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June 2026 Appointments & Promotions

Please congratulate these faculty members on their recently approved appointments and promotions.

Approved by school-specific APT committees, the Provost’s Office, and the President’s Office. Promotions effective 9/1/26 unless otherwise noted. * denotes pending tenure approval by the Board of Regents, to be effective 9/1/26.  

Professors

Rebecca Galloway, PT, PhD
Promotion to Professor of Instruction, Non-Tenure Track
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Professions

Charlotte Royeen, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FASAHP, FNAP
Appointed to Professor with Award of Tenure*
Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health Professions

Sarah Varekojis, PhD, RRT, RRT-ACCS, FNAP, FAARC
Appointment to Professor of Instruction, Non-Tenure Track
Department of Respiratory Therapy, School of Health Professions

Associate Professors

Lindsay Allen, PT, DPT, MBA, OCS, SCS, FAAOMPT
Promotion to Associate Professor of Instruction, Non-Tenure Track
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Professions

Tony Chao, PT, DPT, PhD
Promotion to Associate Professor of Instruction, Non-Tenure Track
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Professions

Ryan Pontiff, PT, PhD, DPT
Promotion to Associate Professor of Instruction, Non-Tenure Track
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Professions

Jeanne Smith, PT, DPT
Promotion to Associate Professor of Instruction, Non-Tenure Track
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Professions

Xiaoying Yu, MD, PhD
Award of Tenure at the current rank of Associate Professor
Department of Biostatistics & Data Science, School of Public and Population Health