Faculty & Staff

Erik Martella sits on a stone wall and smiles while pouring himself a glass of red wine.

Demystifying Wine for the Next Generation [faculty featured]
Jan 9, 2026

As both an educator and winemaker, Erik Martella has spent decades thinking about how people encounter wine, not just as a beverage, but as an experie...

Ann Wortinger is a lecturer and content development coordinator for the Veterinary Technology program in the Department of Rural Resilience and Innovation at Appalachian State University.

Ann Wortinger discusses vet techs' role in diabetes education in Veterinary Practice News
Jan 9, 2026

One area in which veterinary technicians excel is client education. In the case of a pet recently diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (DM), this becomes ...

From left to right, Trevor McKenzie, Sammy Osmond, Jackson Lewis, and Grayson McGuire. (Photo by Rusty Williams)

In Lansing, North Carolina, A Music Festival Used Stringband Tunes To Drive Ongoing Hurricane Recovery Efforts [faculty featured]
Jan 7, 2026

All across Appalachia, communities have historically leaned on music to help get work done. Whether tending the garden or marching along the picket li...

Dr. Brett Taubman is a professor and the director of the Fermentation Sciences program in Appalachian State University's A.R. Smith Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences.

Dr. Brett Taubman authors chapter in upcoming ACS Symposium Series volume
Jan 6, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Brett Taubman, professor and director of the Fermentation Sciences program in Appalachian State University's A.R. Smith ...

Dr. Nancy Asen is an assistant professor in the Appalachian State University A.R. Smith Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences.

Dr. Nancy Asen co-authors publications in Food Research International and Food Chemistry
Jan 6, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Nancy Asen, assistant professor in Appalachian State University's A.R. Smith Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sc...

Vivid Oguntoyinbo ’22 is the new Business Officer of Operations in Appalachian State University's College of Arts and Sciences.

College of Arts and Sciences announces Vivid Oguntoyinbo ’22 as Business Officer of Operations
Dec 2, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — The Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is pleased to announce that Vivid Oguntoyinbo ’22 has been appoi...

Dr. Gregg Marland is an affiliated research professor in the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences at Appalachian State University.

Turning point: Global greenhouse emissions will soon flatten or decline [faculty featured]
Nov 24, 2025

In July, a team of scientists assembled on a video call to study an anomalous wobble in a data curve. This blip didn’t signal a new particle decay i...

Dr. Shea Tuberty, professor in the Department of Biology at Appalachian State University

‘Toxic Soup’: PFAS and other contaminants surged in French Broad River after Helene, study finds [faculty featured]
Nov 24, 2025

Fifteen days after Tropical Storm Helene sent debris, runoff and a cocktail of toxins — including raw sewage and pharmaceuticals — pouri...

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

Archaeologists uncover a new purpose behind one of North America’s greatest mysteries [faculty featured]
Nov 24, 2025

New evidence suggests Poverty Point’s monumental mounds were created not by a ruling elite, but by egalitarian groups drawn together by shared ritua...

L-R: Department of Mathematical Sciences chair Dr. Tracie Salinas and faculty members Dr. Eric Marland, Dr. Katie Mawhinney, and Gregory Rhoads pose with CAS Interim Associate Dean Dr. Cathy Marcum after accepting the CAS Student Success Award at the CAS Faculty and Staff Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. Photo by Kyla Willoughby

Announcing the 2025 College of Arts and Sciences Award Recipients
Nov 21, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Each year, Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) recognizes several members of the faculty and staff for...