Second-Year Faculty Experience
Members of the 2025-26 SYFE Cohort
Danielle Chouinard, MLIS
Access & User Experience Librarian/ Assistant Librarian
Kares Library
Tammy Clemmons, DNP
Assistant Professor of Nursing (MSN, CRNP, CNE-cl)
Nursing
Brown Hall 215
Kevin Kelleher, DMA
Assistant Professor of Music Industry Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
Alabama Center for the Arts – Performing Arts Building, Office 162
Michael Kranz
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
College of Arts and Sciences
Kendra Lee, PhD
Assistant Professor of Acquisition & Contract Management
College of Business
Sanders Hall
Michael Phillips
Assistant Professor of Accounting
College of Business
Sanders Hall
Derrick Watkins, PhD
Associate Professor of Chemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
Hannah Birchfield, Ed.S.
Master Teacher/Program Coordinator
Athens State TEACH
Waters Hall, Room S203C
Sergio Olivares, PhD
Assistant Professor of Homeland and Corporate Security
College of Arts and Sciences
Founders Hall, Room 330
Christopher Jay Vick
Master Teacher/Recruiter
Athens State TEACH
Waters Hall, S203B
Baoqiang Yan
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Information Technology
College of Arts and Sciences