associate professor

noun

: a member of a college or university faculty who ranks above an assistant professor and below a professor
associate professorship noun

Examples of associate professor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That, in turn, burns slightly more calories, explains Marilyn Cornelis, an associate professor of preventive medicine at Northwestern University. Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2024 Alfred Wu, an associate professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, said that young people, who used to be big spenders during Qixi, are struggling to find jobs. Chris Lau, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024 James Blair, associate professor of geography and anthropology at Cal Poly Pomona, questioned whether the area was the right place for a mammoth data center. Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024 Emily Smith, an associate professor in the Department of Global Health at George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health, said declaring a PHEIC can help galvanize collaboration and mobilize resources. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for associate professor 

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Word History

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of associate professor was in 1819

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“Associate professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/associate%20professor. Accessed 7 Sep. 2024.

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