The units under the Senior Vice Provost and Senior Associate Vice President of Faculty Affairs area pride themselves
on teamwork.
There is a core team and several units within the Senior Vice Provost and Senior Associate Vice President of Faculty Affairs area.
The directors of these units and a link to their unit's team webpage are shown below.
The Senior Vice Provost and Associate Vice President of Faculty Affairs position is filled in the interim by Dr. Lisa Sullivan, Professor of Chemistry.
A national search is underway and reports directly to the Provost and Vice President
for Academic Affairs. Their primary responsibilities include:
Academic Program Liaison to THEC
Chair Leadership Program
Curriculum Development and Approval
Faculty Development
Faculty Evaluation Processes
Faculty Qualifications/Credentials
Faculty RTP Policies and Procedures
Policy Development
Pre-Semester Calendar
Support for Academic Affairs Committee of the APSU Board of Trustees
They also supervises the following academic units:
Distance Education
Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment, including Quality Assurance Funding (QAF)
Center for the Advancement of Faculty Excellence
l Senior Vice Provost & Associate Vice President of Faculty Affairs
Jasmine O’Brien holds a Master of Professional Studies and Bachelor of Science degree
from Austin Peay State University. Jasmine joined the Academic Affairs staff in May
of 2017 after working in the Office of the Registrar for 11 years. In her current
role as Curriculum Coordinator, she is responsible for overseeing the development
and modification of all program and course offerings at Austin Peay State University
and working with Faculty to ensure compliance with THEC curriculum processes and SACSCOC
policies related to Degree Requirements, Substantive Change and Credit Hour.
Jessica has been employed with Austin Peay State University since 2016. She started
in the Department of Languages and Literature before spending time in College of Business.
She joined the Academic Affairs team in 2023.
Kyle Christmas Ι Executive Director of Accreditation and External Compliance
Kyle Christmas joined the APSU team in March 2021. His primary responsibilities include
serving as the SACSCOC Institutional Accreditation Liaison, supporting program accreditation,
and shepherding various academic strategic initiatives. He also oversees the Office
of Dual Enrollment and the Global Education Office at APSU. He earned his Bachelor
of Arts in English, Master of Arts in Teaching, and Master of Arts in English from
Austin Peay State University. Prior to working in higher education, Kyle spent nine
years in secondary education, teaching Honors and Advanced Placement English courses
and serving 6th-12th grade students in a variety of capacities.
Jeffrey Williams Ι Director of the Center for the Advancement of Faculty Excellence
Jeffrey Williams has been with Austin Peay State University since 2014 and currently
serves as Associate Professor of Music (Voice) in the Department of Music, College
of Arts & Letters. He began his three year, eleven month appointment as Director of
CAFE on July 1, 2024.
