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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A college or university teacher who ranks above an instructor and below an associate professor.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a teacher or lower rank than an associate professor
Examples
“Pat Wright herself was an obscure assistant professor whose career as a field scientist had begun late.”
“Dr. Michelle G. Newman, an assistant professor of psychology at Pennsylvania State University, studied the use of humor as a coping mechanism for stress.”
Simon & Schuster: I Used to Have a Handle on Life But It Broke
“Moreover, the sheer volume of particles: Based on an interview with Tony Ward, research assistant professor at the University of Montana in the Center for Environmental Health Sciences, January 29, 2007.”
“I am an assistant professor of economics, and I have received a grant from the Koch Foundation.”
“Psychiatric malpractice suits represent only a small percentage of malpractice cases, according to John J. Lucas, M.D., clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at Weill Medical College at Cornell University, and expert witness in malpractice cases.”
Simon & Schuster: The Ups and Downs of Raising a Bipolar Child
“Hoffman, assistant professor of aeronautics and astronautics; and Norman E.”
“To our knowledge, this is the first study to identify a risk of increased falls related to a diagnosis of pre-clinical Alzheimer's disease," says Susan Stark, an assistant professor of occupational therapy and neurology at Washington University in St. Louis.”
“Among coronary artery disease patients with hypertension, chronic self-reported use of NSAIDs was associated with harmful outcomes, and this practice should be avoided where possible," Dr. Anthony A. Bavry, assistant professor in the division of cardiovascular medicine at the University of Florida, Gainesville, said in a journal news release.”
USA Today: Study: Certain painkillers might raise odds of stroke, heart attack
“Andrew Newberg, MD, is an associate professor in the Departments of Radiology and Psychiatry at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and he is an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Religious Studies.”
“ERIC WERKER is an assistant professor at the Harvard Business School.”
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