2024-25 New Faculty
New Faculty Class of 2024-25 (pictured with Ashley Blair and Jacob Shatzer)
David Austill
Rank: Visiting Professor of Business Law
College/School: McAfee School of Business
- J.D., University of Tennessee
- LL.M., Washington University
- M.B.A., University of Arkansas
- B.B.A., University of Memphis
Prior: Professor of Accounting at University of Tennessee Southern
Rhonda Bauer
Rank: Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education and Director of Summer High School Music Camp
College/School: College of Arts & Sciences
- D.M.A in Conducting, Claremont Graduate University
- M.S. in Education, California Baptist University
- B.A. in Music Teacher Education, California State University, Fullerton
Prior: Teacher and choir conductor in secondary education in the state of California for 21 years
Mary Crouse
Rank: Assistant Professor of Nurse Anesthesia
College/School: College of Nursing
- D.N.P. in Nurse Anesthesia, Union University
- B.S.N., University of Memphis
- A.S. in Respiratory Care, Jackson State Community College
- A.S.N., Jackson State Community College
Prior: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital
Kayla M. Kemp
Rank: Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology
College/School: College of Arts & Sciences
- Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, Pennsylvania State University
- M.A. in Sociology, Pennsylvania State University
- B.A. in Sociology, Baylor University
Prior: Instructor at Pennsylvania State University
Nathan Kennedy
Rank: Associate Professor of Piano and Commercial Keyboard
College/School: College of Arts & Sciences
- D.M.A, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- M.M. in Piano Performance, University of Wisconsin - Madison
- B.A. in Music Performance, Gustavus Adolphus College
Prior: Program Chair for the Department of Music at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota
Jordan Palmer
Rank: Assistant Professor and Assistant Chair for Nurse Anesthesia Program
College/School: College of Nursing
- D.N.P., University of Alabama
- M.S.N. in Nurse Anesthesia, University of New England
- B.S.N., Jacksonville State University
Prior: Part-time faculty member for the Nurse Anesthesia program at Union
Chelsea Schmidt
Rank: Assistant Professor of Nursing
College/School: College of Nursing
- D.N.P., Murray State University
- M.S.N. in Family Nurse Practitioner, Texas Woman's University
- B.S.N., University of Central Arkansas
Prior: Nurse Practitioner in the Student Health Center at the University of Memphis
Danielle Sierra
Rank: Assistant Professor of Art
College/School: College of Arts & Sciences
- M.F.A. in Painting, University of Memphis
- B.F.A. in Studio Art: Painting, California State University, Fresno
Prior: Adjunct professor for the Art Department at the University of Memphis
Breanna von Dollen
Rank: Assistant Professor of Chemistry
College/School: College of Arts & Sciences
- Ph.D in Chemistry, University of Memphis
- B.S. in Biology & Chemistry, University of Tennessee at Martin
Prior: Adjunct professor for the Department of Chemistry at Union
Luke Walden
Rank: Instructor of Psychology
College/School: College of Arts & Sciences
- Ph.D. Candidate in Educational Psychology and Research, University of Memphis
- M.S. in Educational Psychology and Research, University of Memphis
- B.S. in Psychology, Union University
Prior: Teaching assistant in the College of Education at the University of Memphis
Guan Jun Wang
Rank: Professor of Finance
College/School: McAfee School of Business
- Ph.D in Finance, Syracuse University
- M.S. in Probability Theory and Statistics, Zhejiang University
- B.S. in Mathematics, Ningbo University
Prior: Associate Professor of Finance at Savannah State University