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External Appointment

Cognitive Science
Prof. Li Ping(CBS) has been appointed as Senior Editor for Cognitive Science, for the period of 2021 to 2022.

Routledge Research in Speech-Language Pathology

Prof. Louise Cummings(ENGL) has been appointed as the Series Editor of Routledge Research in Speech-Language Pathology, for the period of December 2019 to December 2024.

Cambridge Elements in Health Communication

Prof. Cummings has also been appointed as Editor of the new Cambridge series Cambridge Elements in Health Communication, with effect from 1 July 2021.

Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR)
Prof. Zhu Xinhua(CBS) has been appointed as a member of the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR), with effect from 1 July 2021.

Promotion
We are pleased to announce the promotion of the following academic staff members in the Faculty with effect from 1 July 2021:

From Associate Professor to Professor
-  Prof. ZHU Xinhua(CBS)

From Assistant Professor to Associate Professor
-  Dr Cindy NGAI(CBS)
-  Dr PAN Lu(CC)
-  Dr Stephen POLITZER-AHLES(CBS)
-  Dr ZHANG Caicai(CBS)

From Instructor to Teaching Fellow
-  Dr Max Diaz(ENGL) (w.e.f. 1 May 2021)

New Appointment
We are pleased to welcome the following academic and teaching staff members who took up new full-time positions between 1 January to 30 June 2021.

Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies
-  Dr Emmanuele CHERSONI, Research Assistant Professor
-  Dr Mohammad MOMENIAN, Research Assistant Professor

Department of English and Communication
-  Dr Nathaniel Ming CURRAN, Assistant Professor
-  Dr Jamie MCKEOWN, Research Assistant Professor

English Language Centre
-  Dr Sean MCMINN, Director

Retirement
We would like to give our heartiest thanks to Dr Bruce Morrison from the English Language Centre who retired this summer for his invaluable contributions to the Faculty. We wish him good health and happy days in his retirement!