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THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Regents Communication
ITEM FOR INFORMATION
REPORTS OF REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL TRANSACTIONS
Attached are summary reports listing all those regular instructional
appointments, changes in status, leaves of absence, and terminations
which have been administratively approved during the past month.
Respectfully submitted,
Laurita Thomas
Associate Vice-President
November, 2013 and Chief Human Resource Officer
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ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED NEW APPOINTMENTS
OF REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
November, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – ANN ARBOR
SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
Zhang, Wen-Xiang, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry, Department of Oral
and Maxillofacial Surgery/Hospital Dentistry, effective September 1, 2013 to August 31,
2016, from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Mars, Jason, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,
effective September 1, 2013 to May 31, 2016, from the University of California, San
Diego, California
Tang, Lingjia, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science, effective September 1, 2013 to May 31, 2016, from the University of California,
San Diego, California
COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS
Biophysics
Yang, Qiong, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biophysics, effective January 1, 2014 to May
31, 2017, from the Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
History
Selcer, Perrin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History, effective January 1, 2014 to May 31,
2017, from the National Science Foundation, Austin, Texas
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Anesthesiology
Goesling, Jenna, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, effective August
1, 2013 to August 31, 2014, from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Lehrian, Laura, D.O., Clinical Lecturer in Anesthesiology, effective October 1, 2013 to
September 30, 2014, from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED NEW APPOINTMENTS
OF REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
November, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – ANN ARBOR
MEDICAL SCHOOL (continued)
Cell and Developmental Biology
Duncan, Mara C., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology,
effective October 1, 2013 to September 30, 2014, from the University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Emergency Medicine
Abir, Mashshid, M.D., Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, effective October 1,
2013 to September 30, 2014, from the George Washington University, Washington,
District of Columbia
Family Medicine
McKee, Michael M., M.D., Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, effective November
1, 2013 to August 31, 2014, from the Lifetime Health, Rochester, New York
Williams, Christa B., M.D., Clinical Lecturer in Family Medicine, effective October 1,
2013 to August 31, 2014, from the Alpena OB/GYN, Alpena Michigan
Kotagal, Lindsay V., M.D., Clinical Lecturer in Family Medicine, effective October 15,
2013 to July 13, 2014, from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Internal Medicine
Nguyen, Huong T., M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, effective
September 11, 2013 to August 31, 2016, from the Stanford University, Stanford,
California
Carstensen, Jean C., M.D., Clinical Instructor in Internal Medicine, effective October 1,
2013 to August 31, 2015, from the Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics, Kansas City,
Missouri
Hosler, Mirie R., M.D., Clinical Instructor in Internal Medicine, effective October 1,
2013 to September 30, 2015, from the ASISST, San Antonio, Texas
Fernanda, Heitor D., M.D., Clinical Lecturer in Internal Medicine, effective October 1,
2013 to September 30, 2014, from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED NEW APPOINTMENTS
OF REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
November, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – ANN ARBOR
MEDICAL SCHOOL (continued)
Internal Medicine (continued)
Heitor, Fernanda D.A., M.D., Clinical Lecturer in Internal Medicine, effective October 1,
2013 to September 30, 2014, from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Oza Bedi, Aarti, M.D., Clinical Lecturer in Internal Medicine, effective September 16,
2013 to June 30, 2014, from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Jeyaraj, Vanitha I., M.D., Clinical Instructor in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences,
effective September 23, 2013 to September 22, 2014, from the Baylor College, Houston,
Texas
Shah, Anjali R., Ph.D., Clinical Instructor in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences,
effective September 9, 2013 to September 8, 2014, from the Tufts Medical Center,
Boston, Massachusetts
Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Brenner, John C., Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology, effective October 1, 2013
to September 30, 2014, from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Pathology
Boyer, Daniel F., M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology, effective October 1,
2013 to September 30, 2014, from the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston,
Massachusetts
Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases
Olson, Megan A., M.D., Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases,
effective October 8, 2013 to August 31, 2014, from the University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, Michigan
Cardozo, Maria Y., M.D., Clinical Lecturer in Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases,
effective October 1, 2013 to August 31, 2014, from the West Bloomfield Pediatrics,
DLLC, West Bloomfield, Michigan
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ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED NEW APPOINTMENTS
OF REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
November, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – ANN ARBOR
MEDICAL SCHOOL (continued)
Psychiatry
Bonar, Erin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, effective September 12, 2013 to
August 31, 2014, from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Miller, Adam D., M.D., Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry, effective September 23, 2013 to
August 31, 2014, from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Song, Joyce C., M.D., Clinical Lecturer in Psychiatry, effective October 1, 2013 to
September 30, 2014, from the Comprehensive Psychiatric Associates, Wellesley,
Massachusetts
Radiology
Dillman, Jonathan R., M.D., Clinical Lecturer in Radiology, effective July 1, 2009 to
June 30, 2010, from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Surgery
Li, Yongqing, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery, effective October 1, 2013 to August
31, 2014, from the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Urology
Ghani, Khurshid, M.B.Ch.B., Clinical Assistant Professor of Urology, effective August 8,
2013 to August 31, 2014, from the Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
SCHOOL OF NURSING
Monash, Jill A., M.S.N., Clinical Instructor in Nursing, effective September 21, 2013 to
August 31, 2014, from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Lee-Ekblad, Deborah R., M.S.N., Clinical Instructor in Nursing, effective September 1,
2013 to August 31, 2014, from the Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo, Michigan
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ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED NEW APPOINTMENTS
OF REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
November, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – ANN ARBOR
