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
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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
Fields of grape vines

Business professor publishes research on marketing efforts by NC wineries Aug 30, 2015

Appalachian Professor of Marketing James E. Stoddard's research on marketing North Carolina wineries has been published in the Journal of Wine...

Faculty, Research
Aaron Nelson, Joe Fagan, and Joe Cazier present findings of New River Light and Power analytics project at the 2015 Appalachian Energy Summit

Business students, faculty collaborate with New River Light and Power to reduce peak power consumption in the high country Aug 10, 2015

Business students and faculty members from the Center for Analytics and Research Education (CARE) at Appalachian State University are...

Research, Sustainable Business