Faculty

Ed Hassler

Ed Hassler to serve as MS in Applied Data Analytics director
Sep 15, 2025

Dr. Ed Hassler has been named director for the MS in Applied Data Analytics program in the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University....

In the Media: CERPA in Back-to-School Retail Spending
Sep 11, 2025

Students across North Carolina are settling into school routines, and researchers in Appalachian State University's Center for Economic Research and P...

Guignet, fellow researchers earn 2025 Chancellor’s Innovation Scholars Program grant
Aug 29, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Three teams of Appalachian State University faculty members have been selected as awardees of this year’s Chancellor’s Innova...

Tubing in Stanly County

In the Media: Hospitality professor helps elevate rural tourism across North Carolina through UPLIFT
Aug 20, 2025

UPLIFT, short for Understanding, Planning, Linking, Innovating, Financing, and Talent, is a nonprofit initiative that launched in 2021 to em...

Jacqui Bergman

Bergman to serve as associate dean for governance and faculty success
Aug 15, 2025

Dr. Jacqui Bergman, a professor in the Department of Management, will serve as associate dean for governance and faculty success in the Walker College...

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Walker College welcomes faculty members to start Fall 2025 semester
Aug 13, 2025

The Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University welcomes faculty members to start the Fall 2025 term.AccountingChristine GagnonAfter se...

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Xiong shares insights on business partnerships and graduate programs at App State in Boone Chamber podcast
Aug 7, 2025

Dr. Jason Xiong, associate dean for advanced studies in business at Appalachian State University's Walker College of Business, advised community membe...

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Submissions open for annual Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian event
Jul 11, 2025

The Office of Research and Innovation at Appalachian State University is hosting the seventh annual Research and Creative Activity at Appala...

David Dickinson

Research Excellence Professor aims to understand the link between inadequate sleep, dietary choices, and physical activity
Jul 9, 2025

Dr. David Dickinson, a professor in the Department of Economics at Appalachian State University, has co-written an article, The impact of insuffi...

David Marlett

Director of App State's insurance program advises on effects of extreme weather on homeowner costs
May 27, 2025

Advice from Dr. David Marlett, managing director of Appalachian State University’s Brantley Risk & Insurance Center, was recently featured ...