Sixteen faculty across Chapman University have been awarded tenure and/or promotion effective at the beginning of the 2020-2021 academic year. Congratulations to the following faculty for this extraordinary career milestone.
Tenure was announce for:
Charissa Threat, Ph.D., associate professor of history
Tenure and promotion to rank of full professor was announced for:
John Benitz, MFA, professor of theater
Tenure and promotion to rank of associate professor was announced for:
Fadel Lawandy, MBA, clinical associate professor of finance and real estate; Kris De Pedro, Ph.D., associate professor of educational leadership; Julia Boehm, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology; Nicole Marquez, DPT, associate professor of physical therapy; Rachel Goldberg, MFA, associate professor of film and media arts; Sally Rubin, M.A., associate professor of documentary filmmaking; Russell Schwartz, B.A., associate professor of film and media arts; Sara LaBelle, Ph.D., associate professor of communication; Georgiana Bostean, Ph.D., associate professor of environmental science, health, and policy
Promotions were announced for:
Criselda Toto Pacioles, Ph.D., to instructional associate professor of mathematics; Lillian Were, Ph.D., to full professor of food science; Jennifer Waldeck, Ph.D., to full professor of communication; Nancy Martin, Ph.D., to full professor of religious studies; Justine Van Meter, Ph.D., to instructional associate professor of history

