Faculty and Staff

Faculty/Staff Member	Contact	About
John Arrowood Senior Lecturer	arrowoodj@appstate.edu 828-262-2084 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 586 Leon Levine Hall	John is a full-time senior lecturer in Foods and Nutrition for the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management. Prior to teaching full-time at Appalachian State University John spent 10 years as the School... read more
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
Melissa Bryan Senior Lecturer, DPD and Undergraduate Nutrition and Foods Program Director	bryanmm@appstate.edu 828-262-6215 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 578 Leon Levine Hall	Melissa is a full-time senior lecturer in Foods and Nutrition for the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management. Prior to working full-time at the university, Melissa spent five years as a clinical dietitian... read more
Melissa Davis Gutschall Professor, Graduate Nutrition Program Director	gutschallmd@appstate.edu 828-262-2698 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 574 Leon Levine Hall	Dr. Gutschall is a Professor in Nutrition and Foods and Director of Graduate Programs in Nutrition at Appalachian State University. She has taught nutrition for 15 years at the undergraduate and graduate levels,... read more
Alisha Farris Associate Professor	farrisar@appstate.edu 828-262-7863 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 582 Leon Levine Hall	Dr. Farris is an Associate Professor in Nutrition at Appalachian State University, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN). She has a background in both community and clinical nutrition. Prior to receiving a PhD, Dr... read more
Brook Harmon Associate Professor	harmonbe1@appstate.edu 828-262-2630 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) LLH 575	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
Amanda Hege Lecturer, Director of Dietetic Internship	hegea@appstate.edu 828-262-2788 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 549 Leon Levine Hall	Amanda is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and serves as the Director of the MS Dietetic Internship and a Lecturer in Nutrition and Foods at Appalachian State University. She has a genuine passion for inspiring the... read more
Sydeena Isaacs Assistant Professor	isaacsse@appstate.edu 828-262-2064 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 551 Leon Levine Hall	Dr. Isaacs is an Assistant Professor in nutrition and a registered dietitian. She is a native and lifelong resident of Watauga County and two-time alumna of Appalachian State University. Dr. Isaacs started teaching in... read more
Sarah Jordan Emeritus Professor	jordansr@appstate.edu	Education PhD University of Tennessee MS University of Alabama BS University of Mississippi Professional Affiliations / Organizations
Paul Moore Senior Lecturer	moorepb@appstate.edu 828-262-8634 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 580 Leon Levine Hall	Paul Moore started teaching at App State 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... 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
Heather Schier Assistant Professor	schierh@appstate.edu 828-262-8534 (phone) 553 Leon Levine Hall	Dr. Schier (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Nutrition at Appalachian State University. She holds a PhD from the Ohio State Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Nutrition Program. Dr. Schier's academic journey has been... read more
Kyle Thompson Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Programs in Public Health Nutrition	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
Ayron Walker Assistant Professor	walkerae2@appstate.edu 828-262-2971 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 567 Leon Levine Hall	Dr. Ayron Walker is an Assistant Professor in Nutrition and Health Care Management at Appalachian State University. She obtained her PhD in Animal and Food Science, completed an accredited dietetic internship and a... read more
Laurel M. Wentz Associate Professor	wentzlm@appstate.edu 828-262-2976 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 584 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

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