Faculty Spotlight

Dr. Annkatrin Rose, associate professor in Appalachian State University's Department of Biology

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Annkatrin Rose
Feb 29, 2024

Dr. Rose received a Spring 2023 Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) grant to launch her research project, titled "Leaf Spot Endophytes in Southern A...

Dr. Shea Tuberty, professor in Appalachian State University's Department of Biology and director of the university's Quality Enhancement Plan.

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Shea Tuberty
Feb 29, 2024

Dr. Tuberty received a Spring 2023 Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) grant to cover expenses for the Carolinas' Area Benthologists Workshop held a...

Dr. Pablo Chialvo publishes new chapter on antiracist pedagogy
Feb 7, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Pablo Chialvo, lecturer in the Appalachian State Department of Biology, is the author of a new chapter on antiracist ped...

Ms. Carra Schriber
Oct 21, 2021

Why did you become a biologist (and specifically what type of biologist you are)?Being a biologist was not a set life path or choice I made- I kind of...

Dr. Matt Estep
Sep 10, 2021

Why did you become a biologist (and specifically the type of biologist you are)? A great love of the outdoors led me towards a biology undergradu...

Rachel Bleich

Dr. Rachel Bleich
Sep 8, 2020

Why did you become a biologist (and specifically the type of biologist you are)?Microbes are fascinating! Each one of us has trillions of microbes tha...

Julia Showalter

Dr. Julia Showalter
Nov 27, 2019

Why did you become a biologist (and specifically the type of biologist you are)?Growing up, I spent a lot of time in the forest or helping out on the ...

Dr. Mary Kinkel

Dr. Mary Kinkel
Sep 26, 2016

Why did you become a biologist (and specifically the type of biologist you are)?I was drawn to developmental biology because it ties together much of ...

Matt Estep

Dr. Matt Estep
Oct 2, 2015

Why did you become a biologist?A deep love of the outdoors lead me to a career in Biology. Upon graduating high school, my family drove me to Springer...