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Dr. Christina Verano Sornito named Fulbright Scholar for 2020
Dr. Christina Verano Sornito, assistant professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Anthropology, has been awarded a 2019–20 re...
Dr. Thomas R. Whyte featured in Appalachian Today for toad research
Dr. Tom Whyte likes to dig in the dirt — and solve old mysteries while he’s at it. As a professor in Appalachian’s Department of Anthropolo...
Dr. Cameron Gokee awarded NSF grant to conduct research in Bandafassi
Dr. Cameron Gokee awarded NSF grant to conduct archaeological research in Bandafassi — a West African ‘shatter zone’ Edited by Jessica...
Dr. Susan Lappan featured in UNC System release on Fulbright awards
Dr. Susan Lappan spent much of last year in Malaysia. In the mornings, the gibbons—small Asian apes hidden in the treetops—would serenade her with...
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Dr. Thomas R. Whyte featured in Appalachian Today for toad research
Dr. Tom Whyte likes to dig in the dirt — and solve old mysteries while he’s at it. As a professor in Appalachian’s Department of Anthropolo...
Dr. Timothy J. Smith receives UNC Board of Governors Campus Excellence in Teaching Award
Dr. Timothy J. Smith has received one of the 2019-2020 UNC Board of Governors Campus Excellence in Teaching Awards. This is the second of these awards...
Dr. Dana E. Powell awarded Cornell University SOH Fellowship
Dr. Dana E. Powell has been selected for a Cornell University Society for the Humanities (SOH) Fellowship for the 2019–20 academic year [r...
Alumni Spotlights
Caroline Noel ('13) wins NSF Fellowship for study at the University of Virginia
Appalachian State University alumnae, Caroline Noel ’13 has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellow...
NPR features story on alum Sarah Stacke's ('02) new book on the U.S. South
Sarah Stacke (anthropology alumna, '02) has released a new book, Photos Day or Night: The Archive of Hugh Mangum, that is featured in a rece...
Appalachian alumnae preserve history through National Park Service internships
BOONE, N.C. — Anthropology majors Cala Castleberry ’17, of Tallahassee, Florida, and Hayley Wynn ’17, of Huntersville, aren’t afraid to get th...
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The Department welcomes new faculty for 2020-2021 academic year
The Department is pleased to announce that three new faculty have joined us for the 2020-2021 academic year. To read more about their research and tea...
Dr. Thomas Whyte publishes new book on Boone's history before 1769
Dr. Thomas Whyte, Professor of Anthropology, has just published a new book on the history of Boone and Northwestern North Carolina, Boone Before Boone...
Dr. Gwendolyn Robbins Schug named Co-Editor-in-Chief of Bioarchaeology International
Dr. Gwendolyn Robbins Schug named Co-Editor-in-Chief of Bioarchaeology Internationalhttps://floridapress.blog/2020/07/09/bioarchaeology-international-...
Dr. Susan E. Keefe publishes new book on Black Appalachian oral histories
Dr. Susan E. Keefe, Professor Emerita of Anthropology, has published a new edited book on Black Appalachian oral histories, Junaluska: Oral Histories ...
Department of Anthropology Statement of Solidarity
We, the faculty of the Department of Anthropology at Appalachian State University stand with our Black students, colleagues, and community members in ...
Five anthropology majors successfully defend honors theses
Five anthropology majors successfully defended honors theses this academic year to earn Departmentental Honors and/or graduate from the Honors College...