Kurstin Bush
Education Instructor and Coordinator
Faculty Fellow, 2022 – 2026
Kurstin is an Assistant Professor at NSCC. She teaches Education courses and serves as the Education Program Coordinator.
Audrey Cross
Assistant Professor, Reading Support
Faculty Fellow, 2024 – 2026
Audrey is an Assistant Professor at NSCC. She teaches Reading Support.
Rachel Lewis
Assistant Professor, Biology
Faculty Fellow, 2025 – 2027
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
Associate Professor, Communication Studies and English
Faculty Fellow, 2022 – 2027
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
Professor, Biology
Faculty Fellow, 2025 – 2027
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
Associate Professor, Communication Studies
Faculty Fellow, 2019 – 2027
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
Amy is an Associate Professor at NSCC. She teaches Communication Studies courses at the White Bridge Road, Humphreys County, and Dickson Campuses in face-to-face, online, virtual, and hybrid modes of delivery.
Jesmin Akther
Associate Professor, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
Faculty Fellow, 2024
Jesmin is an Associate Professor at NSCC. She teaches General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry.
Valerie Belew
Associate Professor, English
Faculty Fellow, 2020 – 2022
Valerie Belew is an Associate Professor at NSCC. She teaches composition and literature in the English Department. She has worked at NSCC since 1987.
Ayesha Keller
Assistant Professor, Social Work
Faculty Fellow, 2019
Robert Ladd
Assistant Professor, English
Faculty Fellow, 2020 – 2022,
2023 – 2025
Robert is an Assistant Professor at NSCC. He teaches English and Film at the Dickson campus, and is a Study Abroad liaison. He has been with NSCC for five years, after returning from overseas.
Piper Sesnan
OTD, OTR/L, Program Director/Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Assistant Program
Faculty Fellow, 2023 – present
Maria Smith
Associate Professor, Mathematics
Faculty Fellow, 2022 – 2023
Maria is an associate professor of mathematics. Maria teaches math courses at the Humphreys County Campus and the Dickson Campus.
Donna Whitehouse
Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy
Faculty Fellow, 2022 – 2023
Donna is an associate professor of occupational therapy. She also serves as the interim dean of Healthcare Professions, the Achieving the Dream coordinator for NSCC, and project manager for the President’s office.
Mary Elizabeth Wilson-Patton
Associate Professor, ESL
Faculty Fellow, 2019 – 2022
Mary Elizabeth is an Associate Professor at NSCC. She teaches English as a Second Language and Reading Support courses at the Southeast Campus. Mary Elizabeth has 28 years of teaching experience.