Alumni Spotlight

Aric Thoresen ('16) on combining anthropology and teaching
Dec 21, 2020

After Aric Thoresen received his degree in anthropology from Appalachian State University in 2016, he travelled throughout Latin America and became TE...

Neeshell Bradley-Lewis ('19) featured for graduate work at University of Delaware
Dec 21, 2020

Anthropology alum, Neeshell Bradley-Lewis, featured for graduate work at University of Delaware...

Caroline Noel ('13) wins NSF Fellowship for study at the University of Virginia
May 9, 2019

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
Dec 29, 2018

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
Jun 14, 2018

BOONE, N.C. — Anthropology majors Cala Castleberry ’17, of Tallahassee, Florida, and Hayley Wynn ’17, of Huntersville, aren’t afraid to get th...

Abigail Rubio ('18), Sociocultural Anthropology
Feb 27, 2018

Abigail Rubio graduated from Appalachian State with a degree in Sociocultural Anthropology. She is from a small town, called Smithfield, near Raleigh,...

Evie Giaconia

Evie Giaconia ('18), Multidisciplinary Anthropology
Jan 17, 2018

Evie Giaconia, a graduate of the anthropology program, gave us the opportunity to get to know more about herself and Appalachian State’s Anthropolog...

Autumn Melby ('18), Archaeology
Jan 17, 2018

Autumn Melby, a graduate of the Anthropology Department, took the time to share her personal experience within the field of anthropology and some of h...

Kelsey Rothenberg ('15), Physician Assistant student
Jan 4, 2018

I graduated from Appalachian State University with my anthropology degree in May 2015. As I entered my first undergraduate year, I knew my ultimate ca...

Timothy Shober ('15), Master of Public Administration student
Jan 2, 2018

Since graduating from Appalachian State University with a degree in anthropology in 2015, I have applied the skills that I learned as a student to a n...