Please congratulate these faculty members on their appointments and promotions approved in January 2026.
Approved by school-specific APT committees, the Provost’s Office, and the President’s Office.
* denotes pending tenure approval by the Board of Regents, to be effective 9/1/26.
Professors
Carol Carman, PhD
Appointed to Professor with Tenure
Department of Graduate Studies, School of Nursing
Shannan Rossi, PhD, MBA, FASTMH
Promoted to Professor, Tenure-Track
Department of Pathology, John Sealy School of Medicine
Associate Professors
Jose Aguirre, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Clinical Practice (Non-Tenure Track)
Department of Internal Medicine, John Sealy School of Medicine
Erin Barnhart, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Clinical Practice (Non-Tenure Track)
Department of Pathology, John Sealy School of Medicine
Brooke Corning, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Clinical Practice (Non-Tenure Track)
Department of Internal Medicine, John Sealy School of Medicine
Yusif Hajiyev, MD, PhD, MBA
Promoted to Associate Professor of Clinical Practice (Non-Tenure Track)
Department of Otolaryngology, John Sealy School of Medicine
Ananth Kumar Kammala, PhD
Promoted to Associate Professor with Award of Tenure*
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, John Sealy School of Medicine
Claire Kirk, PhD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Research (Non-Tenure Track)
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, John Sealy School of Medicine
Hua Liu, PhD
Award of Tenure* at the rank of Associate Professor
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, John Sealy School of Medicine
Lauren Richardson, PhD
Promoted to Associate Professor with Award of Tenure*
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, John Sealy School of Medicine