Saint Francis University Announces Faculty Promotions and Tenure for Fall 2026

The Board of Trustees of Saint Francis University, at its March 13, 2026, meeting, voted to grant the following promotions and tenures as recommended by the Committee on Promotions and the  Committee on Tenure. Tenures and  promotions will be effective beginning in the Fall 2026 semester.

Promotion to Professor: 

• Dr. Mark Boland (Clinical Professor of Physical Therapy)
• Dr. Shlomit Flaisher-Grinberg (Professor of Psychological Science)
• Dr. Kerri Golden (Professor of Occupational Therapy/Dean of SHSE)

Promotion to Associate Professor: 

• Dr. Matthew Birk (Associate Professor of Biology) 
• Dr. Kimberly Flanders (Associate Professor of Marketing)
• Dr. Jessica Gregg (Associate Professor of Nursing)

Promotion to Assistant Professor: 

• Fr. Jason Wooleyhan, T.O.R. (Assistant Professor of Business Analytics)     

Tenure Granted

• Dr. Ashley Smith-Diemler (Associate Professor of Chemistry)