol — promotion to professor — College of Health, Justice
  • Kristen Ogilvie — tenure and promotion to associate professor — College of Arts and Sciences, Anthropology
  • Megan Ossiander-Gobeille — tenure and promotion to associate professor — Community and Technical College, Mathematics, General
  • Yasuhiro Ozuru — promotion to professor — College of Arts and Sciences, Psychology
  • Anthony Paris — promotion to professor — College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
  • Todd Petersen — promotion to professor — College of Engineering, Electrical Engineering
  • Joel Potter — tenure and promotion to associate professor — College of Arts and Sciences, Philosophy
  • Christina Stuive — promotion to professor — Kenai Peninsula College, Community and Technical College, Counseling
  • Patrick Tomco — tenure and promotion to associate professor — College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry
  • Vinod Vasudevan — tenure — College of Engineering, Civil Engineering
  • Michele Yatchmeneff  — tenure and promotion to associate professor — College of Engineering, Engineering
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