Appointment without limit of time:
Mistlberger, Bernhard, Associate Professor of Particle Physics and Astrophysics at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, effective January 1, 2026, coterminous with continued salary and research funding from sponsored projects
Promotions without limit of time:
Bohg, Jeannette, Associate Professor of Computer Science, effective January 1, 2026
Feldman, Benjamin (Ben), Associate Professor of Physics, effective January 1, 2026
Kaltschmidt, Julia, Professor of Neurosurgery, effective January 1, 2026
Marinelli, Agostino, Associate Professor of Photon Science and of Particle Physics and Astrophysics at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, effective January 1, 2026, coterminous with continued salary and research funding from sponsored projects
Nanni, Emilio, Associate Professor of Particle Physics and Astrophysics and of Photon Science at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, effective January 1, 2026, coterminous with continued salary and research funding from sponsored projects
Other appointment:
Cox, Geoffrey, Professor of the Practice in the Graduate School of Education, for the period January 1, 2026, through June 30, 2030
Other reappointment:
Guttentag, Lucas, Professor of the Practice in the Law School, for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028
The following Academic Council Professoriate appointments, promotions, and reappointments were reviewed by the school deans in November and December 2025 and were approved by the president.
Appointments for a term of years:
Hinshaw, Stephen, Assistant Professor (Research) of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2029, coterminous with continued salary and research funding from sponsored projects
Sanborn, Sophia, Assistant Professor (Research) of Ophthalmology and, by courtesy, of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, for the period February 1, 2026, through January 31, 2030, coterminous with continued salary and research funding from sponsored projects
Promotion for a term of years:
Noh, Susie, Associate Professor of Accounting in the Graduate School of Business, for the period May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2029
Promotions (previously tenured):
Arbabian, Amin, Professor of Electrical Engineering, effective January 1, 2026
Gienapp, Jonathan, Professor of History and of Law, effective September 1, 2026
Jarosz, Daniel, Professor of Chemical and Systems Biology, effective January 1, 2026
Jenkins, Nicholas, Professor of English, effective January 1, 2026
Reappointments for a term of years:
Arya, Manan, Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, for the period February 1, 2026, through January 31, 2029
Frock, Richard, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, for the period January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2027
Gomez-Ospina, Natalia, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, for the period March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2029
Heitzeneder, Sabine, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, for the period November 1, 2027, through October 31, 2028
Martinez, Nicole, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Systems Biology and of Developmental Biology, for the period January 1, 2026, through March 31, 2026
Padula, Claudia, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, for the period September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027
Sabety, Adrienne, Assistant Professor of Health Policy, for the period August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2029
Sakovsky, Maria, Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028
Sepah, Yasir, Assistant Professor (Research) of Ophthalmology, for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, coterminous with continued salary and research funding from sponsored projects
Woojin, Kim, Assistant Professor of Political Economics in the Graduate School of Business, for the period July 1, 2027, through June 30, 2028
University Medical Line Professoriate appointments:
The following University Medical Line Professoriate appointments, promotions, and reappointments for November and December 2025 were recommended by the provost to the president of the university and were approved by the president.
