Experiential Education
Faculty Highlight: Joy Greene

Dr. Joy Greene completed her Pharm.D. at the University of North Carolina in 1998. After graduation, she and her husband, Bryan, moved back to their hometown to begin their new life together. Within the next few years, Dr. Greene gained extensive experience in community pharmacy by opening two independent pharmacies from the ground up. During her years of practice, Dr. Greene provided clinical services to her patients including diabetes and hypertension clinics where she discovered her love for teaching patients and precepting students. When asked about teaching, Dr. Greene replied, "I was born to teach! I remember in high school giving a lecture to my chemistry class having an overwhelming feeling of joy afterwards. In pharmacy school, I remember the excitement I felt when I was required to present a topic to my peers. Later in life, I saw a need at my church for a college Sunday school class and I volunteered to teach them. It was in this class that God began teaching me how to teach others. I taught this class for 12 years and throughout those years, God sparked a passion in me for teaching. I knew this was His calling on my life." After practicing pharmacy for seven years, Dr. Greene joined the faculty of Wingate University in N.C. She and her family lived close to Wingate, so in her mind her life was set. She planned to stay at Wingate until retirement. God had a different plan! In 2008, after learning of Union from the media surrounding the tornado, God began to work in Dr. Greene's life and the life of her husband, Bryan, to move their family to Jackson. It would take three years before the Greene family would make their way to Western TN, but finally, Dr. Greene joined the faculty at Union University School of Pharmacy in June, 2011. Dr. Greene has a passion for teaching students and a passion for writing and leading Bible studies. Along with her love for teaching, she is excited about having an ambulatory care practice site in the coming months. She and her husband have two children, Ellie and Sam.