{"id":50,"date":"2024-10-14T18:06:56","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T18:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2026-04-25T02:27:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T02:27:06","slug":"members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/members\/","title":{"rendered":"PAC Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='\/\/cdn.datatables.net' \/>\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='table_sortable_css-css' href='https:\/\/cdn.datatables.net\/v\/dt\/dt-1.13.10\/datatables.min.css' media='all' \/>\n\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.datatables.net\/v\/dt\/dt-1.13.10\/datatables.min.js\" id=\"table_sortable_js1-js\" defer data-wp-strategy=\"defer\"><\/script>    \n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t$(document).ready(function(){\n\t\t$('#advisorTable').DataTable({\n\t\t\tresponsive: true,\n\t\t\t\"paging\": false,\n\t\t\t\"ordering\": false,\n\t\t\t\"info\": false,\n\t\t\t\"language\": {\"search\": '',\"searchPlaceholder\":'Enter search term to filter the list.'}\n\t\t});\n\t});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n\n\t<table id=\"advisorTable\" class=\"stripe\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n\t\t<thead style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t<tr><th>Heading 1<\/th><\/tr>\n\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4 col-lg-2 col-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/01\/ron_aday_0.jpg\" alt=\"Ron Aday\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-3 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Ron Aday<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Sociology and Anthropology<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/ronald.aday@mtsu.edu\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mtsu.edu\/faculty\/ronald-h-aday\"><i class=\"far fa-globe\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-7 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Aday\u2019s teaching interest include a variety of gerontology topics, social policy, and program evaluation. He currently directs the Graduate Certificate Program in Gerontology and publishes research on positive aging topics and older prisoners.\u00a0Dr. Aday is retired, but remains active with the consortium.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4 col-lg-2 col-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/01\/Hanna_Counts_cropped_0.jpg\" alt=\"Hanna Arn\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-3 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Hanna Arn<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Divison of TennCare, 乐播传媒入口 State Government<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/Hanna.K.Arn@tn.gov\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-7 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hanna Arn is the System Transformation Assistant Director with the Division of TennCare. Her role includes leading efforts to make the long term services and supports system work better for older adults and people with disabilities. She specifically oversees the Money Follows the Person program, Workforce Development initiatives, and 乐播传媒入口\u2019s Multi-Sector Plan for Aging. Hanna previously worked for the 乐播传媒入口 Commission on Aging and Disability which serves as the State Unit on Aging. There she oversaw the implementation of the 乐播传媒入口 Person-Centered Music Program. This program offers therapeutic music intervention to older adults in nursing homes. She graduated from 乐播传媒入口 with a master\u2019s degree in Sociology and Graduate Certificate in Gerontology Aging Studies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4 col-lg-2 col-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/01\/vaughn_barry_0.jpg\" alt=\"Vaughn Barry\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-3 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Vaughn Barry<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Exercise Science, HHP<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/vaughn.barry@mtsu.edu\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/vaughn-w-barry\"><i class=\"far fa-globe\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-7 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Vaughn W. Barry is an associate exercise science professor at 乐播传媒入口. He received his PhD from the University of South Carolina in 2011 studying Health Aspect of Physical Activity. He received his Master\u2019s from Ball State University in Clinical Exercise Physiology. Dr. Barry\u2019s professional background includes monitor validation and sedentary and physical activity assessments and interventions in multiple populations. His current interests include maintaining and improving overall health by assessing and improving sedentary behaviors and physical activity levels in clinical and older adult populations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4 col-lg-2 col-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/02\/Picture1_3.jpg\" alt=\"Karen Brummer\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-3 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Karen Brummer<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Community Member<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/kb9z@mtmail.mtsu.edu\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-7 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Having worked in the senior living industry for nearly two decades and having been blessed with parents who remained active into their late 80s, Karen has witnessed many routes others have taken during the aging process.  As a result, at age 73, she chooses to continue pursuing life as she always has. In 2022 she completed her B.A. after a 35-year hiatus and went on to earn her Master of Arts in Liberal Arts in 2024. Karen earned her undergraduate degree in Anthropology with an interest in cultural aspects and plans to pursue research related to older adults. She sees herself as a crusader working to dispel the negative stereotype associated with older adults, and she is pleased and excited to participate in promoting positive aging through volunteering with the Positive Aging Conference.