assistant professor
noun
: a member of a college or university faculty who ranks above an instructor and below an associate professor
assistant professorship
noun
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The chief takeaway from this study is that every bit of exercise is important, said Dr. Sean P. Heffron, an assistant professor of medicine and director of cardiovascular fitness and nutrition at New York University Langone Medical Health.
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Linda Carroll, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Jennifer Mundt, assistant professor of sleep medicine Life with narcolepsy: People with the sleep disorder can have trouble socializing, working at a job, driving a car or even developing close relationships.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Ken Miller, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, said the public may be making too much of Republican improvement in early and mail-in voting, at least because of a shift in how Republican Party leaders have talked about the method, especially Trump.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024
Deborah Young is a clinical assistant professor at Arizona State University Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2024
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Linda Carroll, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Jennifer Mundt, assistant professor of sleep medicine Life with narcolepsy: People with the sleep disorder can have trouble socializing, working at a job, driving a car or even developing close relationships.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Ken Miller, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, said the public may be making too much of Republican improvement in early and mail-in voting, at least because of a shift in how Republican Party leaders have talked about the method, especially Trump.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024
Deborah Young is a clinical assistant professor at Arizona State University Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2024
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