2024-2025 Catalog

The Jeanette C. Rudy School of Nursing and Health Professions

Jason S. Grindstaff, Interim Dean, Rudy School of Nursing and Health Professions and Professor
B.A., Dakota Wesleyan University
M.S., M.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.B.A., Cumberland University
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

Joseph W. Callis, Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., Cumberland University

Rebecca E. Chatham, Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., Vanderbilt University
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Michael J. Spalding Professorship of Nursing

Spencer R. Claypool, Instructor of E-Sport Management
B.S., Kentucky Wesleyan University
M.S.E.S., Cumberland University

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

Carolyn L. Goodin, Instructor of Nursing
A.S., Nashville State Community College
B.S.N., East Tennessee State University
M.S.N., Tennessee Technological University

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

Joshua Greer, Assistant Professor of Sport Management
B.S., University of Tennessee, Martin
M.A., Bethel University
Ed.D., United States Sports Academy

Gina L. Haffner, Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., Middle Tennessee State University
D.N.P., Vanderbilt University
Frank & Oleda Rudy Professorship for Outstanding Work in Nursing Education

Nicole Hill, Lecturer of Nursing & Lab Coordinator
B.S.N., Jacksonville State University

Brittany N. Hilson, Instructor of Nursing
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
B.S.N., Cumberland University
M.S.N., Western Governers University

J. Bradley Jordan, Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
B.S., Cumberland University
M.S., Ph.D., Middle Tennessee State University

Tanya King-Paige, Assistant Professor of Nursing
A.S.N., Mount Bernon School of Nursing
B.S.N., Cumberland University
M.S.N., Southern New Hampshire University
D.N.P., Chamberlain University

Megan M. Lannom, Instructor of Nursing and Laboratory Coordinator
B.S.N., M.S.N., Saint Louis University

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

Heidi Peters, Assistant Professor of Athletic Training
B.S.A.T., Marywood University
D.A.T., Indiana State University

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

Jennifer Schadler, Assistant Professor of Nursing
A.D., Owens Community College
B.S.N., M.S.N., Cumberland University
D.N.P., Arkansas State University

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

Andrea B. Weber, Assistant Professor of Nursing
A.D.N., Madison Area Technical College
B.S.N., Webster University
M.S.N., University of Missouri
D.N.P., Rush University

John J. Whicker, Assistant Professor 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