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“Teaching at North Greenville allows me to teach with excellence because my teaching and faith are integrated.”

• Teaching & Education

  Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences
  Medical College of Georgia
  Augusta, Georgia
  2009

  Bachelor of Science in Biology
  Erskine College
  Due West, South Carolina
  2004

• Professional Experience

  Professional Experience

  June 2026 – Present
  Provost and Dean of the Faculty
  51�Թ�, Tigerville, South Carolina

  June 2022 – May 2026
  Associate Provost for Administration and Accreditation
  51�Թ�, Tigerville, South Carolina

  June 2023 – Jan 2024
  Acting Provost and Dean of the Faculty
  51�Թ�, Tigerville, South Carolina

  June 2021 – May 2022
  Assistant Provost for Instruction and Assessment
  51�Թ�, Tigerville, South Carolina

  Aug 2023 – Present
  Professor of Biology
  51�Թ�, Tigerville, South Carolina

  Aug 2016 – July 2023
  Associate Professor of Biology
  51�Թ�, Tigerville, South Carolina

  Aug 2009 – July 2016
  Assistant Professor of Biology
  51�Թ�, Tigerville, South Carolina

  Lectures and Workshops

  “Faith Integration in the Sciences” Led the workshop at the International Alliance for Christian Education Conference, Fort Worth TX, May 19-22, 2026.

  “Faith Integration in Science and Healthcare” Led the workshop at the International Alliance for Christian Education Conference, Fort Worth TX, May 21-24, 2024.

  “Journey to Wholeness: What is the Missing Peace?” 51�Թ� Worldview week chapel, March 2021.

  “Shaping Professors to be Whole Persons” 51�Թ� Faculty Workshop, August 2020.

  “Student-Centered Learning Strategies and PECOP introduction in A&P” Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Eastern Regional Meeting, Salisbury MD, Oct 2015

  Academic Professional Development

  • September – November, 2025. SACSCOC off-site review of Academics for 3 Institutions undergoing their Compliance Certification.
  • April 1-3, 2025. SACSCOC on-site reviewer Candidacy Visit, Institutional Effectiveness expertise.��������������������������
  • September – November, 2024. SACSCOC off-site reviewer of Institutional Effectiveness for 3 Institutions undergoing their Compliance Certification.
  • February 26-29, 2024. SACSCOC on-site reviewer, Institutional Effectiveness expertise.
  • SACSCOC Annual Meeting (Dec 2026; Austin, TX)
  • SACSCOC Annual Meeting (Dec 2025; Nashville, TN)
  • International Alliance for Christian Education, Faculty Development Conference, May 2023, May 2024, May 2026
  • International Alliance for Christian Education, College and University Administrators Conference, Feb 2023, Feb 2024, Feb 2025
  • SACSCOC Annual Meeting (Dec 2024)
  • Watermark Curriculum Strategy Training (Dec 2023-Feb 2024). 51�Թ� Administrator.
  • SACSCOC Summer Institute (July 16-18, 2023; Dallas, TX)
  • SACSCOC Annual Meeting (December 3-6, 2023; Orlando, FL)
  • SACSCOC Annual Meeting (December 3-6, 2022; Atlanta, GA)
  • Jenzabar Registration/Catalog/Curriculum Training (November, 2022)
  • Watermark Planning and Self-Study Training (Spring 2022), 51�Թ� Administrator
  • Watermark Course Evaluations and Surveys Training (Fall 2021), 51�Թ� Administrator
  • SACSCOC Annual Meeting (December 3-7, 2021; virtual)
  • IPEDS New Keyholder Course (October 1-31 2021; asynchronous)
  • Science and the Christian Faith: Moments that Shaped History presented by the L. Russ Bush Center for Faith and Culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (Feb 21-22, 2020)
  • IPEDS Data as the Public Face and Data and Benchmarking Virtual Workshops (May 2021)
  • Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Eastern Regional Meeting, Salisbury MD, Oct 3, 2015
  • CITI (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative) Human Subjects Research-IRB training and online certification. July 15, 2015
  • PECOP (Physiology Education Community of Practice) Fellowship Institute for Teaching and Learning hosted by the American Physiology Society, College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine, June 20-27, 2014.
  • CREATE Conference and Workshop hosted by the National Science Foundation and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, NY, June 17-21, 2013.
  • BEN Scholars Institute hosted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington DC, January 25-28, 2012.
  • Genomics Approaches in Biosciences Workshop hosted by DNA Learning Center Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Gwinnett Technical College, Gwinnett, Georgia, June 2011.
• Selected Publications
  • C. De Miguel, Foster JM, and Pollock JS. Interaction between NO synthase and NADPH oxidase in control of sodium transport by the renal thick ascending limb during diabetes. Acta Physiologica 209: 148-155, 2013.
  • Foster JM. Vasovagal Syncope Case Study. American Physiological Society Archive #R7072, 2012
  • Foster JM, Carmines PK, and Pollock JS. PP2B-dependent NO production in the medullary thick ascending limb during diabetes. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F471 F480, 2009.
• Selected Awards Received

  2024 – Present
  Table Leader and Adjudicator – AP Research, Advanced Placement, College Board

  2024
  51�Թ� Board of Trustees Honorary Distinction for Service as Interim Provost

  2020 – 2023
  Table Leader – AP Research, Advanced Placement, College Board

  2014 – 2015
  Physiology Education Community of Practice Fellowship, Institute for Teaching and Learning, American Physiology Society

  2011 – 2013
  National BEN Scholar, American Association for the Advancement of Science