FAU Faculty Members Receive Tenure, Promotion

In recognition of their contributions to the fulfillment of Florida Atlantic University's multi-faceted mission in education, research and community engagement, the following faculty members have been awarded tenure and promotion. This listing indicates their departments and new titles.

College of Architecture, Urban and Public Affairs
Sameer Hinduja, associate professor, criminology and criminal justice
Rachel Boba, associate professor, criminology and criminal justice

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
James Cunningham, associate professor, music
Robert Rabil, associate professor, political science
Edward Turgeon, associate professor, music
Clifford Brown, associate professor, anthropology
Elena Machado, associate professor, English
Ayse Papatya Bucak, associate professor, English
Desmond Gallant, associate professor, theatre and dance

Barry Kaye College of Business
Suman Basuroy, associate professor, marketing
Suman Ghosh, associate professor, economics
Jahyun Goo, associate professor, information technology and operations management
Ethlyn Williams, associate professor, management, international business and entrepreneurship
Mark Kohlbeck, associate professor, accounting
Chiang-Sheng Huang, associate professor, information technology and operations management

College of Education
Michael Frain, associate professor, counselor education
Charles Dukes, associate professor, exceptional student education
Paul Peluso, associate professor, counselor education
Julie Lambert, associate professor, teaching and learning

Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Rose Sherman, associate professor

Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Pedro Marronetti, associate professor, physics
Pedrag Cudic, associate professor, chemistry
Zhixiao Xie, associate professor, geosciences
Xing-Hai Zhang, associate professor, biological sciences
Christopher Beetle, associate professor, physics


The following faculty members have been awarded tenure:

Christine Williams, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Charles Proffitt, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science


The following faculty members have been promoted to the ranks indicated:

College of Architecture, Urban and Public Affairs
Ann-Margaret Esnard, professor, urban and regional planning

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Carol Prusa, professor, visual arts and art history
Stephanie Cunningham, professor, visual arts and art history
Mark Scroggins, professor, English

Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science
Christopher Burns, associate professor, clinical science

College of Education
Rebecca Harlin, professor, teaching and learning
Harry James McLaughlin, professor, curriculum, culture and educational inquiry
Angela Rhone, professor, teaching and learning
Eileen Whelan Ariza, professor, teaching and learning

Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Eugene Smith, professor, chemistry
Timothy Steigenga, professor, political science

Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Lianfen Qian, professor, mathematical sciences
William Kalies, professor, mathematical sciences