Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance

Jamie Parson, J.D.

Senior Vice Provost of App State Hickory
Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Professor of Legal Environment of Business
Department of Finance, Banking & Insurance
Walker College of Business

Biography

Jamie Parson, J.D., serves as Senior Vice Provost of App State Hickory within Appalachian State University's Division of Academic Affairs. In this role, she leads efforts to expand academic programming, develop community partnerships, and support the strategic growth of the Hickory campus. She also serves as one of the university's Free Speech Responsible Officers. Prior to her current administrative appointment, Parson served as Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Policies, Development, and Training.

Alongside her administrative responsibilities, Parson is a Professor of Legal Environment of Business in the Department of Finance, Banking & Insurance within the Walker College of Business. Her research focuses on insurance regulation, with scholarly contributions addressing insurance law, regulatory practices, and emerging issues within the insurance industry.

Throughout her tenure at Appalachian State, Parson has demonstrated a longstanding commitment to student success, faculty development, and university service. Her contributions have been recognized through several honors, including the Boone Chamber of Commerce's 4 Under 40 Award in 2022 and the Walker College of Business Sywassink Service Award in 2018.

Prior to joining Appalachian State, Parson served as a Title VII investigator for the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission. She also gained industry experience at State Farm Insurance Company, where she worked as a Special Investigative Unit liaison and Fire Claims Representative.

Parson earned her Bachelor of Science in Sociology-Anthropology from Nebraska Wesleyan University and her Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Nebraska College of Law in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

• Anderson-Parson, J. A., et al. (2025). Modernizing Anti-Rebate Laws: Lessons Learned and Future Considerations. Journal of Insurance Regulation, 44(3), 3. View publication

• Anderson Parson, J. A., Medders, L., & Thomas-Reid, M. (2021). Gender X and Auto Insurance: Is Gender Rating Unfairly Discriminatory? Journal of Insurance Regulation.

• Marlett, D. C., Anderson-Parson, J. A., & Stewart, J. (2020). The Impact of Selected Issues Resulting from COVID-19 on Agents and Lessons for the Future. Journal of Insurance Regulation.

• Karl, B., Marlett, D. C., Neale, F., & Anderson-Parson, J. A. (2020). Consent to Rate Laws: A Case Study of the North Carolina Homeowners' Insurance Marketplace. Journal of Insurance Regulation.

• Anderson-Parson, J. A. (2020). Best Practices Make Progress: When the Talent Gap and Undermatching Crisis Meet. Journal of Risk Education, 10(1).

• Anderson-Parson, J. A., & Eggers, A. F. (2020). Regulating the Bail Industry: A Comparison of Professional and Surety Licensees' Violations in North Carolina. Journal of Risk Education.

• Epermanis, K., & Anderson-Parson, J. A. (2017). Emerging Issues in Assignment of Benefits. Journal of Insurance Regulation, 36(5), 19.

• Anderson-Parson, J. A., Marlett, D. C., & Powell, E. S. (2017). Time to Dust Off the Anti-Rebate Laws. Journal of Insurance Regulation.

• Anderson-Parson, J. A., Keasler, T. R., & Byerly, R. T. (2015). Bond Indenture Consent Solicitations as Debt Management Tool. International Journal of Financial Studies, 3, 230–243. Journal website

• Anderson, J. A., & Marlett, D. C. (2014). Foster Parent Liability Risk. Journal of Insurance Regulation.

Grants

ADVANCE Appalachian

National Science Foundation (NSF)

• Award Number: 2017536

• Award Amount: $995,509

• Institution: Appalachian State University

• Role: Co-Principal Investigator

• Principal Investigator: A. Bellemer

• Co-Principal Investigators: C. Cartaya-Marin, B. Hester, T. McLemore-Salinas, and J. Parson