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Biostatistics
Lee, Seunggeun, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, effective September 1, 2013
to May 31, 2017, from the Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED NEW APPOINTMENTS
OF REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
November, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – DEARBORN
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Jia, Bochen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems
Engineering, effective September 1, 2013 to April 30, 2016, from the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia
Mechanical Engineering
Lynch, Patrick T., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, effective
September 1, 2013 to April 30, 2015, from the Argonne Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois
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ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED PROMOTIONS, JOINT APPOINTMENTS,
TRANSFERS OR DISCIPLINE CHANGES OF REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
November, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – ANN ARBOR
COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS
Biophysics
Wood, Kevin, Ph.D., from Assistant Professor of Biophysics to Assistant Professor of
Biophysics and Assistant Professor of Physics, effective September 1, 2013 to May 31,
2016
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Biological Chemistry
Southworth, Daniel R., Ph.D., from Assistant Professor of Biological Chemistry, Medical
School to Assistant Professor of Biological Chemistry, Medical School and Assistant
Professor of Biophysics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, effective September
1, 2013 to August 31, 2018
Family Medicine
Skye, Eric P., M.D., from Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine to Clinical
Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Clinical Associate Professor of Medical
Education/Office of Educational Resources and Research, effective May 1, 2013 to
August 31, 2014
Internal Medicine
Marder, Wendy E., M.D., from Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine to
Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Clinical Assistant Professor of
Obstetrics and Gynecology, effective September 1, 2013 to August 31, 2014
Marks, Adam D., M.D., from Clinical Lecturer in Internal Medicine and Clinical Lecturer
in Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases to Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal
Medicine and Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases,
effective September 1, 2013 to August 31, 2016
Vredeveld, Jennifer L., M.D., from Clinical Lecturer in Internal Medicine and Clinical
Lecturer in Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases to Clinical Assistant Professor of
Internal Medicine and Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable
Diseases, effective July 1, 2013 to August 31, 2014
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ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED PROMOTIONS, JOINT APPOINTMENTS,
TRANSFERS OR DISCIPLINE CHANGES OF REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
November, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – ANN ARBOR
MEDICAL SCHOOL (continued)
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Greene, Jonathan B., M.D., from Clinical Lecturer in Ophthalmology and Visual
Sciences to Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, effective
September 26, 2013 to September 25, 2014
Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases
Stillwell, Terri L., M.D., from Clinical Lecturer in Pediatrics and Communicable
Diseases to Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases,
effective October 1, 2013 to August 31, 2014
Radiology
Dillman, Jonathan R., M.D., from Clinical Lecturer in Radiology to Assistant Professor
of Radiology, effective September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2011
ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED PROMOTIONS, JOINT APPOINTMENTS,
TRANSFERS OR DISCIPLINE CHANGES OF REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
November, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – FLINT
SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND STUDIES
Nursing
Craft-Blacksheare, Melva G., M.S.N., from Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing to
Assistant Professor of Nursing, effective September 1, 2013 to May 31, 2016
Jaefner, Judy, M.S.N., from Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing to Assistant
Professor of Nursing, effective September 1, 2013 to May 31, 2016
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ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED EMERITUS/A FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
November, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – ANN ARBOR
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Macromolecular Science and Engineering
Rasmussen, Paul G., Ph.D., Arthur F Thurnau Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus of
Chemistry, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and Professor Emeritus of
Macromolecular Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, effective September
1, 2013 to August 31, 2014
COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS
Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
Oakley, Bruce, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental
Biology, effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Carpenter, Bogdana, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Slavic Languages and Literatures,
effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013
Sociology
Chesler, Mark, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Sociology, effective September 1, 2013 to
December 31, 2013
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Neurology
Albers, James W., M.D., Professor Emeritus of Neurology, Professor Emeritus of
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Medical School
and Professor Emeritus of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health,
effective September 1, 2013 to August 31, 2014
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ansbacher, Rudi, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynecology, effective
September 1, 2013 to August 31, 2014
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ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED EMERITUS/A FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
November, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – ANN ARBOR
MEDICAL SCHOOL (continued)
Pathology
Abrams, Gerald D., M.D., Professor Emeritus of Pathology, effective October 1, 2013 to
August 31, 2014
Psychiatry
Williams, Reg A., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Nursing, School of Nursing and
Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Medical School, effective September 1, 2013 to August
31, 2014
Surgery
Polley, Theodore Z., M.D., Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus of Surgery, effective
September 1, 2013 to August 31, 2014
SCHOOL OF MUSIC, THEATRE & DANCE
Shirley, George I., B.Sc., Joseph Edgar Maddy Distinguished University Professor
Emeritus of Music and Professor Emeritus of Music (Voice), effective September 1, 2013
to April 30, 2014
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Epidemiology
Kaplan, George A., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology, effective September 1,
2013 to August 31, 2014
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ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED LEAVES OF ABSENCE
GRANTED TO REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
November, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – ANN ARBOR
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Syed, Zeeshan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science, on personal leave effective September 1, 2012 to May 31, 2014.
