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ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED NEW APPOINTMENTS
OF REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
March, 2012
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – ANN ARBOR
STEPHEN M ROSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Tost, Leigh P., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Management and Organizations, effective
September 1, 2012 to August 31, 2015, from the University of Washington, Seattle,
Washington
SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
Rajesh, Mythili, M.S., Clinical Lecturer in Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics and
Pediatric Dentistry, effective February 1, 2012 to January 31, 2013, from the University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Sartor, Maureen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Computational Medicine and
Bioinformatics, effective March 1, 2012 to August 31, 2013, from the University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
SCHOOL OF NURSING
Leech, Christine, M.S., Clinical Instructor in Nursing, effective February 4, 2012 to
December 31, 2012, from the University Medical Center of El Paso, El Paso, Texas
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THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – ANN ARBOR
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Biomedical Engineering
Bull, Joseph, Ph.D., from Arthur F Thurnau Professor, Associate Professor of Biomedical
Engineering, College of Engineering and Associate Professor of Surgery, Medical School
to Arthur F Thurnau Professor and Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering,
College of Engineering, effective September 1, 2011
Mechanical Engineering
Sastry, Ann M., Ph.D., from Arthur F Thurnau Professor, Professor of Mechanical
Engineering, with tenure, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, without tenure and
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, without tenure to Arthur F Thurnau
Professor, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, with tenure and Professor of Materials
Science and Engineering, without tenure, effective February 1, 2012
Liu, Allen P.C., Ph.D., from Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering to Assistant
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering,
effective January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2014
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Family Medicine
Cooke, James M., M.D., from Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine to Clinical
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Clinical Assistant Professor of Medical
Education, effective January 26, 2012 to August 31, 2013
Internal Medicine
Booher, Anna M., M.D., from Clinical Lecturer in Internal Medicine to Clinical Assistant
Professor of Internal Medicine, effective February 15, 2012 to August 31, 2012
Cowger, Jenifer, M.D., from Clinical Lecturer in Internal Medicine to Assistant Professor
of Internal Medicine, effective January 15, 2012 to June 30, 2019
Hummel, Scott, M.D., from Clinical Lecturer in Internal Medicine to Assistant Professor
of Internal Medicine, effective February 15, 2012 to August 31, 2012
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MEDICAL SCHOOL (continued)
Neurosurgery
Lin, Chia-Ying, Ph.D., from Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Medical School to
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery of Neurosurgery, Medical School and Assistant
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, effective January 1, 2012
to May 31, 2015
Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases
Rosen, David S., M.D., from Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable
Diseases and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry to Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and
Communicable Disease, Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine and Clinical Professor of
Psychiatry, effective December 17, 2009 to August 31, 2012
Warrier, Kavita S., M.D., from Clinical Lecturer in Pediatrics and Communicable
Diseases to Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases,
effective March 1, 2012 to August 31, 2012
Radiology
Bou Assaly, Wessam, M.D., from Clinical Lecturer in Radiology to Clinical Assistant
Professor of Radiology, effective March 1, 2012 to August 31, 2012
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THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – FLINT
SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND STUDIES
Nursing
Filter, Marilyn S., Ph.D., from Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing to Assistant
Professor of Nursing, effective January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2014
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ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED EMERITUS/A FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
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COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS
English Language and Literature
Williams, Ralph G., Ph.D., Arthur F Thurnau Professor Emeritus and Professor Emeritus
of English Language and Literature, effective January 1, 2012 to April 30, 2012
Sociology
Ness, Gayl D., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Sociology, College of Literature, Science,
and the Arts and Professor Emeritus of Population Planning and International Health,
School of Public Health, effective January 1, 2012 to April 30, 2012
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Internal Medicine
Port, Friedrich K., M.D., Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine, Medical School and
Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, effective March 1, 2012 to
February 28, 2013
Neurology
Greenberg, Harry S., M.D., Professor Emeritus of Neurology, effective March 1, 2012 to
February 28, 2013
Pathology
Schnitzer, Bertram, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Pathology, effective January 1, 2012 to
December 31, 2012
SCHOOL OF NURSING
Scisney-Matlock, Margaret, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of Nursing, effective February 1,
2012 to May 31, 2012
Cimprich, Bernadine E., Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus of Nursing, effective
February 1, 2012 to January 31, 2013
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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Quintana, Christopher L., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education, with tenure, on
sabbatical leave effective September 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011, to work on literature
reviews, design work, and research work connected to two research projects. Work will
be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Biomedical Engineering
Takayama, Shuichi, Ph.D., Professor of Biomedical Engineering, with tenure and
Professor of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, without tenure, on scholarly
activity leave effective April 1, 2012 to April 30, 2012, to participate in the UNIST
program. Work will be done in Korea.
