{"id":16911,"date":"2026-05-18T13:43:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/wilkinson\/?st-import=888a99db0944aac372cb01cd985bfdd7"},"modified":"2026-05-18T13:43:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:43:42","slug":"wilkinson-college-honors-faculty-achievements-and-promotions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/2026\/05\/18\/wilkinson-college-honors-faculty-achievements-and-promotions\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilkinson College Honors Faculty Achievements and Promotions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/index.aspx\">Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences<\/a> is home to an exceptional faculty across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/prospective-students\/index.aspx\">seven academic departments<\/a> and a wide range of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/interdisciplinary-minors\/index.aspx\">interdisciplinary programs<\/a>. Their commitment to innovative teaching, groundbreaking research, and meaningful public engagement ensures that the arts, humanities, and social sciences remain central to every student\u2019s education. This spring, we proudly recognize the following faculty members for their promotions, honors, and awards. Congratulations to all on an outstanding academic year!<\/p>\n<h3><b>Faculty Tenure and\/or Promotion<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>The following faculty were reviewed by their peers and administrators during 2025-2026 and were awarded tenure and\/or promotion, effective at the beginning of the 2026-2027 academic year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/our-faculty\/cristina-fuentes.aspx\"><b>Cristina Fuentes (World Languages and Cultures)<\/b><br \/>\n<\/a>Promoted to Instructional Associate Professor of Spanish, Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/our-faculty\/stefan-ionescu.aspx\"><b>Stefan Ionescu (History)<\/b><br \/>\n<\/a>Awarded Tenure as Associate Professor of History, Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/our-faculty\/julie-shafer.aspx\"><b>Julie Shafer (Art) <\/b><br \/>\n<\/a>Awarded Tenure as Associate Professor of Art, Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/our-faculty\/richelle-tanner.aspx\"><b>Richelle Tanner (Environmental Science and Policy)<\/b><br \/>\n<\/a>Awarded Tenure and Promoted to Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Policy; Schmid College of Science and Technology and Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>2025-2026 Wilkinson Scholarly Creative Grant\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/our-faculty\/jeffrey-koerber.aspx\">Jeff Koerber (History)<\/a><br \/>\n<\/b>Before the <i>Black Book: <\/i>Press Dispatches of the Holocaust from the Soviet Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee, 1942\u20131946<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/our-faculty\/anna-leahy.aspx\"><b>Anna Leahy (English)<\/b> <\/a><br \/>\nThe Life and Work of Georgia O&#8217;Keeffe: A Poetic Response<\/li>\n<li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/our-faculty\/hannah-ridge.aspx\">Hannah Ridge (Political Science) <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><\/b><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Nativist Nationalism in the US and Israel<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/our-faculty\/karen-snedker.aspx\">Karen Snedker (Sociology)<\/a><\/strong><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><br \/>\n<\/b>Crisis Policing: A Mixed-Methods Study of Mental Health Policing Models<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/our-faculty\/richelle-tanner.aspx\"><b>Richelle Tanner (Environmental Science and Policy)<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Advancing Public Participation in Early Detection Rapid Response Measures in Coastal Wetlands<\/span><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/our-faculty\/jillian-warren.aspx\">Jillian Warren (Art)<\/a><\/b><br \/>\n<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Making Futures Tangible: Youth Biomaterial Toolkits for Sustainability, Agency, and Futures Thinking<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>2025-2026 Unit Faculty Excellence Award<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Unit Faculty Awards are peer recognition of exceptional contributions in the areas of teaching and\/or scholarly\/creative activity and\/or service to the university. A $1,000 award accompanies this recognition by faculty colleagues.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/our-faculty\/ian-barnard.aspx\"><b>Ian Barnard (English)<\/b><\/a>: Scholarship, Teaching, and Service<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/our-faculty\/julye-bidmead.aspx\"><b>Julye Bidmead (Religious Studies)<\/b><\/a>: Teaching and Service<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/our-faculty\/ll-hodges.aspx\"><b>LL Hodges (History)<\/b><\/a>: Teaching<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/our-faculty\/angela-lederach.aspx\"><b>Angela Lederach (Peace and Justice Studies)<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b> Scholarship and Teaching<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Wang-Fradkin Professorships:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>The Wang-Fradkin Professorship is Chapman University&#8217;s highest academic award, recognizing exceptional merit in scholarly and creative activity.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/our-faculty\/hannah-ridge.aspx\">Hannah Ridge (Political 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