AUM Faculty & Staff
Directory
Kathryn Ashmore
Senior Program Associate | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Michelle Azbell
Project Manager: INVEST-AL | College of Education
Courtney Bagents-Cochran
Associate Dean for Academic & Evaluation for the School of Nursing, DNP Coordinator
Courtney Bagents-Cochran
Associate Dean for Academic & Evaluation for the School of Nursing, DNP Coordinator | College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Jeremy Baggett
Programmer Analyst
Charlie Bailey
Computer Application Specialist
Breuna Baine
Associate Professor | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Breuna Baine is a Professor of Graphic Design in the Fine Arts Department. Prior to her academic role, she worked in publishing and created packaging and branding at Landor Associates for Fortune 100 and 500 brands. In her faculty position, she teaches Typography, History of Graphic Design, and other advanced courses for graphic design majors. Breuna’s scholarly activity centers around publication, print design, and teaching pedagogy. Outside of academia, she enjoys volunteering with civil rights and justice system projects in her community.
Tracey Bark
Associate Professor | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Dr. Tracey Bark joined the AUM faculty in 2019 after earning her doctorate at the University of Oklahoma. Since that time, she has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses related to American politics and public administration, including Introduction to American Politics, Politics of Education, Foundations of Public Administration, Grant Writing, and Administration of Nonprofit Organizations. She also teaches courses designed to help students learn to do independent research, such as Research Design and Applied Social Statistics. In her own research, Dr. Bark focuses on bureaucratic politics and how government agencies influence public policy, especially at the state level. She has particular expertise in higher education policy and bureaucratic regulation. Her work has appeared in journals such as Regulation & Governance, Administration & Society, and Public Policy and Administration.
Patricia Brannon Barragan
Senior Lecturer | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
P. Brannon Barragán is a Distinguished Lecturer of Spanish at Auburn University at Montgomery, where she has taught since 2012. With over a decade of experience in language instruction, she has taught a wide range of courses, including beginner through advanced Spanish, Spanish for Healthcare Professionals, and Spanish for Legal Professionals.
In addition to her work at AUM, Brannon teaches Spanish virtually through Alabama’s ACCESS Virtual Learning program and serves as a Subject Matter Expert, reviewing and rewriting curriculum for online Spanish courses. Since 2016, she has also been an AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam Rater with the College Board.
Brannon holds a Master of Arts in Linguistics with a specialization in Second Language Acquisition, ESL, and Hispanic Linguistics from the University of Texas at El Paso, as well as dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Spanish and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Asheville. Her teaching career spans university, high school, and community programs, including ESL instruction, Spanish enrichment programs, and language teaching in both the U.S. and Mexico.
She is passionate about making language learning engaging and accessible, often incorporating music and culture into her instruction to connect with students in meaningful ways.
Angel Beck
Group Fit Instructor/Personal Trainer
