Targeted Research Sectors

Appalachian has established five interdisciplinary research sectors designed to enable scholars to better exchange ideas and explore emerging research areas and to work more effectively with industry, other research organizations and the community.

These research sectors are powerful centers of creativity, in which teams of researchers from a wide range of disciplines collaborate across traditional boundaries to bring research knowledge to bear on issues of intellectual, scientific, social, economic, environmental and cultural importance.

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To find faculty at Appalachian whose expertise falls within one of these clusters, please use the links below.

  1. Appalachian Culture and Heritage
  2. Energy
  3. Environmental Issues
  4. Health
  5. Teacher Effectiveness

View All Targeted Research Sectors

Name Unit Research Cluster(s)
Faculty or staff photograph Marianne Adams Theatre and Dance Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Pilates and Yoga Studies), Music/Arts Therapies, Health
Faculty or staff photograph Eric J. Allain Chemistry Biofuels, Fuel Cells, Energy
Faculty or staff photograph Patricia Allen Physics and Astronomy STEM Education, Teacher Effectiveness
Faculty or staff photograph William Anderson Geology Water Quality, Environmental Issues
Faculty or staff photograph Sally Atkins Human Development and Psychological Counseling Music/Arts Therapies, Health
Faculty or staff photograph Carol M. Babyak Chemistry Water Quality, Environmental Issues
Christopher A. Badurek Geography and Planning Appalachian Culture and Heritage, Sustainable Development
Faculty or staff photograph Dorris Bazzini Psychology Obesity/Body Image, Health
Faculty or staff photograph Patricia D. Beaver Anthropology Appalachian Culture and Heritage, Community History and Preservation, Community History and Preservation, Historic Documentation and Reclamation, Traditional Music
Faculty or staff photograph Jeff Boyer Anthropology Appalachian Culture and Heritage, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Development
Faculty or staff photograph Rennie Brantz History Appalachian Culture and Heritage, Historic Documentation and Reclamation
Faculty or staff photograph Jana Carp Geography and Planning Appalachian Culture and Heritage, Water Quality, Sustainable Development, Environmental Issues
Faculty or staff photograph Tonya Coffey Physics and Astronomy Nanoscience and Energy, Energy
Faculty or staff photograph Jeffrey D. Colby Geography and Planning Appalachian Culture and Heritage, Flood Mapping/Mountain Hazards, Steep-Slope Viticulture, Sustainable Development, Environmental Issues
Faculty or staff photograph Cecelia Conway English Appalachian Culture and Heritage, Traditional Music
Faculty or staff photograph Robert Creed Biology Ecology, Environmental Issues
Lisa Curtin Psychology Addictions, Appalachian Culture and Heritage, Obesity/Body Image, Health
Faculty or staff photograph Christoffel J.P.A.M. den Biggelaar Biology Appalachian Culture and Heritage, Sustainable Agriculture
Faculty or staff photograph Brian A. Ellison Government and Justice Studies Energy Policy, Environmental Policy, Energy, Environmental Issues
Faculty or staff photograph Ryan Emanuel Geology Water Quality, Environmental Issues
Ed Folts Sociology Interventions for At-Risk Students, Aging, Health, Teacher Effectiveness
Foster Grandparent Program Sociology Aging, Health
Faculty or staff photograph Paul Gaskill Health, Leisure and Exercise Science Appalachian Culture and Heritage, Sustainable Tourism
Faculty or staff photograph Tracy Goodson-Espy Curriculum and Instruction STEM Education, Teacher Effectiveness
Faculty or staff photograph Lynn Dee Gregory Communication Environmental Issues, Health, Teacher Effectiveness
Dru Henson Biology Exercise and Oxidative Stress, Health
Faculty or staff photograph Marie C. Hoepfl Technology Technology and Pedagogy, Teacher Effectiveness
Faculty or staff photograph Amy Hudnall History Appalachian Culture and Heritage, Rural Mental Health, Health
Faculty or staff photograph Larry Kimball Anthropology Appalachian Culture and Heritage, Archaeology in the Appalachian Region
Faculty or staff photograph Monique Lanoix Philosophy and Religion Aging, Health
Faculty or staff photograph Denise Martz Psychology Obesity/Body Image, Health
Faculty or staff photograph Nita J. Matzen Leadership and Educational Studies Technology and Pedagogy, Teacher Effectiveness
Faculty or staff photograph Steve McAnulty Health, Leisure and Exercise Science Exercise and Oxidative Stress, Health
Faculty or staff photograph Lisa McAnulty Family and Consumer Science Nutrition, Health
Faculty or staff photograph Tanga M. McDaniel Economics Energy Policy, Energy

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