SCHOOL OF INFORMATION
Finholt, Thomas A., Ph.D., Professor of Information, with tenure, on sabbatical leave
effective September 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011, to work on a number of writing
projects, including completion of a set of papers, as well as new work that will focus on
comparisons across large scale virtual organization projects. Work will be done in
Seattle, Washington.
Resnick, Paul J., Ph.D., Professor of Information, with tenure, on sabbatical leave
effective September 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011, to write a book about the online
health and wellness applications that combine objective monitoring, personal tailoring,
and social interaction. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS
American Culture Program
Najita, Susan Y., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Asian/Pacific American Studies,
American Culture Program, with tenure and Associate Professor of English Language
and Literature, with tenure, on scholarly activity leave effective January 1, 2012 to May
31, 2012, to work on a book entitled “Green Indignities: Placing the Intersection of the
Environment the Indigenous Pacific”. Work will be done at the University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS (continued)
Anthropology
O’Shea, John M., Ph.D., Professor of Anthropology, with tenure, on sabbatical leave
effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to complete a volume on the Hungarian
Bronze Ase. Work will be done in Hungary and Romania.
Chemistry
Walter, Nils, G., Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry, with tenure, on sabbatical leave effective
January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to implement single rule studies of the RNA
interference machinery. Work will be done at the University of California, Berkeley,
California.
Lim-Rohde, Mi Hee, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemistry, on duty off campus leave
effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to write manuscripts and grants and supervise
students for research in the laboratory. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Communication Studies
Campbell, Scott W., Ph.D., Constance F and Arnold C Pohs Endowed Professor of
Telecommunications and Associate Professor of Communication Studies, with tenure, on
sabbatical leave effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to work on a new data set
from South Korea and help to organize a symposium involving “comparative approaches
to studying modern and contemporary Korea”. Work will be done in Ann Arbor,
Michigan.
Means Coleman, Robin R., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communication Studies, with
tenure and Associate Professor of Afro-American and African Studies, with tenure, on
sabbatical leave effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to conduct research on the
role the NAACP has taken, 1909 to present, in advocating for change in media. Work
will be done in Maryland, Washington, District of Columbia and New York.
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COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS (continued)
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Wilson, Jeffrey A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Geological Sciences, Earth and
Environmental Sciences, with tenure, on sabbatical leave effective January 1, 2012 to
May 31, 2012, to conduct research on the relationship between large-scale changes in
geography and the evolution of land-based backboned animals. Work will be done in
Western and Central India.
Dick, Gregory J. Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences, Earth and Environmental
Sciences and Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, on duty off
campus leave effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to participate in an
oceanographic expedition to the Cayman Islands and to begin preparing manuscripts.
Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Kling II, George W., Ph.D., Robert G Wetzel Collegiate Professor of Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology and Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, with tenure,
on duty off campus leave effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to conduct research
and analysis synthesis and publication of data collected. Work will be done in Ann
Arbor, Michigan.
Rohani, Pejman, Ph.D., Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, with tenure,
Professor of Complex Systems, Center for the Study of Complex Systems, with tenure,
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and Professor of Epidemiology, without
tenure, School of Public Health, on duty off campus leave effective January 1, 2012 to
May 31, 2012, to work on pertussis transmission. Work will be done in Ann Arbor,
Michigan.
Dick, Christopher W., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology,
with tenure, on sabbatical leave effective September 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011, to
submit new research proposals to study dynamics of forests in the Western Amazon and
to help organize the 2012 meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and
Conservation. Work will be done in Peru and Brazil.
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COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS (continued)
Economics
Tesar, Linda L., Ph.D., Professor of Economics, with tenure, on sabbatical leave effective
January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to complete a visiting scholar appointment. Work will
be done in Paris, France.
Levchenko, Andrei A., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Economics, on duty off campus
leave effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to continue research in the International
trade. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
English Language and Literature
Crane, Gregg D., Ph.D., Professor of English Language and Literature, with tenure, on
sabbatical leave effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to research and write a
portion of a book on notions of “Negative Capability” in American literature and culture.
Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Goldstein, Laurence A., Ph.D., Professor of English Language and Literature, with
tenure, on sabbatical leave effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to complete a
book-length study of poems about the city of Los Angeles. Work will be done in Ann
Arbor, Michigan and Los Angeles, California.
