2021-2022 Catalog

The Jeanette C. Rudy School of Nursing and Health Professions

Mary Bess Griffith, Dean, Rudy School of Nursing and Health Professions and Associate Professor
B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Tennessee, Memphis
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Kristin L. Kannon, Office Manager
B.S., Tennessee Technological University
M.B.A., Cumberland University

Ray Lynn Crutcher, Director of Operations

Katie L. Arnold, Assistant Professor of Athletic Training and Athletic Trainer
B.S., M.A.E., Cumberland University
D.H.Ed., Still University

Marcia E. Barnes, Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Tennessee State University
M.S.N., D.N.P., Vanderbilt University

Jessica H. Barré, Instructor of Nursing
A.S., Northeast Alabama Community College
B.S.N., Auburn University
M.S.N., University of Alabama, Huntsville

Diane L. Businda, Instructor of Nursing
A.S.N., Tennessee State University
B.S.N., Belmont University
M.S.N., Walden University

Rebecca E. Chatham, Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., Vanderbilt University
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Ashley S. Corn, Instructor of Nursing
B.A., B.S., Ohio State University
B.S.N., University of Cincinnati
M.A., University of Hawaii, Manoa
D.N.P., Ohio State University

Claudia D. Davis, Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Coe College
M.S.N., Vanderbilt University

Kelcey N. Flagg, Instructor of Nursing and Laboratory Coordinator
B.S.N., Austin Peay State University
M.S.N., Union University

Jayne Forest, Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., University of Phoenix
M.S.N., University of New Mexico

Whitney M. Graves, Assistant Professor of Athletic Training
B.S., Valdosta State University
M.S., Troy University
D.A.T., Indiana State University

Jason S. Grindstaff, Professor of Exercise and Sport Science
B.A., Dakota Wesleyan University
M.S., M.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.B.A., Cumberland University
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Kathryn W. Hockaday, Instructor of Nursing
A.D.N., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
B.S.N., Aquinas College
M.S.N., Loyola University, New Orleans

James E. Holbrook, Associate Professor of Sport Management
B.A., Morehead State University
M.S., Eastern Kentucky University
D.A., Middle Tennessee State University

Joy D. Kimbrell, Professor of Nursing
A.S.N., B.S.N., East Tennessee State University
M.S.N., Vanderbilt University
D.N.P., Union University

Kathryn A. McDearman, Instructor of Nursing
B.S., Tennessee Technological University
M.S.N., Vanderbilt University

Amy K. Robertson, Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., Belmont University

Melissa F. Somerville, Assistant Professor of Nursing
A.D.N., Alvin Community College
B.S.N., University of Phoenix
M.S.N., Indiana Wesleyan University
Ph.D., Capella University

Jennifer L. Spires, Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., Tennessee Technological University
M.S.N., Vanderbilt University
D.N.P., University of Alabama, Huntsville

Richard M. Storie II, Assistant Professor of Exercise and Sport Science
B.Ed., University of Toledo
M.S., Adelphi University
Ed.D., Trevecca Nazarene University

John J. Whicker, Instructor of Nursing
A.S., Nashville State Community College
B.S.N., M.S.N., Cumberland University

Julie A. Windmiller, Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Indiana University
M.S.N., Middle Tennessee State University

J. Michelle Zuercher, Instructor of Nursing
B.S., Tennessee Technological University
B.S.N., M.S.N., Cumberland University