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Center Faculty & Staff

Faculty/Staff Member Department Contact
Teri Goodman
Administrative Assistant
Appalachian Studies
goodmantk@appstate.edu
(828) 262-4089
Thomas Hansell
Co-Director of University Documentary Film Services, Assistant Professor
Center For Appalachian Studies & University Documentary Film Services
hansellts@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7715
Katherine E. Ledford
Associate Professor
Appalachian Studies
ledfordke@appstate.edu
(828) 262-4087
William Schumann
Director of the Center for Appalachian Studies
Appalachian Studies
schumannwr@appstate.edu
(828) 262-4089
Dave Wood
Instructor in Appalachian Studies and Graduate Program Coordinator
Appalachian Studies & Hayes School of Music
wooddh@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7199

Affiliate Faculty

Faculty/Staff Member Department Contact
Laura Ammon
Associate Professor
Philosophy and Religion
ammonll@appstate.edu
Sandra Ballard
Professor of English and Editor, Appalachian Journal
English
ballardsl@appstate.edu
(828) 262-4072
Joseph Bathanti
Professor
English
bathantjr@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2337
Patricia D Beaver
Emeritus Professor
Anthropology
beaverpd@appstate.edu
Brian Burke
Core Faculty
Sustainable Development
burkebj@appstate.edu
(828) 262-6316
Sarah Carmichael
Associate Professor
Geology
carmichaelsk@appstate.edu
(828) 262-8471
E. Cecelia Conway
Professor of English and Folklore
English
conwayec@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2350
James Goff
Professor
History
goffjr@appstate.edu
(828) 262-6011
Fred J. Hay
Professor, Librarian of the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection
Library
hayfj@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2887
Lynn Moss Sanders
Professor
English
sanderslm@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2336
Bradley Nash, Jr.
Assistant Professor
Sociology
nashb@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2486
Dinesh Paudel
Core Faculty
Sustainable Development
paudeld@appstate.edu
Robert Perdue
Assistant Professor
Sociology
perduert@appstate.edu
(828) 262-6935
Baker Perry
Graduate Program Director & Associate Professor
Geography and Planning
perrylb@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7597
Dana Powell
Assistant Professor
Anthropology
powellde@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2268
Mark Powell
Assistant Professor
English
powelljm1@appstate.edu
Matt Richards
Assistant Professor
Communication
richardsms@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7527
Timothy H. Silver
Professor
History
silverth@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7730
Neva J. Specht
Associate Professor
History
spechtnj@appstate.edu
(828) 262-6879
Mark Spond
National Park Service Liason
Geography and Planning
spondmd@appstate.edu
Bruce E. Stewart
Assistant Professor
History
stewartbe1@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7325
Zackary Vernon
Assistant Professor
English
vernonzd@appstate.edu
Gary L. Walker
Professor
Biology
walkergl@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2672
Susan Weinberg
Associate Professor
English
weinbergsc@appstate.edu
Jennifer Westerman
Assistant Professor
Sustainable Development
westermanjh@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2493
Thomas R. Whyte
Associate Professor
Anthropology
whytetr@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2283
Crystal Wilson
Lecturer
Geology
wilsoncg@appstate.edu
(828) 262-8466

Adjunct Music Faculty

Faculty/Staff Member Department Contact
Mark Freed
Lecturer in Appalachian Music
Appalachian Studies / Music
freedmc@appstate.edu
(828) 262-4087
Alex Hooker
Lecturer in Appalachian Music
Appalachian Studies
alex@alexhooker.com
(828) 262-4089
Tim Stafford
Adjunct Instructor in Appalachian Music
Appalachian Studies
timstaffordguitar@gmail.com
(828) 262-4089