Gregerson, Linda K., Ph.D., Caroline Walker Bynum Distinguished University Professor
of English and Professor of English Language and Literature, with tenure, on scholarly
activity leave effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to complete a book of poems
and draft essays for a book of essays. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Pinch, Adela N., Ph.D., Professor of English Language and Literature and Women’s
Studies, Department of English Language and Literature, with tenure, on duty off campus
leave effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to conduct research and writing on
nineteenth-century British literature. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Sanok, Catherine, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English Language and Literature, with
tenure and Associate Professor of Women’s Studies, without tenure, on scholarly activity
leave effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to conduct research. Work will be done
in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS (continued)
English Language and Literature (continued)
Toon, Thomas E., Ph.D., Associate Professor of English Language and Literature, with
tenure and Associate Professor of Linguistics, with tenure, on duty off campus leave
effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to conduct research and writing about English
Language variation and socio-historical linguistics. Work will be done in Manchester,
United Kingdom.
Germanic Languages and Literatures
Gailus, Andreas, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures,
with tenure, on scholarly activity leave effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to
work on a book manuscript “The Monstrous Angel”. Work will be done in Ann Arbor,
Michigan.
Weineck, Silke-Maria, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Germanic Languages and
Literatures, with tenure and Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, with tenure,
on scholarly activity leave effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to finish a second
book manuscript. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
History
Tonomura, Hitomi, Ph.D., Professor of History, with tenure and Professor of Women’s
Studies, without tenure, on duty off campus leave effective January 1, 2012 to May 31,
2012, to complete a book. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Japan.
Cole, Joshua H., Ph.D., Associate Professor of History, with tenure, on duty off campus
leave effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to teach some seminars and work on
completing a book project. Work will be done in Paris, France.
Mir, Farina, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History, with tenure, on sabbatical leave
effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to conduct archival research for a book
project entitled “Producing Modern Muslims”. Work will be done in India.
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COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS (continued)
Moyer, Ian S., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History, on duty off campus leave effective
January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to continue work on a project entitled “Egyptian Elites
and the Ptolemaic State” and to work on a revised edition of translation and commentary
of a section of F. Jacoby’s Fragmente der Griechische Historiker. Work will be done in
Ann Arbor, Michigan.
History of Art
Powers, Martin J., Ph.D., Sally Michelson Davidson Professor of Chinese Arts and
Cultures and Professor of History of Art, with tenure, on sabbatical leave effective
January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to complete a book on China in the polemics of the
English Enlightenment. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Zurier, Rebecca, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History of Art, with tenure, on scholarly
activity leave effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to continue work on a book of
essays on “Problems in American Realism”. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Mathematics
Kriz, Igor, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics, with tenure, on sabbatical leave effective
January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to continue work on real cobordism. Work will be
done in Stanford, Massachusetts.
Megginson, Robert E., Ph.D., Arthur F Thurnau Professor and Professor of Mathematics,
with tenure, on duty off campus leave effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to
continue the study of the mathematics of climate change in its impacts on underserved
populations. Work will be done in Berkeley, California.
Near Eastern Studies
Michalowski, Piotr A., Ph.D., George G Cameron Professor of Ancient Near Eastern
Civilization and Languages and Professor of Near Eastern Studies, with tenure, on
sabbatical leave effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to work on two books, one
entitled “The Birth of Literature” and the “Death of Kings”. Work will be done in Ann
Arbor, Michigan.
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COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS (continued)
Philosophy
Gibbard, Allan F., Ph.D., Richard B Brandt Distinguished University Professor of
Philosophy and Professor of Philosophy, with tenure, on duty off campus leave effective
January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to work on various papers and conference
presentations. Work will be done in New York, New York.
Railton, Peter A., Ph.D., Arthur F Thurnau Professor, John Stephenson Perrin Professor
and Professor of Philosophy, with tenure, on duty off campus leave effective January 1,
2012 to May 31, 2012, to continue research for publication of an interdisciplinary project
on the nature of action. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Physics
Meiners, Jens-Christians D., Dr.Rer.Nat., Professor of Physics, with tenure and Professor
of Biophysics, with tenure, on duty off campus leave effective January 1, 2012 to May
31, 2012, to learn more about and develop new in-vivo single-molecule methods to study
the dynamics of chromosomal DNA in living cells. Work will be done in Gottingen,
Germany.
