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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Today, as an associate professor of medicine (endocrinology and metabolism) and of cellular and molecular physiology at Yale School of Medicine, Perry investigates how those same metabolic forces influence cancer.
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Avi Patel, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
Why Your Skin Changes So Much After Birth Anne Marano, MD, associate professor of dermatology at Duke University School of Medicine, explains that estrogen hormone levels are extremely high during pregnancy, which play a key role in skin health.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 29 Jan. 2026
Chris Marsicano, an associate professor of education studies who had introduced me to Hines and Worley, told me that the school was way ahead of the national conversation on campus dialogue in any case.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Walk like a penguin, says Gabriela Murza, a health and wellness extension associate professor at Utah State University.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2026
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Avi Patel, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
Why Your Skin Changes So Much After Birth Anne Marano, MD, associate professor of dermatology at Duke University School of Medicine, explains that estrogen hormone levels are extremely high during pregnancy, which play a key role in skin health.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 29 Jan. 2026
Chris Marsicano, an associate professor of education studies who had introduced me to Hines and Worley, told me that the school was way ahead of the national conversation on campus dialogue in any case.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Walk like a penguin, says Gabriela Murza, a health and wellness extension associate professor at Utah State University.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Associate professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/associate%20professor. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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