Grants & Research

Skyler Prowten '23

SAFE Student Spotlight: Skyler Prowten '23
Nov 7, 2023

Skyler Prowten '23, M.A. Experimental Psychology
Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Fall 2022

Project: "Impact of Instagram’s Body Positive vs. Muscular Ideal Images on Men’s Body Image"

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Dr. Kinji Ito

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Kinji Ito
Oct 31, 2023

Dr. Kinji Ito, Assistant Professor, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Fall 2022

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Aaron Lubkemann '23

SAFE Student Spotlight: Aaron Lubkemann '23
Oct 24, 2023

Aaron Lubkemann '23, B.S. Mathematics
Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Fall 2022

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High Country Humanities at Appalachian State University has received a large grant from North Carolina Humanities, a statewide nonprofit and the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

App State High Country Humanities Receives Grant from North Carolina Humanities
Oct 17, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — High Country Humanities at Appalachian State University has received a large grant from North Carolina Humanities. This $20,000 grant will help fund a series of free public events relating to the theme of “Connecting Local and Global Rural Cultures.”

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Dr. Kara Dempsey

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Kara Dempsey
Oct 10, 2023

Dr. Kara Dempsey, Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Planning
Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Fall 2022

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Brian London '23

SAFE Student Spotlight: Brian London '23
Oct 3, 2023

Brian London '23, M.A. Experimental Psychology
Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Fall 2022

Project: "Can People Learn to Use the Inner Crowd? Testing Strategies to Improve Numeric Estimates"

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Dr. Robert Swarthout, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences and Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, is the principal investigator on the project. Department of Physics and Astronomy professors Dr. Chris Thaxton and Dr. James Sherman serve as co-investigators.

Drs. Robert Swarthout, Chris Thaxton, and James Sherman Receive $531,902 NSF Grant
Sep 25, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — A group of faculty members from the Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) totaling over $530,000.

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