Dr. Rebecca Fletcher, Governor's School Director, Assistant Director of Center, Associate Professor
Center for Appalachian Studies and Services
(423) 439-7994
fletcherra1@etsu.edu
215 Nicks Hall
Rebecca Adkins Fletcher is a medical and cultural anthropologist, earning her Ph.D. at the University of Kentucky. She is Associate Professor in the Department of Appalachian Studies, where she is also Assistant Director of the Center of Excellence for Appalachian Studies and Services. Her work engages the intersections of health disparities, access to health care, economic transformation, gender, and activism in Appalachia. Dr. Fletcher serves as co-editor of Appalachian Places, an online magazine published by the Center.
Dr. Ron Roach, Center Director, Professor and Dept. Chair
Center for Appalachian Studies and Services
(423) 439-7494
roachr@etsu.edu
222 Nicks Hall
Ron Roach is Director of the Center of Excellence for Appalachian Studies and Chair of the Department of Appalachian Studies. A native of North Carolina, he is from a family with deep roots in the mountains and music of Virginia and North Carolina. His research focuses on the rhetoric of Appalachia, community engagement, interpretation and museum studies, and comparative mountain studies. Dr. Roach led in designing and establishing Appalachian Places, an online magazine published by the Center, and serves as its co-editor.
Since 2016, he has directed the Appalachian Collegiate Research Initiative, a major annual grant program funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Melanie Storie, Lecturer in History
History
(423) 439-4222
storiem@etsu.edu
116 A-1 Rogers-Stout
Melanie Storie is a two-time graduate from East Tennessee State University. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in history with certification in secondary education in 1991. Then in 1994 she graduated with a Master of Arts degree in history. She developed some of the first online U.S. History courses for the department and continues to teach both online and face-to-face classes.
While she enjoys researching, writing, and teaching about many historical topics, her main research interest centers on 19th-century U.S. History with special emphasis on the American Civil War.
Michael Stoots, Associate Professor
College of Public Health
(423) 439-4456
stootsj@etsu.edu
139 Lamb Hall
Doctor of Education, Health Education, University of Tennessee. Major: Health Education,
collateral studies Exercise Science. (May 2001)
Master of Public Health, East Tennessee State University. Concentration: Industrial
Health Education. (May 1990)
Bachelor of Science, East Tennessee State University. Majors: Physical Education and Psychology. Minor: Health Education. Met class requirements for K-12 teaching certification. (May 1987)
Shawn Haugrud, Preparator
Natural History Museum
(423) 439-3661
haugrud@etsu.edu
As Preparator at Gray Fossil Site he manages the Prep Lab and a large team of dedicated volunteers. In addition to training volunteers and arranging their projects, he prepares the more difficult or higher priority specimens.
Shawn also works on making molds and casts for research or exhibition. Aside from his work indoors he occasionally leads a team of volunteers working outside in the fossil excavation pits. As of this upcoming January Shawn will have worked at the Gray Site for 10 years.