Industrial and Operations Engineering
Romeijn, Hilbrand E., Ph.D., Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering, with
tenure, on intergovernmental personal leave effective September 20, 2012 to September
9, 2013.
Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
Bielajew, Alex F., Ph.D., Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences,
with tenure, on sabbatical leave effective January 1, 2014 to May 31, 2014, to conduct
research in Monte Carlo methods in stochastic materials. Work will be done at the
National Research Council, Canada.
Kearfott, Kimberlee J., Sc.D., Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological
Sciences, with tenure, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, without tenure, College of
Engineering and Professor of Radiology, without tenure, Medical School, on sabbatical
leave effective January 1, 2014 to May 31, 2014, to work on real-world problems and the
development of new radiation measurement instrumentation. Work will be done at the
Fermi Nuclear Power Plant, Frenchtown Charter Township, Michigan.
Pozzi, Sara A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological
Sciences, with tenure, on sabbatical leave effective January 1, 2014 to May 31, 2014, to
develop new, interdisciplinary research areas related to the field of nuclear
nonproliferation and safeguards by interactions with primary laboratories operating in the
field. Work will be done at the Joint Research Center, Ispra, Italy and Los Alamos
National Laboratory, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.
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ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED LEAVES OF ABSENCE
GRANTED TO REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
November, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – ANN ARBOR
SCHOOL OF INFORMATION
Blouin Jr., Francis X., Ph.D., Professor of Information, with tenure, School of
Information and Professor of History, without tenure, College of Literature, Science, and
the Arts, on sabbatical leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to
prepare two new courses for undergraduates. Work will be done in Ann Arbor,
Michigan.
SCHOOL OF KINESIOLOGY
Katch, Victor L., M.A., Professor of Kinesiology, with tenure, School of Kinesiology and
Associate Professor of Movement Science, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable
Diseases, without tenure, Medical School, on retirement furlough effective September 1,
2013 to May 31, 2015.
Ulrich, Dale A., Ph.D., Professor of Physical Education and Movement Science, with
tenure, on sabbatical leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to
complete revisions to the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD); to recruit and train
professionals in the U.S. and 8-10 countries to collect TGMD norms; to conduct data
collection for 2 studies involving the psychometric properties of the TGMD and submit a
new research grant involving early motor intervention involving young infants w/Down
syndrome. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Brown, Susan H., Ph.D., Arthur F Thurnau Professor and Associate Professor of
Kinesiology, with tenure, on sabbatical leave effective January 1, 2014 to May 31, 2014,
to develop a national center for the assessment and rehabilitation of individuals with
neonatal brachial plexus palsy. Work will be done at the University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, Michigan.
COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS
Department of Afro-American and African Studies
Fadlalla, Amal H., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Afro-American and African Studies,
with tenure, Associate Professor of Women’s Studies, with tenure and Associate
Professor of Anthropology, without tenure, on scholarly activity leave effective
September 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014, to write a second book project. Work will be done
at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, District of
Columbia.
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ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED LEAVES OF ABSENCE
GRANTED TO REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
November, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – ANN ARBOR
COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS (continued)
Department of Afro-American and African Studies (continued)
Turits, Richard L., Ph.D., Associate Professor of History, with tenure and Associate
Professor of Afro-American and African Studies, with tenure, on duty off campus leave
effective September 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014, to research and write two book projects.
Work will be done in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Adunbi, Omolade, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Afro-American and African Studies, on
duty off campus leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to complete a
book manuscript. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Randolph, Sherie M., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Afro-American and African Studies
and Assistant Professor of History, on scholarly activity leave effective September 1,
2013 to May 31, 2014, to complete a book entitled “The Study of Race and Difference.
Work will be done at the Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
American Culture Program
Alsultany, Evelyn A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of American Culture Program, on
sabbatical leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to conduct research
for a second book project. Work will be done in Los Angeles, California; New York,
New York and Dearborn, Michigan.
Lyons, Scott R., Ph.D., Associate Professor of American Culture Program, with tenure
and Associate Professor of English Language and Literature, with tenure, on scholarly
activity leave effective September 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014, to write a book on native
literature. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Anthropology
Keane Jr., Edward W., Ph.D., George Herbert Mead Collegiate Professor of
Anthropology and Professor of Anthropology, with tenure, on scholarly activity leave
effective September 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014, to complete a book manuscript. Work will
be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Lemon, Alaina M., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Anthropology, with tenure, on
sabbatical leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to complete a book
manuscript. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED LEAVES OF ABSENCE
GRANTED TO REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
November, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – ANN ARBOR
COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS (continued)
Anthropology (continued)
De Leon, Jason P., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Anthropology, on duty off campus leave
effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to work on a book manuscript. Work
will be done in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Asian Languages and Cultures
de la Cruiz, Deirdre L., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Asian Languages and Cultures and
Assistant Professor of History, on duty off campus leave effective September 1, 2013 to
May 31, 2014, to conduct research and write a second book. Work will be done in Ann
Arbor, Michigan.
