Meet Our Faculty
Dan J. SlaterContact: Jackson Campus, EF 113, 731-661-5334, dslater@uu.edu, Box 1884
Education: Ph.D, University of Arkansas; M.B.A., Missouri State University; B.A., Central Bible College
Bio: Dr. Dan Slater attended Central Bible College with the goal of becoming a Pastor like his father. After graduating he went to work for a local church ... read more
Santhosh AbrahamContact: Jackson Campus, EF 114, 731-661-5369, sabraham@uu.edu, Box 1884
Education: Ph.D, University of Exeter, UK; M.S., University of Exeter, UK; B.B.A., Assumption University
Bio: Dr. Santhosh Abraham has worked in several higher educational institutions located all over the globe such as Thailand, England, Scotland, Dubai, and ... read more
Valerie TownsendContact: Jackson Campus, EF 115, 731-661-5361, vtownsend@uu.edu, Box 1884
Education: J.D. in Business Transactions, University of Tennessee; M.Acc., Union University; M.B.A., Tennessee State University; B.B.A. in Finance and Economics, University of Miami
Bio: Dr. Valerie Townsend graduated from the University of Miami with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. She has over 20 years' experience as... read more
Brooke EmeryContact: Jackson Campus, HH 210A, 731-661-5506, bemery@uu.edu, Box 1888
Education: Ed.D., Union University; M.B.A., Union University; B.A., Rhodes College
Christopher K. MannerContact: Jackson Campus, EF 263, 731-661-5108, cmanner@uu.edu, Box 1884
Education: Ph.D, Vanderbilt University; B.S., University of Tennessee, Martin
Bio: Dr. Chris Manner started his full-time teaching career in 1996, but before becoming a professor he had the opportunity to work on a number of research... read more
Karen Coleman MillerContact: Jackson Campus, EF 363, 731-661-5056, kcmiller@uu.edu, Box 1884
Education: Ph.D, University of Mississippi; M.Ac., University of Tennessee, Martin; B.S.B.A., Freed-Hardeman University
Bio: Dr. Karen Miller began her accounting career in the manufacturing field with United Technologies managing payroll, receivables, payables, and inventor... read more
Duncan NicolContact: Jackson Campus, EF 255, 731-661-5364, dnicol@uu.edu, Box 1884
Education: Ph.D, University of Mississippi; M.A.Ed., Union University; M.B.A., Union University; B.S.B.A., Union University
Bio: Dr. Cameron "Duncan" Nicol is an Associate Professor of Marketing at Union University and runs his own marketing consulting and creative firm. Dr. Nic... read more
April RowseyContact: Jackson Campus, EF 260, 731-661-5954, arowsey@uu.edu, Box 1884
Education: D.B.A., University of Dallas; M.B.A., Baylor University; M.Ed., Vanderbilt University; B.S., University of Arkansas
Bio: Dr. April Rowsey serves as an Assistant Professor of Management for the McAfee School of Business. After earning her undergraduate business degree fro... read more
Colene TrentContact: Jackson Campus, EF 264, 731-661-5471, ctrent@uu.edu, Box 1884
Education: Ph.D, University of Mississippi; M.B.A., University of North Alabama; B.B.A., University of North Alabama
Bio: Dr. Colene Trent is an Associate Professor of Economics. She received her Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a double major in Finance an... read more
Guan Jun WangContact: Jackson Campus, EF 364, 731-661-xxxx, jwang@uu.edu, Box 1884
Education: Ph.D in Finance, Syracuse University; M.S. in Probability Theory and Statistics, Zhejiang University; B.S. in Mathematics, Ningbo University
Kevin W. WestbrookContact: Germantown Campus, UUG 115E, 901-312-1953, kwestbro@uu.edu, Box UUG
Education: Ph.D, University of Memphis; M.B.A., University of Memphis; B.S., University of Memphis
Bio: Dr. Kevin Westbrook, Professor of Marketing, has over 30 years’ experience working with companies to develop internal strategies to grow revenues and ... read more
Joseph XuContact: Jackson Campus, EF 262, 731-661-5490, jxu@uu.edu, Box 1884
Education: Ph.D, Old Dominion University; Ph.D, Xiamen University; M.Mgt., Zhongnan University of Economics and Law; B.Mgt., Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Bio: Dr. Joseph Xu serves as an Associate Marketing Professor in the McAfee School of Business. He earned his Bachelor and master’s degrees from Zhongnan ... read more
Susan BolyardContact: Jackson Campus, EF 117, 731-661-5340, sbolyard@uu.edu, Box 1884
Education: B.A. in Business, Hanover College
Bio: Mrs. Susan Bolyard serves as the Academic Secretary for the MBA Program. She graduated from Hanover College in Indiana with a BA in Business. After ... read more
Gabrielle FraseContact: Jackson Campus, EF 116, 731-661-5360, gfrase@uu.edu, Box 1884
Education: B.A., University of Memphis
Katie KingContact: Jackson Campus, EF 111, 731-661-5357, kmking@uu.edu, Box 1884
Education: M.B.A., Union University; B.A. in Christian Studies, Union University
Naomi Van NesContact: Jackson Campus, HH 122, 731-661-5341, nvannes@uu.edu, Box 1884
Education: M.B.A., Mercer University; M.B.A. in Marketing and Data Analytics, Union University; B.S. in Psychology and Exercise & Sport Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
