Jan M. Foster, PhD

“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
  North Greenville University, Tigerville, South Carolina

  June 2022 – May 2026
  Associate Provost for Administration and Accreditation
  North Greenville University, Tigerville, South Carolina

  June 2023 – Jan 2024
  Acting Provost and Dean of the Faculty
  North Greenville University, Tigerville, South Carolina

  June 2021 – May 2022
  Assistant Provost for Instruction and Assessment
  North Greenville University, Tigerville, South Carolina

  Aug 2023 – Present
  Professor of Biology
  North Greenville University, Tigerville, South Carolina

  Aug 2016 – July 2023
  Associate Professor of Biology
  North Greenville University, Tigerville, South Carolina

  Aug 2009 – July 2016
  Assistant Professor of Biology
  North Greenville University, 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?” North Greenville University Worldview week chapel, March 2021.

  “Shaping Professors to be Whole Persons” North Greenville University 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). NGU 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), NGU Administrator
  • Watermark Course Evaluations and Surveys Training (Fall 2021), NGU 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
  NGU 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