Astronomy
Gnedin, Oleg Y., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Astronomy, with tenure, on sabbatical
leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to conduct research on the
formation and evolution of galaxies throughout cosmic time. Work will be done in
Chicago, Illinois.
Chemistry
Chen, Zhan, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry, with tenure, College of Literature, Science,
and the Arts and Professor of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, without tenure,
on sabbatical leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to study nonlinear
optical spectroscopic/imaging techniques and learn femo-second SFG spectroscopy.
Work will be done in Japan and China.
Classical Studies
Forsdyke, Sara L., Ph.D., Professor of Greek and Latin, Department of Classical Studies,
with tenure and Professor of History, without tenure, on sabbatical leave effective
September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to write a first draft of a book on slavery in
ancient Greece. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED LEAVES OF ABSENCE
GRANTED TO REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
November, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – ANN ARBOR
COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS (continued)
Comparative Literature
Colas, Santiago, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, with tenure and
Associate Professor of Residential College, without tenure, on sabbatical leave effective
September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to develop the recent teaching and research
into the culture of athletics. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Spain and
Germany.
Economics
McRae, Shaun, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Economics, on duty off campus leave
effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to write and publish papers. Work
will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
English Language and Literature
Awkward, Michael, Ph.D., Gayl A Jones Collegiate Professor of Afro-American
Literature and Culture, Professor of English Language and Literature, with tenure and
Professor of Afro-American and African Studies, with tenure, on scholarly activity leave
effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to conduct research. Work will be
done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Howard, June M., Ph.D., Arthur F Thurnau Professor, Professor of English Language and
Literature, with tenure, Professor of American Culture Program, with tenure and
Professor of Women’s Studies, without tenure, on sabbatical leave effective September 1,
2013 to December 31, 2013, to work on a manuscript entitled “The Center of the World”.
Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Norich, Anita, Ph.D., Tikva Frymer-Kensky Professor of English and Judaic Studies,
Professor of English Language and Literature, with tenure and Professor of Judaic
Studies, with tenure, on scholarly activity leave effective September 1, 2013 to May 31,
2014, to translate a Yiddish novel. Work will be done at the Frankel Institute, Ann
Arbor, Michigan.
Prins, Johanna H., Ph.D., Professor of English Language and Literature, with tenure and
Professor of Comparative Literature, with tenure, on duty off campus leave effective
September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to complete a book manuscript. Work will be
done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED LEAVES OF ABSENCE
GRANTED TO REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
November, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – ANN ARBOR
COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS (continued)
English Language and Literature (continued)
Wald, Alan M., Ph.D., H Chandler Davis Collegiate Professor of English and American
Culture, Professor of English Language and Literature, with tenure and Professor of
American Culture Program, with tenure, on duty off campus leave effective September 1,
2013 to May 31, 2014, retirement agreement.
Portnoy, Alisse S., Ph.D., Associate Professor of English Language and Literature, with
tenure, on sabbatical leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to work
on a book project. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Tapia, Ruby C. M., Ph.D., Associate Professor of English Language and Literature, with
tenure and Associate Professor of Women’s Studies, with tenure, on duty off campus
leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to conduct research for a
manuscript entitled “Post-Human Remains”. Work will be done in Columbus, Ohio.
Germanic Languages and Literatures
Barndt, Kerstin, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures, with
tenure, on scholarly activity leave effective September 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014, to
complete a manuscript entitled “Exhibiting Time and History in Contemporary
Germany”. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Von Moltke, Johannes E., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Germanic Languages and
Literatures, with tenure and Associate Professor of Screen Arts and Cultures, with tenure
on sabbatical leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to complete a
book manuscript entitled “Manhattan Transfer: Siegfried Kracauer, the Frankfurt School,
and the New York Intellectuals”. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
History
Brick, Howard, Ph.D., Richard Hudson Research Professor of History and Professor of
History, with tenure, on duty off campus leave effective September 1, 2013 to December
31, 2013 and scholarly activity leave effective January 1, 2014 to May 31, 2014, to
complete two books entitled “U. S. Left Since 1945” and “U. S. Thoughts and Cultures,
1948-1963” and research for a book entitled “The World Theorists: Mid-20th
Century,
Social Theory and The Rebirth of World History”. Work will be done in Ann Arbor,
Michigan.
