Jacob Meadows
Undergraduate Education
University of Louisville (2016), Business Economics
Appalachian Studies Concentration
Sustainability
Research Interest
Appalachian Land Ownership; Leading the new study in NC Youth engagement; Y'ALL (Also applied for STAY steering committee) Community Organizing
Thesis/Internship
Internship: Appalachian Regional Commission ATP Fellow
Thesis: Who Owns North Carolina? A Quantitative and Geospatial Analysis of Appalachian North Carolina Land for Public Policy Reform
Professional Work
Y'ALL GSAS Senator
Why Appalachian Studies at ASU?
I am passionate about the mountains. I love this place, and I love the people. I wanted to make a difference in under served communities throughout the region. Hopefully the land study is a way to do that! Great school and great program. It was a perfect fit for me. (The mountains help too!)
Roberta (Robyn) Seamon
Undergraduate Education
Appalachian State University (2010), Nursing
Appalachian Studies Concentration
Culture and Music
Research Interest
Addressing health disparities in the Appalachian region with cultural competency training for health care providers and students
Thesis/Internship
Providing presentations for the School of Health Sciences on Appalachian Culture
Why Appalachian Studies at ASU?
I love the people and the region and want to see improved health care and results
KaLeigh Underwood
Undergraduate Education
Eastern Kentucky University (2016), Journalism
Appalachian Studies Concentration
Culture and Music
Research Interest
Education, media production, ecotourism.
Thesis/Internship
Internship: Editorial intern at the Appalachian Voice
Why Appalachian Studies at ASU?
I knew I wanted to do something to help the region. I just didn't know where to start. This degree is providing me with the education, contacts, and tools to use my professional life to positively affect our region.
When I started thinking about graduate school, everyone I talked to pushed me toward App State. This was "the place" and "the program" for me according to my undergraduate adviser.
Then I toured the campus for the first time, and absolutely fell in love with the mountains and this town as a whole. Everyone was welcoming and friendly, a feeling I didn't get from other institutions I toured.