Meet new High School faculty
Join us in welcoming HS History Teachers Yao Tan and Cameron Parsons, HS Science Teacher Carrie Riley, and HS Latin Teacher Julianna Lewis '14.
Yao Tan joins the High School history department after teaching at McGavock High School, Tennessee's largest public high school. Originally from Sichuan Province, China, Tan spent the latter half of her childhood growing up in Memphis, Tennessee. Outside of teaching, she loves to read, watch binge-worthy tv shows and movies, play clarinet, draw, dance (most flag twirling and hip-hop), hike, and travel. Tan is also quite the foodie and loves spending time with her husband and toddler who she says is growing up too fast. Tan earned her bachelor's degree from Emory University and her master's from Vanderbilt University.
Born and raised in Boston, Cameron Parsons joins the history department after five years in Los Angeles teaching history in the upper school at Chadwick School. Parsons first learned of USN and fell in love with Nashville while completing is master's in independent school leadership at Vanderbilt University. He is an avid Boston sports fan and enjoys running, rock climbing, and cooking in his free time.
Carrie Riley joins the High School faculty as a new Science Teacher. Riley joins us from previous stints at marine laboratories in Dauphin Island, Alabama and the educational platform GoNoodle. She'll be a parent in our community as her two children join USN too. Though she studied science at the University of Georgia and College of Charleston, Riley also has a minor in theater design. She's a true music fan with eclectic tastes including Otis Redding, Lizzo, The Chicks, and Madeleine Peyroux. Perhaps not a surprise, Riley is an avid birder as well.
Julianna Lewis '14 returns to 2000 Edgehill to teach the full scope of the Latin sequence in the High School and support the school's efforts in the Tennessee Junior Classical League. She recently earned a master's in classics from the University of California, Los Angeles and is excited to return to Nashville. After leaving USN, Lewis attended Bowdoin College before teaching and coaching at Wayland Academy in Wisconsin.
French Teacher Alissa Murdoch joined USN in January 2022.
Get to know other new faces at USN: Meet new Lower School faculty here. Meet new Middle School faculty here. Meet the new Counseling Office here. Meet new administrators and staff here.
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Born and raised in Boston, Cameron Parsons joins the history department after five years in Los Angeles teaching history in the upper school at Chadwick School. Parsons first learned of USN and fell in love with Nashville while completing is master's in independent school leadership at Vanderbilt University. He is an avid Boston sports fan and enjoys running, rock climbing, and cooking in his free time.
Carrie Riley joins the High School faculty as a new Science Teacher. Riley joins us from previous stints at marine laboratories in Dauphin Island, Alabama and the educational platform GoNoodle. She'll be a parent in our community as her two children join USN too. Though she studied science at the University of Georgia and College of Charleston, Riley also has a minor in theater design. She's a true music fan with eclectic tastes including Otis Redding, Lizzo, The Chicks, and Madeleine Peyroux. Perhaps not a surprise, Riley is an avid birder as well.
Julianna Lewis '14 returns to 2000 Edgehill to teach the full scope of the Latin sequence in the High School and support the school's efforts in the Tennessee Junior Classical League. She recently earned a master's in classics from the University of California, Los Angeles and is excited to return to Nashville. After leaving USN, Lewis attended Bowdoin College before teaching and coaching at Wayland Academy in Wisconsin.
French Teacher Alissa Murdoch joined USN in January 2022.
Get to know other new faces at USN: Meet new Lower School faculty here. Meet new Middle School faculty here. Meet the new Counseling Office here. Meet new administrators and staff here.
More USN News
List of 3 news stories.
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Back Lawn transforms with turf field, track
Expect to see an active construction site as students, families, and faculty return to the Edgehill Campus. Progress continues on USN's most anticipated campus improvement of summer 2026.Read More -
Curricular travel opportunities return for the 2026-2027 school year
Read MoreUniversity School of Nashville is excited to announce the return of curricular travel opportunities. Student applications for the 2026-2026 school year will open Friday, August 21, 2026. Additional details, including, financial aid processes, and application timelines, will be shared with families soon.Please contact K-12 Director of Experiential Learning Kalee Barbis with any questions, kbarbis@usn.org. -
Back-to-school Popsicle Party cancelled
Mother Nature is not cooperating for our annual Popsicle Party. Depending on which weather app you use, actual and feels-like temperatures are 98 to 101 and higher. Under these conditions, we would limit student activities, so, in the interest of everyone's health and well-being, we are going to cancell our gathering at the River Campus. There is just not enough shade and certainly no air conditioning to bring relief to hundreds of USN families. Thank you for understanding. We look forward to seeing you in a few days for the start of our new school year.Read More
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Nashville, TN 37212
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River Campus
1200 County Hospital Road
Nashville, TN 37218
2000 Edgehill Ave.
Nashville, TN 37212
Phone: 615-321-8000
Fax: 615-321-0889
Email: info@usn.org
River Campus
1200 County Hospital Road
Nashville, TN 37218
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University School of Nashville models the best educational practices. In an environment that represents the cultural and ethnic composition of Metropolitan Nashville, USN fosters each student’s intellectual, artistic, and athletic potential, valuing and inspiring integrity, creative expression, a love of learning, and the pursuit of excellence.