The Regents of The University of Colorado

06/11/2026 | Press release | Archived content

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
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