Riles, John K., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics, with tenure, on sabbatical leave
effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to conduct research on the Ligo Experiment.
Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Political Science
Walton Jr., Hanes, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science, with tenure, on sabbatical leave
effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to study all of the African American
presidential and vice-presidential candidates in American presidential elections from
1848 to 2008. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Mickey, Robert W., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Political Science, with tenure, on
sabbatical leave effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to complete a manuscript on
the political development of the health safety net. Work will be done in Ann Arbor,
Michigan.
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COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS (continued)
Psychology
Chang, Edward C., Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, with tenure, on sabbatical leave
effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to complete a multi-study project on cross-
cultural variations in optimism and pessimism and to develop a book proposal on
optimism and pessimism. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Korea.
Ward, Lucretia M., Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, with tenure, on sabbatical leave
effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to write several papers from data collected on
black youth and the media. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Lustig, Cindy A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, with tenure, on sabbatical
leave effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to conduct research on the cognitive
genetics. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Berlin and Singapore.
Aragona, Brandon J., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, on duty off campus leave
effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, on duty off campus leave effective January 1,
2012 to May 31, 2012, for a nurturance leave. Work will be done in Ann Arbor,
Michigan.
Conley, Terri D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology and Assistant Professor of
Women’s Studies, on duty off campus leave effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012,
to complete research. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Romance Languages and Literatures
Highfill, Juli A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Spanish, Department of Romance
Languages and Literatures, with tenure, on scholarly activity leave effective January 1,
2012 to May 31, 2012, to conduct archival research for a third book project “Taking
Sides: War, Crisis and Polarization in the Spanish Avant-Garde (1921-1936)”. Work will
be done in Madrid, Spain.
Satterfield, Teresa L., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures,
with tenure, on sabbatical leave effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to reconstruct
basic demographic and socio-cultural information associated with the emergent Afro-
Spanish language scenario, using computer-generated artificial societies. Work will be
done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS (continued)
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Krutikov, Mikhail, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, with
tenure and Associate Professor of Judaic Studies, with tenure, on sabbatical leave
effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to work on a third book tentatively titled “The
Shtetl: A Story of an Image”. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Sociology
Anderson, Barbara A., Ph.D., Ronald Freedman Collegiate Professor of Sociology and
Population Studies and Professor of Sociology, with tenure, on duty off campus leave
effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to continue research and writing a number of
issues related to demographic and social developments in South Africa, including
attitudes and behaviors related to the environment, mortality and educational attainment.
Work will be done in South Africa.
Xie, Yu, Ph.D., Otis Dudley Duncan Distinguished University Professor of Sociology,
Professor of Sociology, with tenure, Professor of Statistics, without tenure, College of
Literature, Science, and the Arts and Professor of Public Policy, without tenure, Gerald R
Ford School of Public Policy, on duty off campus leave effective January 1, 2012 to May
31, 2012, to conduct research. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Tsutsui, Kiyoteru, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology, on duty off campus leave
effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012, to conduct research in political/comparative
sociology, social movements, globalization, human rights and Japanese society. Work
will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Women’s Studies
Hubbs, Nadine M., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Women’s Studies, with tenure, College
of Literature, Science, and the Arts and Associate Professor of Music, without tenure,
School of Music, Theatre & Dance, on scholarly activity leave effective January 1, 2012
to May 31, 2012, to complete a book manuscript called Rednecks, Queere and Country
Music. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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MEDICAL SCHOOL
Internal Medicine
Bonham, Catherine, M.D., Clinical Lecturer in Internal Medicine, on extended sick leave
effective December 5, 2011 to January 28, 2012.
Davis, Melinda B., M.D., Clinical Lecturer in Internal Medicine, on personal medical
leave effective January 20, 2012 to April 13, 2012.
Vredeveld, Jennifer, M.D., Clinical Lecturer in Internal Medicine and Clinical Lecturer in
Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, effective January 15, 2012 to February 25, 2012.
Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases
Freed, Gary L., M.D., Percy J Murphy, M D and Marcy C Murphy, R N Professor of
Pediatrics for Child Health Delivery, Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable
Diseases, with tenure, Medical School and Professor of Health Management and Policy,
without tenure, School of Public Health, on sabbatical leave effective September 1, 2011
to December 31, 2011, to conduct research on the pediatric medical workforce in
Australia. Work will be done in Australia.
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Biostatistics
Taylor, Jeremy M. G., Ph.D., Professor of Biostatistics, with tenure, School of Public
Health and Professor of Radiation Oncology, without tenure, Medical School, effective
January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012 to continue work on a project related to colon cancer.
