Center Staff and Affiliate Faculty

Center Director & Staff 

NameRoleContact
Trevor McKenzie

 Director

mckenzietj@appstate.edu

Eve Ganley
Administrative Support Associate (part-time)  

ganleyes@appstate.edu

828-262-7345

 

 Affiliate Faculty

 NameRole Contact
 Dr. Patricia D Beaver

Emeritus Professor, Anthropology

 

beaverpd@appstate.edu

 Dr. Laura Ammon Associate Professor, Philosophy and Religion 

ammonll@appstate.edu

828-262-7641

 Dr. Sandra Ballard

Professor of English and editor, Appalachian Journal

 

ballardsl@appstate.edu
828-262-8471

 Joseph Bathanti

Professor, English 

 

bathantjr@appstate.edu

828-262-2337

 Dr. James Beeler 
Executive Director, College Access Partnerships
  beelerje@appstate.edu
 Dr. Jessie Blackburn Associate Professor, English  blackburnjb@appstate.edu
 Dr. Brian J. Burke 
Associate Professor, Sustainable Development
  burkebj@appstate.edu
 Dr. Sarah Carmichael

Professor, Geology 

 

carmichaelsk@appstate.edu
828-262-8471

 Dr. Cecelia Conway

Professor, English

 
 

conwayec@appstate.edu
828-262-2350

 Dr. James Goff

Professor, History

 
 

goffjr@appstate.edu
828-262-6011

 Dr. Tammy M. Haley

Director of Graduate Nursing Programs,  Associate Professor of Nursing, Beaver College of Health Sciences

 

haleytm@appstate.edu

828-262-8005 

 Dr. Kim Q. Hall 
Professor of Philosophy , Standing Faculty, Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies , Faculty Affiliate, Appalachian Studies
  hallki@appstate.edu
 Tom Hansell 
Professor and co-director, University Documentary Film Services;  Professor, Appalachian Studies 
  hansellts@appstate.edu
 Dr. Fred J. Hay

Professor Emeritus, Librarian of the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Belk Library and Information Common

 
 

hayfj@appstate.edu

 Dr. Jacob Kopcienski Assistant Professor of Musicology, Hayes School of Music  kopcienskija@appstate.edu
 Dr. Katherine E. Ledford 
Professor, Appalachian Studies
  ledfordke@appstate.edu
 Dr. Sarah-Beth Long
Associate Professor, Internship Director, Department of English
  hoptonsb@appstate.edu
 Dr. Jessica Martell 
Assistant Professor, Member of the Graduate School Faculty, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
  martelljl@appstate.edu
 Dr. Cody Miller
Senior Lecturer, Sustainable Development
 millercp3@appstate.edu
 Dr. Bradley Nash, Jr.Professor, Sociology 

nashb@appstate.edu
828-262-2486

 Dr. Conrad Ostwalt Professor, Religious Studies, Philosophy and Religion 

 ostwaltce@appstate.edu

828-262-2426

 Dr. Dinesh Paudel
Professor, Sustainable Development
 

paudeld@appstate.edu

 Dr. Baker Perry 
Professor, Alpine Precipitation; Snow & Ice; Glacier-Climate Interactions; Climate Change, Geography and Planning
  perrylb@appstate.edu
 Mark Powell 
Professor, Department of English
  Powelljm1@appstate.edu
 Dr. Matthew S. Richards 
Assistant Chair, Associate Professor, Communication Studies
  richardsms@appstate.edu
 Dr. Julie Shepherd-Powell 
Assistant Professor, Graduate Program Director, Appalachian Studies
  shepherdpowellja@appstate.edu
 Dr. Lynn Moss SandersProfessor Emeritus, English  sanderslm@appstate.edu

Dr. Timothy H. SilverProfessor Emeritus, History 

silverth@appstate.edu

 Dr. Neva J. SpechtProfessor, History  

spechtnj@appstate.edu
828-262-6879

 Dr. Mark Spond
National Park Service Liaison , Conservation; Environmental History; National Parks; Biogeography, Geography and Planning
  spondmd@appstate.edu
 Dr. Bruce E. StewartProfessor, History 

stewartbe1@appstate.edu
828-262-7325

 Dr. Zackary Vernon
Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Department of English
 

vernonzd@appstate.edu

 Dr. Gary L. Walker

Professor Emeritus, Biology

 

walkergl@appstate.edu

 Anne Ward
Assistant Professor, Electronic Media/Broadcasting, Department of Communication
  wardac@appstate.edu
 Chip Williams

Associate Professor, Photography, Department of Art

  williamsch1@appstate.edu
 Susan Weinberg
Professor Emeritus, Department of English
 weinbergsc@appstate.edu
 Dr. Jennifer WestermanAssociate Professor, Sustainable Development 

westermanjh@appstate.edu
828-262-2493

 Dr. Alice P. Wright 
Associate Professor, Department Honors Director, Department of Anthropology
  wrightap2@appstate.edu
 Dr. Thomas R. Whyte

Professor, Anthropology 

whytetr@appstate.edu
828-262-2283