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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If your pharmacy is closing soon, E. Michael Murphy, an assistant professor of clinical pharmacy at The Ohio State University, encourages being proactive and asking your pharmacist where your prescriptions are being sent and whether that pharmacy has your insurance and medication history.
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Addy Bink, The Hill, 3 June 2025
Damon Abdi, assistant professor, Louisiana State University AgCenter.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 27 May 2025
While some ingredients in particular can help provide tryptophan or encourage melatonin production, just eating a handful of nuts right before bed isn’t going to do the trick, said Dr. Erica Jansen, assistant professor of nutritional sciences at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy can come from multiple places, including the uterus, placenta, or the cervix, Jacqueline Hairston, MD, assistant professor and maternal-fetal medicine physician at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, tells SELF.
—Lisa McCarty, SELF, 21 May 2025
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Addy Bink, The Hill, 3 June 2025
Damon Abdi, assistant professor, Louisiana State University AgCenter.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 27 May 2025
While some ingredients in particular can help provide tryptophan or encourage melatonin production, just eating a handful of nuts right before bed isn’t going to do the trick, said Dr. Erica Jansen, assistant professor of nutritional sciences at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy can come from multiple places, including the uterus, placenta, or the cervix, Jacqueline Hairston, MD, assistant professor and maternal-fetal medicine physician at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, tells SELF.
—Lisa McCarty, SELF, 21 May 2025
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“Assistant professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assistant%20professor. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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