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4 col-lg-2 col-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/01\/cindy_chafin_0.jpg\" alt=\"Cindy Chafin\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-3 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Cindy Chafin<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Center for Health and Human Services<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/cynthia.chafin@mtsu.edu\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/chhs\/staff.php\"><i class=\"far fa-globe\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-7 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cynthia Chafin, is an MTSU alumna with a BBA in accounting from MTSU and a Master of Education in Health Promotion from Vanderbilt University. She currently is enrolled in the MTSU Health and Human Services Ph.D. program and comes to higher education from a public health background having worked with the 乐播传媒入口 Department of Health and other non-profit health-focused organizations for several years. She has been with MTSU\u2019s Center for Health and Human Services (CHHS) since 2002. Through past and current research, programs, and projects, her work and interests have focused on population health in multiple areas that address current and emerging needs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4 col-lg-2 col-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/01\/john_coons_0.jpg\" alt=\"John Coons\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-3 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>John Coons<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Exercise Science, HHP<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/john.coons@mtsu.edu\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/john-m-coons\"><i class=\"far fa-globe\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-7 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Research interests include inflammatory and cognitive conditions that impact quality of life and well-being. Specifically interested in intervention strategies that will greatly enhance life. Currently conducting a walking intervention study using an underwater treadmill that targets knee osteoarthritis.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4 col-lg-2 col-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/01\/DODSON_Vicki_WEB_0471_pp_736x1030_0.jpg\" alt=\"Vicki Dodson\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-3 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Vicki Dodson<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>National HealthCare Corporation (NHC)<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/vdodson@nhccare.com\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nhccare.com\/leadership\/vicki-dodson\/\"><i class=\"far fa-globe\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-7 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vicki Dodson was named Senior Vice President, Patient Services on June 1, 2019. She joined NHC in 1984 and has previously held the title of Assistant Vice President, Patient Services since 2017. She began her career with NHC as a Home Care staff nurse and then served as a Director of Nursing and Regional Nurse. In 1996, Vicki came to the corporate office as a clinical user analyst to assist with the development and support of electronic patient assessments. Vicki earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Austin Peay State University. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4 col-lg-2 col-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/02\/Picture1_2.jpg\" alt=\"Jacqueline Dowdy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-3 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Jacqueline Dowdy<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Walker Library<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/Jacqueline.Dowdy@mtsu.edu\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-7 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jacqueline Dowdy is an assistant professor and user services librarian with more than 30 years of experience in reference, library instruction, research and publication support, and conference planning. As Walker Library\u2019s liaison to the MTSU School of Nursing, she provides research assistance to nursing students and faculty. Previously she was a reference and clinical librarian at Meharry Medical College where she worked with the Center on Aging and the Institute on Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. Ms. Dowdy holds undergraduate (Journalism) and graduate (Master of Library Science) degrees from the University of South Carolina.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4 col-lg-2 col-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/02\/Picture1_0-1.png\" alt=\"Margaret Fahey\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-3 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Margaret Fahey<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Psychology<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/Margaret.Fahey@mtsu.edu\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-7 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Fahey is an assistant professor at MTSU and licensed clinical psychologist. She received her clinical psychology doctoral degree from The University of Memphis and completed her postdoctoral training at the Medical University of South Carolina. Her program of research focuses broadly on addressing aging-related health disparities by promoting behavioral health in later life through digital platforms. Her research interests include tobacco cessation treatment, the use of cannabis for medical symptom management, and health technology engagement among older adults. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4 col-lg-2 col-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/01\/KFehrHeadShotcropped_0.