Elizabeth Appel

Elizabeth Appel serves as Dean of the School of Health Sciences at Anne Arundel Community College, a position she has held since 2016. She previously served as department chair for Health and Human Services (2010) and Human Services (1999), overseeing critical programs including Nursing, Massage Therapy, and Fitness Studies while leading the college's successful Middle States reaccreditation process.

Her educational background includes:

• Master of Social Work from University of Maryland, Baltimore
• Bachelor of Science from University of Kansas

Professionally, Appel specializes in Social Work, Human Services, and Mental Health with clinical expertise in Family Therapy and Adolescent Psychology. Her career bridges nonprofit human services (Harundale Youth and Family Services, Big Brothers and Big Sisters) and higher education administration, focusing on workforce-aligned health sciences programming.

As Dean, she reorganized the school to increase efficiency, expanded nursing admissions by 56%, and directed the development of the $100 million Health and Life Sciences Building featuring an Interprofessional Simulation Center. Her leadership emphasizes practical health education infrastructure and program accreditation.