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.
Dr. Soufleris, a three-time alumna of the State University of New York System, has more than 35 years of higher education experience spanning student affairs, enrollment management, retention, and student success initiatives.
Most recently, Dr. Van Vlerah served as vice president for student success and institutional strategy at Manchester University in Indiana. She is slated to become the fifteenth president of Notre Dame of Maryland University on July 6.
Dr. Egan comes to her new role as president of Bennington College from Connecticut College, where she has been serving as the Fuller-Maathai Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectionality Studies, dean of the faculty, and chief academic officer.
Dr. Pfluger has spent the past year as Bakersfield College's interim president. She previously served as vice chancellor of educational services and student success at the Kern Community College District.
Dr. Geneco comes to her new role from Tufts University in Massachusetts, where she has served as provost for the past four years. She is slated become the University at Buffalo's first woman president on August 10.