Faculty

Laura Ammon

Associate Professor of Religion

Director, The Watauga Residential College

Department of Interdisciplinary Studies

Areas of research: Religion in Colonial Mexico, Colonialism and Religion, Utopia/Dystopia studies, Futurism

ammonll@appstate.edu

828-262-7362

Joseph Bathanti

McFarlane Family Distinguished Professor in Interdisciplinary Education & Writer-in-Residence & North Carolina Poet Laureate (2012-2014)

Watauga Residential College Department of Cultural, Gender, and Global Studies

Areas of Research: Creative Writing, The Poetry of Witness, Prison Literature, Arts & Humanities Initiatives for Military Veterans and their families.

828-262-2441

bathantjr@appstate.edu

https://watauga.appstate.edu/faculty-and-staff

Jeffrey K. Eastman

Lecturer in Spanish

Areas of Research: Jewish-Muslim-Christian Relations in Spain

828.262.7452

eastmanjk@appstate.edu

https://dllc.appstate.edu/eastman

Sarah Greenwald

Full Professor Department of Mathematics

Areas of Research and Service: Jewish communities pre-WWII.

828.262.2363
greenwaldsj@appstate.edu
http://mathsci2.appstate.edu/~sjg/

Davis Hankins

Assistant Professor Department of Philosophy and Religion

Areas of teaching and research: Ancient Israelite History and Culture; Second Temple Judaism; Ancient Rabbinic Judaism; the history of the use and influence of the Bible in Jewish communities.

828.262.6610
hankinscd@appstate.edu
philrel.appstate.edu/hankins

Amy C. Hudnall, M.A.

Senior Lecturer, Department of History and Department of Interdisciplinary Studies (formerly CGG)

Areas of teaching and research: Genocide studies, trauma theory, human rights, and cross-cultural conflict studies

828.262.6541
hudnallac@appstate.edu
http://www.appstate.edu/academics/profiles/id/amy-hudnall

Chris Patti

Assistant Professor Department of Communication

Areas of Research and Teaching: Holocaust Survivor Oral History and Ethnography, Compassionate Communication, Interpersonal and Intercultural Storytelling, Mindfulness.

828.262.2481
patticj@appstate.edu
https://faa.appstate.edu/about/directory/chris-patti

Dana E. Powell

Assistant Professor Department of Anthropology

Areas of Related Teaching and Research: Settler colonialism, genocide, and Native America; critically engaged anthropology; environmental justice; cultural politics of energy extraction; critical indigenous studies.

828.262.2268
powellde@appstate.edu

Laurie R. Semmes

Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology Areas of Research and Teaching: Music and Propaganda, the Ukrainian bandura in Ukraine and in Ukrainian diaspora communities, World Music, Western Music History, Music and Exoticism, Musical Theater 828.262.7239semmeslr@appstate.edu

Rachel S. Shinnar

Assistant Chair, Full Professor, Department of Management, Walker College of Business

Areas of Research and Service: Entrepreneurship, Cross-cultural Management, modern Hebrew instruction

828.262.7314
shinnarrs@appstate.edu
https://management.appstate.edu/faculty-staff/rachel-shinnar-phd

Joe Weiss

Senior Lecturer of Philosophy Areas of Research and Teaching: Social and Political Philosophy, the Frankfurt School, Classical German Philosophy, Theories of Fascism, Holocaust and Survivor Ethics.

weissjm1@appstate.edu