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Center Faculty & Staff

Faculty/Staff Member Department Contact
Dr. Sandra Ballard
Professor; Editor of Appalachian Journal
English
ballardsl@appstate.edu
(828) 262-4072
Mrs. Eve Ganley
Part-time Administrative Assistant
Appalachian Studies
ganleyes@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7345
Mr. Thomas Hansell
Associate Professor; Interim director, Center for Appalachian Studies; Co-director, University Documentary Film Services
Appalachian Studies & University Documentary Film Services
hansellts@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7715
Dr. Fred J. Hay
Professor; Librarian of the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection; Anne Belk Distinguished Professor
Belk Library and Information Commons
hayfj@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2887
Dr. Katherine E. Ledford
Associate Professor
Appalachian Studies
ledfordke@appstate.edu
(828) 262-4087
Dr. William Schumann
Associate Professor
Appalachian Studies
schumannwr@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7345
Dr. Julie Shepherd-Powell
Assistant Professor; Program Director for Appalachian Studies
Appalachian Studies
shepherdpowellja@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7199

Affiliate Faculty

Faculty/Staff Member Department Contact
Dr. Laura Ammon
Associate Professor
Philosophy and Religion
ammonll@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7641
Mr. Joseph Bathanti
Professor
English
bathantjr@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2337
Dr. Patricia D Beaver
Emeritus Professor
Anthropology
beaverpd@appstate.edu
Dr. Jessie Blackburn
Associate Professor
English
blackburnjb@appstate.edu
Dr. Brian Burke
Assistant Professor
Sustainable Development
burkebj@appstate.edu
(828) 262-6316
Dr. Sarah Carmichael
Professor
Geology
carmichaelsk@appstate.edu
(828) 262-8471
Dr. E. Cecelia Conway
Professor
English
conwayec@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2350
Dr. James Goff
Professor
History
goffjr@appstate.edu
(828) 262-6011
Dr. Cody Miller
Lecturer
Sustainable Development
millercp3@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2881
Dr. Lynn Moss Sanders
Professor
English
sanderslm@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2336
Dr. Bradley Nash, Jr.
Professor; Graduate Program Director (Sociology)
Sociology
nashb@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2486
Dr. Dinesh Paudel
Associate Professor
Sustainable Development
paudeld@appstate.edu
Dr. Baker Perry
Professor
Geography and Planning
perrylb@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7597
Dr. Dana Powell
Associate Professor
Anthropology
powellde@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2268
Mr. Mark Powell
Associate Professor
English
powelljm1@appstate.edu
Dr. Matt Richards
Assistant Professor
Communication
richardsms@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7527
Dr. Timothy H. Silver
Professor
History
silverth@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7730
Dr. Neva J. Specht
Professor; Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
History
spechtnj@appstate.edu
(828) 262-6879
Dr. Mark Spond
Adjunct Instructor; National Park Service Liason
Geography and Planning
spondmd@appstate.edu
(828) 262-3000
Dr. Bruce E. Stewart
Professor
History
stewartbe1@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7325
Dr. Zackary Vernon
Assistant Professor
English
vernonzd@appstate.edu
Dr. Gary L. Walker
Emeritus Professor
Biology
walkergl@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2672
Ms. Susan Weinberg
Associate Professor
English
weinbergsc@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2871
Dr. Jennifer Westerman
Associate Professor
Sustainable Development
westermanjh@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2493
Dr. Thomas R. Whyte
Professor
Anthropology
whytetr@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2283
Dr. Alice P. Wright
Assistant Professor
Anthropology
wrightap2@appstate.edu
(828) 262-6384

Adjunct Faculty

Faculty/Staff Member Department Contact
Mr. Cary Curlee
Adjunct Instructor
Appalachian Studies
curleecb@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7345
Mr. Mark Freed
Adjunct Instructor in Appalachian Music
Appalachian Studies / Music
freedmc@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7345
Mr. Alex Hooker
Adjunct Instructor in Appalachian Music
Appalachian Studies
hookerab@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7345
Mr. Tim Stafford
Adjunct Instructor in Appalachian Music
Appalachian Studies
staffordtj@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7345
Mr. Willard Watson
Adjunct Instructor
Appalachian Studies
watsonwc@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7345