CLAS recently welcomed new faces to the college. Please, feel free to reach out to introduce yourself or congratulate our colleagues.
Friday, August 14, 2026

CLAS Staff Council recognizes employees' longevity within the college on an annual basis based on the current fiscal year. Due to this, recognition may not align with your start date due to various factors including but not limited to: years of service in the college, transfer from another college to CLAS, or other classification changes (i.e., temporary employment to full-time). If you have questions about your longevity status as it pertains to CLAS, please reach out at clas-staff-council@uiowa.edu.

July 2026

Staff

New Hires

  • Griffin Rockwell, Anthropology, Administrative Services Coordinator, 
  • Sadie Staker, Marketing and Communications, Communications Coordinator

Faculty

Promotions

  • Bijaya Adhikari, Computer Science, Associate Professor with tenure
  • Ari Ariel, History, Languages, Linguistics, Literatures, and Culture, Professor of Instruction, 
  •  Eloy Barragan, Dance, Professor
  • Sergii Bezuglyi, Mathematics, Associate Professor of Instruction
  • Matthew Brown, English, Professor
  • Tisa Bryant, English, Associate Professor with tenure
  • Kellsie Busho, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Clinical Associate Professor
  • Andres Carlstein, Communication Studies, Associate Professor of Instruction
  • Stephen Cummings, Social Work , Clinical Professor
  • Scott Daly, Chemistry, Professor
  • Ece Demir-Lira, Psychological and Brain Sciences, Associate Professor with tenure 
  • Emilie Destruel, Languages, Linguistics, Literatures, and Cultures, Professor
  • Stephanie  DiPietro, Sociology and Criminology, Professor
  • Cynthia Farthing, Mathematics, Professor of Instruction
  • Thomas Folland, Physics and Astronomy, Associate Professor with tenure
  • Meaghan Foody, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Clinical Associate Professor
  • Megan  Gogerty, Theatre Arts, Professor of Instruction
  • Shawn Goodman, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Professor
  • Julie  Gros-Louis, Psychological and Brain Sciences, Professor of Instruction
  • May Guo, School of Social Work, Professor
  • Sarah Hardin, Health, Sport, and Human Physiology, Associate Professor of Instruction
  • Peng Jiang, Computer Science, Associate Professor with tenure
  • Pilar Marcé, Spanish & Portuguese, Professor of Instruction
  • Jessica Meyer, Earth, Environment, and Sustainability, Associate Professor with tenure
  • Garrett Morris, Computer Science, Associate Professor with tenure
  • Melinda Myers, Dance, Associate Professor with tenure
  • Maricellle Pinto-Tomas, Spanish and Portuguese, Associate Professor of Instruction
  • Erica Prussing, Anthropology, Professor
  • William Rhodes, English, Associate Professor with tenure
  • Meghan Rogers, Sociology and Criminology, Associate Professor with tenure
  • Nadia Sabbagh Steinberg, Social Work, Clinical Associate Professor
  • Aaron Schneider, Health, Sport, and Human Physiology, Associate Professor of Instruction
  • Heather  Spangler, Journalism and Mass Communication, Professor of Instruction
  • Daniel Summers, Biology, Associate Professor with tenure
  • Benjamin Swanson, Earth, Environment, and Sustainability, Associate Professor of Instruction
  • Bri Swope, Health, Sport, and Human Physiology, Professor of Instruction
  • Ion (Bodi) Vasi, Sociology and Criminology, Professor
  • Eric Vazquez, American Studies, Associate Professor with tenure
  • Elizabeth Walker, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Professor
  • Suzanne Wedeking, Spanish and Portuguese, Associate Professor of Instruction
  • Florence Williams, Chemistry, Associate Professor with tenure