Work will be done in Sydney, Australia.
Braun, Thomas M., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biostatistics, with tenure, School of
Public Health and Associate Professor of Dentistry, Department of Periodontics and Oral
Medicine, without tenure, School of Dentistry, on sabbatical leave effective September 1,
2011 to May 31, 2012, to conduct research on the design of phase I clinical trials. Work
will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Environmental Health Sciences
Franzblau, Alfred, M.D., Professor of Occupational Medicine, Department of
Environmental Health Sciences, with tenure, School of Public Health and Associate
Professor of Internal Medicine, without tenure, Medical School, on sabbatical leave
effective September 1, 2011 to May 31, 2012, to develop a new project related to upper
extremity musculoskeletal disorders. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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COLLEGE OF ARTS, SCIENCES AND LETTERS
Mathematics and Statistics
Kim, Yangjin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics
and Statistics, on personal leave effective January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012.
Social Sciences
Smith, Patricia K., Ph.D., Professor of Economics, Department of Social Sciences, with
tenure, on sabbatical leave effective January 1, 2012 to April 30, 2012, to continue
research on risk factors for a policy to reduce obesity prevalence. Work will be done in
Dearborn, Michigan.
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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Accounting and Finance
Sharma, Vivek, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Accounting and Finance, with tenure, on
sabbatical leave effective January 1, 2012 to April 30, 2012, to complete working on
papers and finalize them for journal and conference submission. Work will be done in
areas around Michigan.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
Computer and Information Science
Medjahed, Brahim, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Computer and Information Science,
with tenure, on sabbatical leave effective January 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012, to
strengthen/build new research collaborations with faculty/researchers in the area. Work
will be done in France and Wayne, Michigan.
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Physical Therapy
Kammann, Annemarie, M.Ed., Instructor in Physical Therapy, on extended sick leave
effective January 17, 2012 to February 12, 2012.
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SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN
Gloeckner, Phoebe L., M.A., Associate Professor of Art, with tenure, on sabbatical leave
effective September 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011, previously reported as September 1,
2011 to May 31, 2012.
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COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
English
Zeff, Jacqueline L., Ph.D., Professor of English, with tenure, on extended sick leave
effective September 1, 2011 to May 31, 2012 previously reported as September 1, 2011
to December 31, 2011.
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SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
Chen, Chiung-Fen, D.D.S., Clinical Lecturer in Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics
and Pediatric Dentistry, appointment completed after 1 year of service, effective February
29, 2012
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Internal Medicine
Murad, Yahya, M.D., Instructor in Internal Medicine, resigned after 4 years of service,
effective February 11, 2012 to accept a position elsewhere
Psychiatry
Messina, Michael G., Ph.D., Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry, resigned after 2 years of
service, effective March 26, 2012 to accept a position elsewhere
Klumpp, Heide, Ph.D., Clinical Lecturer in Psychiatry, resigned after 5 years of service,
effective April 1, 2012 to accept a position elsewhere
Radiation Oncology
Ben-Josef, Edgar, M.D., Clinical Professor of Radiation Oncology, resigned after 9 years
of service, effective February 1, 2012 to accept a position at the University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Surgery
Soriano, Jose A., M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, resigned after 17 years of
service, effective February 25, 2012, to accept a position at the IHA Chelsea Surgical
Associates, Chelsea, Michigan
Tsai, Anthony, M.D., Clinical Lecturer in Surgery, resigned after 6 months of service,
effective January 1, 2012 to accept a different position at the University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, Michigan
SCHOOL OF MUSIC, THEATRE & DANCE
Major, Joshua S., B.A., Clinical Associate Professor of Performing Arts (Opera),
resigned after 19 years of service, effective June 1, 2012 to accept a position elsewhere
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SCHOOL OF MUSIC, THEATRE & DANCE (continued)
Kerr, Sarah J., Diploma, Clinical Assistant Professor of Performing Arts (Theatre and
Drama), retired after 28 years of service, effective June 1, 2012
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Biostatistics
Kalbfleisch, John D., Ph.D., Professor of Biostatistics, with tenure, School of Public
Health and Professor of Statistics, without tenure, College of Literature, Science, and the
Arts, retired after 10 years of service, effective February 1, 2012
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THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – DEARBORN
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Trepanier-Street, Mary L., Ed.D., Professor of Education, with tenure, retired after 34
years of service, effective January 1, 2012