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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Sarah Heilbronner, an associate professor of neurosurgery at Baylor, recently told the Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Network, that the cuts threaten to short-circuit her work.
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Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
There’s no direct connection between obtaining a TCP and operating a fleet robotaxis, said Bryant Walker Smith, an associate professor of law at the University of South Carolina who specializes in emerging transportation technology.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
In terms of cost, workers' pay and benefits account for around 6% of federal spending as a historical average, Elizabeth Linos, an associate professor of public policy and management at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and director of The People Lab, told NPR's Fresh Air.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 6 Mar. 2025
Julia Lippert is an associate professor of health sciences at DePaul University.
—Abigail Silva, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
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Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
There’s no direct connection between obtaining a TCP and operating a fleet robotaxis, said Bryant Walker Smith, an associate professor of law at the University of South Carolina who specializes in emerging transportation technology.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
In terms of cost, workers' pay and benefits account for around 6% of federal spending as a historical average, Elizabeth Linos, an associate professor of public policy and management at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and director of The People Lab, told NPR's Fresh Air.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 6 Mar. 2025
Julia Lippert is an associate professor of health sciences at DePaul University.
—Abigail Silva, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Associate professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/associate%20professor. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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