Faculty
Sean Blackwell
2016, Instructor in Sociology and Criminal Justice
B.S., Texas Christian University
M.Sc., London School of Economics and Political Science
Sally Brown
2018, Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., Brigham Young University
M.Ed., University of Virginia
Ph.D., Utah State University (Pending)
T.R. Brooks
2018, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
H.B.A., University of Utah
Ph.D., University of Connecticut (Pending)
Kyle Cheesewright
2013, Assistant Professor of Speech and Debate
B.A., Colorado State University
M.A., California State University, Long Beach
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
Garth Claassen
1994, Professor of Art
B.A.F.A., H.D.E., University of Natal, South Africa
M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Noelle Conforti Preszler
2017, Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., University of Puget Sound
M.S., University of Utah
Ph.D., University of Washington
Robin Cruz
1999, Professor of Mathematics
B.S., M.S., University of Idaho
Ph.D., University of Oregon
Carolyn Dadabay
2004, Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Kalamazoo College
Ph.D., Washington University
Jennie Daniels
2013, Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Point Loma Nazarene University
M.A., Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
R. Luke Daniels
2009, Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Seattle Pacific University
Ph.D., University of Southern California
John Danielson
2013, Instructor in Business and Accounting
B.A., The College of Idaho
M.Ed., University of Idaho
Lynda Danielson
1995, Professor of Mathematics
B.S., The College of Idaho
M.S., Ph.D., Oregon State University
Robert A. Dayley
2000, Professor of Political Economy
B.A., Weber State University
M.A., University of Oregon
Ph.D., Northern Illinois University
R. Blake Densley
2017, Visiting Instructor in Health and Human Performance
B.S., Linfield College
M.S., University of Utah
Kathryn Devine
2009, Associate Professor of Physics
B.A., Carleton College
M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Michael Dilley
1999, Instructor in Health and Human Performance
A.A., North Idaho College
B.S., M.Ed., McNeese State University
Megan Dixon
2008, Instructor in English and Environmental Studies
B.A., Rice University
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Ph.D., University of Oregon
Scott Draper
2012, Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., Wheaton College
M.F.A., Harvard University
M.A., Ph.D., Baylor University
James Dull
1998, Professor of Physics
Associate Dean of the Faculty
B.S., University of New Mexico
M.S., Washington State University
Ph.D., Indiana University
Kristine Erne
2017, Instructor in Business and Accounting
B.B.A., Boise State University
C.P.A., State of Idaho
Alexander Erolin
2017, Assistant Professor of Business and Accounting
B.A., University of State of New York
M.B.A., University of Nebraska
Ed.D, University of St. Thomas
Stephen Fisher
1990, Professor of Art
B.A., Bowdoin College
M.F.A., University of Texas at San Antonio
Harold Frobisher
2014, Instructor in Health and Human Performance
BSc (honors), Leeds University
Andrew Gades
2014, Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., M.M., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ph.D., Florida State University
Joe Golden
1996, Professor of Theatre and Speech Arts
B.F.A., Lindenwood College
M.F.A. University of Missouri-Kansas City
Carolyn Gonzalez
2015, Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A., Roanoke College
M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Jamie Goode
2014, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, and Environmental Studies
B.A., Connecticut College
M.S., Ph.D, Colorado State University
Rick Goodwin
2014, Instructor in Business and Accounting
B.A., The College of Idaho
M.B.A., University of Oregon
Gina Greenway
2014, Assistant Professor of Business and Economics
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Idaho
Mark Gunderson
2007, Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., St. Olaf College
Ph.D., University of Florida
Deborah Hartwell
2017, Instructor in Theatre and Speech Arts
B.S., University of Evansville
M.F.A., University of Arizona
Michael Hartwell
1997, Associate Professor of Theatre and Speech Arts
B.A., Boise State University
M.F.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Sara Heggland
2001, Professor of Biology
Smith-Stanford Chair in Biology
B.S., University of Minnesota
Ph.D., Kent State University
Erin Hern
2015, Assistant Professor of Political Economy
B.A., University of Southern California
M.A., Ph.D., Cornell Universtiy
Anna G. Himler
2014, Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., Oberlin College
Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin
Kerry Hunter
1988, Professor of Political Economy
B.A., Utah State University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
Elizabeth Imber
2018, Assistant Professor of History
Howard Berger-Ray Neilson Endowed Chair of Judaic Studies
B.A., Brandeis University
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University (Pending)
Maimuna Islam
2001, Professor of English
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University
M.A., University of Colorado at Boulder
Ph.D., University of Denver
Angie Ivie
2004, Instructor in Health and Human Performance
B.S., Idaho State University
M.P.E., Idaho State University
David Johnson
1992, Langroise Fellow and Instructor in Music
Principal Viola of the Boise Philharmonic
B.M., M.M., Indiana University
Rochelle Johnson
1999, Professor of English and Environmental Studies
B.A., Bates College
M.A., Claremont Graduate School
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
Mee-Ae Kim
2001, Professor of History
B.A., San Jose State University
M.A., University of Notre Dame
M.A., Ph.D. Washington State University
Scott Knickerbocker
2007, Associate Professor of English and Environmental Studies
B.A., Principia College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon
Ann Koga
1996, Instructor in Biology and Health & Human Performance
B.S., Willamette University
Ph.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Cara Laney
2013, Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Reed College
M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Irvine
David LaVigne, Jr.
2018, Visiting Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Luther College
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Matthew Laye
2015, Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.S., University of California, Davis
Ph.D., University of Missouri
Jasper LiCalzi
1993, Professor of Political Economy
B.B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Temple University
Donald Mansfield
1989, