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.
Professors
Alok Dabi, MD, FAAN
Promoted to Professor of Clinical Practice
Department of Neurology, John Sealy School of Medicine
Joshua Gary, MD
Appointed to Professor, Tenure Track, effective Aug. 3, 2026
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, John Sealy School of Medicine
Matthew Hutter, MD, MPH, MBA
Award of Tenure* at current rank of Professor
Department of Surgery, John Sealy School of Medicine
*Tenure effective 9/1/25 pending approval by the Board of Regents
Qingjie Li, PhD
Promoted to Professor with Award of Tenure*
Department of Internal Medicine, John Sealy School of Medicine
*Tenure effective 9/1/27 pending approval by the Board of Regents
Bartosz Szczesny, PhD
Promoted to Professor, Tenure Track
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, John Sealy School of Medicine
Associate Professors
Elizabeth Caldwell, PhD, RN, CNE
Appointed to Associate Professor of Instruction
Department of Graduate Studies, School of Nursing
DeMonica Junious, PhD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Instruction
Department of Graduate Studies, School of Nursing
Kerwin Matthew Kolheffer, MS, PA (ASCP)CM
Appointed to Associate Professor of Instruction
Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, School of Health Professions
Elizabeth Lorenzo, PhD, BSN, RN
Promoted to Associate Professor, Tenure Track
Department of Graduate Studies, School of Nursing
Meredith Masel, PhD, MSSW
Promoted to Associate Professor, Tenure Track
Department of Population Health and Health Disparities, School of Public and Population Health
Peter McCaffrey, MD, MS, FACP
Promoted to Associate Professor of Clinical Practice
Departments of Pathology and Radiology, John Sealy School of Medicine
Muhammad Raja, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Clinical Practice
Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine and Internal Medicine, John Sealy School of Medicine
Appointment approved in May 2026
Stephanie Rosser, DNP, APRN, ACNPC, CCRN-CMC, NEA-BC, CNE
Promoted to Associate Professor of Instruction
Department of Graduate Studies, School of Nursing
Courtney Woolsey, PhD
Promoted to Associate Professor, Tenure Track
Department of Microbiology & Immunology, John Sealy School of Medicine