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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Finding Ways to Align Rosie Shrout, an assistant professor of human development at Purdue University, raises the health benefits of fostering supportive relationships.
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
In a hyper-digital world, parents’ influence may be waning, said Christopher Ojeda, an assistant professor of political science at University of California, Merced, and an author of two studies on party identification across generations.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Practice Good Hygiene The primary way to prevent the spread of RSV is to practice good handwashing and control secretions, says Amy Edwards, M.D., an assistant professor of pediatrics at the School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 17 Jan. 2025
Environmental toxicologist Luke Montrose, an assistant professor of environmental and radiological health sciences, studies the impact of wildfire smoke on people and communities.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
In a hyper-digital world, parents’ influence may be waning, said Christopher Ojeda, an assistant professor of political science at University of California, Merced, and an author of two studies on party identification across generations.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Practice Good Hygiene The primary way to prevent the spread of RSV is to practice good handwashing and control secretions, says Amy Edwards, M.D., an assistant professor of pediatrics at the School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 17 Jan. 2025
Environmental toxicologist Luke Montrose, an assistant professor of environmental and radiological health sciences, studies the impact of wildfire smoke on people and communities.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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