Academic Affairs

Appointments, Promotions and Tenure (APT)

Standards for the Appointments, Promotions and Tenure (APT) process at UNC-Chapel Hill are governed by the Trustee Policies and Regulations Governing Academic Tenure at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in addition to the School’s Appointments, Promotion and Tenure Manual (linked below).

The APT Committee (PDF) meets regularly, on a monthly basis to review appointment, reappointment or promotion actions that meet the criteria necessitating an assessment, as outlined in the APT Manual. Members of the APT Committee represent various academic disciplines within the School and are appointed by the dean for three-year terms.

Appointments, Promotions and Tenure Resources

The APT Manual is currently under review/revision – please talk with your department chair or HR specialist with any specific questions until the new document is posted. (Update 4/5/2023)

UNC-Chapel Hill APT Guidelines

Promotions by Year

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Lawrence S Engel, PhD, Professor
Sarah Mills, PhD, Assistant Professor
William Vizuete, PhD, Professor
Courtney G. Woods, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor
Anissa I. Vines, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor
Emily W. Gower, PhD, Associate Professor with tenure
Andrew Edmonds, PhD Research Associate Professor
Michael Love, PhD, Associate Professor with Tenure, Health Behavior
Baiming Zou, PhD Research Associate Professor
Sian Curtis, PhD, Research Professor
Feng-Chang Lin, PhD Research Professor
Claudia S Plaisted Fernandez, DrPh, Clinical Professor
Leah Frerichs PhD Associate Professor with Tenure
Dorothy Cilenti, DrPh, Clinical Professor
Clare Barrington, PhD Professor
Raz Shaikh, PhD Professor
Tania Desrosiers, PhD, Research Associate Professor
Becky Naumann, PhD, Research Associate Professor
Jessie Edwards, PhD, Associate Professor
Shu Wen Ng, PhD, Professor

Select to see the list of faculty promoted in 2021.

Folami Ideraabdullah, PhD, Associate Professor with Tenure
Eric A. Whitsel, MD, MPH, Research Professor
Kavita Singh Ongechi, PhD, Associate Professor with tenure
Daniel Westreich, PhD, Professor
Yvonne Golightly, PhD, Associate Professor with Tenure
Julia Rager, PhD, Assistant Professor
Yun Li, PhD, Professor
Lori Evarts, MPH, PMP, CPH, MBTI, Teaching Associate Professor, Public Health Leadership
Misa Graff, PhD, Teaching Associate Professor
Joanna “Asia” Maselko, ScD, Associate Professor with tenure
Naim Rashid, PhD Research Associate Professor, Health Behavior
Bharathi J. Zvara, PhD,Research Associate Professor , Biostatistics
Nisha C. Gottfredson, EdD, Research Associate Professor, Health Behavior
Quefeng Li, PhD, Associate Professor with Tenure
Meghan Shanahan, PhD Associate Professor with Tenure
Nora Rosenberg, PhD Associate Professor with Tenure

Select to see the list of faculty promoted in 2020.

Natalia Krupenko, PhD, Associate Professor with Tenure, Nutrition
Amanda Holliday, MS, Clinical Associate Professor, Nutrition
Karl Umble, PhD, Teaching Associate Professor, Health Policy and Management
Zhenfa Zhang, PhD, Research Associate Professor, Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Gregory Characklis, PhD, W.R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professorship
Cleo Samuel, PhD, Associate Professor with Tenure, Health Policy and Management
Melissa Gilkey, PhD Associate Professor with Tenure, Health Behavior
Shelley Golden, PhD, Research Associate Professor, Health Behavior
Alexandra Lightfoot, EdD, Research Associate Professor, Health Behavior
Shu Wen Ng, PhD, Associate Professor with Tenure, Nutrition
Luz McNaugton, PhD Research Associate Professor, Health Behavior
Todd Schwartz, Drph,Research Professor, Biostatistics

Select to see the list of faculty promoted in 2019.

Kyle Burger, PhD, RD, Associate Professor, Nutrition
Annie Green Howard, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor, Biostatistics
Anastasia Ivanova, PhD, Professor, Biostatistics
Jennifer Lund, PhD, Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Sandra Mooney, PhD, Associate Professor, Nutrition
Kate Muessig, PhD, Associate Professor, Health Behavior
Shu Wen Ng, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Nutrition
Jacqueline MacDonald-Gibson, PhD, Professor, Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Hazel Nichols, PhD, Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Brian Pence, PhD, Professor, Epidemiology
Kimberly Powers, PhD, Associate Professor, Epidemiology
David Richardson, PhD, Professor, Epidemiology
Carmen Samuel-Hodge, PhD, Associate Professor, Nutrition
S. Raza Shaikh, PhD, Associate Professor, Nutrition
Meghan Shanahan, PhD, Assistant Professor, Maternal and Child Health
Lindsey Smith Taillie, PhD, Assistant Professor, Nutrition
Daniela Sotres-Alvarez, DrPH, Research Associate Professor, Biostatistics
Jill Stewart, PhD, Professor, Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Alison Stuebe, MD, Professor, Maternal and Child Health
Justin Trogdon, PhD, Professor, Health Policy and Management
Saroja Voruganti, PhD, Associate Professor, Nutrition
Stephanie B. Wheeler, PhD, Professor, Health Policy and Management

Select to see the list of faculty promoted in 2018.