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ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED LEAVES OF ABSENCE
GRANTED TO REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
November, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – ANN ARBOR
COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS (continued)
History (continued)
Eley, Geoffrey H., D.Phil., Karl Pohrt Distinguished University Professor of
Contemporary History and Professor of History, with tenure, on sabbatical leave effective
September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to work a book on the general history of
Europe in the 20th
Century. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
French, Katherine L., Ph.D., J Frederick Hoffman Professor of Medieval and Early
Modern English History, Professor of History, with tenure and Professor of Women’s
Studies, without tenure, on scholarly activity leave effective September 1, 2013 to May
31, 2014, to write a book on households and material culture in late medieval London.
Work will be done at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Gaines, Kevin K., Ph.D., Robert Hayden Collegiate Professor of History and Afro-
American and African Studies, Professor of History, with tenure and Professor of Afro-
American and African Studies, with tenure, on sabbatical leave effective September 1,
2013 to December 31, 2013, to conduct research and draft a book-length intellectual
biography of social science scholar and pan-African activist J.G. St. Clair Drake (1911-
1990). Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Kivelson, Valerie A., Ph.D., Thomas N Tentler Collegiate Professor of History, Arthur F
Thurnau Professor and Professor of History, with tenure, on sabbatical leave effective
September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to write an interpretive history of Russian’s
Empires, 862-2012. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Morantz-Sanchez, Regina, Ph.D., Richard Hudson Research Professor of History,
Professor of History, with tenure and Professor of Judaic Studies, without tenure, on
sabbatical leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 and scholarly activity
leave effective January 1, 2014 to May 31, 2014, to continue work on a book entitled
“Ghetto Girls and Reforming Men: Marriage, Multiculturalism and The Politics of Race
in the American Melting Pot, 1900-1930”. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Northrop, Douglas T., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Near Eastern Studies, with tenure
and Associate Professor of History, with tenure, on duty off campus leave effective
September 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014, to write a book on the Evasion earthquakes, 19th
&
20th
centuries. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Austin, Texas.
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GRANTED TO REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
November, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – ANN ARBOR
COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS (continued)
History (continued)
Suny, Ronald G., Ph.D., Charles Tilly Collegiate Professor of Social and Political
History, Professor of History, with tenure and Professor of Political Science, without
tenure, on sabbatical leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to
complete a book entitled “Russia’s Empires” and begin a book on the Armenian
Genocide. Work will be done in Berlin, Germany.
History of Art
Sears, Elizabeth L., Ph.D., George H Forsyth Jr Collegiate Professor of the History of Art
and Professor of History of Art, with tenure, on scholarly activity leave effective
September 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014, to complete a book manuscript entitled “The History
of an Intellectual Movement”. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Timmerman, Achim, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History of Art, with tenure, College
of Literature, Science, and the Arts and Associate Professor of Architecture, with tenure,
A Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, on sabbatical leave
effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 and scholarly activity leave effective
January 1, 2014 to May 31, 2014, to complete a book manuscript entitled “Theater of
Redemption: Sacred Landscape and the Late Medieval Public Monument”. Work will be
done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Program in Linguistics
Thomason, Sarah G., Ph.D., William J Gedney Collegiate Professor of Linguistics and
Professor of Linguistics, with tenure, on duty off campus leave effective September 1,
2013 to December 31, 2013 and sabbatical leave effective January 1, 2014 to May 31,
2014, to complete a textbook on endangered languages and complete a dictionary and
text collection of the Montana Salish language. Work will be done in Ann Arbor,
Michigan.
Coetzee, Andries W., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Linguistics, with tenure, on
sabbatical leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 and duty off campus
leave effective January 1, 2014 to May 31, 2014, to continue research on individual
differences in the articulation and perception of speech. Work will be done in Ann
Arbor, Michigan.
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Mathematics
Miller, Peter D., Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics, with tenure, on sabbatical leave
effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to conduct research and explore the
new frontiers in the semi classical theory of integral nonlinear waves. Work will be done
in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Tucson, Arizona.
Montgomery, Hugh L., Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics, with tenure, on sabbatical leave
effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to continue writing a book entitled
“Multiplicative Number Theory II: Modern Developments”. Work will be done in Ann
Arbor, Michigan.
Alben, Silas D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics, with tenure, on duty off
campus leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to conduct research on
the fluid mechanics of spore ejection. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Boyarchenko, Dmitriy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Mathematics, on duty off campus
leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, nurturance leave.
Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
Kuwada, John Y., Ph.D., Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology,
with tenure, on sabbatical leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to
analyze how a family of novel muscle proteins regulates the trafficking within a cell and
molecular organization of calcium channels in muscles and neurons. Work will be done
in Japan.
Boles, Blaise R., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental
Biology, on duty off campus leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to
continue research on staphylococcus owreus. Work will be done in Ann Arbor,
Michigan.
Near Eastern Studies
Boccaccini, Gabriele, Ph.D., Professor of Early Christianity, Department of Near Eastern
Studies, with tenure and Professor of Judaic Studies, without tenure, on sabbatical leave
effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to complete a book manuscript.
Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Near Eastern Studies (continued)
Pinsker, Shahar M., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Near Eastern Studies, with tenure and
Associate Professor of Judaic Studies, with tenure, on duty off campus leave effective
September 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014, to conduct research. Work will be done in Ann
Arbor, Michigan.
