Faculty members of College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
Oct. 15, 2026
Contact: Shayne Martin; shayne.martin@missouri.edu
The University of Missouri recently celebrated faculty members who earned promotion, tenure or both during the 2025-26 academic year. The Offices of the President and Provost also recognized faculty members marking milestone anniversaries at Mizzou.
Recipients and honorees are listed below.
PROMOTIONS
College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
- Gurpreet Kaur, associate research professor; natural resources
- Benjamin Knapp, professor; natural resources
- Allison Meyer, professor; animal sciences
- Ryan Keane Milhollin, associate extension professor, applied social sciences
- Allison Pease, associate professor; natural resources
- Gurbir Singh, associate professor, plant science and technology
- Pavel Somavat, associate professor; food, nutrition and exercise sciences
- Jordan Thomas, associate professor; animal sciences
- Shuangyu Xu, associate professor; natural resources
College of Arts & Science
- Irma Arteaga-Cox, professor; government and public affairs
- Bernadette Broderick, associate professor; chemistry
- Alyssa Carlson, associate professor; economics
- Sounak Chakraborty, professor; statistics
- Libby Cowgill, professor; anthropology
- Medea Csoba DeHass, associate professor; geography
- Alice Dade, professor; music
- Frances Dickey, professor; English
- Amanda Durbak, teaching professor; biological sciences
- Carrie Ellis-Kalton, associate teaching professor; psychological sciences
- Ian Gizer, professor; psychological sciences
- Sachin Handa, professor; chemistry
- Marta Heckel, associate professor; philosophy
- Haley Horstman, professor; communication
- Sarah Jacquet, associate professor; geological sciences
- Lee Manion, professor; English
- Rebecca Meisenbach, professor; communication
- Jamie Mestres, associate teaching professor; textile and apparel management
- Dennis Miller, teaching professor; psychological sciences
- Kathleen Maria Mills, associate professor; physics and astronomy
- Christian Noon, associate teaching professor; music
- Brian Ott, associate teaching professor; sociology
- Nick Potter, associate teaching professor; visual studies
- Robert Russell, associate extension professor; government and public affairs
- Leo Saguiguit, professor; music
- Joseph Santin, associate professor; biological sciences
- Brittany Street, associate professor; economics
- Scott Taylor, associate teaching professor; languages, literature and cultures
- Caroline Waldbuesser, associate teaching professor; communication
- Ramsay Wise, associate teaching professor; visual studies
- Song-yi Youn, associate professor; textile and apparel management
- Hsin-I Sydney Yueh, teaching professor; communication
College of Education and Human Development
- Hyerim Cho, associate professor; information science and learning technologies
- Bradley Curs, professor; educational leadership and policy analysis
- Kathryn Fishman-Weaver, teaching professor; learning, teaching and curriculum
- Aileen Garcia, associate professor; human development and family science
- Casandra Harper Morris, professor; educational leadership and policy analysis
- Robert Anthony Petrone, professor; learning, teaching and curriculum
- Jena Randolph, associate teaching professor; special education
- Sam Robert von Gillern, associate professor; learning, teaching and curriculum
College of Engineering
- Praveen Rao, professor; electrical engineering and computer science
- Scott Thompson, professor; mechanical and aerospace engineering
College of Health Sciences
- Tiffany Bolton, clinical professor; occupational therapy
- Jennifer First, associate professor; social work
- Kristin Flynn Peters, teaching professor; health sciences
- Lauren Laur, associate clinical professor; speech, language and hearing sciences
- Alexandria Lewis, associate teaching professor; social work
- Sara Parker, teaching professor; clinical and diagnostic sciences
- Brittany Ramirez, associate teaching professor; health sciences
- Candace Rodman, associate extension professor; health sciences
- Brittney Stevenson, associate clinical professor; occupational therapy
- Janell Stormo, associate teaching professor; clinical and diagnostic sciences
- Alese Thompson, associate teaching professor; clinical and diagnostic sciences
