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 However, because the twin babies were still in the NICU the week of commencement, Sarah opted to have her advisor, an associate professor from the university, drop by Virginia Mason and congratulate her instead. David Chiu, Peoplemag, 30 June 2024 Not a ‘Total Replacement’ The device does have some limitations, Lisa Bayer, MD, an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine who is not involved with Carevix research, told Health. Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 28 June 2024 The chapter raised $50,000 for the lab, named for an associate professor in the division of gynecological oncology at the med school. Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024 Patients can also respond differently to treatments, said Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, an associate professor of medicine and pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 23 June 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 7 Jul. 2024.

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