Four Women Promoted and Granted Tenure at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Megan A. Cooper was promoted to associate professor of pediatrics in the School of Medicine. In addition to teaching, she also serves as the director of the Clinical Immunology program and of the Jeffrey Modell Diagnostic and Research Center for Primary Immunodeficiencies at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

Dr. Cooper holds a bachelor’s degree from the College of Wooster in Ohio and a medical doctorate and a Ph.D. from Ohio State University.

Amanda L. Lewis was promoted to associate professor of molecular microbiology at the School of Medicine. She has been a university faculty member since 2009. She also teaches in the department of obstetrics and gynecology.

Dr. Lewis holds a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences with a minor in biotechnology from California State Polytechnic University and a Ph.D. in biological sciences from the University of California, San Diego.

Cynthia E. Rogers was promoted to associate professor of psychiatry at the School of Medicine. Her clinical and research interests focus on psychiatric development and illnesses in children.

Dr. Rogers holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Harvard University and a medical doctorate from Washington University.

Christina L. Stallings was promoted to associate professor of molecular microbiology at the School of Medicine. She has been a faculty member at the university since 2010.

Dr. Stallings holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from what is now the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and a Ph.D. in cellular, molecular, and biophysical studies from Columbia University in New York City.