- Alice Townsend, associate teaching professor; clinical and diagnostic sciences
- Molly Vetter Dreier, teaching professor; health sciences
- Brad Willis, teaching professor; physical therapy
- Christine Woods, associate teaching professor; social work
College of Veterinary Medicine
- Kevin Cummings, professor; pathobiology and integrative biomedical sciences
- Xiangwei Du, associate clinical professor; pathobiology and integrative biomedical sciences
- Tamara Gull, clinical professor; pathobiology and integrative biomedical sciences
- Suneel Gupta, associate research professor; veterinary medicine and surgery
- Tamara Hancock, associate teaching professor; pathobiology and integrative biomedical sciences
- Alisa Hutchison, associate teaching professor; veterinary medicine and surgery
- Laura Nafe, associate teaching professor; veterinary medicine and surgery
- Kelly Wiggen, associate teaching professor; veterinary medicine and surgery
Missouri School of Journalism
- Fred Anklam, associate professional practice professor; journalism professions
- Gordon Dickson, associate professional practice professor; journalism
- Robert Greene, professional practice professor; journalism professions
- Sungkyoung Lee, professor; strategic communication
- Susan Renoe, associate professor; strategic communication
- Janet Saidi, associate professional practice professor; journalism
- Jared Schroeder, professor; journalism
- Elizabeth Stephens, professional practice professor; journalism
MU Extension
- Amber Allen, associate extension professional; southwest region
- Emily Bergsieker, associate extension professional; northwest region
- Shawn Deering, extension professional; northwest region
- Carrie Elsen, associate extension professional; northeast region
- Tyler Hall, associate extension professional; east central region
- Brenda Schreck, associate extension professional; northeast region
School of Law
- Rachel Wechsler, associate professor; law
School of Medicine
- Komal Ashraf, associate professor; neurology
- Gregory Biedermann, associate professor; radiation oncology
- Meelie Bordoloi, associate professor; psychiatry
- Albert Chan, professor; cardiology
- Geetha Davis, professor; ophthalmology
- Thiago Desouza, associate professor; emergency medicine
- Korshie Dumor, associate professor; critical care
- Ila Durkin, associate professor; psychiatry
- Kimberly Eisenstein, associate professor; dermatology
- Nkanyezi Ferguson, professor; dermatology
- Brady Fleshman, associate professor; family and community medicine
- Seth Freeman, associate professor; family and community medicine
- Sandeep Gautam, professor; cardiology
- Megan Elizabeth Gauthier, associate professor; anesthesiology
- Francisco Gomez, associate professor; neurology
- Xiao Heng, professor; biochemistry
- Zachary Holliday, associate professor; critical care
- Mark Hunter, professor; obstetrics, gynecology and women’s Health
- Arun Kumar, professor; cardiology
- Margaret Lange-Osborn, associate professor; molecular microbiology and immunology
- Lei Lei, associate professor; obstetrics, gynecology and women’s Health
- Chrissa McClellan, professor; physical medicine and rehabilitation
- Kenneth Miller, associate professional practice professor; orthopaedic surgery
- Kathryn Mohr, associate professor; pediatrics
- Joanna Mussey, associate professional practice professor; psychiatry
- Premkumar Nattanmai Chandrasekaran, professor; neurology
- Julia Nuelle, associate professor; orthopaedic surgery
- Lauren Pringle, associate professor; radiology
- Farhan Siddiq, professor; neurosurgery
- Mohammed Azfar Siddiqui, associate professor; radiology
- Joshua Stilley, professor; emergency medicine
- Zhe Sun, associate research professor; pharmacology and physiology
- Emma Teixeiro-Pernas, professor; molecular microbiology and immunology
- George Ubinas, associate professor; emergency medicine
- Cherian Verghese, professor; hematology and oncology
- Daniel Walker, associate professor; pathology and anatomical sciences
- Carissa White, associate professor; radiology
Sinclair School of Nursing
- Nancy Birtley, teaching professor; nursing
Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business
- John Arnold, associate professor; management
- Ann Katie Essing, associate teaching professor; marketing
- Hoyoun Kyung, associate professor; accountancy
- Leonard Daryl Smith, teaching professor; management
University Libraries
