Center Staff and Affiliate Faculty

Center Staff

Trevor McKenzie

Director of the Center for Appalachian Studies

mckenzietj@appstate.edu

Eve Ganley

Administrative Support Associate

ganleyes@appstate.edu

Jessica Cory

Editor of Appalachian Journal

coryjs@appstate.edu

Affiliate Faculty

Affiliate faculty supporting Appalachian Studies advance research and education on the region’s culture, history, and environment.

Name	Role	Contact
Dr. Laura Ammon	Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies	ammonll@appstate.edu
Joseph Bathanti	Professor, English	bathantjr@appstate.edu
Dr. James Beeler	Executive Director of College Access Partnerships	beelerje@appstate.edu
Dr. Jessie Blackburn	Professor, English	blackburnjb@appstate.edu
Dr. Brian J. Burke	Professor, Sustainable Development	burkebj@appstate.edu
Dr. Sarah Carmichael	Professor, Geology	carmichaelsk@appstate.edu
Dr. Cecilia Conway	Professor, English	conwayce@appstate.edu
Dr. James Goff	Professor, History	goffjr@appstate.edu
Dr. Tammy M. Haley	Professor, Nursing	haleytm@appstate.edu
Tom Hansell	Professor, Appalachian Studies \| Co-director, University Documentary Film Series	hansellts@appstate.edu
Dr. Jacob Kopcienski	Professor, Musicology	kopcienskija@appstate.edu
Dr. Katherine E. Ledford	Professor, Appalachian Studies	ledfordke@appstate.edu
Dr. Sarah-Beth Long	Professor, English	hoptonsb@appstate.edu
Dr. Jessica Martell	Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies	martelljl@appstate.edu
Dr. Cody Miller	Senior Lecturer, Sustainable Development	millercp3@appstate.edu
Dr. Bradley Nash, Jr.	Professor, Sociology	nashb@appstate.edu
Dr. Conrad Ostwalt	Professor, Religious Studies	ostwaltce@appstate.edu
Dr. Dinesh Paudel	Professor, Sustainable Development	paudeld@appstate.edu
Mark Powell	Professor, English	powelljm1@appstate.edu
Dr. Matthew S. Richards	Professor, Communication Studies	richardsms@appstate.edu
Dr. Julie Shepherd-Powell	Professor, Appalachian Studies	shepherdpowellja@appstate.edu
Dr. Timothy H. Silver	Professor, History	silverth@appstate.edu
Dr. Neva J. Specht	Provost \| Professor, History	spechtnj@appstate.edu
Dr. Bruce E. Stewart	Professor, History	stewartbe1@appstate.edu
Dr. Zackary Vernon	Professor, English	vernonzd@appstate.edu
Anne Ward	Professor, Communication	wardac@appstate.edu
Dr. Jennifer Westerman	Professor, Sustainable Development	westermanjh@appstate.edu
Dr. Thomas R. Whyte	Professor, Anthropology	whytetr@appstate.edu
Chip Williams	Professor, Photography	williamsch1@appstate.edu
Dr. Alice P. Wright	Professor, Anthropology	wrightap2@appstate.edu

Emeriti Faculty

Name	Role
Dr. Sandra Ballard	Professor Emerita, English \| Former editor of Appalachian Journal
Dr. Patricia D. Beaver	Professor Emerita, Anthropology \| Former Director of the Center for Appalachian Studies
Dr. Fred J. Hay	Professor Emeritus, Librarian of the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection
Dr. Lynn Moss Sanders	Professor Emerita, English
Dr. Gary L. Walker	Professor Emeritus, Biology
Susan Weinberg	Professor Emerita, English