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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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ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED PROMOTIONS, JOINT APPOINTMENTS,

TRANSFERS OR DISCIPLINE CHANGES OF REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF

March, 2012


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

March, 2012


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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ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED LEAVES OF ABSENCE

GRANTED TO REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF

March, 2012


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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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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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.


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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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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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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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.


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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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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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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SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (continued)

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.



March, 2012

THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – DEARBORN

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.



March, 2012


SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND STUDIES

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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TERMINATIONS OF REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF

March, 2012


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


March, 2012


SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Trepanier-Street, Mary L., Ed.D., Professor of Education, with tenure, retired after 34

years of service, effective January 1, 2012

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