assistant professor
noun
: a member of a college or university faculty who ranks above an instructor and below an associate professor
assistant professorship
noun
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Amelia Wilson, assistant professor of law and director of the Immigration Justice Clinic, said denaturalization proceedings are limited to conduct that occurred before naturalization.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Ian Adams, an assistant professor in the department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina, told CNN that police are currently rapidly adopting new technologies, including AI – with little evidence for their efficacy.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Goddard, who is also an adjunct assistant professor of medicine at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, noted that the findings show a link but do not prove that hormone therapy, which usually includes estrogen, directly caused the additional weight loss.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Sarah Domoff, a clinical child psychologist and a University at Albany Department of Psychology assistant professor, told ABC News that both cases have takeaways for parents and families.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Ian Adams, an assistant professor in the department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina, told CNN that police are currently rapidly adopting new technologies, including AI – with little evidence for their efficacy.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Goddard, who is also an adjunct assistant professor of medicine at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, noted that the findings show a link but do not prove that hormone therapy, which usually includes estrogen, directly caused the additional weight loss.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Sarah Domoff, a clinical child psychologist and a University at Albany Department of Psychology assistant professor, told ABC News that both cases have takeaways for parents and families.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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