Highlights from the work and achievements of students and faculty affiliated with the Advanced Studies in Business Office, including those enrolled in App State's Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Accounting (MSA), Master of Science in Applied Data Analytics (MSADA), and Master of Arts in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management (IOHRM) degree programs.
Business Research at Appalachian
The Walker College faculty produce and disseminate extensive research through both academic and professional communities. In the last five years, faculty have published 543 peer reviewed academic journal articles, 160 conference proceedings, and made 533 conference and professional presentations. In total, faculty have produced 1,175 intellectual contributions in the last five years. Approximately 520 intellectual contributions were made in basic or discovery research, 540 in applied or integrative research, and 115 contributions in teaching and learning research.
Research News
Guignet, fellow researchers earn 2025 Chancellor’s Innovation Scholars Program grant
BOONE, N.C. — Three teams of Appalachian State University faculty members have been selected as awardees of this year’s Chancellor’s Innova...
In the Media: Hospitality professor helps elevate rural tourism across North Carolina through UPLIFT
UPLIFT, short for Understanding, Planning, Linking, Innovating, Financing, and Talent, is a nonprofit initiative that launched in 2021 to em...
Submissions open for annual Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian event
The Office of Research and Innovation at Appalachian State University is hosting the seventh annual Research and Creative Activity at Appala...
Research Excellence Professor aims to understand the link between inadequate sleep, dietary choices, and physical activity
Dr. David Dickinson, a professor in the Department of Economics at Appalachian State University, has co-written an article, The impact of insuffi...
Research Support
Appalachian's Office of Research and Innovation
Appalachian's Office of Research and Innovation offers support for the research, creative, and scholarly endeavors of Appalachian faculty, staff, and students and collaborates with Special Funds Accounting on the fiscal management of awarded projects.
UNC Research Opportunities Initiative
The UNC Research Opportunities Initiative provides targeted funding for innovative and potentially game-changing research projects. These projects have the potential to promote economic development and position North Carolina as a leader in strategically important research areas. The ROI represents North Carolina’s first financial investment in the UNC system’s five-year strategic plan.
Walker College Office of Graduate Programs & Research
The Walker College of Business Office of Graduate Programs & Research provides additional support to business faculty. The office administers Dean's Club research grants to tenured and tenure track faculty for research expenses. Learn more or email cobresearch@appstate.edu.