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Fehr\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-3 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Kevin Fehr<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Amada Senior Care<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/Kevin.F@amadaseniorcare.com\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__http:\/\/www.amadanashville.com__;!!Cx0GcAwIk107!v6XHkR6bikI-Ludgc2kqqILUH1QWwZm-UfpfD2V5XhX4uL1rmlzj9jtqoX7iXiKuWxyD$\"><i class=\"far fa-globe\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-7 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kevin Fehr is the President &amp; CEO of Amada Senior Care in Murfreesboro. He has led multiple home care companies in both 乐播传媒入口 and Pennsylvania for the past seven years. Kevin is a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) and a Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP). He founded a local nonprofit organization in Rutherford County three years ago called CommuniServe.  CommuniServe provides complimentary home care to indigent US Veterans. Kevin serves as Chairman of the Board for CommuniServe. He also serves as Chairman for the Rutherford County Healthcare Council through the Chamber of Commerce. Kevin has been a Diplomat in the Chamber of Commerce for the past 4 years and is a graduate of Leadership Rutherford, Class of 2019. He has a BS in Biochemistry from Grove City College and attended the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Prior to leading Amada Senior Care, Kevin spent 16 years in the pharmaceutical industry working for both Pfizer and Merck &amp; Co., Inc. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4 col-lg-2 col-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/01\/keith_jacks_gamble_0.jpg\" alt=\"Keith Jacks Gamble\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-3 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Keith Jacks Gamble<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Economics and Finance<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/keith.gamble@mtsu.edu\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/keith-jacks-gamble\"><i class=\"far fa-globe\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-7 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Keith Jacks Gamble is the Chair of the Department of Economics and Finance and a Professor of Finance at MTSU. His research interests include financial decision making, investor behavior, and aging. His recent research focuses on the financial decision making of seniors, including the impact of cognitive decline and financial fraud. Prof. Gamble earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley and his B.A. in Economics from Harvard.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4 col-lg-2 col-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/01\/2014_07_31_Laura_Grissom_0.jpg\" alt=\"Laura Grissom\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-3 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Laura Grissom<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>St. Clair Street Senior Center<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/lgrissom@murfreesborotn.gov\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.murfreesborotn.gov\/253\/St-Clair-Senior-Center\"><i class=\"far fa-globe\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-7 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Laura Grissom is the Health and Wellness Education Program Coordinator at St. Clair Street Senior Center.  Her role at the center includes helping seniors stay or become physically, emotionally, and socially healthy.  She leads exercise classes, fall prevention programs, and health-related sessions.  Mrs. Grissom works with the community, bringing in guest speakers to educate St. Clair\u2019s participants on topics that are relevant to this population, including medical, social, and mental health.  Previously, she worked in St. Clair\u2019s Adult Day Service with seniors who needed supervised care and was also the Nurse on Duty. She received her LPN from 乐播传媒入口 Technology Center, is a Certified Dementia Practitioner, and is also certified as a Senior Fitness Specialist and Fitness Nutrition Specialist.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4 col-lg-2 col-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/01\/brandon_grubbs_0.jpg\" alt=\"Brandon Grubbs\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-3 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Brandon Grubbs<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Exercise Science, HHP<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/brandon.grubbs@mtsu.edu\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/brandon-grubbs\"><i class=\"far fa-globe\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-7 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Brandon Grubbs received his doctorate in Exercise Physiology from Florida State University in 2017. His doctoral training allowed for a mastery of measuring muscular and functional performance in older adults with extensive experience in exercise therapies that combat aging and disease. Dr. Grubbs is a co-founder and steering committee member of the Positive Aging Consortium. Dr. Grubbs has published his research in the International Journal of Exercise Science, Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, and Experimental Gerontology.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4 col-lg-2 col-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/01\/vickie_harden_0.jpg\" alt=\"Vickie Harden\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-3 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Vickie Harden<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Social Work<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/vickie.harden@mtsu.edu\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/vickie-harden\"><i class=\"far fa-globe\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-7 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Harden\u2019s research interests include addressing health disparities in rural communities, particularly access to behavioral health care and issues related to the impact of substance use disorders across rural 乐播传媒入口. She is involved with a number coalitions and initiatives related to rural health from a lifespan perspective.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4 col-lg-2 col-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/02\/Picture1_1.