Promotion for a continuing term:
Ghanouni, Pejman, Professor of Radiology, effective January 1, 2026
Appointments for a term of years:
Bluethgen, Christian, Assistant Professor of Radiology, for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2029
Faselis, Charles, Professor of Medicine, for the period February 1, 2026, through January 31, 2031
Polacin, Malgorzata, Assistant Professor of Radiology, for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2029
Tiao, Gregory, Professor of Surgery, for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2030
Promotions for a term of years:
Batsuli, Glaivy, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2032
Kirane, Amanda, Associate Professor of Surgery, for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2032
Reappointments for a term of years:
Caswell-Jin, Jennifer, Assistant Professor of Medicine, for the period April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2031
Kurtz, David, Assistant Professor of Medicine, for the period April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2031
Other actions approved by the provost:
Reappointments:
Costanza, Christopher, Artist-in-Residence in Music, for the period January 1, 2026, through March 31, 2026
Dalby, Owen, Artist-in-Residence in Music, for the period January 1, 2026, through March 31, 2026
Robertson, Leslie, Artist-in-Residence in Music, for the period January 1, 2026, through March 31, 2026
Report items:
Baker, Laurence, Professor of Health Policy and Professor, by courtesy, of Economics, also reappointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2030
Balch, Halleh, Assistant Professor of Oceans, also appointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering, for the period August 16, 2025, through August 15, 2029
Buch, Vivek, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, also appointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Bioengineering, for the period November 1, 2025, through April 30, 2027
Burke, Marshall, Professor of Environmental Social Sciences and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and at the Woods Institute for the Environment, also reappointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2030
Casey, Katherine, RoAnn Costin Professor, also reappointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2030
Constantino, Sara, Assistant Professor of Environmental Social Sciences and Center Fellow, by courtesy, at the Woods Institute for the Environment, also appointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Organizational Behavior in the Graduate School of Business, for the period January 1, 2026, through August 31, 2028
Dirbas, Frederick, Associate Professor of Surgery, also reappointed Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Radiation Oncology, for the period February 1, 2026, through January 31, 2031
Elam, Michele, William Robertson Coe Professor and Professor, by courtesy, of African and African American Studies, also reappointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, for the period September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027
Good, Benjamin, Assistant Professor of Applied Physics, also reappointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Biology, for the period September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027
Hernandez-Boussard, Tina, Professor of Medicine, of Surgery and, by courtesy, of Epidemiology and Population Health, also reappointed Professor of Biomedical Data Science, for the period February 1, 2026, through January 31, 2029
Ho, Daniel, William Benjamin Scott and Luna M. Scott Professor of Law, Professor of Political Science, Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, and Professor, by courtesy, of Computer Science, also reappointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, for the period September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027
Holtkamp, Norbert, Professor of Particle Physics and Astrophysics and of Photon Science at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, also appointed Senior Fellow, by courtesy, at the Hoover Institution, for the period November 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026
Jones, Charles, STANCO 25 Professor in the Graduate School of Business, also reappointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2030
Kamal, Robin, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, also reappointed Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Surgery, for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031
Karunakaran, Arvind, Assistant Professor of Management Science and Engineering, also appointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Sociology, for the period December 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026
Kessler, Daniel, Professor of Law, Keith and Jan Hurlbut Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Professor of Political Economics in the Graduate School of Business, and Professor, by courtesy, of Health Policy, also reappointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2030
Kristnamurthy, Arvind, John S. Osterweis Professor and Professor of Finance in the Graduate School of Medicine, also reappointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2030
Maggiori, Matthew, Moghadam Family Professor and Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, also appointed Senior Fellow, by courtesy, at the Hoover Institution, for the period September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026
Morantz, Alison, James and Nancy Kelso Professor, also reappointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2030
Ouellette, Lisa, Deane F. Johnson Professor of Law, also reappointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2030
Oyer, Paul, Mary and Rankine Van Anda Entrepreneurial Professor in the Graduate School of Business, also reappointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2030
Pfeffer, Jeffrey, Thomas D. Dee II Professor in the Graduate School of Business, also appointed Professor, by courtesy, of Health Policy, for the period December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2029
Phillipov, Alexander, Associate Professor of Physics, change of appointment start date from September 1, 2025, to January 1, 2026
Priyanka, Raina, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, also reappointed Associate Professor, by courtesy of Computer Science, for the period October 1, 2025, through March 31, 2027
Qiu, Xiaojie, Assistant Professor of Genetics, also appointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Computer Science, for the period September 1, 2025, through December 15, 2027
Reich, Rob, McGregor-Girand Professor of Social Ethics of Science and Technology, Professor, by courtesy, of Education, of Philosophy and Senior Fellow, by courtesy, at the Freeman Spogli Institute, also reappointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, for the period September 22, 2025, through September 21, 2027
Rose, Sherri, Professor of Health Policy, also appointed by courtesy, of Computer Science, for the period December 1, 2025, through March 31, 2029
Rosen Slater, Maya, Associate Professor of Health Policy, Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Economics, also reappointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2030
Rusa, Mirabela, Assistant Professor of Radiology and, by courtesy, of Biomedical Data Science, also appointed, Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Urology, for the period April 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027
Schlissel, Gavin, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Systems Biology, change of appointment start date from December 16, 2025, to January 5, 2026, and of appointment end date from December 15, 2029, to January 4, 2030
Schuele, Birgitt, Associate Professor (Research) of Pathology, also appointed Associate Professor (Research), by courtesy, of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, for the period November 1, 2025, through January 31, 2029, coterminous with continued salary and research funding from sponsored projects
Setsompop, Kawin, Professor of Radiology, also reappointed Professor, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering, for the period September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2030
Shearas, Alicia, Assistant Professor of Management Science and Engineering, also appointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Sociology, for the period December 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027
Sideris, Constantine, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, change of appointment start date from January 1, 2026, to January 5, 2026
Sultan, Pervez, Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, also appointed Professor, by courtesy, of Obstetrics and Gynecology, effective December 1, 2025
Sykes, Alan, Warren Christopher Professor of the Practice of International Law and Diplomacy, also reappointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2030
Tan, Jane, Professor of Medicine, also appointed Professor, by courtesy, of Surgery, effective December 1, 2025
Tolias, Kimberly, Professor (Research) of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, change of appointment start date from January 1, 2026, to May 1, 2026, coterminous with continued salary and research funding from sponsored projects
Vlasceanu, Madalina, Assistant Professor of Environmental Social Sciences, also appointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Organizational Behavior in the Graduate School of Business, for the period January 1, 2026, through July 31, 2928
Wu, Jiajun, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, also reappointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Psychology, for the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028
Xu, Sheng, Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, also appointed Professor, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering, for the period November 1, 2025, through August 31, 2030
Zhao, Ruike, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and by courtesy, of Bioengineering, also reappointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Materials Science and Engineering, for the period November 16, 2025, through August 31, 2028
Faculty emeriti titles:
Gould, Jeffrey B., Robert L. Hess Endowed Professor of Pediatrics, Emeritus, effective February 28, 2026
Hlatky, Mark A., Professor of Health Policy and of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine), Emeritus, effective March 4, 2026
Holtkamp, Norbert R., Professor of Particle Physics and Astrophysics and of Photon Science, Emeritus, effective January 11, 2026
Ladd, Amy L., Elsbach-Richards Professor of Surgery, Emerita, effective January 12, 2026
Nelson, Lorene, Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health, Emerita, effective January 2, 2026
Romano, Joseph, Professor of Statistics and of Economics, Emeritus, effective January 15, 2026
Verghese, Abraham C., Linda R. Meier and Joan F. Lane Provostial Professor, Emeritus, effective February 28, 2026
Vollrath, Douglas E., Professor of Genetics, Emeritus, effective February 28, 2026
Wandless, Thomas J., Professor of Chemical and Systems Biology, Emeritus, effective January 31, 2026
Faculty emeriti recalls:
Barry, John J., Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (General Psychiatry and Psychology - Adult), Emeritus, for the period January 3, 2026, through January 2, 2027
