2024 - 2025 Promotion & Tenure Announcement

August 22, 2025

Dear Colleagues,

We are proud to recognize 63 faculty members who earned promotion and/or tenure. These distinguished faculty completed a rigorous review process spanning the departmental, college, and university levels. We look forward to celebrating their accomplishments at the annual Promotion & Tenure Recognition Ceremony this fall.

Congratulations!

Matt Lee
Interim President

Troy Blanchard
Interim Executive Vice President & Provost

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Promotion to Professor

  • Jesse Allison, Professor, School of Music, College of Music & Dramatic Arts
  • Scott Andresen, Professor, School of Art, College of Art & Design
  • Matthew Calamia, Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Paolo Chirumbolo, Professor, Department of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Rodrigo Diaz, Professor, Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture
  • Jeanne Donaldson, Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Vinson Doyle, Professor, Department of Plant Pathology & Crop Physiology, College of Agriculture
  • Jacob Esselstyn, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science
  • Brant Faircloth, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science
  • Kristopher Fletcher, Professor, Department of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Yongick Jeong, Professor, Manship School of Mass Communication
  • Morgan Kelly, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science
  • Revati Kumar, Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
  • Jeffrey Leichman, Professor, Department of French Studies, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Jun-Hong Liang, Professor, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment
  • Julie Lively, Professor, School of Renewable Natural Resources, College of Agriculture
  • Rosemary Peters-Hill, Professor, Department of French Studies, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Victor Rivera-Monroy, Professor, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment
  • Loren Schwerd, Professor, School of Art, College of Art & Design
  • Ye Xu, Professor, Cain Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Mehdi Zeidouni, Professor, Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Qiankun Zhou, Professor, Department of Economics, E.J. Ourso College of Business
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Granted Tenure

  • Michael Holt, Associate Librarian, LSU Libraries
  • Robin LeMaire, Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, E.J. Ourso College of Business
  • Michael Mamp, Associate Professor, Department of Textiles, Apparel Design & Merchandising, College of Agriculture
  • Adriano Vatta, Associate Professor, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine
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Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

  • Corina Barbalata, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering
  • John Bardes, Associate Professor, Department of History, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Adam Bohnert, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science
  • Kellie Brisini, Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Eric Burns, Associate Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, College of Science
  • Lauren Cardenás, Associate Professor, School of Art, College of Art & Design
  • Mariano Carossino, Associate Professor, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine
  • Matthew Chambers, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
  • Christopher Cox, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Rebeca de Jesús Crespo, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment
  • Thomas Douthat, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment
  • Shawn Gilroy, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Cassandra Glaspie, Associate Professor, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment
  • Hany Hassan, Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Kevin Hoffseth, Associate Professor, Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Alyssa Johnson, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science
  • Sabarethinam Kameshwar, Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Yong-ha Kim, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment
  • Jimmy Lawrence, Associate Professor, Cain Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Hai Lin, Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Heather Lucas, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Olivia Lucas, Associate Professor, School of Music, College of Music & Dramatic Arts
  • Xiangyu Meng, Associate Professor, Division of Electrical & Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Paul Miller, Associate Professor, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment
  • Olufemi Olorode, Associate Professor, Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Yizhou Qian, Associate Professor, School of Kinesiology, College of Human Sciences & Education
  • Jyotsna Sharma, Associate Professor, Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Ryan Smith, Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine
  • Andrei Tarfulea, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, College of Science
  • Sara Thomas-Sharma, Associate Professor, Department of Plant Pathology & Crop Physiology, College of Agriculture
  • Brett Wolfe, Associate Professor, School of Renewable Natural Resources, College of Agriculture
  • Sibei Xia, Associate Professor, Department of Textiles, Apparel Design & Merchandising, College of Agriculture
  • Allison Young, Associate Professor, School of Art, College of Art & Design
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Promotion to Associate Librarian with Tenure

  • Randa Lopez Morgan, Associate Librarian, LSU Libraries
  • Winnie Schwaid-Lindner, Associate Librarian, LSU Libraries
  • Aimee Self Pittman, Associate Librarian, Paul M. Hebert Law Center
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Promotion to Assistant Professor of Research

  • Gwen Murray, Assistant Professor of Research, Social Research & Evaluation Center, College of Human Sciences & Education