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General Information

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  Program Director
  Saeed Foroudastan (Ph.D., Tennessee Technological University)
  
  Dr. Foroudastan serves as the Program Director of the MS-PS Program as well as the Associate Dean of the College of Basic and Applied Science.
  
  His industrial experience focused on the areas of Manufacturing, Research and Development, Design and Analysis, Metal Forming, Material Characterization, Mathematical Modeling and Simulation, and Management of Engineering Projects. He has also achieved U.S. and European patents and published technical papers throughout his industrial career.
  
  His academic experience includes teaching in the area of engineering technology, safety, environmental science and technology, civil and mechanical engineering, and computer science. Furthermore, he has performed extensive externally funded research, instructed several laboratories, and published technical papers. In addition to this, he also reviews papers for journals and conference proceedings and has been a session moderator for several professional conferences. He has also served on committees at the department, college, and university levels. Finally, he has been the faculty advisor for such national competitions as the Solarbike Rayce, the Great Moonbuggy Race, the SAE Formula One Collegiate Competition, Mini Baja, and Solar Boat.
  
  For his concern for students and his dedication to them, Dr. Foroudastan received the 2002-2003 Outstanding Teaching Award from Middle Tennessee State University. Also in the same year he published six technical papers. He published an average of ten papers in 2003-2004 and 2004-2005. Dr. Foroudastan has been nominated for Outstanding Research Award and Public Service Award for 2005. He currently holds full membership in the MTSU Graduate Faculty and serves as a graduate faculty advisor. Finally, he has previously served as the faculty advisor for Mechanical Engineering Technology, Pre-engineering, ASME, SAE , and Tau Alpha Pi Honors Society.
  
  
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  Biostatistics Coordinator
  Lisa Bloomer Green (PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology)
  
  

  Dr. Lisa Bloomer Green, Associate Professor of Mathematics at MTSU, is the Biostatistics Coordinator. She earned a Bachelor of Science in mathematics and computer science at Goucher College in Maryland. She was awarded both Master and Ph.D degrees in applied mathematics from Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Green has been teaching mathematics and statistics at MTSU since 2001.

  Dr. Green has been involved in statistics education research, statistical consulting projects, and theoretical probability work.  She worked with several colleagues on a project cataloguing internet resources for the teaching of statistics.  She has worked on several projects for NASA, including the analysis of cloud data and the modeling of telescope costs.  And she has worked on random probability measures.  Several of these projects have included student contributions
  
  
  
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  Biotechnology Coordinator
  Rebecca Seipelt (PhD, University of Kentucky)
  
  Dr. Rebecca Seipelt, associate professor of biology, earned her B.A. in biology at Berea College and her Ph.D. at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in Medical Microbiology and Immunology. She furthered her studies through post-doctoral training in gene expression at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and the Thomas Hunt Morgan School of Biological Sciences at the University of Kentucky before taking a faculty position at MTSU.

  Dr Seipelt teaches non-majors biology, general genetics, internship in biology, undergraduate research, and human genetics while pursuing research in molecular biology and service related to biotechnology integration into high schools. Her basic science research interests include the function and expression of M1 metallopeptidases in yeast and humans, regulated gene expression at the RNA level in various eukaryotic species, and bioinformatics using existing microarray data. Her education research interests include internship experiences, interdisciplinary peer-teaching teams, practice problems to improve problem solving skills, and concept map use in upper division courses. Her service activities include coordinating internship experiences for biotechnology undergraduates and graduates as well as biotechnology outreach to local high schools by providing expertise, equipment, and workshop opportunities. Her service and a portion of her basic science work are funded through a Partnership for Innovation Grant from the National Science Foundation.

  Dr. Seipelt additionally has been recognized at the University level with two awards for outstanding use of instructional technology, at the College level with one award for mentoring research students and one award for teaching.
  

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  Health Care Informatics Coordinator
  Pamela Taylor ( Columbia Pacific University)
  
  Pam Taylor is currently an Associate Professor of Nursing and holds dual informatics certification credentials from the American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS). She holds an undergraduate degree in Nursing, graduate degrees in Education and Nursing Administration/Informatics (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), and in Nursing Administration (Columbia Pacific University).

  Her love of technology and informatics is rooted in a rich nursing career.  Highlights of her experiences include critical care and emergency patient care delivery, various middle and senior leadership roles, and CEO of her long-standing consulting practice.  Her commitment to teaching/learning and sharing her passion for nursing has included continuous adjunct or full-time faculty roles since 1990, as well as formal and informal industry educational roles throughout her career.

