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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Alia Crum, an associate professor of psychology at Stanford University, is the principal investigator of the Stanford Mind & Body Lab.
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Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Kevan Harris, an associate professor of sociology at UCLA who has studied the Iranian diaspora, said some of the ardently monarchist Iranians became disillusioned and demobilized when the war’s initial objective of regime change failed.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
Led by associate professor Gao Tianyun from the College of International Studies at the National University of Defence Technology in Nanjing, the proposal is very interesting indeed.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
Cheri Young, an associate professor at the Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management at the University of Denver, told Campus Insights Media that travelers should brace for sticker shock this year.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
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Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Kevan Harris, an associate professor of sociology at UCLA who has studied the Iranian diaspora, said some of the ardently monarchist Iranians became disillusioned and demobilized when the war’s initial objective of regime change failed.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
Led by associate professor Gao Tianyun from the College of International Studies at the National University of Defence Technology in Nanjing, the proposal is very interesting indeed.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
Cheri Young, an associate professor at the Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management at the University of Denver, told Campus Insights Media that travelers should brace for sticker shock this year.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
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“Associate professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/associate%20professor. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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