Celebrating Faculty Promotions for AY 2025
Oct. 17, 2025
Dear Colleagues,
I am reaching out today to acknowledge and congratulate our colleagues who received a promotion during the 2025-26 academic year. Their collective dedication reflects years of excellence in teaching, research, and service and is a reminder of the contributions that sustain and strengthen our academic community.
This year, 55 faculty members across LMU have been promoted. Please join me in congratulating our faculty and recognizing their well-deserved achievements.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all faculty for their ongoing dedication and commitment to LMU. We look forward to the many ways these faculty members will continue to make an impact in their new roles.
With gratitude,
Kat
Kat Weaver, Ph.D.
Interim Executive Vice President and Provost
Vice Provost for Faculty, Research, and Strategy
Promoted to Professor
Miranda Banks, School of Film and Television
Marne Campbell, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Fernando Estrada, School of Education
Angelica Gutierrez, College of Business Administration
Mitchell Hamilton, College of Business Administration
Louvenia Jackson, College of Communications and Fine Arts
Meng Li, College of Communications and Fine Arts
Julian Saint Clair, College of Business Administration
Mairead Sullivan, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Carl Urbinati, Seaver College of Science & Engineering
Gustavo Vejarano, Seaver College of Science & Engineering
Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure
Zahrasadat Alavi, Seaver College of Science & Engineering
Sarah Bittick, Seaver College of Science & Engineering
Arin Brahma, College of Business Administration
Stacey Cabaj, College of Communications and Fine Arts
Christopher Cappelli, Seaver College of Science & Engineering
Chaya Crowder, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Sarah Emanuel, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Cory Evans, Seaver College of Science & Engineering
Maxellende Ezin, Seaver College of Science & Engineering
Bassam Farah, College of Business Administration
Jordan Freitas, Seaver College of Science & Engineering
Mandy Korpusik, Seaver College of Science & Engineering
Junyuan Lin, Seaver College of Science & Engineering
Ian Moore, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Taryn Vander Hoop, College of Communications and Fine Arts
Le Wang, Seaver College of Science & Engineering
Jennifer Williams, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Clinical Associate Professor
Arik Greenberg, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Karen Hawkins, School of Education
Rosanne Korenberg, School of Film and Television
Mary Kuryla, School of Film and Television
Andrea Odinov, College of Communication & Fine Arts
Manuel Ponce, School of Education
William Pupa, College of Communication & Fine Arts
Nathan Sessoms, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Promoted to Senior Lecturer
Stephanie Bailey, School of Education
Sharmishtha Bandyopadhyaya, Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Sydney Bright, School of Film and Television
Scott Brownlee, School of Film and Television
Eduardo Carmona, School of Film and Television
Robert DeMaio, School of Film and Television
Charles Howard, School of Film and Television
Fereidoun Jahani, Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Masha Kowell, College of Communications and Fine Arts
Katie Lucas, Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Melanie Morones, College of Communications and Fine Arts
Margaret Oberman, School of Film and Television
John Poladian, Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Michele Romolini, Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Christopher SooHoo, College of Communications and Fine Arts
Eugene Yelchin, School of Film and Television
Steve Zee, College of Communications and Fine Arts
Promoted to Senior Instructor
Yolanda Buggs, School of Film and Television
Clinton Carl, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts