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People and Partners

RIEEE is a team- and capacity-building, grant-seeking, research administration, and program enhancing unit that supports the work of faculty partners across campus. Browse profiles below to learn more.

Leadership

Grace Marasco-Plummer
Grace Marasco-Plummer

Managing Director
plummergj@appstate.edu

Dr. Owen Ash Morgan
Owen Ash Morgan

Director of CERPA
Professor
morganoa@appstate.edu

Dr. James "Jamie" Russell
Jamie Russell

Director of Appalachian Energy Center
Professor
russellja@appstate.edu

Dr. Steve Seagle
Steve Seagle

Director of SAEREC
Professor
seaglesw@appstate.edu

Staff

Kate Bashford
Kate Bashford

Project Manager
bashfordka@appstate.edu

Kim Bourne

Convergence Research Postdoc
bournekd@appstate.edu

Lauren Essick
Lauren Essick

Research Development Manager
essicklm@appstate.edu

Hei-Young Kim
Hei-Young Kim

Research Scientist
kimh2@appstate.edu

Caitlin Manely
Caitlin Manely

Program Specialist
manelycm@appstate.edu

James Sharp
James Sharp

Outreach Manager
sharpj1@appstate.edu

Faculty Partners

Our partners listed below are investigators on projects we administer or that we support via seed funding. To learn how you can get involved, reach out to us.

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Sohad Abu-Elzait

Assistant Professor
abuelzaits@appstate.edu

Ashley Adams
Ashley Adams

Assistant Professor
adamsea1@appstate.edu

Pia Albinsson

Professor
albinssonpa@appstate.edu

 

 

Ben Alexander-Eitzman

Associate Professor
alexandereitzmanbe@appstate.edu

Arezou Sadoughi
Arezou Sadoughi

Assistant Professor
arezou@appstate.edu

Imran Arif
Imran Arif

Associate Professor
arifi@appstate.edu

Rachel Bleich
Rachel Bleich

Assistant Professor
bleichrm@appstate.edu

Suzanna Brauer
Suzanna Brauer

Professor
brauersl@appstate.edu

Kelly Chernin

Assistant Professor
cherninka@appstate.edu

Tonya Coffey
Tonya Coffey

Department Chair
Professor
coffeyts@appstate.edu

Jeff Colby
Jeff Colby

Professor
colbyj@appstate.edu

Sophia Dent

Assistant Professor
dentsc@appstate.edu

Dr. David Dickinson
David Dickinson

Professor
dickinsondl@appstate.edu

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Anne Fanatico

Professor
fanaticoac@appstate.edu

Jeremy Ferrell
Jeremy Ferrell

Assistant Department Chair
Associate Professor
ferrelljc@appstate.edu

Reza Foroughi
Reza Foroughi

Assistant Department Chair
Associate Professor
foroughir@appstate.edu

Seth Grooms
Seth Grooms

Assistant Professor
groomssb@appstate.edu

Dennis Guignet
Dennis Guignet

Assistant Professor
guignetdb@appstate.edu

Michael Hambourger
Michael Hambourger

Associate Professor
hambourgerms@appstate.edu

Adam Hege

Associate Professor, Public Health Program Director
hegeba@appstate.edu

Dr. Christine Ogilvie Hendren
Christine Ogilvie Hendren

Vice Provost for Research and Innovation
Professor
hendrenco@appstate.edu

Mark Hills
Mark Hills

Co-Director
Associate Professor
hillsma@appstate.edu

Jim Houser
Jim Houser

Associate Professor
houserjb@appstate.edu

Kevin Gamble
Kevin Gamble

Senior Lecturer
kg62333@appstate.edu

Dr. Margaret "Maggie" Sugg
Maggie Sugg

Department Honors Director
Associate Professor
kovachmm@appstate.edu

Dr. Tammy Kowalczyk
Tamara Kowalczyk

Director of the Appalachian Impact Clinic
Professor
kowalczykt@appstate.edu

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Stephanie J. Lawson

Associate Professor
lawsonsj@appstate.edu

Krista Lewis

Professor, Department Chair
lewiska5@appstate.edu

Dr. Mike Madritch
Mike Madritch

CAS Dean
Professor
madritchmd@appstate.edu

Dr. Eric Marland
Eric Marland

Professor
marlandes@appstate.edu

Dr. Gregg Marland
Gregg Marland

Affiliated Research Professor
marlandg@appstate.edu

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Lori Medders

Department Chair
Joseph F. Freeman Distinguished Professor
meddersla@appstate.edu

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Zack Murrell

Professor
murrellze@appstate.edu

Howie Nuefeld
Howie Neufeld

Professor
neufeldhs@appstate.edu

William M. Northington

Associate Professor
northingtonwm@appstate.edu

Matt Ogwu
Matthew Ogwu

Assistant Professor
ogwumc@appstate.edu

Landon Pennington
Landon Pennington

Practitioner-in-Residence
penningtonle@appstate.edu

Dr. Lester "Baker" Perry
L. Baker Perry

RIEEE Affiliate Faculty
perrylb@appstate.edu

Ram Poudel
Ram Poudel

Assistant Professor
poudelrc@appstate.edu

Dana Powell

RIEEE Affiliate Faculty
powellde@tmu.edu.tw

Christine Quattro

Assistant Professor
quattrocm@appstate.edu

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Erik Rabinowitz

Professor
rabinowitze@appstate.edu

Brian Raichle
Brian Raichle

ST Program Coordinator
Professor
raichlebw@appstate.edu

Carla Ramsdell

Pre-Engineering Advisor, Practitioner in Residence
ramsdellcs@appstate.edu

Dr. Tatyana Ruseva
Tatyana Ruseva

MA Program Director
Professor
rusevatb@appstate.edu

Benjamin Sanchez Andrade

Assistant Professor
sanchezandradeb@appstate.edu

Chris Schoonover
Christopher Schoonover

Practitioner-in-Residence
schoonovercn@appstate.edu

Kathy Schroeder
Kathy Schroeder

Professor
schroederk@appstate.edu

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Elizabeth Shay

Associate Professor
shayed@appstate.edu

James Sherman
James Sherman

Professor
shermanjp@appstate.edu

Sharareh Shirzad

Assistant Professor
shirzads@appstate.edu

Julia Showalter
Julia Showalter

Adjunct Instructor
showalterjm@appstate.edu

Song Shu
Song Shu

Assistant Professor
shus@appstate.edu

Johnathan Sugg
Johnathan Sugg

Associate Professor
suggjw@appstate.edu

Bob Swarthout
Bob Swarthout

Director of Environmental Sciences
Associate Professor
swarthoutrf@appstate.edu

Bhuwan Thapa
Bhuwan Thapa

Assistant Professor
thapab@appstate.edu

Dr. Shea Tuberty
Shea Tuberty

Director of the QEP
Professor
tubertysr@appstate.edu

Jennifer Schroeder Tyson

Lecturer
tysonjs@appstate.edu

John Whitehead
John Whitehead

Professor
whiteheadjc@appstate.edu

Andrew Windham
Andrew Windham

Graduate Program Director
Associate Professor
windhamaw@appstate.edu

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Alexia Witcombe


witcombeae@appstate.edu

Rebecca Witter
Rebecca Witter

Associate Professor
witterrc@appstate.edu

Ok-Youn Yu
Ok-Youn Yu

Department Chairperson
Professor
yuo@appstate.edu