2024 faculty promotions announced 

Marquette University promoted 18 faculty members to professor or associate professor with tenure, effective the fall 2024 semester. Additionally, 24 full-time participating faculty members were promoted to associate professor of practice, assistant professor of practice, clinical professor, clinical associate professor, clinical assistant professor, librarian, teaching professor, teaching associate professor or teaching assistant professor. Between July 2023 and June 2024 on 11 faculty members’ emerita/emeritus status will have been conferred. 

Faculty promoted to professor 

Dr. Jeffrey Berry, Speech Pathology and Audiology 

Dr. George Cashman, Finance 

Dr. Kristof Kipp, Physical Therapy 

Dr. Tiffany Kodak, Psychology 

Dr. Dawei Liu, Dental Developmental Sciences 

Dr. Patrick McNamara, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering 

Dr. Erik Munson, Medical Laboratory Science 

Dr. Karen Robinson, Nursing 

Dr. Elaine Spiller, Mathematical and Statistical Sciences 

Faculty promoted to associate professor with tenure 

Dr. Karisse Callender, Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology 

Dr. Joseph Clark, Chemistry 

Dr. Joseph Matthes, Marketing 

Dr. Lee Za Ong, Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology 

Dr. Javiera Perez Gomez, Philosophy 

Dr. Despoina (Debbie) Perouli, Computer Science 

Dr. Daniel Pinto, Physical Therapy 

Dr. Simcha Singer, Mechanical Engineering 

Dr. Gabriel Velez, Educational Policy and Leadership 

Participating faculty promotions 

Dr. Walter Bialkowski, Computer Science, is promoted to associate professor of practice.  

Full-time participating faculty members promoted to assistant professor of practice are Dr. Manoj Babu and Dr. Kevin Walsh, both of Management. 

Full-time participating faculty members promoted to clinical professor are Dr. Ayman Ahmed, General Dental Sciences; Prof. Catherine Bril, Physician Assistant Studies; Prof. Michael Danduran, Physical Therapy; Dr. Michael Grady, General Dental Sciences; Dr. Kathleen Muglia, Nursing; and Dr. Lisa Thiemann, Nursing. 

Full-time participating faculty members promoted to clinical associate professor are Dr. Rachel Bollaert, Physical Therapy; Prof. Sarah Misustin, Physician Assistant Studies; Dr. Christine O’Neill, Occupational Therapy; Dr. Anne Pleva, Physical Therapy; Dr. Kathryn Rapala, Nursing; and Dr. José (Jay) Tumulak, Nursing.  

Full-time participating faculty members promoted to clinical assistant professor are Dr. Tina Foth, Dr. Theresa Schnable, and Dr. Colleen Sobocinski, all of Nursing. 

Alissa Fial is promoted to librarian. 

Full-time participating faculty members promoted to teaching professor are Dr. Susan Giaimo and Dr. Karen Hoffman, both of Political Science. 

Full-time participating faculty members promoted to teaching associate professor are Dr. Jennifer Henery, Theology; and Dr. Jen-Li Ko, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. 

Tracey Sturgal, Communication Studies, is promoted to teaching assistant professor. 

Faculty promoted to emeritus/emerita rank from July 2023 to Spring 2024  

Faculty promoted to professor emeritus/emerita from July 2023 to Spring 2024: 

Promoted to associate professor emeritus/emerita from July 2023 to Spring 2024 are Dr. Bonnie O’Neill, Management, and Dr. James Pokrywczynski, Strategic Communication. 

Promoted to associate professor of law emeritus is Prof. Edward Fallone

Promoted to clinical professor emerita is Dr. Gay Derderian, General Dental Sciences.  

Promoted to clinical associate professor emeritus is Dr. Conrad Nenn, Dental Clinical Services. 

Promoted to librarian emerita is Jean Zanoni. Promoted to associate librarian emerita is Valerie Beech

Promoted to adjunct assistant professor emeritus is Prof. Robert Collins, Management. 

The emerita/emeritus ranking takes effect upon retirement.