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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Jia Li, an associate professor at Wake Forest University, led a study on microtransit riders in North Carolina and their influence on designing effective transit pricing policies.
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Sara Bedigian, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Now an adjunct associate professor at Emory University, Havers said people who die from Covid will often have a vague condition of some kind listed on their death certificates.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
Andra Gillespie, an associate professor in political science at Emory University, however, warns against reading too far into the polling.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
Wen is an emergency physician and adjunct associate professor at George Washington University.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
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Sara Bedigian, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Now an adjunct associate professor at Emory University, Havers said people who die from Covid will often have a vague condition of some kind listed on their death certificates.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
Andra Gillespie, an associate professor in political science at Emory University, however, warns against reading too far into the polling.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
Wen is an emergency physician and adjunct associate professor at George Washington University.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Associate professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/associate%20professor. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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