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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Detailed look at 1814 British attack on our nation’s capital, with Denver Brunsman, associate professor of history at George Washington University, lecturer at Mount Vernon, and scholar of the American revolution and early American republic.
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Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2026
Jake Wegmann, an associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture and an expert on affordable housing, previously told the Star-Telegram that relatively modest investment could pave the way for bigger investments once people see the difference the money can make.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
University of Indianapolis finance associate professor Matt Will agrees with that, but says the Hammond stadium could be an exception, in part by benefiting from lower construction costs in Indiana.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Through research, Dennis Savard, an associate professor of criminal justice at Saginaw Valley State University, concluded that when co-offending happens in shopping malls, that is more likely to involve juveniles than adults.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
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Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2026
Jake Wegmann, an associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture and an expert on affordable housing, previously told the Star-Telegram that relatively modest investment could pave the way for bigger investments once people see the difference the money can make.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
University of Indianapolis finance associate professor Matt Will agrees with that, but says the Hammond stadium could be an exception, in part by benefiting from lower construction costs in Indiana.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Through research, Dennis Savard, an associate professor of criminal justice at Saginaw Valley State University, concluded that when co-offending happens in shopping malls, that is more likely to involve juveniles than adults.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
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“Associate professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/associate%20professor. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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