A&S Faculty Granted Tenure and Promotions

March 21, 2025

The Baylor University Office of the Provost has announced tenure and promotions within the College of Arts & Sciences for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Tenure (Associate Professor)

These Arts & Sciences faculty members have been granted tenure and received the rank of Associate Professor:

Dr. Andrew Brinkerhoff – Physics and Astronomy
Dr. Tamar Carter – Biology
Dr. Elise Edwards – Religion
Dr. Jennifer Hargrave – English
Professor Sarah Mosher – Theatre Arts
Dr. Elizabeth Petsios – Geosciences
Dr. Liela Romero – Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dr. Stacy Ryan-Pettes - Psychology and Neuroscience
Dr. Ryan Sharp – English
Dr. Alec Tefertiller – Journalism, Public Relations and New Media
Dr. Laura Upenieks – Sociology

Senior Lecturer

These Arts & Sciences faculty members have been promoted to the rank of Senior Lecturer:

Dr. Jill Cornish – Modern Languages and Cultures (French)
Dr. Teresa Fernandez-Luna – Biology
Professor Paige Gloeckner – Communication
Dr. Reeve Hunter – Mathematics
Dr. Mieke Lahousse – Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dr. Jonathan Lawson – Biology
Dr. Sharon Weiner – Modern Languages and Cultures (German)

Professor

These Arts & Sciences faculty members have been promoted to the rank of Full Professor:

Dr. Bob Elder – History
Dr. Bill Hockaday – Geosciences
Dr. Sergiy Kudelia – Political Science
Dr. Dan Peppe – Geosciences
Dr. Michael Scullin – Psychology and Neuroscience
Professor Jennings Sheffield – Art and Art History
Dr. Jo-Ann Tsang – Psychology and Neuroscience
Dr. Andy Wisely - Modern Languages and Cultures (German)

ABOUT THE COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES AT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

The College of Arts & Sciences is Baylor University’s largest academic division, consisting of 25 academic departments in the sciences, humanities, fine arts and social sciences, as well as 11 academic centers and institutes. The more than 5,000 courses taught in the College span topics from art and theatre to religion, philosophy, sociology and the natural sciences. The College’s undergraduate Unified Core Curriculum, which routinely receives top grades in national assessments, emphasizes a liberal education characterized by critical thinking, communication, civic engagement and Christian commitment. Arts & Sciences faculty conduct research around the world, and research on the undergraduate and graduate level is prevalent throughout all disciplines. Visit the College of Arts & Sciences website.