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah Harris\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-3 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Sarah Harris<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Nutrition and Food Science<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/Sarah.Harris@mtsu.edu\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-7 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sarah is a lecturer in Nutrition and Food Science at MTSU, teaching undergraduate courses including Nutrition in Aging. She has worked in long term care as a Registered Dietitian since 2012 in various facilities throughout Middle 乐播传媒入口 and Kentucky and has prior experience as a Board Certified Specialist in Gerontological Nutrition.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4 col-lg-2 col-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/01\/jim_houston_0.jpg\" alt=\"Jim Houston\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-3 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Jim Houston<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Psychology<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/james.houston@mtsu.edu\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/james-r-houston\"><i class=\"far fa-globe\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-7 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Houston teaches coursework in human development, aging, personality, and statistics. His research focuses on the fundamental mechanisms underlying cognitive aging, the neural mechanisms underlying age-related differences in cognitive and affective processing, and understanding the role of the cerebellum in cognitive function through the study of Chiari malformation syndrome. Visit Dr. Houston\u2019s website for additional information.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4 col-lg-2 col-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/01\/samantha_johnson_0.jpg\" alt=\"Samantha Johnson\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-3 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Samantha Johnson<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Exercise Science, HHP<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/samantha.johnson@mtsu.edu\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/samantha-johnson\"><i class=\"far fa-globe\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-7 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Johnson is interested in taking a proactive approach to prolong independence and minimize the risk of falling in older adults by means of exercise interventions. In addition, she is working with a team of colleagues to gain a better understanding of the physical changes encountered by older adults as they progress from community-living to long-term care. Eventually, this knowledge will lead to further investigations of effective interventions to enhance quality of life and independence in a variety of settings.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4 col-lg-2 col-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/01\/sandra_jones_0.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra Jones\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-3 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Sandra Jones<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Psychology<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/sandra.jones@mtsu.edu\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-7 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sandra Connell Jones teaches psychology and gerontology classes including Death and Dying and Introduction to Gerontology. Her interests include grief, caregiving, positive aging, Alzheimer\u2019s disease\/dementia, coping with terminal illness, hospice care, and helping family and professional caregivers cope with grief and stress. A former hospice director, Ms. Jones holds a Master of Arts degree in clinical psychology and graduate certification in gerontology.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4 col-lg-2 col-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/01\/BL_0.jpg\" alt=\"Barbara Lancaster\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-3 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Barbara Lancaster<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Nursing<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/barbara.lancaster@mtsu.edu\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/barbara-whitman-lancaster\"><i class=\"far fa-globe\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-7 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Barbara Whitman Lancaster is a Doctorally prepared women\u2019s health nurse practitioner and assistant professor in the School of Nursing at MTSU. Dr. Lancaster is also a Nationally Certified Menopause Practitioner through the North American Menopause Society.  Her research interests focus on the Development of a Community Based Menopause Workshop and Menopause Re-Imagined for the Women of the Upper Cumberland Region of TN. She has a passion for the health of \u201colder women.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4 col-lg-2 col-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/01\/deborah_lee_0.jpg\" alt=\"Deborah Lee\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-3 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Deborah Lee<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Nursing<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/deborah.lee@mtsu.edu\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/deborah-lee\"><i class=\"far fa-globe\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-7 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Lee established, and now directs, the Positive Aging Consortium.  Her work at MTSU is focused on opportunities to bring multidisciplinary faculty together for research, education and service opportunities for faculty and community partners, particularly focused in the area of aging and older adults.  Her research interest is self-care and building stress-resilience for nurses and other health care workers.  She received her PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a master\u2019s degree in nursing from Emory University and an associate and bachelor\u2019s degree in nursing from Western Kentucky University. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4 col-lg-2 col-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/01\/shelley_moore_0.jpg\" alt=\"Shelley Moore\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-3 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Shelley Moore<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Nursing<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/shelley.moore@mtsu.edu\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/shelley-moore\"><i class=\"far fa-globe\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-7 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Moore received a baccalaureate degree in nursing from the State University of New York in 1981 and a Master\u2019s in nursing administration in 1987 from Barry University, Miami Shores, FL. In 2013, Dr. Moore obtained a PhD in Health Sciences with a concentration in international health education and research from Trident University, Cypress, CA. Dr. Moore\u2019s research interests include: staff nurse work environment, student nurse learning environment, critical thinking, student empathy and willingness to work with older adults and those with dementia, and effects of simulation on teamwork.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4 col-lg-2 col-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/01\/don_roy_0.jpg\" alt=\"Don Roy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-3 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Don Roy<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Marketing<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/don.roy@mtsu.edu\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/don-roy\"><i class=\"far fa-globe\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-7 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Don Roy is a Professor in the Department of Marketing, Jones College of Business. Dr. Roy earned his PH.D. from the University of Memphis. His research focuses on marketing strategy, brand management, personal branding, social media, and consumption behavior among generational groups. Dr. Roy has published research articles in journals such as Journal of Advertising, Psychology &amp; Marketing, Journal of Services Marketing, and Sport Marketing Quarterly. He is co-author of a sports marketing textbook and author of three self-published books on personal branding.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4 col-lg-2 col-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/01\/liz_smith_0.jpg\" alt=\"Liz Smith\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-3 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Liz Smith<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Nutrition and Food Science<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/elizabethann.smith@mtsu.edu\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/elizabeth-a-smith,-rd,-ldn\"><i class=\"far fa-globe\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-7 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Smith\u2019s research interest areas include: improving fruit and vegetable intake and factors that affect consumption\/ improvement of nutrition choices\/ and food insecurity. Currently she is examining fruit and vegetable consumption in older adults and determining the effects of bi-monthly nutrition educational classes on carotenoid scan scores using a non-invasive BioPhotonic Scanner.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4 col-lg-2 col-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/02\/Picture1_0.jpg\" alt=\"Andrea Taylor\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-3 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Andrea Taylor<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Nursing<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/Andrea.Taylor@mtsu.edu\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-7 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Taylor works as an assistant professor in the School of Nursing, teaching in both the undergraduate and graduate level. She is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She obtained her DNP from Vanderbilt University in 2019, MSN from Vanderbilt University in 2010 and her BSN from 乐播传媒入口 Technological University in 2004. She currently teaches Health Assessment, Advanced Health Assessment, and Health and Gerontology. She has a passion for bridging the younger generations with the older generations, emphasizing the value each can bring to the table. Her current research focus is on emotional intelligence and empathy in senior nursing students. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4 col-lg-2 col-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/01\/brandon_wallace_0.jpg\" alt=\"Brandon Wallace\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-3 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Brandon Wallace<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Sociology and Anthropology<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/brandon.wallace@mtsu.edu\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/j-brandon-wallace\"><i class=\"far fa-globe\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-7 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. J. Brandon Wallace is Chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and Director of the Aging Studies Program. His research interests are in social gerontology with recent work focusing on quality of care in nursing homes and food insecurity among 乐播传媒入口\u2019s older population.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4 col-lg-2 col-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/pac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2026\/01\/samantha_weir_0.jpg\" alt=\"Samantha Weir\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-3 col-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Samantha Weir<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Child Development and Family Studies<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/samantha.weir@mtsu.edu\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/samantha-weir\"><i class=\"far fa-globe\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-7 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ms. Weir\u2019s content area focuses on preparing students to work with families and individuals around issues in later life. 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