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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
Associate Professor; Co-Director of University Documentary Film Services
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
Associate Professor; Director of the Center for Appalachian Studies
Appalachian Studies
schumannwr@appstate.edu
(828) 262-4089
Julie Shepherd-Powell
Visiting Assistant Professor; Program Director for Appalachian Studies
Appalachian Studies
shepherdpowellja@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; Editor of 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
Assistant Professor
Sustainable Development
burkebj@appstate.edu
(828) 262-6316
Sarah Carmichael
Associate Professor
Geology
carmichaelsk@appstate.edu
(828) 262-8471
E. Cecelia Conway
Professor
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; Anne Belk Distinguished Professor
Library
hayfj@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2887
Cody Miller
Lecturer in Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development
millercp3@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2881
Lynn Moss Sanders
Professor
English
sanderslm@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2336
Bradley Nash, Jr.
Professor; Graduate Program Director (Sociology)
Sociology
nashb@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2486
Dinesh Paudel
Associate Professor
Sustainable Development
paudeld@appstate.edu
Baker Perry
Associate Professor; Graduate Program Director (Geography)
Geography and Planning
perrylb@appstate.edu
(828) 262-7597
Dana Powell
Assistant Professor
Anthropology
powellde@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2268
Mark Powell
Associate 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
Professor; Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
History
spechtnj@appstate.edu
(828) 262-6879
Mark Spond
Adjunct Instructor; National Park Service Liason
Geography and Planning
spondmd@appstate.edu
Bruce E. Stewart
Associate 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
Associate Professor
Sustainable Development
westermanjh@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2493
Thomas R. Whyte
Professor
Anthropology
whytetr@appstate.edu
(828) 262-2283

Adjunct Faculty

Faculty/Staff Member Department Contact
Cary Curlee
Adjunct Instructor
Appalachian Studies
curleecb@appstate.edu
(828) 262-4009
Mark Freed
Adjunct Instructor in Appalachian Music
Appalachian Studies / Music
freedmc@appstate.edu
(828) 262-4087
Alex Hooker
Adjunct Instructor in Appalachian Music
Appalachian Studies
hookerab@appstate.edu
(828) 262-4089
Tim Stafford
Adjunct Instructor in Appalachian Music
Appalachian Studies
staffordtj@appstate.edu
(828) 262-4089

Graduate Teaching Assistants

Faculty/Staff Member Department Contact
Josh McClenney
Appalachian Studies
mcclenneyja@appstate.edu
Emma Parrish
Appalachian Studies
parrishei@appstate.edu
Korick Sisomphone
Appalachian Studies
sisomphonekc@appstate.edu