Philosophy
Anderson, Elizabeth S., Ph.D., John Dewey Distinguished University Professor of
Philosophy and Women’s Studies, Arthur F Thurnau Professor and Professor of
Philosophy and Women’s Studies, Department of Philosophy, with tenure, on sabbatical
leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 and scholarly activity leave
effective January 1, 2014 to May 31, 2014, to work on a book entitled “Moral
Epistemology from a Pragmatist Perspective: Case Studies from the History of Slave
Emancipation”. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Loeb, Louis E., Ph.D., Arthur F Thurnau Professor and Professor of Philosophy, with
tenure, on retirement furlough effective January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015.
Schmaltz, Tad M., Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy, with tenure, on duty off campus leave
effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 and scholarly activity leave effective
January 1, 2014 to May 31, 2014, to work on a book entitled “Early Modern
Cartesianisms (1662-1734)”. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Thomason, Richmond H., Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy, with tenure, Professor of
Linguistics, with tenure, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and Professor of
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, without tenure, College of Engineering, on
sabbatical leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to continue research
on the logic of conditionals and modality; semantics of derived words; the logic of
practical reasoning and issues in the logic of branching time. Work will be done in Ann
Arbor, Michigan.
Physics
Amidei, Dante E., Ph.D., Professor of Physics, with tenure, on sabbatical leave effective
September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to conduct research on the Higgs boson at
ATLAS/LHC. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Physics (continued)
Liu, James T., Ph.D., Professor of Physics, with tenure, on sabbatical leave effective
September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to explore and further develop interests in
AdS/Condensed Matter Theory. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Santa
Barbara, California.
McKay, Timothy A., Ph.D., Arthur F Thurnau Professor, Professor of Physics, with
tenure and Professor of Astronomy, without tenure, on sabbatical leave effective
September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to conduct research on a Dark Energy Survey.
Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Merlin, Roberto D., Ph.D., Peter A Franken Collegiate Professor of Physics, Professor of
Physics, with tenure, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and Professor of
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, without tenure, College of Engineering, on
sabbatical leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 and scholarly activity
leave effective January 1, 2014 to May 31, 2014, to pursue experiments on time-resolved
x-ray scattering and continue research on the theoretical aspects of the proposed
experiments and the data analysis. Work will be done in Stanford, California and Ann
Arbor, Michigan.
Zochowski, Michal R., Ph.D., Professor of Physics, with tenure and Professor of
Biophysics, with tenure, on sabbatical leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31,
2013, to continue research on elucidating the interactions of network units and distributed
network dynamics stemming from these interactions. Work will be done in Bonn; Berlin
and Poland.
Deng, Hui, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Physics, on duty off campus leave effective
September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to conduct research. Work will be done in
Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Political Science
Tessler, Mark A., Ph.D., Samuel J Eldersveld Collegiate Professor of Political Science,
Professor of Political Science, with tenure, on duty off campus leave effective September
1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to complete a book on altitudes toward Islam held by
ordinary citizens in the Middle East. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Political Science (continued)
Min, Brian K., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Political Science, on duty off campus leave
effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to conduct research and writing.
Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Titiunik, Rocio, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Political Science, on duty off campus leave
effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to conduct research. Work will be
done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Psychology
Eccles, Jacquelynne S., Ph.D., Wilbert McKeachie and Paul Pintrich Distinguished
University Professor of Psychology and Education, Professor of Psychology and
Women’s Studies, Department of Psychology, with tenure, College of Literature,
Science, and the Arts and Professor of Education, without tenure, School of Education,
on retirement furlough effective September 1, 2013 to August 31, 2014.
Park, Nansook, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, with tenure, on duty off campus leave
effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to continue work on Positive
Education and Gross National Well-being projects. Work will be done in Thimphu,
Bhutan
Seifert, Colleen M., Ph.D., Arthur F Thurnau Professor and Professor of Psychology,
with tenure, on sabbatical leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to
continue research on creativity, education and cognition. Work will be done in Ann
Arbor, Michigan.
Romance Languages and Literatures
Binetti, Vincenzo A., Ph.D., Professor of Italian, Department of Romance Languages and
Literatures, with tenure, on sabbatical leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31,
2013, to continue work on a book entitled “Nanni Balestrini and The Gruppo63. Political
Activism, Intellectual Commitment and the Poetics of Invention”. Work will be done in
Italy and the United States.
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Romance Languages and Literatures (continued)
Dworkin, Steven N., Ph.D., Professor of Romance Linguistics, Department of Romance
Languages and Literatures, with tenure and Professor of Linguistics, English Language
Institute, with tenure, on duty off campus leave effective September 1, 2013 to May 31,
2014, to complete an essay on “Lexical Stability” and work on a book entitled “A
Linguistic Introduction to Old Spanish”. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan;
Nancy, France and Madrid, Spain.
