Faculty and Staff

Faculty/Staff Member	Contact	About
Lanae Ball Assistant Professor	ballkl@appstate.edu 828-262-2983 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 109 LS Dougherty	Dr. Lanae Ball joined the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management in 2014. Before coming to Appalachian State, she taught and assisted with nutrition courses at the University of North Carolina at... read more
Margaret Barth Professor and Chair	barthmm@appstate.edu 828-262-2661 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 102 LS Dougherty	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 Lecturer	bryanmm@appstate.edu 828-262-6215 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 207 LS Dougherty	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) 207 L.S. Dougherty
Melissa Davis Gutschall Associate Professor	gutschallmd@appstate.edu 828-262-2698 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 205 LS Dougherty	Dr. Gutschall is an Associate Professor in Nutrition and Foods and Director of the Didactic Program in Dietetics at Appalachian State University. She has taught nutrition for 11 years at the undergraduate and graduate... read more
Michelle Eggers Adjunct Instructor
Sarah Jordan Professor	jordansr@appstate.edu 828-262-2788 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 200C LS Dougherty	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) 108B LS Dougherty	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) 104 A L.S. Dougherty	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, Assistant Internship Coordinator	moorepb@appstate.edu 828-262-8634 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 200B L.S. Dougherty	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
Murugi Ndirangu Associate Professor	ndirangum@appstate.edu 828-262-2976 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 203 L.S. Dougherty	Dr. Ndirangu is an associate professor in the department of Nutrition and Healthcare Management in the College of Health Sciences at Appalachian State University. Dr. Ndirangu completed a PhD in Nutrition and Food... read more
Martin Root Associate Professor	rootmm@appstate.edu 828-262-2064 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 200A LS Dougherty	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 Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Director, Dietetic Internship	thompsonkl@appstate.edu 828-262-2631 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 206 L.S. Dougherty	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) 101 L.S. Dougherty	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