Brown, Patrick, Professor of Biochemistry, Emeritus, for the period May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2027
Byer, Robert L., William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor, Emeritus, for the period September 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026
Harris, Jr., E. John, Professor of Surgery (Vascular), Emeritus, for the period February 1, 2026, through January 31, 2027
Hlatky, Mark A., Professor of Health Policy and of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine), Emeritus, for the period March 5, 2026, through March 4, 2027
Ikeda, Debra M., Professor of Radiology (Breast Imaging), Emerita, for the period January 18, 2026, to January 17, 2027
Ladd, Amy L., Elsbach-Richards Professor of Surgery, Emerita, for the period January 12, 2026, through January 11, 2028
Nelson, Lorene, Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health, Emerita, for the period January 3, 2026, through January 2, 2027
Romano, Joseph, Professor of Statistics and of Economics, Emeritus, for the period January 16, 2026, through January 15, 2028
Smith, R. Lane, Professor (Research) of Orthopedic Surgery, Emeritus, for the period December 15, 2026, through December 14, 2027
Spudich, James A., Douglass M. and Nola Leishman Professor of Cardiovascular Disease, Emeritus, for the period February 1, 2026, through January 31, 2027
Verghese, Abraham C., Linda R. Meier and Joan F. Lane Provostial Professor, Emeritus, for the period March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027
Vollrath, Douglas E., Professor of Genetics, Emeritus, for the period March 1, 2026, through February 29, 2028
Staff emeriti titles:
Edwards, Paul, Senior Lecturer in the Program in Science, Technology and Society, Emeritus, effective December 31, 2025
Endowed professorships:
Barrett, Clark, Professor (Research) of Computer Science, also appointed Mizuki Asano and Thomas McGrath Professor, effective February 3, 2026
Cegelski, Lynette, Professor of Chemistry, also appointed Monroe E. Spaght Professor of Chemistry, effective February 3, 2026
Chen, Bertha, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, also appointed Jill and John Freidenrich Professor of Gynecology, effective February 3, 2026
Darmstadt, Gary, Professor (Teaching) of Pediatrics, also appointed Sue Alvarez Professor of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, effective February 3, 2026
Gin Lum, Kathryn, Professor of Religious Studies, also appointed William Robertson Coe Professor of History and American Studies, effective February 3, 2026
Goel, Ashish, Professor of Management Science and Engineering, also appointed Stanford W. Ascherman, MD Professor in the School of Engineering, effective February 3, 2026
Graham, Peter, Professor of Physics, also appointed Dr. William S. & Carol A. Davies Professor of Physics, effective February 3, 2026
Iaccarino, Gianluca, Robert Bosch Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, also appointed Joseph L. and Roberta M. Rodgers Professor, effective February 3, 2026
Lowe, Christopher, Professor of Biology, also appointed John B. and Jean De Nault Professor of Marine Science at the Hopkins Marine Station, effective February 3, 2026
Mahmood Umar, Professor of Radiology, also appointed Stanford Medicine Professor of Radiology, effective February 3, 2026
Directorships:
Chang, Gordon, Olive H. Palmer Professor in Humanities, also appointed Eric Ly and Zhiyi Yu Director of the Asian American Research Center, for the period February 3, 2026, through August 31, 2027
Donahoe, John, appointed Jaquish & Kenninger Director and Chair of Athletics, effective July 31, 2025
Kahl, Colin, Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and Professor, by courtesy, of Political Science, also appointed Endowed Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2029
Pritchard, Tavita, appointed Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football, effective November 28, 2025
Administrative appointments:
Bent, Stacy, Jagdeep & Roshni Singh Professor in the School of Engineering, Professor of Energy Science and Engineering, Senior Fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy and Professor, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering and of Chemistry, also appointed Chair of Chemical Engineering, for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026
Bucksbaum, Phillip, Marguerite Blake Wilbur Professor of Natural Science and Professor of Photon Science at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, of Applied Physics and of Physics, also reappointed Chair of Photon Science at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, for the period February 1, 2026, through January 31, 2027
Goel, Ashish, Professor of Management Science and Engineering and, by courtesy, of Computer Science, also appointed Chair of Management Science and Engineering, for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2030
Kenny, Tomas, Richard W. Weiland Professor in the School of Engineering, also reappointed Senior Associate Dean for Education and Student Affairs in the School of Engineering, for the period September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2030
Menon, Jisha, Robert G. Freeman Professor of International Studies and Professor, by courtesy, of Comparative Literature, also reappointed Director of Stanford Global Studies, for the period September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026
Toro, Natalia, Professor of Particle Physics and Astrophysics at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, also reappointed Chair of Particle Physics and Astrophysics at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2027