Kathleen Dorsey, PhD, Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Shu Wen Ng, PhD, Professor, Nutrition
Mark Holmes, PhD, Professor, Health Policy and Management
Kristen Hassmiller Lich, PhD, Associate Professor, Health Policy and Management
Rebecca Slifkin, PhD, Professor, Health Policy and Management
Christopher Shea, PhD, Associate Professor, Health Policy and Management
Jason Surratt, PhD, Professor, Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Jason West, PhD, Professor, Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Kun Lu, PhD, Associate Professor, Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Rohit Ramaswamy, PhD, Clinical Professor, Public Health Leadership Program
Til Stürmer, PhD, Chair, Epidemiology

Select to see the list of faculty promoted in 2017.

Antonia Bennett, PhD, Research Associate Professor, Health Policy and Management
Liza Makowski, PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor, Nutrition
Feng-Chang Lin, PhD, Research Associate Professor, Biostatistics
Melissa Troester, PhD, Professor, Epidemiology
Audrey Pettifor, PhD, Professor, Epidemiology
Whitney Robinson, PhD, Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Orlando Coronell, PhD, Associate Professor, Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Rebecca Fry, PhD, Carol Remmer Angle Distinguished Professor, Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Howard Weinberg, PhD, Professor, Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Kristin Reiter, PhD, Professor, Health Policy and Management
Claudia Fernandez, DrPH, Clinical Associate Professor, Maternal and Child Health
Alice Ammerman, DrPH, Mildred Kaufman Distinguished Professor, Nutrition
Camina Valle, PhD, Assistant Professor, Nutrition
Christy Avery, PhD, Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Andrew Edmonds, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Kurt Ribisl, PhD, Chair, Health Behavior

Select to see the list of faculty promoted in 2016.

Michael Hudgens, PhD, Professor, Biostatistics
Karin Yeatts, PhD, Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Jianwen Cai, PhD, Vice Chair, Biostatistics
Barbara Turpin, PhD, Chair, Environmental Science and Engineering
Jennifer Smith, PhD, Professor, Epidemiology
Noel Brewer, PhD, Professor, Health Behavior
Michael Piehler, PhD, Professor, Environmental Science and Engineering
Catherine Sullivan, PhD, Assistant Professor, Maternal and Child Health
Julie Daniels, PhD, Professor, Epidemiology and Maternal and Child Health
Kavita Ongechi, PhD, Associate Professor, Maternal and Child Health
Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD, Associate Chair, Nutrition
Suzanne Maman, PhD, Professor, Health Behavior
Morris Weinberger, PhD, Chair, Health Policy and Management
Eric Bair, PhD, Associate Professor, Biostatistics
Vivian Go, PhD, Professor, Health Behavior
Kimberly Parker Truesdale, PhD, Associate Professor, Nutrition
Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, Associate Professor, Health Policy and Management
Daniel Westreich, PhD, Associate Professor, Epidemiology

Select to see the list of faculty promoted in 2015.

Clare Barrington, PhD, Associate Professor, Health Behavior
Deborah Tate, PhD, Professor, Health Behavior
Sonia Napravnik, PhD, Research Associate Professor, Biostatistics and Medicine
Shufa Du, MD, PhD, Research Associate Professor, Nutrition
Shu Wen Ng, PhD, Research Associate Professor, Nutrition
Wizdom Powell, PhD, Associate Professor, Health Behavior
Brian W. Pence, PhD, Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Jason Surratt, PhD, Associate Professor, Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Yun Li, PhD, Associate Professor, Biostatistics and Genetics

Select to see the list of faculty promoted in 2014.

Jennifer Smith, PhD, associate professor with tenure, Epidemiology
Jason West, PhD, associate professor with tenure, Epidemiology

Select to see the list of faculty promoted in 2013.

Jeanette Bensen, PhD, research associate professor, Epidemiology
Rebecca Fry, PhD, associate professor, Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Michael Hudgens, PhD, associate professor, Biostatistics
Yufeng Liu, PhD, professor, Biostatistics
Jane Monaco, DrPH, clinical associate professor, Biostatistics
Bryce Reeve, PhD, research professor, Health Policy and Management