AUM Faculty & Staff
Directory
Yolanda Machado-Escudero
BSW Program Director, Assistant Professor of Social Work
Yolanda Machado-Escudero
BSW Program Director, Assistant Professor of Social Work | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Dr. Yolanda Machado is an Assistant Professor of Social Work at the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, & Social Work. She is a newcomer to AUM, Montgomery, and Alabama. Her classroom pedagogy, research scholarship, and service are informed by the intersections of race, ethnicity, gender, ability, and class among Latinx and other transnational migrant communities of color in the U.S. and abroad. Her research interests include historic trauma, resilience and resistance in oppressed groups, systemic inequality and other barriers to access health care, self-sufficiency and inclusion of people with disabilities in social settings, social work education in Latin America, and environmental injustice and climate grief in vulnerable contexts. She has worked in direct practice, management positions, and as a social work instructor in rural and urban settings in Puerto Rico, Virginia, Georgia, and Florida. Dr. Machado has a teenage son living with autism. Their pastimes include walking in nature, reading, gardening, and cooking Puerto Rican tasty meals.
LisaMarie Malischke
Assistant Professor | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Dr. LisaMarie Malischke is an Anthropologist specializing in archaeology, with a background in hard science and medicine. Traditionally, my research focuses on post-contact 18th-century French and Indigenous interactions at forts and villages. I am trained in conflict and battlefield archaeology and, in partnership with Auburn University and Dr. Meghan Buchanan, we research and instruct field school students at the Civil War Conscription Camp #1, Camp Watts, in Notasulga, Alabama. At AUM, I also teach Cultural Anthropology, Introductory Archaeology, Public Archaeology, and Collections and Museum Curation Management for the Museums Studies Certificate. I am a board-member with the Alabama Archaeological Society and I enjoy mentoring students, instructing them in the field and in the lab, and taking them to conferences and on field trips.
Katherine Mann
Assessment Specialist
Rachael Mann
IT Coordinator
Luke Manning
Lecturer | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Luke Manning grew up in upstate New York and rural Michigan. He completed a BA in Philosophy at Michigan State University, then earned a PhD in Philosophy from UC Santa Barbara. His research specializations include Philosophy of Language, Logic, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Art, and Philosophy of Fiction. He previously taught at Western Michigan University and at Auburn (main campus), and he joined AUM in 2020. At AUM he has taught courses including Applied Ethics, Introduction to Logic, Reasoning and Critical Thinking, Philosophy of Art & Literature, and Social & Political Philosophy. His other interests include music, chocolate, and Mexican food.
Jess Mazaheri
Director
Bailey McCallister
Processing Coordinator
Chapel McCullough
Assistant Professor | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Dr. Chapel McCullough serves as Assistant Professor of Music at Auburn University at Montgomery in Montgomery, AL. His duties including directing AUM Spirit Band (pep band), Choir, and AUMcappella ensemble, as well as teaching music courses for the Department of Fine Arts. Dr. McCullough holds PhD and master’s degrees in Music Education from Auburn University in Auburn, AL and a bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Campbellsville University in Campbellsville, KY.
Michael McEachern
Executive in Residence
Michael McEachern
Executive in Residence | College of Business
Dr. Michael L. McEachern is a distinguished healthcare leader with over 35 years of executive experience and a strong academic background. Dr. McEachern has held numerous high-level leadership positions, including Chief Executive Officer roles at several hospitals across Alabama, Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, South Carolina, and Ohio. He brings a wealth of experience in healthcare administration, operational leadership, and transformative healthcare practices.
Dr. McEachern earned his EdD in Transformative Leadership from Concordia University in 2019, with a dissertation focusing on the role of Leadership in the Adoption of Innovation by Critical Care Nurses. He also holds an MS in Healthcare Administration from the University of Houston-Clear Lake and a BBA in Human Resources from Lamar University.
In addition to his leadership roles, Dr. McEachern is an accomplished educator. At Auburn University at Montgomery, he teaches courses in Leadership and Innovation in Healthcare, Healthcare Policy, and Quality Improvement. He is actively involved in academic service, chairing the Graduate Curriculum Committee, and contributing to the Dean’s Leadership Committee, CAHME Accreditation, and Assessment of Learning for AACSB.
As a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) and a Life Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (LFACHE), Dr. McEachern is deeply committed to advancing healthcare leadership. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Alabama Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives and actively participates in national healthcare discussions.
Dr. McEachern’s professional memberships include the National Association of Health Services Executives, and his career is marked by his dedication to improving healthcare quality, innovative leadership, and mentoring future healthcare leaders
