Research

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 Policy Analysis (CERPA) have forecasted in

Faculty, Research, Centers - CERPA, Dept - ECON, Front Page, Economy
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 empower small tourism destinations thro

Faculty, Research, Economy, Front Page, Dept - MGT
Lee Barnes

Walker College of Business will name the newly renovated Lee Barnes Graduate Programs and Research Suite in Peacock Hall in honor of alumnus Oct 5, 2016

Recognizing his passion for research and his long standing support of the college and university, the Walker College of Business will name the...

Dept - MGT, Walker College News, Research
Albinsson, Ruseva, Waryold, Shows

Marketing professors earn best paper award for research on unplugging from technology Sep 25, 2016

Associate Professor of Marketing Pia Albinsson and Assistant Professor of Marketing David Shows, along with...

Front Page, Research, Faculty
Appalachian's Department of Economics ranks top in research faculties in the south

Appalachian's Department of Economics ranks top in research faculties in the south Aug 29, 2016

Appalachian State University's Department of Economics has been ranked number one in research among regional...

Front Page, Research
 Research from economics professor on the relationship between thought and movement published in Journal of Health Psychology

Economics professor's research on relationship between thought and movement published in The Journal of Health Psychology Aug 14, 2016

Research on the relationship between thought and movement from Walker College of Business Professor of Economics David...

Research, Faculty, Front Page
Economics professors present at International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade conference

Economics professors present at International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade conference Jul 18, 2016

Department of Economics Chair John Whitehead and Professor Ash Morgan served as presenters during the...

Research, Faculty, Front Page, Sustainable Business
Economics professor awarded grant for socioeconomic study of Atlantic menhaden

Economics professor awarded grant for socioeconomic study of Atlantic menhaden Jul 18, 2016

Dr. John Whitehead, professor and chair of Appalachian State University’s Department of Economics, has been awarded $95,303 by the Atlantic...

Front Page, Research, Faculty
Proposed recreation center to infuse money in economy, create other benefits in High Country (artist rendering)

Proposed recreation center to infuse money in economy, create other benefits in High Country Jul 15, 2016

A proposed recreation center would positively impact community, economic and health of High Country citizens, according to research conducted by...

Students, Research, Front Page
Sywassink Award winners from the Walker College of Business are, from left, Ash Morgan, Jeff Hobbs, Ric Mattar, Christy Cook and David Marlett.

Five individuals receive Walker College of Business’s 2016 Sywassink Award for Excellence Jun 28, 2016

BOONE—Four Appalachian State University faculty members and one staff member in the Walker College of Business have received the college’s 2016...

Faculty, Dept - ECON, Dept - FIN, Service, Research
Walker College professor to further research on key bee health questions

Walker College professor to further research on key bee health questions Jun 21, 2016

Project Apis m., a non-profit organization that administers funds and directs research to enhance the health and vitality of...

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