November 20, 2003

Board approves tenure, tenure-track faculty members

The Board of Trustees has approved tenure or tenure-track appointments for the following faculty members. Their previous institution is noted in parentheses.

Feinberg School of Medicine

• Sara Ahlgren, assistant professor of pediatrics, received a Ph.D. from the University of California at San Francisco. She specializes in developmental genetics. (California Institute of Technology)

• Lucas Anissian, assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery, specializes in total joint and orthopaedics. He earned an M.D./ Ph.D. from the Karolinska Institute. (University of Illinois)

• Rishi Arora, assistant professor of medicine, has an MBBS (foreign equivalent of M.D.) from University College of Medical Sciences. He specializes in cardiac electrophysiology. (Indiana University)

• Hamid Band, professor of medicine, specializes in cancer research and immunology. He has an M.D. and Ph.D. from the All-India Institute. (Harvard University)

• Vimla Band, professor of medicine, earned a Ph.D. from the All-India Institute. She specializes in oncology. (Harvard University)

• Bernard R. Bendok, assistant professor of neurological surgery, specializes in cerebrovascular/endovascular neurosurgery. He has an M.D. from Northwestern University. (State University of New York at Buffalo)

• Mark Bevan, associate professor of physiology, has a Ph.D. from the University of Manchester. He specializes in neurophysiology. (University of Tennessee)

• Melissa A. Brown, professor of micro-immunology, received a Ph.D. from the University of Washington. (Emory University)

• Irina Budunova, associate professor of dermatology, specializes in cutaneous biology. She has an M.D./Ph.D. from the Pirogov Medical Institute. (AMC Cancer Research Center)

• Serdar Bulun, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, earned an M.D./Ph.D. from Istanbul University. He specializes in reproductive endocrinology. (University of Illinois at Chicago)

• Mercedes Carnethon, assistant professor of preventive medicine, specializes in cardiovascular epidemiology. She has a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina. (Stanford University)

• William J. Catalona, professor of urology, has an M.D. from Yale University. He specializes in urologic oncology. (Washington University)

• Anjen Chenn, assistant professor of pathology, has an M.D./Ph.D. from Stanford University. He specializes in medical microbiology. (Harvard University)

• Brian C.H. Chiu, assistant professor of preventive medicine, received a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. He specializes in cancer epidemiology. (University of Nebraska)

• Anis Contractor, assistant professor of physiology, has a Ph.D. from University College-London. He specializes in neurophysiology. (Salk Institute for Biological Studies)

• Christine DiDonato, assistant professor of pediatrics, specializes in genetics. She has a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. (Ottawa Health Research Institute)

• Goberdhan Dimri, assistant professor of medicine, has a Ph.D. from J.N. University. (Tufts University)

• Martin Egli, associate professor of molecular pharmacology and biological chemistry, specializes in structural biology. He has a Ph.D. from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. (Vanderbilt University)

• Sherman Elias, chair and professor of obstetrics and gynecology, has an M.D. from University of Kentucky. He specializes in genetics. (University of Illinois)

• Qingshen Gao, assistant professor of medicine, specializes in molecular oncology. He received an M.D. from University of Kentucky. (Tufts University)

• Pablo V. Gejman, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, has an M.D. from University of Buenos Aires. (University of Chicago)

• Chiang-Ching Huang, assistant professor of preventive medicine, has a Ph.D. from University of Michigan.

• Kouichi Iwasaki, assistant professor of molecular pharmacology and biological chemistry, specializes in cell and molecular biology. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. (Neuroscience Research Institute)

• Eldin Karaikovich, assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery, has an M.D. from the University of Sarajevo. He specializes in spinal/orthopedic surgery. (University of Maryland)

• Melina Kibbe, assistant professor of surgery, earned an M.D. from the University of Chicago. She specializes in vascular surgery. (Northwestern University)

• David J. Klumpp, assistant professor of urology, has a Ph.D. from Northwestern University and conducted research at Northwestern.

• Liming Li, assistant professor of molecular pharmacology and biological chemistry, has a Ph.D. from the University of California at Davis. She specializes in molecular neurobiology. (University of Chicago)

• Marco Martina, assistant professor of physiology, earned an M.D./Ph.D. from the University of Trieste. (Harvard University)

• Isabelle E. Mintz, associate professor of physiology, specializes in neurophysiology. She has a Ph.D. from the University of Paris VI. (Boston University)

• Jill Morris, assistant professor of pediatrics, has a Ph.D. from University of Minnesota. (Merck Research Laboratories)

• Puneet Opal, assistant professor of neurology, has an M.D./ Ph.D. from Northwestern University. (Baylor College)

• Peter Penzes, assistant professor of physiology, has a Ph.D. from the State University of New York- Buffalo. He specializes in neurophysiology. (Johns Hopkins University)

• Sarah Rice, assistant professor of cell and molecular biology, specializes in specialty motor proteins. She has a Ph.D. from the University of California–San Francisco. (Stanford University)

• Claus-Peter Richter, assistant professor of otolaryngology, earned an M.D. from J.W. Goethe University. He specializes in otologic research and performed research at Northwestern University.

