Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee

The role of the Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee is to provide advice to the dean on all reappointment, promotion and tenure recommendations of faculty in the tenure system require or proposed by departments/units and on all promotions in the HP or fixed term appointment systems required or proposed by the departments/units. It may also provide comments on department/unit standards, criteria and procedures for reappointment, promotion and tenure, and other matters as requested by the dean.

Meetings

Monthly in the fall and bi-weekly in the spring via Zoom. Schedule is determined by committee member availability.

Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee Roster

  • The term of office for members will be two years.
  • Members may not serve on a standing committee for more than six consecutive years.
  • There shall be at least three (3) faculty members from clinical units and three (3) from non-clinical units. At the time of election, at least three (3) members of the committee shall be in the tenure system (one must not yet be tenured), two (2) Health Programs (HP) system and two (2) Fixed Term system.
  • Elected Members
    • Zakia Alavi, PhD (Pediatrics—FT)
      Term expires 8/15/2023
      1st term
    • Ripla Arora, PhD (OBGYN—TS (not tenured)
      Term expires 8/15/2023
      1st term
    • Jennifer Edwards-Johnson, DO (CHM Dean’s Office-Flint and Family Medicine—HP)
      Term expires 8/15/2023
      1st term
    • Cristian Meghea, PhD (OBGYN—TS)
      Term expires 8/15/2024
      2nd term 
    • John Oostema, MD (Emergency Medicine-FT)
      Term expires 8/15/2024
      2nd term
    • Jatin Rana, MD (Medicine—HP)
      Term expires 8/15/2023
      1st term
    • Sathyanarayan Sudhanthar, MD (Pediatrics—HP)
      Term expires 8/15/2024
      2nd term
    • Hua Xiao, PhD (Physiology—TS)
      Term expires 8/15/2023
      1st term
  • Appointed Members
    • Vacant
      Term expires 8/15/2024
      1st term
    • Caryl Sortwell, PhD (Translational Neuroscience—TS)
      Term expires 8/15/2023
      1st term
    • David Todem, PhD (Epi & Biostatistics—TS)
      Term expires 8/15/2023
      2nd term
  • Staff Representatives
    • Nara Parameswaran, Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs & Staff Administration
    • Kelly Hodges, Director, Faculty Affairs & Development
    • Lorie Neuman, Office Assistant, Faculty Affairs & Development
  • Resources

    Visit the CHM promotion and tenure website.

  • Contact

    For assistance with reappointment, promotion and tenure processes, contact the CHM Office of Faculty Affairs and Development at chm.fad@campusad.msu.edu or 517-432-8722.