Faculty Fellows

Faculty Fellows

 

Kurstin Bush

Kurstin Bush

Education Instructor and Coordinator
Faculty Fellow, 2022 – present

Kurstin is an Assistant Professor at NSCC. She teaches Education courses and serves as the Education Program Coordinator.

Audrey Cross

Audrey Cross

Assistant Professor, Reading Support
Faculty Fellow, 2024 – present

Audrey is an Assistant Professor at NSCC. She teaches Reading Support.

 

Rachel Lewis

Rachel Lewis

Assistant Professor, Biology
Faculty Fellow, 2025 – present

Rachel Lewis is an Associate Professor at NSCC. She teaches Biology, Anatomy and Physiology I and II, and Microbiology courses. Rachel has taught at the Humphreys County Campus, Dickson Campus, and online.

 

 Harlan Pease

Harlan Pease

Associate Professor, Communication Studies and English
Faculty Fellow, 2022 – present

Harlan Pease is an Associate Professor at NSCC. He teaches Speech Communication and English courses at the White Bridge Road Campus, online, and in the THEI prison program. Harlan has 18 years of teaching experience.

 

Jessica Rabb

Jessica Rabb

Professor, Biology
Faculty Fellow, 2025 – present

Jessica Rabb is a Professor at NSCC. She teaches Biology courses and is the lead for NSCC’s first year experience course, NSCC 1010. Dr. Rabb is a TBR HIP Ambassador. She teaches at the White Bridge Road Campus, online, and in the THEI prison program.

 

Neely Ann Sheucraft

Neely Ann Sheucraft

Associate Professor, Communication Studies
Faculty Fellow, 2019 – present

Past Director, The Teaching Center, 2019-2022

Neely Ann is an Associate Professor at NSCC. She teaches Communication Studies courses at the White Bridge Road Campus. Neely Ann has 23 years of teaching experience.

 

Past Faculty Fellows

 

Amy Bryant
Associate Professor, Communication Studies
Past Director, The Teaching Center, 2022-2025
Faculty Fellow, 2019 – 2022

 

Robert Ladd
Assistant Professor, English
Faculty Fellow, 2020 – 2022,
2023 – 2025

 

Piper Sesnan
OTD, OTR/L, Program Director/Assistant Professor,
Occupational Therapy Assistant Program

Faculty Fellow, 2023 – 2025

 

Jesmin Akther
Associate Professor, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
Faculty Fellow, 2024

 

Maria Smith
Associate Professor, Mathematics
Faculty Fellow, 2022 – 2023

 

Donna Whitehouse
Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy
Faculty Fellow, 2022 – 2023

 

Valerie Belew
Associate Professor, English
Faculty Fellow, 2020 – 2022

 

Mary Elizabeth Wilson-Patton
Associate Professor, ESL
Faculty Fellow, 2019 – 2022

 

Ayesha Keller
Assistant Professor, Social Work
Faculty Fellow, 2019