Hannoosh, Michele A., Ph.D., Professor of French, Department of Romance Languages
and Literatures, with tenure, on sabbatical leave effective September 1, 2013 to
December 31, 2013 and duty off campus leave effective January 1, 2014 to May 31,
2014, to work on a book on the relation between the writing of art and the writing of
history in the nineteenth-century France, focusing especially on the work on Jules
Michelet. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Hayes, Jarrod L., Ph.D., Professor of French, Department of Romance Languages and
Literatures, with tenure, on scholarly activity leave effective September 1, 2013 to May
31, 2014, to conduct research. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Herrero-Olaizola, Alejandro, Ph.D., Professor of Spanish, Department of Romance
Languages and Literatures, with tenure, on sabbatical leave effective September 1, 2013
to December 31, 2013, to continue work on a book entitled “The Columbian Condition:
Violence as Global Cultural Commodity”. Work will be done in Miami, Florida and Ann
Arbor, Michigan.
Verdesio, Gustavo, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Spanish, Department of Romance
Languages and Literatures, with tenure and Associate Professor of American Culture
Program, with tenure, on scholarly activity leave effective September 1, 2013 to
December 31, 2013, to work on a book project. Work will be done in Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
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Screen Arts and Cultures
Nakamura, Lisa A., Ph.D., Professor of Women’s Studies, without tenure, Professor of
Screen Arts and Cultures, with tenure and Professor of American Culture Program, with
tenure, on duty off campus leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to
complete a monograph on social media and race. Work will be done in Ann Arbor,
Michigan.
Bertellini, Giorgio, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Screen Arts and Cultures, with tenure
and Associate Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures, with tenure, on
scholarly activity leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 and sabbatical
leave effective January 1, 2014 to May 31, 2014, to complete research and write a
monograph entitled “The Divo and the Duce: Film Stardom and Political Leadership in
1920s America”. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan and New York City, New
York.
Rivero, Yeidy M., Ph.D., Associate Professor of American Culture Program, with tenure
and Associate Professor of Screen Arts and Cultures, with tenure, on duty off campus
leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to complete a book manuscript.
Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Paloff, Benjamin B., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures and
Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature, on scholarly activity leave effective
September 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014, to conduct research. Work will be done in Stanford,
California.
Statistics
Stoev, Stilian A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Statistics, with tenure, on sabbatical leave
effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to continue research on the
multivariate extremes and to continue work on the spectral representation and structure of
infinitely divisible and max-infinitely divisible processes. Work will be done in Germany
and Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS (continued)
Women’s Studies
Andre, Naomi A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Women’s Studies, with tenure, Associate
Professor of Residential College, without tenure and Associate Professor of Afro-
American and African Studies, without tenure, on duty off campus leave effective
September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to continue work on a monograph. Work will
be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan and New York City, New York.
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Family Medicine
Kotagal, Lindsey V., M.D., Clinical Lecturer in Family Medicine, on extended sick leave
effective July 31, 2013 to September 10, 2013.
Internal Medicine
Booher, Anna M., M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, on extended
sick leave effective September 17, 2013 to October 2, 2013.
Bhat, Suvarna, M.D., Clinical Instructor in Internal Medicine, on extended sick leave
effective August 7, 2013 to August 24, 2013.
Psychiatry
Ueda, Tetsufumi, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Psychiatry, with
tenure, on retirement furlough effective October 1, 2013 to September 30, 2016. Phased
Mohiuddin, Sarah, M.D., Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry, on extended sick and family
medical leave effective June 22, 2013 to September 29, 2013.
SCHOOL OF MUSIC, THEATRE & DANCE
Cantor, Daniel, M.F.A., Associate Professor of Theatre and Drama, without tenure, on
special duty assignment effective January 1, 2014 to May 31, 2014.
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SCHOOL OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
Webb, Paul W., Ph.D., Professor of Natural Resources, with tenure, School of Natural
Resources and Environment and Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, with
tenure, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, on duty off campus leave effective
September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to conclude test of fish-turbulence concept.
Work will be done in the United States, France and United Kingdom.
SCHOOL OF NURSING
Kalisch, Beatrice J., R.N., Shirley C Titus Professor of Nursing and Professor of Nursing,
with tenure, on retirement furlough effective September 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014.
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Biostatistics
Little, Roderick J., Ph.D., Richard D Remington Distinguished University Professor of
Biostatistics, Richard D Remington Collegiate Professor of Biostatistics, Professor of
Biostatistics, with tenure and Professor of Statistics, without tenure, on sabbatical leave
effective January 1, 2014 to May 31, 2014, to continue work on book project. Work will
be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
Woodford, Michael R., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Social Work, on duty off campus
leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to continue work on a book
manuscript. Work will be done in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; St. John’s, Newfoundland
and Labrador, Canada.
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COLLEGE OF ARTS, SCIENCES AND LETTERS
Behavioral Sciences
Pecina, Susana M., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, Behavioral Sciences, with
tenure, on sabbatical leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to conduct
research on the interaction between emotion and learning in children at 9 and 18 months
in a longitudinal study. Work will be done in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Social Sciences
Hull, Brooks B., Ph.D., Professor of Economics, Department of Social Sciences, with
tenure, on retirement furlough effective September 1, 2014 to April 30, 2015.
