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 Sun poisoning may also cause more intense symptoms beyond the skin, including headache, dizziness, and nausea, Anisha Patel, MD, associate professor of Dermatology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, told Verywell in an email. Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 5 June 2024 Emily Suzanne Johnson is associate professor of history and director of the masters of history program at Ball State University. Emily Suzanne Johnson / Made By History, TIME, 3 June 2024 Rainer Seitz, an associate professor of management at Linfield University in McMinnville, Ore., pointed to two recent examples, Target and Bud Light, which have both dialed back vocal support for Pride Month after conservative backlash to their position on L.G.B.T.Q. issues. Eric Asimov, New York Times, 3 June 2024 Kishore Guda, PhD, DVM, an associate professor at the Case Western Reserve University Comprehensive Cancer Center, told Health. Julia Landwehr, Health, 30 May 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 10 Jun. 2024.

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