Faculty & Staff Spotlights

Dr. Pablo Chialvo publishes new chapter on antiracist pedagogy
BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Pablo Chialvo, lecturer in the Appalachian State Department of Biology, is the author of a new chapter on antiracist ped...

Ms. Carra Schriber
Why did you become a biologist (and specifically what type of biologist you are)?Being a biologist was not a set life path or choice I made- I kind of...

Dr. Alicia Reigel
Why did you become a biologist (and specifically the type of biologist you are)?I have always been fascinated with the water and aquatic animals, but ...
Alumni Spotlights

Alumni Update: Gabriela Neufeld ’19 ’20
Gabriela Neufeld, “I absolutely love teaching and love science,” exclaimed Neufeld. “I feel I am in the perfect career for me!”...
Lara Souza
Interview with Lara Souza about her career, her time at Appalachian State University, University of Tennessee and Oklahoma and as Director of Oklahoma...

Christina Daly
What do you currently do?I am working toward a PhD in Biomedical Sciences at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in the lab of Dr. Ryan Potts.Why di...
Graduate Student Spotlights

Biology graduate student Leigha Henson earns prize at Botanical Society of America Conference
BOONE, N.C. — Leigha Henson, biology graduate student from Griffin, Georgia, received a 2023 LI-COR Prize at the Botanical Society of America (BSA)'...

Leigha Henson
Leigha Henson is currently a graduate student in the Department of Biology, working with Dr. Howard Neufeld on the effects of climate change on Southe...

Erik Rangel-Silva
How did you become interested in biology?Learning about the nervous system in my psychology class really sparked the intrigue for biological processes...