15 CEHS faculty members earn promotion, tenure

April 11, 2024

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Fifteen faculty members from the College of Education and Human Sciences have earned promotion and/or tenure from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 


Faculty receiving honors are listed below and on the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor website


Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure


• Dena Abbott, Educational Psychology


• Crystal Garcia, Educational Administration


• Susan Loveall-Hague, Special Education and Communication Disorders


• Kristin Malek, Nutrition and Health Sciences


• Amy Napoli, Child, Youth and Family Studies


• Sathish Kumar Natarajan, Nutrition and Health Sciences


Promoted to Professor


• James Bovaird, Educational Psychology


• Stephanie Wessels, Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education 


Promoted to Associate Professor of Practice


• Christine Corr Kiewra, Child, Youth and Family Studies


• Anne Thomas, Special Education and Communication Disorders  


Promoted to Professor of Practice


• Scott Napolitano, Educational Psychology


• Kelly Pritchett, Special Education and Communication Disorders  


Promoted to Research Associate Professor


• Natalie Koziol, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools


• Amanda Witte, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools 


Promoted to Research Professor


• Jessica Jonson, Buros Center for Testing

College of Education and Human Sciences
Child, Youth and Family Studies
Educational Administration
Educational Psychology
Nutrition and Health Sciences
Special Education and Communication Disorders
Teaching, Learning & Teacher Education