Meredith Malburne-Wade (she/her) is the director for Undergraduate Research, Fellowships & Service Learning.

She earned her PhD in American Literature from UNC-Chapel Hill, her MA in English from Georgetown University, and her BA in English and French from Wellesley College.

Prior to relocating to Tennessee, she directed the fellowships and research office at James Madison University (JMU) in Virginia. She has taught research skills, composition, business writing, American literature, and women’s literature at universities in Virginia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.

In In her free time, she loves reading, spending time with her family (including two cats and a dog), gardening, puzzles, and pretending she is good at crafts.