Faculty and Staff

Faculty/Staff Members	Contact	About
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
Sandi Lane Associate Professor, Masters of Health Administration Program Director	lanesj1@appstate.edu 828-262-7482 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 540Y Leon Levine Hall	Dr. Lane is an Associate Professor of Health Care Management and the MHA Program Director, a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), and a licensed nursing home administrator. Dr. Lane’s... read more
Courtney Lane MHA Program Specialist	lanecm@appstate.edu 828-262-8532 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 540W Leon Levine Hall
Joonghee Lee Assistant Professor	leej12@appstate.edu 828-262-7873 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 540V Leon Levine Hall	Joonghee Lee is an assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management in the Beaver College of Health Sciences at Appalachian State University. He holds a doctorate in Business... read more
Gilbert Munoz-Cornejo Dr	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 Assistant Professor	parksav@appstate.edu 828-262-7479 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 540S Leon Levine Hall	Dr. Parks is an Assistant Professor in Health Care Management at Appalachian State University. She has taught health care management courses at the undergraduate level and graduate level since 2013. Dr. Parks has... 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 Associate Professor	sakowskija@appstate.edu 828-262-7341 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 540P Leon Levine Hall	Dr. Sakowski is an Associate Professor in Health Care Management at Appalachian State University. She has more than 20 years experience teaching health care administration and business students at both the... read more
Trent Spaulding Associate Professor, Bachelors of Health Care Management Program Director	spauldingtj@appstate.edu 828-262-8993 (phone) 828-262-8626 (fax) 540U Leon Levine Hall	Dr. Spaulding is an Associate Professor in the department of Nutrition and Health Care Management in the Beaver College of Health Sciences at Appalachian State University. Dr. Spaulding completed his PhD in... 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 of Health Care Management	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