• Alan R. Sanders, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, has an M.D. from Baylor University. (University of Chicago)

• Lee Philip Shulman, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, specializes in reproductive genetics. He has an M.D. from Cornell University. (University of Illinois)

• Halcyon G. Skinner, assistant professor of preventive medicine, received a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. (Harvard University)

• Paul Stein, associate professor of dermatology, has a Ph.D. from State University of New York-Stony Brook. (University of Pennsylvania)

• Jacek Topczewski, assistant professor of pediatrics, specializes in developmental genetics. He has a Ph.D. from the Polish Academy of Science. (Vanderbilt University)

• Thomas A. Volpe, assistant professor of cell and molecular biology, has a Ph.D. from the State University of New York-Stony Brook. He specializes in RNA processing. (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

• San Ming Wang, assistant professor of medicine, specializes in hematology/oncology. He earned an M.D. from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. (University of Chicago)

• Whitney P. Witt, assistant professor of medicine, specializes in health services research. She earned a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. (Harvard University)

• Laurie Zoloth, professor of medical humanities and bioethics, has a Ph.D. from Graduate Theological Union. She specializes in ethics. (San Francisco State University)

Kellogg School of Management

• Leemore Dafny, assistant professor of marketing and strategy, has a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She specializes in microeconomics and health care.

• Karsten Hanson, assistant professor of marketing, has a Ph.D. from Brown University. He specializes in marketing. (University of Chicago)

• Jayanthi Sunder, assistant professor of accounting information and management, has a Ph.D. from New York University. (Cornell University)

• Shyam V. Sunder, assistant professor of accounting information and management, has a Ph.D. from New York University. He specializes in financial accounting.

• Annette Vissing-Jorgensen, assistant professor of finance, received a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She specializes in finance and economics. (University of Chicago)

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

• Daniel Apley, associate professor of industrial engineering and management sciences, has a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He specializes in manufacturing and design. (Texas A&M University)

• Wei Chen, associate professor of mechanical engineering, specializes in design and mechanical engineering. She has a Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology. (University of Illinois at Chicago)

• Yan Chen, assistant professor of computer science, has a Ph.D. from University of California at Berkeley. He specializes in systems.

• Bruce Gooch, assistant professor of computer science, received a Ph.D. from the University of Utah. He specializes in graphics and vision.

• Bartosz Grzybowski, assistant professor of chemical engineering, has a Ph.D. from Harvard University. He specializes in complex. (Harvard University)

• Mitra Hartmann, assistant professor of biomedical and mechanical engineering, specializes in neural engineering. She has a Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology. (California Institute of Technology)

• Tito Homem-de-Mello, associate professor of industrial engineering and management sciences, has a Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He specializes in production logistics and simulation. (Ohio State University)

• Lincoln Lauhon, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, specializes in nanotechnology and physics. He has a Ph.D. from Cornell University. (Harvard University)

• Malcolm Maclver, assistant professor of biomedical and mechanical engineering, earned a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. He specializes in neural engineering. (California Institute of Technology)

• Gokhan Memik, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has a Ph.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles. He specializes in computer engineering and architecture.

• Seda Ogranci Memik, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, received specializes in computer engineering and VLSI. She earned a Ph.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles.

• Jeremy Staum, assistant professor of industrial engineering and management sciences, has a Ph.D. from Columbia University. He specializes in financial engineering. (Cornell University)

Medill School of Journalism

• Michele Weldon, assistant professor of editorial programs, has a master’s degree from Northwestern University.

School of Communication

• Amy Booth, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders, has a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh.

• Justine Cassel, professor of communication studies, has a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. She specializes in technology and behavior.

• Eszter Hargittai, assistant professor of communication studies, specializes in media, technology and society. She has a Ph.D. from Princeton University. (Princeton University)

• Jessica Maye, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders, has a Ph.D. from the University of Arizona. She specializes in language development. (University of Rochester)

• Dan Ostling associate professor of theatre, specializes in set and lighting design.

• Angela G. Ray, assistant professor of communication studies, specializes in rhetoric and civic culture. She has a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. (University of Memphis)

• Todd Rosenthal, assistant professor of theatre, has an MFA from Yale University. He specializes in set design.

• Keith Topper, assistant professor of communication studies, has a Ph.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles. He specializes in rhetoric and civic culture.

• Patrick Chun Man Wong, assistant professor of communication science and disorders, specializes in speech perception. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Texas. (University of Chicago)

School of Education and Social Policy

• Alexandra Freund, assistant professor human development and social policy and of learning sciences, has a Ph.D. from the Free University-Berlin. Her specialty is motivation across the life span. (Max Planck Institute for Human Development)

• Spyros Konstantopolous, assistant professor of human development and social policy and of learning sciences, specializes in statistical methodology for social science research. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.

School of Law

• Ronen Avraham, assistant professor of economic analysis, has an LLM and SJD from the University of Michigan. He specializes in torts, property and contracts.

• Max Schanzenbach, assistant professor of economics/antitrust law, has a J.D. and Ph.D. from Yale University. He specializes in empirical research in labor economics and antitrust law.

• Emerson Tiller, professor of law, has a J.D. from Indiana University and a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. He is an expert in the role of political forces in regulatory and judicial decision-making. (University of Texas)

School of Music

• Carols R. Abril, assistant professor of music studies, has a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. He specializes in music education. (Ohio State University)

• Janet Barrett, assistant professor of music studies, specializes in music education. has a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. (University of Wisconsin)

• Toni-Marie Montgomery, dean of the School of Music and professor of music, holds a doctor of musical arts from the University of Michigan. She specializes in music administration. (University of Kansas)

• Ryan Nelson, assistant professor of performance studies, has a Ph.D. from the University of North Texas. He specializes in conducting.

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

• Margaret Andrews, assistant professor of statistics, has a Ph.D. from Colorado State University.

• Raquel Bernal, assistant professor of economics, received a Ph.D. from New York University. She specializes in labor economics and econometrics.

• Mark Bradley, associate professor of history, has a Ph.D. from Harvard University. He specializes in the history of the U.S. in the world, focusing on Vietnam and human rights. (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) Joins faculty Jan. 1.

• Katharine H. Breen, assistant professor of English, has a Ph.D. from University of California at Berkeley. She specializes in medieval studies.

• Elizabeth M. Brumfiel, professor of anthropology, specializes in archaeology, particularly Mexico. She has a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. (Albion College)

• Sherwin Bryant, assistant professor of African-American Studies, earned a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. He specializes in history. (Kenyon College) Appointment starts next September.

• Carolyn Chen, assistant professor of sociology and Asian-American Studies, has a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. She specializes in sociology of religion, race and migration.

• Andre Calvalho de Gouvea, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, specializes in high-energy physics theory. He has a Ph.D. from University of California at Berkeley. (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)

• Andrew T. Dudley, assistant professor of biochemistry, molecular biology and cellular biology, specializes in developmental biology. He received a Ph.D. from Harvard University. (Harvard University)

• Eli Finkel, assistant professor of psychology, has a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina. He specializes in social psychology. (Carnegie Mellon University)

• Matthew Goldrick, assistant professor of linguistics, earned a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. He specializes in psycholinguistics. (Brown University) Joins faculty Jan. 1.

• Darlene Clark Hine, professor of African-American Studies, has a Ph.D. from Kent State University. She specializes in African-American history. (Michigan State University) Appointment is effective next July.

• Katherine E. Hoffman, assistant professor of anthropology, specializes in language and culture. She has a Ph.D. from Columbia University. (University of Illinois-Chicago)

• Andrew Jacobson, assistant professor of geological sciences, has a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He specializes in geochemistry. (University of Michigan) Joins faculty next September.

• Christopher D. Johnson, assistant professor of English, specializes in early modern Renaissance. He has a Ph.D. from New York University. (Harvard University)

• Daniel Molden, assistant professor of psychology, has a Ph.D. from Columbia University. He specializes in social psychology.

• Dylan Penningroth, associate professor of history, has a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. He specializes in African-American history. (University of Virginia)

• Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern, assistant professor of history, specializes in modern European Jewish history. He has a Ph.D. from Brandeis University.

• Susan E. Phillips, assistant professor of English, has a Ph.D. from Harvard University. She specializes in medieval literature. (University of Iowa)

• Nasrin Qader, assistant professor of French and Italian, has a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. She specializes in Francophone African literature.

• Thomas Ricketts, professor of philosophy, specializes in the history of analytic philosophy. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. (University of Pennsylvania)

• Tamar Seideman, professor of chemistry, has a Ph.D. from the Weizmann Institute of Science. She specializes in theoretical chemistry. (Queen’s University, Canada)

• Victor Shih, assistant professor of political science, specializes in comparative politics with a focus on China. He has a Ph.D. from Harvard University.

• Hendrik Spruyt, professor of political science, has a Ph.D. from the University of California at San Diego. He specializes in international relations. (Arizona State University)

• Charles Taylor, professor of philosophy and law, has a Ph.D. from Oxford University. (McGill University)

• Olke Uhlenbeck, professor of biochemistry, molecular chemistry and cellular biology and chemistry, has a Ph.D. from Harvard University. (University of Colorado at Boulder) Joined faculty Jan. 1.

• Suzan van der Lee, assistant professor of geological sciences, has a Ph.D. from Princeton University. She specializes in seismology. (Eidgenossische Technische, Zurich)

• Jiping Wang, assistant professor of statistics, has a Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University.

• Xiaozhong Wang, assistant professor of biochemistry, molecular biology and cellular biology, specializes in developmental biology. He has a Ph.D. from New York University. (Baylor College)

• Celeste Watkins, assistant professor of sociology and African-American Studies, has a Ph.D. from Harvard University. She specializes in urban poverty and social policy.

• Eric Weiss, assistant professor of biochemistry, molecular biology and cellular biology, has a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado. He specializes in cellular biology. (University of California at Berkeley).