  Pam Taylor’s informatics experiences began in the late-80’s through the design and development of an educational tracing database and working with an early Meditech order entry implementation project.  With the explosion of computer technology, the integration of this technology into the healthcare environment became a primary responsibility through her role as Director of Education for a large metropolitan hospital.  In the mid-90’s, the Internet explosion pushed her to explore teaching online for both the academic and service sectors.  Through her role as Director of Distance Learning, she had the opportunity to lead a college into the 21st century and tap the power of on-demand, online education that promotes the lifelong learning needed in the healthcare professions.  In 2002 she left the full time academic setting to again pursue informatics in the healthcare setting where she worked to implement electronic medical records and other information systems in a variety of healthcare settings, as well as other technologies related to patient visibility, asset tracking using RFID and ultrasound, and intranet deployment of employee resources.

  Returning full time to the academic setting in 2007, Ms. Taylor is currently actively pursuing her three professional passions: online teaching/learning, promoting informatics skills for healthcare professionals, and the integration of information technology to improve patient care delivery.  A tireless advocate for healthcare informatics, she continues her clinical informatics practice by providing consulting services to a variety of organizations across the United States for the development and implementation of healthcare information and online educational systems.
  

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  Business Core Coordinator

  Linda G. McGrew (Ed.D., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee)
  
  Dr. McGrew, Professor of Business Education, serves as the coordinator and liaison for the business component of the MS-PS.  Her diverse background includes both business and academic experiences.  During her 27 years at Middle Tennessee State University, Professor McGrew has taught 25 business courses.  She demonstrated her business competencies, curriculum development skills, and leadership abilities during the 10½ years she served as department chair.  During her tenure as chair, the department grew to its highest level in number of students and full-time faculty members. 
  
  Dr. McGrew is a leader in her profession.  She has published articles in numerous national publications, served as a section editor and as a reviewer for national journals, and is currently a member of the National Business Education Publications Committee.  She has served as a local and state officer and on numerous committees for professional organizations.  Professor McGrew conducts seminars on communication and teaching methods for business and industry and for business teachers.  She has presented at regional and national conferences.  She coordinated the Master of Business Education (MBE) program for ten years and continues to serve as an adviser for this program. Dr. McGrew curently serves on a number of university, college, and department committees and is coodinating a grant for the State Department of Education.
  
  

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  Master of Science in Professional Science – Executive Aide
  Linda Gail Feagans, CPS (BFA MTSU 2003)
  
  email:       lfeagans@mtsu.edu
  office:       158 Jones Hall
  phone:     (615) 494-7618
  fax:           (615) 898-2615
  mail:         MTSU Box 83
                     Murfreesboro, TN 37132
  
  Linda serves in the position of Executive Aide for the MS-PS program. Before coming to MS-PS she served as secretary/receptionist in The College of Graduate Studies. As a recent graduate and a former student of MTSU she understands what students face in college and more specifically at MTSU. “I understand that having someone who cares about your success in college is very important. I want to give back to MTSU students what was once given to me—the support and confidence that I needed to reach my goals.”
  
  Linda’s major emphasis was jewelry/silversmithing with minors in social work, graphic design, book arts, letterpress, and computer art. She achieved the following honors while in college: dean’s list for nine semesters, MTSU Achievement Award Winner, MTSU Provost award finalist representing the College of Liberal Arts, NADE National student of the year, Chi Alpha Epsilon order of the Diamond Key-three times, order of the Emerald Key-two times, order of the Ruby Key-two times, Who’s Who Among American College Students, and TNADE State student of the year. Linda was inducted into the following societies: Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Mortor Board Honor Society, Chi Alpha Epsilon President 3 years, Pinnacle Vice-President, Phi Beta Lambda Business Fraternity, Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society, OWLS scholarship recipient, National Art Education Association, and Golden Key Honor Society.
  
  Linda married, David, her high school sweetheart in 1972. They have three children Angelic “Lin”, an MTSU grad, Jennifer “Lin”, an APSU grad, and Christopher David, an MTSU grad. They have two grandchildren, Christopher David, Jr. and Eva Marie. Linda’s hobbies are scrapbooking, designing jewelry, silversmithing, Stampin’ Up, collecting bears, and operating her letterpress.