Faculty & Staff

Appalachian’s 2018 Innovation Scholars: back row, left to right: Nicholas Shaw, Tammy Kowalczyk and Beth Davison; front row, left to right: Richard Christiana and Kevin Gamble. Photo by Marie Freeman

Chancellor’s Appalachian Innovation Scholars Program announces 2018 winners
Apr 3, 2018

For the second year in a row, Chancellor Sheri Everts’ Appalachian Innovation Scholars Program awards five Appalachian faculty members up to $10,000...

Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies is an interdisciplinary field that discusses traditional academic areas of study through the studies of women, gender and sexual minorities, according to the program’s website.

The Appalachian State Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies program
Mar 30, 2018

“The idea is that there are theoretical constructs and all sorts of theories that people study and use to address issues of power, privilege and exp...

Dr. Saskia van de Gevel Associate Professor Department of Geography and Planning|

Dr. Saskia van de Gevel Honored as the State National Geographic Geography Steward
Mar 29, 2018

When it comes to getting students excited about Geography, Dr. Saskia van de Gevel takes on the challenge. Her emphasis on hands-on learning gets stud...

Julia Kark Callander

Faculty Highlight: Julia Kark Callander
Mar 28, 2018

New faculty member Dr. Julia Kark Callander (Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Cultural, Gender and Global Studies), believes service ...

Dr. Peter Soulé, professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Geography and Planning,

Appalachian receives NSF funding for rainfall variability research
Mar 26, 2018

Dr. Peter Soulé, professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Geography and Planning, is the recipient of $32,601 in funding from the ...

Dr. Zach Vernon, assistant professor in Appalachian’s Department of English, is co-editor of “Summoning the Dead: Essays on Ron Rash,” a book-length collection of scholarship on award-winning author Ron Rash. Photos submitted

Appalachian’s Zach Vernon co-edits new collection of essays on Ron Rash
Mar 23, 2018

Dr. Zack Vernon, assistant professor in the Department of English at Appalachian State University, is co-editor of “Summoning the Dead: Essays on Ro...

Dr. Shawn Bergman, Department of Psychology

Bergman named director of the Walker College of Business professional education program
Mar 22, 2018

Dr. Shawn Bergman, Department of Psychology,  has been named director of the Walker College of Business Professional Education Program&...

Breece Robertson, MA Geography and Planning Alum

Breece Robertson - Making a Positive Difference on Protected Lands
Mar 14, 2018

“The Trust for Public Land has embraced the innovation that science, data, and analytics provides in concert with planners who are experts at commun...

2017 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships funded by NIST
Mar 12, 2018

Dr. Tonya Coffey, professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, received $18,522 in funding from the United State...

Gifts and Grants, Research, Sustainability College of Arts and Sciences

NSF grant supports indexing programming project at Appalachian
Mar 9, 2018

Dr. Patricia Johann, professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Computer Science, was awarded $463,504 in funding from the National S...