Tenure list: June 2026

The CU Board of Regents on June 4 approved 94 tenure awards and appointments.

CU Boulder

Effective Aug. 13, 2026

Awards of tenure:

• Regina Bateson, Associate Professor, Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences
• Rabea Benhalim, Associate Professor, School of Law
• Zachory K. Berta-Thompson, Associate Professor, Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences (APS), College of Arts and Sciences
• Elizabeth Biggs, Elizabeth Associate Professor Critical Media Practices College of Communication, Media, Design and Information
• Jordy Bouwman, Associate Professor, Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
• Christine Brennan, Associate Professor, Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (SLHS), College of Arts and Sciences
• Alison Collier Cool, Associate Professor, Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences
• Mathieu Desan, Associate Professor, Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences
• Megan Katharine Friedel, Associate Professor, University Libraries
• Danna Gurari, Associate Professor, Computer Science, College of Engineering and Applied Science
• Zachary Herz, Associate Professor, Classics, College of Arts and Sciences
• Jose Izaguirre, Associate Professor, Communication, College of Communication, Media, Design and Information
• Joseph Izraelevitz, Associate Professor, Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering (ECEE), College of Engineering and Applied Science
• Morteza Karimzadeh, Associate Professor, Geography, College of Arts and Sciences
• Maria Kazachenko, Associate Professor, Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences (APS), College of Arts and Sciences
• Michelangelo Landgrave, Associate Professor, Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences
• Tamara Silbergleit Lehman, Associate Professor, Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering (ECEE), College of Engineering and Applied Science
• Robert Bruce MacCurdy, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Science
• David M. Malaspina, Associate Professor, Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences (APS), College of Arts and Sciences
• Richard Kennard Mansfield, Associate Professor, Economics, College of Arts and Sciences
• Paul Mohabir, Associate Professor, English, College of Arts and Sciences
• Keith N. Musselman, Associate Professor, Geography, College of Arts and Sciences
• Erica Lynn Nelson, Associate Professor, Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences (APS), College of Arts and Sciences
• Nadav Orian Peer, Associate Professor, School of Law
• Elika Ortega-Guzman, Associate Professor, Spanish and Portuguese, College of Arts and Sciences
• Andrea Pawliczek, Associate Professor, Leeds-Budget and Administration, Leeds School of Business
• Nicholas K. Perna, Associate Professor, College of Music
• Nicholas S. Reinholtz, Associate Professor, Leeds-Budget and Administration, Leeds School of Business
• Alessandro Roncone, Associate Professor, Computer Science, College of Engineering and Applied Science
• Raul Saucedo Ceballos, Associate Professor, Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences
• Bryce Schonberger, Associate Professor, Leeds-Budget and Administration, Leeds School of Business
• Maryam Shakiba, Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, College of Engineering and Applied Science
• Charles Wyatt Shields, Associate Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Science
• Stephanie Wenhui Su, Associate Professor, Art and Art History, College of Arts and Sciences
• William Taylor, Associate Professor, Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences
• Nicole Ann LeBoeuf Trujillo, Associate Professor, University Libraries
• Gloria Cecilia Urrea Castano, Associate Professor, Leeds-Budget and Administration, Leeds School of Business
• Fernando Villanea Guevara, Associate Professor, Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences
• Benjamin F. Waggoner, Associate Professor, Computer Science, College of Engineering and Applied Science
• Aaron Whiteley, Associate Professor, Biochemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
• Andrew Winters, Associate Professor, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (ATOC), College of Arts and Sciences

UCCS

Effective June 4, 2026

Awards of tenure:

• Brynn Adamson, Health Sciences, Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences
• Johanna Baez, Social Work, College of Public Service
• Nadine Boljkovac, Visual and Performing Arts - Film Studies, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
• Laura Collins, English, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
• Kristen Galvin, Visual and Performing Arts - History of Art and Visual Culture, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
• Dylan Harris, Geography and Environmental Studies, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
• Ezio Iacocca, Physics and Energy Science, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
• Andrew Klocko, Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
• Zhe (Cliff) Li, College of Business
• Amanda Morgenstern, Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
• Kate Quintana, Criminal Justice, College of Public Service
• Douglas Risser, Biology, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
• Diana Selmeczy, Psychology, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
• Rachel Thayer, Psychology, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
• Crystal Vander Zanden, Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
• Josh Vandiver, Political Science, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
• Hui Wan, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Science
• Xin (Cindy) Yee, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Science
• Jennifer Zohn, Nursing, Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences

CU Denver

Effective June 4, 2026

Awards of tenure:

• Kari Campeau, Assistant Professor, English, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Sofía E. Chaparro, Assistant Professor, School of Education and Human Development
• Benjamin R. Crawford, Assistant Professor, Geography and Environmental Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Tülay Flamand, Assistant Professor, Business School
• Emilie Brigitte Guidez, Assistant Professor, Chemistry, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Boram Jeong, Assistant Professor, Philosophy, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Katharine C. Kelsey, Assistant Professor, Geography and Environmental Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Woonghee Lee, Assistant Professor, Chemistry, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• David C. Mays, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering and Construction, College of Engineering, Design and Computing
• Farhad Pourkamali Anaraki, Assistant Professor, Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Amy Roberts, Assistant Professor, Physics, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Christine Sargent, Assistant Professor, Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Chad Shomura, Assistant Professor, Ethnic Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Edward R. Tyndall, Assistant Professor, Film and Television, College of Arts and Media
• Anthony N. Villano, Assistant Professor, Physics, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Steven M. Vose, Assistant Professor, History, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Anna G. Warrener, Assistant Professor, Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Jiayue Wu, Assistant Professor, Music and Entertainment Industry Studies, College of Arts and Media

CU Anschutz

Effective June 5, 2026

Appointments with tenure:

• Sapna Patel, Visiting Professor, Medicine, School of Medicine
• Barbara Stranger, Visiting Professor, Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine

Awards of tenure:

• Marian Betz, Professor, Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine
• Kristen Boyle, Associate Professor, Pediatrics, School of Medicine
• Matthew DeCamp, Associate Professor, Medicine, School of Medicine
• Samuel Dominguez, Professor, Pediatrics, School of Medicine
• Jerreed Ivanich, Assistant Professor, Community and Behavioral Health, Colorado School of Public Health
• Jeffrey Moore, Associate Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Medicine
• Christian Mosimann, Associate Professor, Pediatrics, School of Medicine
• Noel Mueller, Associate Professor, Pediatrics, School of Medicine
• Srinivas Ramachandran, Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine
• Julie Siegenthaler, Associate Professor, Pediatrics, School of Medicine
• Andrea Steck, Professor, Pediatrics, School of Medicine
• Beth Tamburini, Associate Professor, Medicine, School of Medicine
• Arianne Theiss, Associate Professor, Medicine, School of Medicine
• Edith Zemanick, Professor, Pediatrics, School of Medicine