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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Now, Courtney Brown, an associate professor at Southern Methodist University (SMU), has taken a bold and creative step forward.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Creating in-space settlements, however, is not a moral imperative, argues Alice Gorman, a space archaeologist and associate professor at Australia’s Flinders University.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The study, conducted by Keith Sockman, associate professor of biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, examined flying insect abundance over 15 seasons from 2004 to 2024 in a high-altitude meadow in Colorado.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Serratia also thrives in damp, nutrient-rich environments where soap, shampoo, and body oils accumulate, said Don Thushara Galbadage, PhD, MPH, an associate professor of public health at Texas Christian University.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 2025
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Creating in-space settlements, however, is not a moral imperative, argues Alice Gorman, a space archaeologist and associate professor at Australia’s Flinders University.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The study, conducted by Keith Sockman, associate professor of biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, examined flying insect abundance over 15 seasons from 2004 to 2024 in a high-altitude meadow in Colorado.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Serratia also thrives in damp, nutrient-rich environments where soap, shampoo, and body oils accumulate, said Don Thushara Galbadage, PhD, MPH, an associate professor of public health at Texas Christian University.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Associate professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/associate%20professor. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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