Spotlights

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

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

Leigha Henson, biology graduate student from Griffin, Georgia, received a 2023 LI-COR Prize at the Botanical Society of America's Botany Conference in Boise, Idaho, for her poster

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...