College of Nursing & Human Services

Below you will find a listing of full and adjunct faculty members for the College of Nursing & Human Services

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Full Time Faculty

NursingSocial Work


Karen Damron, Ph.D, RN

Dean, College of Nursing & Human Services

Office: CTC, Office 212
Telephone: (606) 218-5755
Email: KarenDamron@upike.edu


Nursing

Tauna Gulley, Ph.D., RN, FNP-BC, CNE.

Professor of Nursing and RN-BSN Coordinator

Office: CTC, Office 218
Telephone: (606) 218-5765
Email: TaunaGulley@upike.edu

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Tansy Hall, FNP-C, DNP

Associate Professor of Nursing

Office: CTC, Office 219
Telephone: (606) 218-5748
Email: TansyHall@upike.edu

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Dawnetta Marcum, DNP, RN

Professor of Nursing

Office: CTC, Office 217
Telephone: (606) 218-5756
Email: DawnettaMarcum@upike.edu

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Ashlie Newsome, MSN, RN, CHSE

Simulation Director, Associate Professor of Nursing

Office: CTC, Office 402
Telephone: (606) 218-5538
Email:  AshlieNewsome@upike.edu

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Brittany Potter, MSN, RN

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Office: CTC, Office 220
Telephone: (606) 218-5023
Email: BrittanyPotter@upike.edu

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Bethany Sullivan, MSN, APRN

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Office: CTC, Office 222
Telephone: (606) 218-5753
Email: BethanySullivan@upike.edu

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Maria Tackett

Instructor of Nursing

Office: CTC, Office 121
Telephone: (606) 218-5758
Email: MariaTackett@upike.edu


Connie Workman, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC

ADN Chair/Associate Professor of Nursing

Office: CTC, Office 215
Telephone: (606) 218-5769
Email: ConnieWorkman@upike.edu


Social Work

Ashton Bartley, MSW

Director of Undergraduate Social Work Program, Associate Professor of Social Work

Office: Armington, Room 324
Telephone: (606) 218-5001
Email: AshtonBartley@upike.edu

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Shawna Kelly-Blair, MSW

Assistant Professor of Social Work, Coordinator of Undergraduate Social Work Field Education

Office: Armington, Room 321
Telephone: (606) 218-5013
Email: ShawnaKellyBlair@upike.edu

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Buford Edwards, MSW, MDIV

Assistant Professor of Social Work, Coordinator of MSW Field Education



Office: Online only!
Telephone: (606) 218-5023
Email: BufordEdwards@upike.edu


Kathryn Gould, DSW, MSSW, LCSW 

Assistant Professor of Social Work



Office: Online only!
Telephone: (859) 420-9500
Email: KathrynGould@upike.edu

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Genesia Kilgore-Bowling, Ph.d., MSW, CSW

Director, MSW Program, Professor of Social Work, Chair, School of Social Work

Office: Armington, Room 326
Telephone: (606) 218-5011
Email: GenesiaKilgoreBowling@upike.edu


Renee Krebel, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S

Assistant Professor of Social Work

Office: Online only!
Telephone: (606) 218-5023
Email: ReneeKrebel@upike.edu


Adjunct Faculty

  • Cynthia Griffith, MSW – Adjunct Professor of Social Work
  • Sarah Ratliff, MSW, CSW – Adjunct Professor of Social Work
  • Matthew Walsh, PhD, MSW, LSW – Adjunct Professor of Social Work