Faculty & Staff

Dr. Paul Worley, professor and department chair of the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, and Dr. Melissa Birkhofer, visiting assistant professor in the Department of English

Worley and Birkhofer receive North Carolina Literary Review honor
Feb 21, 2023

The 2023 Ehle Prize is awarded to Melissa D. Birkhofer and Paul M. Worley for their essay, “She Said That Saint Augustine Is Worth Nothing Compared ...

Dr. Will Canu, Dr. Kara Dempsey, Dr. Mohammad Ali Javidian, Dr. Roshani Silwal, Dr. Andrew Smith and Dr. Marketa Zimova

6 CAS faculty receive 2023-25 GRAM program awards
Feb 15, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies has announced the recipients of the 2023-25 Graduate Rese...

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Sarah Evans

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Sarah Evans
Feb 14, 2023

Dr. Sarah Evans, Assistant Professor, Department of Geological and Environmental SciencesStudent and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Spring ...

Dr. Katherine Ledford, professor of Appalachian studies at Appalachian State University

App State professor Katherine Ledford awarded 2022–23 Fulbright to teach in Jordan
Feb 13, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Katherine Ledford, professor of Appalachian studies at Appalachian State University, is spending the spring 2023 semester in Amman...

Rachel Clark, Dr. Beth Davison, Benjamin Good, Dr. Lindsay Masland, Dr. Maria Pramaggiore and Dr. Randall Reed

CAS, CETLSS host workshop series on artificial intelligence for faculty, staff and students
Feb 10, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning for Student Success (CETLSS), in collaboration with facu...

Dr. Seth Grooms, assistant professor in the Appalachian State Department of Anthropology

Dr. Seth Grooms publishes article in prestigious archaeology journal
Feb 9, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Seth Grooms, assistant professor in the Appalachian State Department of Anthropology, is the lead author of a new study that has b...

Dr. Doris Bazzini, professor in the Appalachian State University Department of Psychology

Who's Who Wednesday: Dr. Doris Bazzini
Feb 8, 2023

Today's Who's Who Wednesday features Dr. Doris Bazzini, professor in the Appalachian State Department of Psychology.Bazzini earned her B.A. in Psychol...

Dr. Pablo Chialvo, lecturer in the Appalachian State Department of Biology

Dr. Pablo Chialvo publishes new chapter on antiracist pedagogy
Feb 7, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Pablo Chialvo, lecturer in the Appalachian State Department of Biology, is the author of a new chapter on antiracist pedagogy, tit...

Dr. Michael Reddish is an assistant professor in App State’s Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences. The Reddish Lab focuses on studying human cytochrome P450 enzymes — proteins that are involved in the body’s metabolism of steroid hormones, pharmaceuticals, carcinogens and fat-soluble vitamins. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Reddish Lab awarded largest National Institutes of Health grant in App State’s history
Feb 3, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — A five-year, $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) — the largest NIH grant in Appalachian State University...

Dr. Sarah Evans, a quantitative hydrogeologist and an assistant professor in App State’s Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences (GES)

App State’s Dr. Sarah Evans receives CAREER award from National Science Foundation
Feb 1, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Sarah Evans, a quantitative hydrogeologist and an assistant professor in App State’s Department of Geological and Environme...