Faculty and Staff

Faculty/Staff Members	Contact	About
Henry Asante Antwi Assistant Professor	antwiha@appstate.edu 828-262-7873 (phone) 540S Leon Levin Hall	Dr. Antwi joined the faculty at Appalachian State University after a distinguished global career spanning healthcare systems, the pharmaceutical industry, and academia. He brings interdisciplinary training in... read more
Margaret Barth Professor and Chair	barthmm@appstate.edu 828-262-2661 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 548C Leon Levine Hall	Dr. Margaret Barth is Professor and Chair of Nutrition and Health Care Management at Appalachian State University. Dr. Barth received her B.S. in Nutrition and Medical Dietetics from The University of Illinois at... read more
Lori Eberly Program Director for Health Sciences, Lecturer	eberlyll@appstate.edu 828-827-6536 (phone) 1427A Hickory Campus	Dr. Lori Eberly is the Program Director of the undergraduate Health Sciences program and a faculty member in Health Care Management. Prior to coming to App State, Dr. Eberly most recently served as program... read more
Stephen Fleming Executive-in-Residence	flemingsp@appstate.edu 336-708-5123 (phone) 540Q Leon Levine Hall	Mr. Fleming transitioned to academia after a rewarding forty (40) year career in aging services administration, the last twenty-five (25) of which was as CEO of The Well-Spring Group based In Greensboro, NC. Mr... read more
Courtney Lane MHA Program Specialist	lanecm@appstate.edu 828-262-8532 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 540W Leon Levine Hall
Andrew McCart Teaching Associate Professor	mccartal@appstate.edu 828-262-8619 (phone)	Andrew has served as a faculty member in higher education for approximately 20 years, including 14 years in graduate-level healthcare education. He holds multiple business degrees from Indiana University and a... read more
Gilbert Munoz-Cornejo Assistant Professor	cornejogm@appstate.edu 828.262.7117 (phone) 540S Leon Levine Hall	Dr Munoz-Cornejo's research interests generally fall under the areas of healthcare regulatory compliance, data security, privacy, cybersecurity, and the legal regulation of electronic health records and digital health... read more
Ashley Parks Program Director for Online BS Health Care Management, Assistant Professor	parksav@appstate.edu 828-262-7479 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 540Q Leon Levine Hall	Dr. Parks has been teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in health services administration and public health for over a decade and enjoys making “difficult concepts” accessible to students seeking to... read more
Manan Roy Associate Professor	roym1@appstate.edu 828-262-8641 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 540T Leon Levine Hall	Dr. Roy is an Associate Professor in Health Care Management at Appalachian State University. She has taught economics at the undergraduate level and published several research articles. In 2016, Dr. Roy completed her... read more
Julie Ann Sakowski MHA Program Director, Associate Professor	sakowskija@appstate.edu 828-262-7341 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 540Y Leon Levine Hall	Dr. Sakowski is the Program Director of the Master's in Health Administration (MHA) program, and an Associate Professor in Health Care Management at Appalachian State University. She has more than 20 years of... read more
Scott Skinner Teaching Assistant Professor	skinnersm1@appstate.edu 828-262-8619 (phone)	Dr. Scott Skinner has more than 25 years of experience in medical device management, with a career spanning frontline clinical support, health technology management (HTM) leadership, and national consulting. He began... read more
Trent Spaulding BS Health Care Management Program Director, Associate Professor	spauldingtj@appstate.edu 828-262-8993 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 540U Leon Levine Hall	Dr. Trent Spaulding is an Associate Professor and Program Director for the BS in Health Care Management. He earned his Ph.D. in Information Systems from Arizona State University, where his dissertation focused on... read more
Lynn Van Ess Administrative Support Specialist	vanesspl@appstate.edu 828-262-8619 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 548D Leon Levine Hall	Ms. Lynn Van Ess joined the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management in 2012. Prior to coming to Appalachian State, Ms. Van Ess lived in North Jersey and worked as a music educator, a business co-owner, and... read more
David Williams Professor	willimsdr@appstate.edu 828-262-7335 (phone) 540X Leon Levine Hall	Education: B.A. English Literature, Wofford College, Master of Business Administration, Georgia State University, Master of Health Administration, Georgia State University, Ph.D. Administration—Health Services,... read more