Sanjian, Ara, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History, Department of Social Sciences, with
tenure, on sabbatical leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to
complete academic articles. Work will be done in Dearborn, Michigan.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Redding, Lee S., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Business Economics, with tenure, on
sabbatical leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to investigate
reactions of investors after the rounding procedures for the fund price changed on the US
Government’s G Fund. Work will be done in Southeastern Michigan.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Awad, Selim S., Ph.D., Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, with tenure,
on sabbatical leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to refine and
revise published conference papers in order to submitted to journals; undergoing a survey
on advanced signal processing techniques as applied to speech therapy methods; enhance
the course materials for ECE582 and ECE 210 and update the material dealing with
Matlab and its toolboxes according to the latest version of Matlab. Work will be done in
Dearborn, Michigan and Giza, Egypt.
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Electrical and Computer Engineering (continued)
Shridhar, Malayappan, Ph.D., Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, with
tenure, on sabbatical leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to
continue research on fraud detection in financial documents; signal separation when
recorded data consists of signals from multiple sources and develop a set of real-time
digital filtering experiments for use in ECE courses ECE3171 and ECE480. Work will
be done in Japan, India and Dearborn, Michigan.
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Communication and Visual Arts
Sevick, Michael C., M.F.A., Associate Professor of Art, Department of Communication
and Visual Arts, with tenure, on sabbatical leave effective January 1, 2014 to May 31,
2014, to complete research paintings on several very important paintings from the mid-
west migration routes across the central United States and to explore avenues of
presentation, from exhibitions to lectures, to publications. Work will be done in Flint,
Michigan.
Foreign Language
Hakam, Imane A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of French, Department of Foreign
Language, with tenure, on extended sick leave effective September 24, 2013 to
November 30, 2013.
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Mathematics
Bix, Robert A., Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics, with tenure, on family medical leave
effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES
Social Work
Woehrle, Kathleen L., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Social Work, with tenure, on duty
off campus leave effective September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to work on a
personal project. Work will be done in Flint, Michigan.
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
Helmuth, John A., Ph.D., Professor of Finance, with tenure, on extended sick leave
effective September 30, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
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Economics
Whatley, Warren, Ph.D., Professor of Economics and Afro-American and African
Studies, Department of Economics, with tenure, retirement furlough January 1, 2015 to
May 31, 2016. Phased
Political Science
Mickey, Robert W., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Political Science, with tenure, on
sabbatical leave effective January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012.
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ARMY OFFICER EDUCATION PROGRAM
Dankworth, Douglas S., M.Ed., Assistant Professor of Military Science, resigned after 6
years of service to accept a position elsewhere, effective October 1, 2013
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Materials Science and Engineering
Ghosh, Amit K., Ph.D., Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, with tenure,
retired after 25 years of service, effective October 31, 2013
COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS
Mathematics
Huntington, Curtis, J.D., Professor of Mathematics, without tenure, deceased after 20
years of service, effective October 7, 2013
Political Science
Chamberlin, John R., Ph.D., Professor of Public Policy, with tenure, Gerald R Ford
School of Public Policy and Professor of Political Science, without tenure, College of
Literature, Science, and the Arts, retired after 43 years of service, effective December 31,
2013
Psychology
Smuts, Barbara B., Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, with tenure, retired after 30 years of
service, effective December 31, 2013
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Anesthesiology
El Kouatli, Yasser, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, resigned after 7
years of service, to accept a position at the Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan,
effective August 31, 2013
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MEDICAL SCHOOL (continued)
Cell and Developmental Biology
Han, Zhe, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, resigned after 7
years of service, to accept a position elsewhere, effective August 31, 2013
Emergency Medicine
Barach, Eric M., M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, retired after
17 years of service, effective June 30, 2014
Internal Medicine
Zimmerman, Ellen, M.D., Professor of Internal Medicine, with tenure, retired after 20
years of service, effective October 15, 2013
Medical Education
Ravindranath, Divy, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Medical Education/Office of
Education Research, resigned after 8 years of service, to accept a position elsewhere,
effective January 13, 2013
Psychiatry
Ilechukwu, Sunday T. C., M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, resigned after
8 years of service, to accept a position elsewhere, effective October 18, 2013
Radiation Oncology
Young, Andrew, M.D., Clinical Instructor in Radiation Oncology, resigned after 1 year of
service, to accept a position elsewhere, effective October 28, 2013
Radiology
Aladham, Farid A., Clinical Lecturer in Radiology, appointment completed after 1 year
of service, effective September 30, 2013
O’Malley, Ryan B., M.D., Clinical Lecturer in Radiology, appointment completed after 5
years of service, effective September 30, 2013
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Management Studies
Felker, Julie A., M.B.A., Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior, resigned after
20 years of service, to accept a position elsewhere, effective September 15, 2013
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES
Vang, Maiyoua, Ed.D., Assistant Professor of Education, resigned after 3 years of
service, to accept a position elsewhere, effective April 30, 2014