Members of the 2024-25 SYFE Cohort

MaryEllen Dennis, DHA
Instructor of Healthcare Management- Email:maryellen.dennis@athens.edu
- Department:College of Business

Joseph Chandler, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology- Phone:256-233-6522 Phone:256-233-6522
- Email:joseph.chandler@athens.edu
- Department:College of Arts and Sciences

Nicole Henderson, EdD
Assistant Professor of Special Education- Phone:256-216-6642 Phone:256-216-6642
- Email:Nicole.Henderson@athens.edu
- Department:Special Education Collaborative
- Office:
McCain Hall, Room 216

Maria Steele
Assistant Professor of Nursing (DNP, CRNP, PMHNP-BC, PHNA-BC, CNE)- Phone:256-233-6513 Phone:256-233-6513
- Email:Maria.Steele@athens.edu
- Department:Nursing
- Office:
Founders Hall, Room F348

Christopher Nelson, MBA
Assistant Professor of Accounting- Phone:256-216-5380 Phone:256-216-5380
- Email:Christopher.Nelson@athens.edu
- Department:College of Business
- Office:
Sanders Hall, Room 303

Troy Adair, PhD
Dean of the College of Business- Email:troy.adair@athens.edu
- Department:College of Business
- Office:
Sanders Hall

Michele Wallace, EdD
Assistant Professor of Elementary Education- Phone:256-216-6634 Phone:256-216-6634
- Email:Michele.Wallace@athens.edu
- Department:College of Education
- Office:
McCain Hall, Room 218

Blake Hargett, MAED
Instructor of Early Childhood Education- Phone:256-216-6647 Phone:256-216-6647
- Email:blake.hargett@athens.edu
- Department:Early Childhood Education
- Office:
McCain Hall, Room 209

Ashley Virgin, PhD
Assistant Professor of Special Education- Phone:256-216-6646 Phone:256-216-6646
- Email:Ashley.Virgin@athens.edu
- Department:Special Education Collaborative
- Office:
McCain Hall, Room 220

Lourdes Smith, PhD
Assistant Professor of Elementary Education- Email:Lourdes.Smith@athens.edu
- Department:Elementary and Early Childhood Studies