Dr. Carolyn M. Edy - Professor of Digital Journalism & Faculty Director of University Accreditation Compliance
Appalachian State University

Dr. Carolyn M. Edy is a distinguished media historian, journalism educator, and faculty leader at Appalachian State University, where she serves as Professor of Digital Journalism and Faculty Director of University Accreditation Compliance. A recipient of the university's Outstanding Professor Award in 2015–2016, Dr. Edy is widely recognized for her scholarship on women war correspondents, having earned competitive grants and honors from institutions such as Harvard University’s Schlesinger Library, the American Journalism Historians Association, and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.

Before entering academia, Dr. Edy built an accomplished career as a journalist, contributing to leading national and regional outlets including Newsweek, Good Housekeeping, U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, and Yoga Journal. Her academic work builds upon that real-world experience and includes influential publications such as The Woman War Correspondent, the U.S. Military, and the Press: 1846–1947 and The Weekly War: How the Saturday Evening Post Reported World War I. She is also a frequent contributor to edited volumes and scholarly journals in journalism history and gender studies.

Dr. Edy earned her Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her B.A. in English from St. Lawrence University. In addition to her teaching and research, she is actively involved in professional organizations, including the American Journalism Historians Association, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, and the International Association for Literary Journalism Studies.