associate professor
noun
: a member of a college or university faculty who ranks above an assistant professor and below a professor
associate professorship
noun
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However, cholesterol itself is not a heart disease, and many factors can contribute to a high cholesterol level, said David Kao, MD, an associate professor of medicine and biomedical informatics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
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Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 5 Feb. 2026
The growth of the direct-to-consumer channels may also lead to some unintended consequences, said Mariana Socal, associate professor of health policy at Johns Hopkins University.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
These were developed by Michael Elsaesser, PhD, an associate professor at the University of Salzburg.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
Aubrey Jackson Soller is an associate professor of sociology and associate director of the Center for Social Science Scholarship at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
—Aubrey Jackson Soller, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026
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Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 5 Feb. 2026
The growth of the direct-to-consumer channels may also lead to some unintended consequences, said Mariana Socal, associate professor of health policy at Johns Hopkins University.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
These were developed by Michael Elsaesser, PhD, an associate professor at the University of Salzburg.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
Aubrey Jackson Soller is an associate professor of sociology and associate director of the Center for Social Science Scholarship at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
—Aubrey Jackson Soller, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Associate professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/associate%20professor. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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