Welcome
The University of Missouri School of Medicine Office of Faculty Affairs assists faculty members in achieving their full potential. Office activities include:
- Promotion and Tenure
- Faculty Development
- Gender and Racial Diversity
- Faculty Affairs/Administration
We look forward to assisting you in achieving success.
Sincerely,
Michael Misfeldt, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
MA204C Medical Sciences Building
Tel: (573) 882-8710
Faculty Mentoring Resources
A library of articles about faculty mentoring and related topics is available here. The library is provided by MU Mentors in Medicine, a program that promotes formal and informal mentoring of faculty members in our health system.

Faculty Members Awarded Emeritus Status
Robert Hodge, MD, celebrates with University of Missouri leaders July 30 at a luncheon ceremony for MU faculty members awarded emeritus status. Other MU School of Medicine faculty members awarded emeritus status include Charles Caldwell, MD, PhD, with the Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences; Sidney Christiansen, MD, with the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery; and David Gardner, MD, with the Department of Internal Medicine's Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Click here for more information.
Congratulations to the following faculty members on their recent promotions!!
Please join us in congratulating them on this great accomplishment!
Amanda Allmon, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Clinical Family & Community Medicine
Breton Barrier, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health with award of tenure
David Beversdorf, MD
Awarded tenure in Radiology
C.W. David Chang, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology
Kristen Deane, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Clinical Family & Community Medicine
Carla Dyer, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine and Child Health
Darcy Folzenlogen, MD
Promoted to Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine and Child Health
Nancy Halstenson, PhD
Promoted to Associate Professional Practice Professor of Psychiatry
Ghassan Hammoud, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine
Howard Houghton, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Raghuraman Kannan, PhD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Radiology with award of tenure

Karl Kochendorfer, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Clinical Family & Community Medicine
Randi Little, PhD
Promoted to Research Professor of Pathology & Anatomical Sciences and Child Health
Luis Martinez-Lemus, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Medical Pharmacology & Physiology with award of tenure

Kyle Moylan, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine and Family & Community Medicine
Susan Nagel, PhD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health with award of tenure
Debra Parker Oliver, PhD
Promoted to Professor of Family & Community Medicine
Susan Pereira, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Clinical Family & Community Medicine
Mihail Popescu, PhD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Health Management & Informatics with award of tenure
Lakshmi Pulakat, PhD
Awarded tenure in Internal Medicine
Drew Resnik, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Jacqueline Ruplinger, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Clinical Family & Community Medicine
Chokkalingam Siva, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine
James Stevermer, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Clinical Family & Community Medicine
Celso Velazquez, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine
Michael Wang, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology & Anatomical Sciences
Ill Hoi Yoo, PhD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Health Management & Informatics with award of tenure
Laine Young-Walker, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
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