Graduate Physician Assistant Program Faculty
Core Faculty
BRET REEVES, Program Director, Physician Assistant Program—
BS, University of Nebraska, 2001; MPAS, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2005.
CLARK RAY, Medical Director, Physician Assistant Program—
BS, University of Alabama, Huntsville 1984; MD, University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1988; Board Certified in Internal Medicine.
TASHA ADAMS, Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Program—
BS, Valdosta State University, 2001; MS, Middle Tennessee State University, 2003; MSM, Trevecca Nazarene University, 2005.
KAREN E. FRYE, Associate Professor, Physician Assistant Program—
BA, Point Loma Nazarene University, 1972; MD, The University of Arizona, Tucson, 1978.
KATRINA GILL, Admissions Director, Physician Assistant Program—
BSN, University of Tennessee, 1995; MSM Trevecca Nazarene University, 2001.
KARI HAMMER, Clinical Director, Physician Assistant Program—
BA, Seattle Pacific University, 2000; MSM, Trevecca Nazarene University, 2005.
COURTNEY HARRIS, Instructor, Physician Assistant Program—
BS, Harding University, 2011; PharmD, Lipscomb University, 2014.
ERIN MARTINEZ, Assistant Professor, Curriculum Coordinator, Physician Assistant Program—
BS, Grove City College, 2006; PhD, Vanderbilt University, 2013.
MEGA PURINO, Instructor, Physician Assistant Program—
BS, Houghton College, 1995; BS, Physician Assistant, Trevecca Nazarene University, 1998; MPAS, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2005.
MARY SMITH, Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Program—
BA, Houghton College, 2003; MSM, Trevecca Nazarene University, 2007.
JOY V. TWILLIE, Associate Professor, Academic Director, Physician Assistant Program—
B.A., Andrews University, 1987; M.D. John Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1991.
Administrative Personnel
MICHELLE LAMB, Data Analyst, Physician Assistant Program—
BS, Bethel University, 2011; MBA/HCA, Bethel University, 2014.
MARSHA OVERSTREET, Administrative Assistant/Admissions Coordinator, Physician Assistant Program—
BS, Trevecca Nazarene University, 1978.
SHELLI RUSSELL, Clinical Coordinator, Physician Assistant Program—
AA, Trevecca Nazarene University, 1989; BS, Trevecca Nazarene University, 1991.
KAREN ULMET, Academic Coordinator Assistant, Physician Assistant Program—
BS, Trevecca Nazarene University, 1981; MAE Georgetown College, 1990.
TERESA VINES, Program Coordinator, Physician Assistant Program—
BS, Trevecca Nazarene University, 2000.