Present | Professor, Appalachian State University ‐ Department of History | |
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Present | Vice Provost for Faculty Policies and Development, Appalachian State University ‐ Academic Affairs | |
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2017 - 2021 | Dean, Appalachian State University ‐ College of Arts and Sciences | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Honors and Awards
- Recipient of the Transforming North Carolina Faculty Research Award, 2010
- Recipient of an Appalachian Board of Governor’s Teaching Award, 2009
- Nominated for the Rennie W. Brantz Award for Outstanding Teaching in First Year Seminar, 2014
- Recipient of the Jimmy Smith Service Award, College of Arts and Sciences, 2008
- Nominated for Board of Governors Teaching Award, 2008
- Communal Studies Association Starting Scholar Award, 2002
Courses
- Pirates and their Atlantic World
- Exhibits and Public Programming
- Architecture and Society
- Living History
- Past, Present, and Future of the Blue Ridge Parkway
Ph.D., University of Delaware ‐ History | ||
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M.A., University of Delaware ‐ American History, with Museum Studies Certification | ||
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B.A., Grinnell College ‐ History and American Studies | ||
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Links
Contact Information
spechtnj@appstate.edu
828-262-3078