Director
Celeste Crowe, Director
Education:
- Certificate, Core Concepts in Public Health, University of North Carolina
- MS, Biology, East Tennessee State University
- BS, Biology, East Tennessee State University
Areas of Interest: Health Professions Advising, Student Success, Disadvantaged and Underrepresented Students, Health Policy, Access and Equity, and Leadership
Biography: Celeste worked at ETSU, Tusculum College, and Union College before arriving at Appalachian in 2007. She is active in many professions associations; currently serving as NAAHP Ambassador to the American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine, previously serving as SAAHP President, HPANC President, and NAAHP 2018 National Meeting Co-chair. She was awarded the SAAHP Award for Service in 2019. She enjoys dance, pilates, travel, college sports, and being CeCe to her niece.
Contact Celeste: crowect@appstate.edu
Schedule with Celeste: Book a Health Professions Advising Appointment
HPA Advisor
Sarah Reddish, Advisor
Education:
- ThM, Candler School of Theology, Emory Univeristy
- MDiv, Candler School of Theology, Emory University
- BA, Religion, Women's and Gender Studies, Furman University
Areas of Interest: Health Professions Advising, Life and Career Discernment, Educational Access, Diversity, Social Justice, Curriculum Development, Well-Being in Higher Education
Biography: Before advising pre-health students, Sarah worked as a chaplain on multidisciplinary healthcare teams, serving hospital patients in metropolitan and rural settings. Working with behavioral health patients reinforced Sarah’s value of well-being for university students. Sarah has also worked as a university instructor and has written for non-profit institutions in Georgia and Tennessee. In every situation, Sarah is happy to lend a listening ear. She loves empowering students to reach their goals and become leaders. She is a member of the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP) and the Southern Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (SAAHP). Sarah’s joys include family time, friendships, baking from scratch, exploring the High Country, evening walks, and finding new spots to enjoy coffee and tea lattes.
Contact Sarah: reddishsl@appstate.edu
Schedule with Sarah: Sarah's appointment calendar will open in Spring 2023 once she completes training.
Peer Advisors
HPA Peer Advisors are trained to help their peers plan for their health professions futures.
They can assist with prerequisite course review, timeline planning, finding extracurricular activities, and other awesome opportunities.
They undergo an extensive selection and training process to serve as Health Professions Advising Office Peer Advisors. Please feel free to contact any of them for assistance.
You can find them in the HPA Office in Holmes Convocation during the academic year, Tues-Thurs afternoons. Feel free to drop by during those times to meet with them.
Schedule with Peer Advisors: Book a Health Professions Advising Appointment
Name | Major | Career Interest | ASU Email (@appstate.edu) |
James Auwn | Biology | Med | auwnja |
Sean Avery | Exercise Science | PT | averyst |
Katherine Baloga | Biology | Med | balogakb |
Hannah Brose | Exercise Science | Dent | broseha |
Kelsie Bryant | Exercise Science | PT | bryantkr1 |
Eleora Dunham | Anthropology | Med | dunhamea |
Kristin Foster | Exercise Science | PA | fosterke2 |
John Franklin | Biology | Med | franklinjl2 |
Gabi Gonzalez | Chemistry | PA | gonzalez2 |
Avery Hodgson | Biology | Med | hodgsonah |
Dy'quan Kearney | Biology | Med | kearneydt |
Elizabeth Ward | Biology | Vet Med | wardea2 |
Chesnie Whisnant | Biology | Dent | whisnantc |