High Country Humanities

The High Country Humanities (HCH) Travel Fund provides resources to support College of Arts and Sciences faculty engaged in humanities-focused research by enabling them to travel to present papers and works-in-progress at academic conferences. (Faculty seeking support for travel to archives or other research sites should apply for a CAS SAFE Fund grant instead.)

These funds are intended to be supplementary. The award amounts will usually range from $100 to $1,200, but the typical award is expected to be about $700. Whenever possible, applicants should secure funding from other sources before submitting their HCH Travel Fund application. Chrome River travel pre-approval must be completed before any purchases are made. Any purchases made prior to approval cannot be reimbursed. Travel must be reimbursed in fiscal year 2024-25.

To apply, complete this Google Form: https://forms.gle/BjMJDhTN1xYdUewt6

Questions? Please contact the HCH Director, Dr. Darci Gardner, at gardnerdl1@appstate.edu.

Spring 2025

• Kristen Baldwin Deathridge (History)

• Christopher Bartel (Philosophy and Religion)

• Michael Docherty (English)

• Adrienne Erazo (Languages, Literatures and Cultures)

• Vanessa Evans (English)

• Darci Gardner (Languages, Literatures and Cultures)

• Davis Hankins (Philosophy and Religion)

• Trevor McKenzie (Center for Appalachian Studies)

• Brittany Roberts (English)

• Kevin Schilbrack (Philosophy and Religion)

• Christoph Schmitz (Languages, Literatures and Cultures)

• Julie Shepherd-Powell (Interdisciplinary Studies)

• Xiaofei Tu (Languages, Literatures and Cultures)

• Juhee Woo (Sociology)

Fall 2024

• Conor Bean (Government and Justice Studies)
• Melissa Birkhofer (English)
• Cecelia Conway (English)
• Sophia Donadio (English)
• Jeanne Dubino (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Joseph Gonzalez (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Lora Hawkins (English)
• Ann Pegelow Kaplan (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Jack Kwong (Philosophy and Religion)
• Emily Lutenski (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Stephanie Mazan (Languages, Literatures and Cultures)
• Mark Nunes (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Nese Ozkan (Anthropology)
• John Sanders (English)
• Kevin Schilbrack (Philosophy and Religion)
• Kyle Stevens (English)
• Mary Valante (History)
• Paul Worley (Languages, Literatures and Cultures)

Spring 2024

• Laura Ammon (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Phillip Ardoin (Government and Justice Studies)
• William Atkinson (English)
• Jacob Babb (English)
• Irina Barclay (Languages, Literatures and Cultures)
• Jessica Cory (English)
• Benito del Pliego (Languages, Literatures and Cultures)
• Jill Ehnenn (English)
• Thomas Ellis (Philosophy and Religion)
• Adrienne Erazo (Languages, Literatures and Cultures)
• Vanessa Evans (English)
• Catherine Fountain (Languages, Literatures and Cultures)
• Kim Hall (Philosophy and Religion)
• Maria Pramaggiore (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Brittany Roberts (English)
• Paul Sebastian (Languages, Literatures and Cultures)
• Alex Sloop (English)
• Mary Valante (History)
• Paul Worley (Languages, Literatures and Cultures)

Fall 2023

• Christopher Bartel (Philosophy and Religion)
• Craig Caldwell (History)
• Cecelia Conway (English)
• Jeanne Dubino (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Catherine Fountain (Languages, Literatures and Cultures)
• Rebecca Lambert (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Elizabeth Perego (History)
• Mary Valante (History)