Faculty & Staff

The 550+ faculty members of the College of Arts and Sciences represent a rich diversity of educational background and professional expertise. Most of the faculty in the College hold terminal degrees in their discipline, and all faculty members are dedicated to their teaching and research.

Faculty & Staff News

William Ritter, Sheila Kay Adams, and Donna Ray Norton. Photograph by Kara Leinfelder

Folk Revival After Helene [faculty, alumni featured]

On a warm Wednesday in August, the crowded patio of the Old Marshall Jail Hotel in Marshall, North Carolina, falls silent as seventh-generation ballad...

Joe Dancy and Jenna Shaw stand in front of their flooded and mud-filled home in Swannanoa after Hurricane Helene. Photo by Jesse Barber

App State and regional artists channel Helene’s impact into creative works of hope and healing

BOONE, N.C. — Hurricane Helene is often remembered for scenes of destruction — but at Appalachian State University and in the surrounding communit...

Dr. Howie Neufeld

Just in Time for Leaf-Peeping Season, the Blue Ridge Parkway Reopens [faculty featured]

Almost a year after Hurricane Helene carved a devastating path through Western North Carolina, toppling millions of trees and gutting a key tourism se...

Dr. Leo Flores is a professor in and the chair of the Appalachian State University Department of English.

Dr. Leonardo Flores shares digital writing expertise with IIT Jodhpur through Fulbright Specialist Program

BOONE, N.C. — In August, Dr. Leonardo Flores, professor in and chair of the Appalachian State University Department of English, traveled to India to...

Dr. Howie Neufeld

Howard Neufeld, 'The Fall Color Guy,' looks for a return of mountain visitors a year after Helene [faculty featured]

The fall foliage season is an important tourism draw for Blue Ridge Mountain communities. Helene struck just weeks before 2024’s peak, effectively p...