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Topic: Publications

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Alumna, professor and award-winning poet shares her Mountaineer journey
June 30, 2021
App State alumna and Allegheny College professor Dr. M. Soledad Caballero ’95 shares how her Appalachian Experience prepared her for a career in academia — and a lifetime love of literature. She is the author of the award-winning debut poetry collection “I Was a Bell.”
North Carolina’s Heroes of Healing
May 26, 2021
Retired App State associate professor Dr. Phoebe Pollitt shares details of her career in nursing, and the impact of the field, in this republished article from the May 2021 issue of Our State magazine. Over the course of her career, Pollitt has worked as a nurse, an educator and a historian of nursing.
Worms–crayfish relationship affects entire freshwater stream ecosystems, App State research finds
Jan. 8, 2021
Published research co-authored by three members of the Appalachian State University Community is the first to find that some small, aquatic worms can have ecosystem-level impacts on freshwater streams due to their relationship with crayfish. Dive in to learn more.
App State professors explore an environmental perspective on the Civil War
Dec. 2, 2020
App State professors Dr. Judkin Browning and Dr. Timothy Silver have co-authored a book that reevaluates the Civil War from a perspective focused on the environment. “An Environmental History of the Civil War” was published by the University of North Carolina Press in February.
App State alumnus credits Mountaineer experience for his research success
Nov. 24, 2020
Harrison Esterly ’19 said his undergraduate experience at App State prepared him for success in the field of chemistry. Now a research technician at UNC-Chapel Hill, he is continuing a project he began at App State — one that could yield cost savings for storing and transporting life-saving medications.
Out of cold storage — App State vaccine and drug research could speed delivery, cut costs
Nov. 24, 2020
Recently published research co-authored by three members of the App State Community could yield a more cost-effective storage and delivery method for drugs and vaccines — one that eliminates the need for refrigeration. The new approach would allow life-saving medications to reach those in need sooner.
“Boone Before Boone”: New book sheds light on the 14,000 years of High Country history [faculty featured]
Watauga Democrat
Nov. 13, 2020
App State’s Dr. Tom Whyte discusses his recently released book “Boone Before Boone: The Archaeological Record of Northwestern North Carolina Through 1769,” published by McFarland. The work offers a glimpse into the area’s ancient history, beginning in the Paleoindian period during the Ice age, and ending in 1769 with the arrival of Daniel Boone. Whyte teaches in the Department of Anthropology.
Physical activity, weight management bolster immune defense against respiratory diseases, including COVID-19, App State professor reports
June 23, 2020
In a forthcoming review paper, Appalachian’s Dr. David Nieman, professor of biology and director of Appalachian’s Human Performance Laboratory at the North Carolina Research Campus, examines in depth how regular, moderate-intensity physical activity reduces morbidity and mortality from respiratory illness.
Geological and Environmental Sciences faculty publish culminating research paper on ancient human footprints found in Tanzania
The footprints give clues to human social behavior tens of thousands of years ago
May 15, 2020
Two faculty members in Appalachian’s Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences have published a culminating article about ancient human footprints in the journal Scientific Reports after a decade of research. The footprints give clues to human social behavior tens of thousands of years ago.
NC Climate Report Shows Warming Temperatures, Rising Sea Levels [faculty featured]
WFDD
May 1, 2020
Appalachian’s Dr. Baker Perry co-authored the recently released North Carolina Climate Science Report. In this interview with public radio, he explains how each part of the state will feel the impacts of climate change. Perry teaches in the Department of Geography and Planning.
App State research yields insights into glacial activity — from Greenland to Antarctica — ‘in a warming world’
April 15, 2020
Research results from a paper co-authored by Appalachian professor Dr. Ellen Cowan and published in the journal Nature Communications show that “increased glacial melting and sediment delivery may delay catastrophic retreat of large marine glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica in a warming world.”
NC scientists predict a warmer, wetter and more humid state climate
April 9, 2020
In the latest North Carolina Climate Science Report, N.C. scientists, including Appalachian State University professor Dr. Baker Perry, report greenhouse gases promise a warmer, wetter and more humid climate for the state.
App State’s Dr. David Koppenhaver co-authors book on ‘Literacy for All’
March 25, 2020
The book “Comprehensive Literacy for All,” co-authored by Appalachian professor of reading Dr. David Koppenhaver, serves as a “practical guide to providing comprehensive, high-quality literacy instruction to students with significant disabilities.”
App State marketing professor’s book analyzes Uber’s success
March 4, 2020
In her book, “Uber,” Dr. Pia Albinsson, professor in Appalachian’s Walker College of Business, provides key insights into the inner workings of the sharing economy and delivers a comprehensive overview of Uber’s technological innovations, global expansion and business model.
App State poet Dr. Kathryn Kirkpatrick wins 2019 Roanoke-Chowan Award for Poetry
Nov. 12, 2019
Kirkpatrick received the Roanoke-Chowan Award for Poetry for her newest poetry collection — “The Fisher Queen.” She is a two-time winner of the award, having first won the award in 2004 for her collection “Beyond Reason.”
App State’s Dr. Sonja Ardoin co-authors book examining social class in higher education
June 24, 2019
Ardoin’s third book, “Straddling Class in the Academy,” released by Stylus Publishing in May, “open(s) the conversation around social class identity and higher education.”
Dr. William “Bill” Hutchins translates epic novel ‘The Fetishists’ into English
Feb. 8, 2019
This makes the fourth book by Libyan author Ibrahim al-Koni that Hutchins, professor of religious studies at Appalachian, has translated from the original Arabic to English.
Appalachian First Year Seminar instructor Adrian Rice authors new poetry collection
Nov. 8, 2018
Rice’s latest poetry collection, “The Strange Estate: New and Selected Poems 1986–2017,” is “a landmark collection on both sides of the Atlantic,” according to Press 53, the book’s publisher.

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