Faculty and Staff

Faculty/Staff Member	Contact	About
John Arrowood Lecturer	arrowoodj@appstate.edu 828-262-2084 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 586 Leon Levine Hall
Margaret Barth Professor and Chair	barthmm@appstate.edu 828-262-2661 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 548C Leon Levine Hall	Dr. Margaret Barth is Professor and Chair of Nutrition and Health Care Management at Appalachian State University. Dr. Barth received her PhD in Nutrition and Food Science from University of Illinois at Urbana-... read more
Christian Behrens Assistant Professor	behrensce@appstate.edu 828-262-8626 (fax)	Dr. Behrens is an Assistant Professor in Nutrition and Foods at Appalachian State University. He received his Ph.D. in Nutrition Sciences from The University of Alabama at Birmingham. He received his MS in Nutrition... read more
Melissa Bryan Lecturer	bryanmm@appstate.edu 828-262-6215 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 578 Leon Levine Hall	Melissa is a full-time lecturer in Foods and Nutrition for the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management. Prior to working full-time at ASU Melissa spent 5 years as a clinical dietitian at Appalachian... read more
Heather Casey Adjunct Instructor	caseyhl@appstate.edu 828-262-8619 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 573 Leon Levine Hall
Melissa Davis Gutschall Associate Professor	gutschallmd@appstate.edu 828-262-2698 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 574 Leon Levine Hall	Dr. Gutschall is an Associate Professor in Nutrition and Foods and Director of the Graduate Program in Nutrition at Appalachian State University. She has taught nutrition for 12 years at the undergraduate and graduate... read more
Michelle Eggers Adjunct Instructor	harrisml3@appstate.edu 828-262-8619 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 573 Leon Levine Hall
Alisha Farris Assistant Professor	farrisar@appstate.edu 828-262-7863 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 582 Leon Levine Hall	Dr. Farris is an Assistant Professor in Nutrition at Appalachian State University, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), and a Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition (CSP). She has a background in both... read more
Jamie Griffin Assistant Professor in Nutrition and Health Care Management	griffinjb@appstate.edu 828-262-8534 (phone) 553 Leon Levine Hall	Dr. Griffin in an Assistant Professor in Nutrition at Appalachian State University and a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. She has taught nutrition at the undergraduate level for 7 years. She has a background in... read more
Brook Harmon Associate Professor	harmonbe1@appstate.edu 828-262-8626 (fax)	Dr. Harmon is an Associate Professor in Nutrition and Foods at Appalachian State University. She served as a dietetic preceptor for 8 years and has taught at the undergraduate and graduate levels for 10 years. Before... read more
Sarah Jordan Professor	jordansr@appstate.edu 828-262-2788 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 547 Leon Levine Hall	Education: PhD University of Tennessee, MS University of Alabama, BS University of Mississippi. Current Courses Being Taught: NUT 4600 Professional Development, NUT 4900 Internship. Professional Affiliations /... read more
Janna Lyons Adjunct Instructor & Nutrition Specialist in ASU Student Wellness Center	lyonsjw@appstate.edu 828-262-3148 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) ASU Student Wellness Center
Lisa McAnulty Professor	mcanultyl@appstate.edu 828-262-2630 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 576 Leon Levine Hall	Dr. Lisa McAnulty has been faculty at Appalachian State University since 1999 and is a Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management. She received her Ph.D. in Nutrition and Food Science from... read more
Laura McArthur Associate Professor	mcarthurlh@appstate.edu 828-262-2971 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 543 Leon Levine Hall	Dr. Laura McArthur joined the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management in Fall of 2014. Dr. McArthur has taught courses at three previous universities: University of Vermont, Eastern Carolina University, and... read more
Paul Moore Lecturer, Director of Dietetic Internship	moorepb@appstate.edu 828-262-8634 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 580 Leon Levine Hall	Paul Moore started teaching at ASU as an adjunct in the Health, Leisure and Exercise Science Department in 2003 and full time for the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management in fall 2014. Prior to this he... read more
Danielle Nunnery Assistant Professor	nunnerydl@appstate.edu 828-262-2983 (phone) 567 Leon Levine Hall	Dr. Nunnery is an Assistant Professor and Registered Dietitian in the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management at Appalachian State University. Dr. Nunnery received her Ph.D. in nutrition from the University... read more
Martin Root Associate Professor	rootmm@appstate.edu 828-262-2064 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 584 Leon Levine Hall	Dr. Root has been at Appalachian since 2008. He started his career in science as a research technician in Entomology (insects) biochemistry and toxicology at Cornell University. He moved from there to Nutrition and... read more
Kyle Thompson Assistant Professor	thompsonkl@appstate.edu 828-262-2631 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 572 Leon Levine Hall	Dr. Thompson is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and a Board Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC). Before she began teaching in the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management at Appalachian... read more
Lynn Van Ess Administrative Support Specialist	vanesspl@appstate.edu 828-262-8619 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 548D Leon Levine Hall	Ms. Lynn Van Ess joined the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management in 2012. Prior to coming to Appalachian State, Ms. Van Ess lived in North Jersey and worked as a music educator, a business co-owner, and... read more
Laurel M. Wentz Assistant Professor	wentzlm@appstate.edu 828-262-2976 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 577 Leon Levine Hall	Dr. Wentz is an Assistant Professor in Nutrition at Appalachian State University, a Registered Dietitian, and a Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics. Her research focus is sports nutrition, following... read more