Center for Analytics Research & Education

Our People

Leadership

	Joseph A. Cazier, Ph.D., CISSP & CAP Executive Director / Research Director for Sustainability Analytics cazierja@appstate.edu (828) 262-6184
	Edgar Hassler, Ph.D. Chief Data Officer, Senior Research Fellow and Teaching Fellow hassleree@appstate.edu (828) 262-2638
	Scott Hunsinger, Ph.D. Managing Director hunsingerds@appstate.edu
	Rick Presnell Controller presnelrc@appstate.edu
	Terry Rawls, Ed.D. Senior Fellow for Educational Outreach rawlsdt@appstate.edu
	Amy Roberts Compliance Advisor robertsaj@appstate.edu (828) 262-2427
	Samantha Williams Business Manager williamsse11@appstate.edu (828) 262-2034

Research Faculty

	Shawn Bergman, Ph.D. Research Director for College Access Analytics bergmans@appstate.edu (828) 262-2272 x409
	Antonio Rafael Braga, Ph.D. Associate Research Fellow bragaar@appstate.edu
	Jennifer Buff, Ph.D. Associate Professor buffjc@appstate.edu (828) 262-6065
	Agnes Gambill Assistant Professor gambillab@appstate.edu (828) 262-2825
	Ross Gosky, Ph.D. Teaching Fellow and Research Affiliate goskyrm@appstate.edu (828) 262-2364
	Awad Hassan, Ph.D. Associate Research Fellow and Teaching Fellow awad.hassan@agr.svu.edu.eg
	Gerald Hutchins, Ph.D. Affiliate Faculty hutchinsgl1@appstate.edu (828) 262-8904
	Onur Ince, Ph.D. Associate Professor inceo@appstate.edu (828) 262-4033
	Franklyn Linton, Ed.D. Affiliate Faculty lintonfn@appstate.edu
	Jennifer McGee, Ph.D. CARE Faculty Fellow, Assistant Professor of Assessment and Research Methods mcgeejr@appstate.edu (828) 262-2270
	Adam Newmark, Ph.D. Professor newmarkaj@appstate.edu (828) 262-6341
	Richard E.L. (Dick) Rogers, M.Sc. Associate Research Fellow dick.rogers@bayer.com
	Michael Rubinigg, Ph.D. Research Associate rubiniggm@appstate.edu
	Trent Spaulding, Ph.D. Research Associate spauldingtj@appstate.edu (828) 263-4337

Teaching Faculty

	Brandy Hadley, Ph.D. Teaching Fellow and Research Fellow hadleybe@appstate.edu
	Lakshmi Iyer, Ph.D. Teaching Fellow and Director for Applied Data Analytics Graduate Program iyerls@appstate.edu
	Jeffrey P. Kaleta, Ph.D. Teaching Fellow and Research Affiliate kaletajp@appstate.edu
	Lubna Nafees, Ph.D. Teaching Fellow and Research Affiliate nafeesl@appstate.edu
	Aaron Ratcliffe, Ph.D. Teaching Fellow and Research Affiliate ratcliffeah@appstate.edu
	Johann Vaz Teaching Fellow and Research Affiliate vazja@appstate.edu (828) 262-2421
	Jason Xiong, Ph.D. Associate Professor xiongjj@appstate.edu (828) 262-2351

Analytics Coaches

	Anthony Berghammer Industry Analytics Advisor berghammer.anthony.j@gmail.com
	LeAnne Byers Industry Analytics Advisor klbyers02@gmail.com
	Jabari Myles Industry Analytics Advisor mylesja@appstate.edu
	Sam Volstad Industry Analytics Advisor sam.volstad@gmail.com

Staff

	Anna Louise Alexander Data Analyst alexanderal@appstate.edu
	Nika Davenport Data Analyst davenportvw@appstate.edu
	Preston Macdonald Data Analyst macdonaldpd@appstate.edu
	Molly Martin Data Scientist martinmk3@appstate.edu
	Wendy Winn, Ph.D. Senior Editor winnwl@appstate.edu (828) 262-6928