- Steven Pryor, librarian III, library administration
- Jennifer Walker, librarian III; acquisitions, collections and technology services
Faculty members with 40 years of service to Mizzou
YEARS OF SERVICE
40 Years of Service
College of Arts & Science
- Michael Harmata, chemistry
School of Medicine
- Robert Fisher, anesthesiology
- Stephen Halenda, medical pharmacology & physiology
30 Years of Service
College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
- Azlin Mustapha, food, nutrition & exercise physiology
- Timothy Safranski, animal science
- Reid Smeda, plant sciences
- Andrew Thomas, plant sciences
College of Arts & Science
- Lael Keiser, Truman School of government & public affairs
- Emmanuel Liscum, biological sciences
- Linda Reeder, history
- Lawrence Ries, statistics and data science
- Bethany Stone, biological sciences
- John Wigger, history
College of Education & Human Development
- Elizabeth Baker, learning, teaching & curriculum
- Timothy Lewis, special education
- Melissa Stormont, special education
College of Engineering
- Kevin Gillis, chemical & biomedical engineering
- Kannappan Palaniappan, electrical engineering & computer science
College of Health Sciences
- Patricia Alafaireet, health sciences
- Kyle Gibson, physical therapy
College of Veterinary Medicine
- William Mitchell, pathobiology & integrative biomedical services
MU Extension
- David Hoffman, west central region
- Letitia Johnson, northeast region
School of Medicine
- Dean Hainsworth, ophthalmology
- James Koller, general internal medicine
- Madhukar Misra, nephrology
Sinclair School of Nursing
- Deidre Wipke-Tevis, school of nursing
Trulaske College of Business
- Srinath Gopalakrishna, marketing
University Libraries
- Rebecca Graves, health sciences & specialized libraries
20 Years of Service
College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
- Dae-Young Kim, applied social sciences
- Mengshi Lin, food, nutrition & exercise physiology
- Wyatt Thompson, applied social sciences
- Andrew Zumwalt, applied social sciences
College of Arts & Science
- André Ariew, philosophy
- Mamadou Badiane, languages, literatures, and cultures
- John Brockman, chemistry
- Eric Brown, sociology
- Nicole Campione-Barr, psychological sciences
- Shawn Christ, psychological sciences
- Jeffrey Ferguson, anthropology
- Rebecca Meisenbach, communication
- Joseph Otabela Mewolo, languages, literatures, and cultures
- Virginia Muller, English
- Anne Myers, English
- Srirupa Prasad, women’s & gender studies
- Christine VanPool, anthropology
College of Education & Human Development
- Marcelle Siegel, learning teaching & curriculum
- Delinda van Garderen-Anderson, special education
College of Engineering
- Zhiqiang Hu, civil & environmental engineering
College of Health Sciences
- Carla Allen, clinical & diagnostic sciences
- Jeff Bridges, physical therapy
- Constance Brooks, health psychology
- Crystal Gateley, occupational therapy
- Eric Hart, health psychology
- Leanna Lawrence, speech, language & hearing sciences
- Sara Parker, clinical & diagnostic sciences
- Enid Schatz, public health
College of Veterinary Medicine
- Rajiv Mohan, veterinary medicine & surgery
- Scott Poock, veterinary medicine & surgery
Missouri School of Journalism
- Amanda Hinnant, journalism
MU Extension
- Randa Doty, northwest region
- Melissa Scheer, urban east region
- Lynette Watson, campus business and communities
School of Law
- Paul Litton, law
- Simon Mitchell, law
School of Medicine
- Ajay Aggarwal, orthopaedic surgery
- Kristina Aldridge, pathology & anatomical sciences
- Theodore Choma, orthopaedic surgery
- Jonathan Collins, critical care
- Nikole Cronk, family & community medicine
- William Durante, medical pharmacology & physiology
- Jane Emerson, physical medicine & rehabilitation
- Michael Gardner, endocrinology
- Michael Hill, medical pharmacology & physiology
- Theodore Kalogeris, medical pharmacology & physiology
- Van Nguyen, pathology & anatomical sciences
- Yuji Oba, critical care
- Luis Polo-Parada, medical pharmacology & physiology
- Lisa Royse, orthopaedic surgery
- Steven Segal, medical pharmacology & physiology
- Mahesh Thakkar, neurology
Trulaske College of Business
- Joyce Albright, management
- Richard Johnson, management
University Libraries
- Adelaide Brown, library research & information services
- Tamara Inge, library research & information services
