Promoted and Tenured Faculty

Academic Year 2022-2023

NYU Abu Dhabi is proud to announce the advancement of 24 members of faculty through promotion, tenure, or both. These faculty represent dedication to teaching, creativity, innovation, excellent scholarship, and distinction in their service to the University, their discipline, and the local and global community. We congratulate them on their success.

Arts and Humanities

Kevin Coffey

Promoted to the position of Associate Professor of Philosophy with tenure

Carol Genetti

Appointed to the position of Tenured Professor of Linguistics

Clare Lesser

Promoted to the position of Senior Lecturer of Music

Erin Pettigrew

Promoted to the position of Associate Professor of History and Arab Crossroads with tenure

Justin Stearns

Promoted to the position of Tenured Professor of Arab Crossroads

Miguel Syjuco

Promoted to the position of Associate Arts Professor of Literature and Creative Writing

Deepak Unnikrishnan

Promoted to the position of Associate Arts Professor of Literature and Creative Writing

David Wrisley

Promoted to the position of Associate Professor of Digital Humanities with tenure

Engineering

Mohamad Eid

Promoted to the position of Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering with tenure

Raed Hashaikeh

Promoted to the position of Tenured Professor of Mechanical Engineering  

Mahmoud Rasras

Promoted to the position of Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering with tenure

Muhammad Shafique

Promoted to the position of Tenured Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Science

Tej-Eddine Ghoul

Promoted to the position of Associate Professor of Mathematics with tenure

Anne Maass

Appointed to the position of Tenured Professor of Psychology

Andrea Maccio

Promoted to the position of Tenured Professor of Physics

Theodore Waters

Promoted to the position of Associate Professor of Psychology with tenure

Social Science

May Dabbagh

Promoted to the position of Associate Professor of Social Research and Public Policy with tenure

Sanjeev Goyal

Appointed to the position of Tenured Professor of Economics

Leonid Peisakhin

Promoted to the position of Associate Professor of Political Science with tenure