Faculty and Staff

Who are the GES faculty?

Appalachian's GES faculty include four Fellows of the Geological Society of America, three Fellows of the Explorers Club, two National Geographic Explorers, six Board of Governors Teaching Award winners, and they have also won a number of other university-wide, local, and regional teaching/leadership/service awards. They have conducted research on every continent, from the tops of mountains to the bottom of the ocean, and have a wide range of interests and expertise.

Note to international applicants: The Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences is an undergraduate-only (baccalaureate-granting) department; the faculty cannot directly supervise MS, PhD, or postdoctoral researchers. If you are interested in continuing your graduate education in the United States, you will need to contact universities with MS and PhD programs.

Teaching Faculty

Name	Position	Contact
Dr. William P. Anderson Jr.	Professor: Hydrogeology (he/him/his) Office: HSH 217	andersonwp@appstate.edu (828) 262-7540
Dr. William H. Armstrong	Assistant Professor: Glaciology	armstrongwh@appstate.edu (828) 262-6739
Dr. Sarah K. Carmichael	Professor: Fluid-Rock Geochemistry and Biomineralogy (she/her/hers)	carmichaelsk@appstate.edu (828) 262-8471
Dr. Gabriele M. Casale	Associate Professor: Structural Geology	casalegm@appstate.edu (828) 262-2746
Dr. Ellen A. Cowan	Professor: Sedimentary record of climate change, Geoarchaeology, Geomorphology (she/her/hers)	cowanea@appstate.edu (828) 262-2260
Dr. Cole Edwards	Associate Professor: Carbonate Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (he/him/his)	edwardsct4@appstate.edu (828) 262-7820
Dr. Sarah G. Evans	Assistant Professor: Hydrogeology (she/her/hers)	evanssg@appstate.edu (828) 262-2517
Dr. Steven J. Hageman	Professor: Invertebrate Paleontology, Paleoecology (he/him/his)	hagemansj@appstate.edu (828) 262-6609
Dr. Andrew B. Heckert	Professor: Vertebrate Paleontology, Dinosaurs, Litho/Biostratigraphy (he/him/his)	heckertab@appstate.edu (828) 262-7609
Dr. Christine Ogilvie Hendren	Professor: Nanomaterial Risk Assessment and Integration and Implementation Sciences (I2S) Research Institute for Environment, Energy, and Economics - Director	hendrenco@appstate.edu (828) 262-2764
Dr. Jamie S. Levine	Associate Professor: Structure, Tectonics, and Metamorphic Petrology (she/her/hers)	levinejs@appstate.edu (828) 262-2166
Dr. Cynthia M. Liutkus-Pierce	Professor and Chair: Sedimentology and Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction (she/her/hers)	liutkuscm@appstate.edu (828) 262-6933
Laura Mallard	Senior Lecturer: Geoscience Education	mallardl@appstate.edu (828) 262-7517
Dr. Scott T. Marshall	Professor: Geophysics, Satellite Geodesy, and Fracture Mechanics (he/him/his)	marshallst@appstate.edu (828) 265-8680
Joey Mosteller	Senior Lecturer: Physical and Environmental Geology	mostellerjd@appstate.edu (828) 262-8466
Dr. Hannah Riegel	Visiting Assistant Professor and Field Camp Director (she/her/hers)	riegelhb@appstate.edu (828) 262-8648
Dr. Bob Swarthout	Associate Professor (joint appointment with Department of Chemistry) and Director of Environmental Sciences	swarthoutrf@appstate.edu (828) 262-4083
Marta Toran	Lecturer and Outreach Coordinator	toranml@appstate.edu
Dr. Lauren H. Waterworth	Senior Lecturer: Environmental Law (she/her/hers)	waterworthlh@appstate.edu (828) 262-4980
Brian W. Zimmer	Senior Lecturer: Volcanology (he/him/his)	zimmerbw@appstate.edu (828) 262-2749

Affiliated Faculty

Name	Position	Contact
Dr. Denise Akob	Affiliated Research Professor Research Microbiologist, United States Geological Survey (Reston, VA)	dakob@usgs.gov (703) 648-5819
Dr. Erika Kido	Affiliated Research Professor (Vienna, Austria)	kidoe@appstate.edu
Dr. Gregg H. Marland	Affiliated Research Professor Research Institute for Environment, Energy, and Economics	marlandg@appstate.edu (828) 262-6161
Dr. Arthur Merschat	Affiliated Research Professor Research Geologist, United States Geological Survey (Reston, VA)	amerschat@usgs.gov (703) 648-6035
Dr. William Miller	Affiliated Research Professor Professor of Geology: Humboldt State University	wm1@humboldt.edu
Dr. Cara Santelli	Affiliated Research Professor Associate Professor: University of Minnesota	santelli@umn.edu
Keith C. Seramur, P.G.	Adjunct Research and Teaching Professor Seramur and Associates (Boone, NC)	seramurkc@appstate.edu
Dr. Thomas Suttner	Affiliated Research Professor (Vienna, Austria)	suttnertj@appstate.edu

Staff

Name	Position	Contact
Anthony Love	Research Operations and Laboratories Manager (he/him/his)	loveab@appstate.edu (828) 262-6952
Lauri J. Miller	Office Manager	millerlj@appstate.edu (828) 262-3049

Emeritus Faculty & Staff

Name	Position	Contact
Richard N. Abbott Jr.	Emeritus Professor: Metamorphic Petrology and Mineralogy	abbottrn@appstate.edu
John E. Callahan	Emeritus Professor: Economic Geology	goldjec@hotmail.com
Marjorie J. McKinney	Emeritus Museum Curator	mckinnymj@appstate.edu
Loren A. Raymond	Emeritus Professor: Petrotectonics	raymondla@appstate.edu
Johnny A. Waters	Emeritus & Adjunct Research Professor: Invertebrate Paleontology	watersja@appstate.edu
Fred Webb Jr.	Emeritus Professor: Sedimentology	webbfj@appstate.edu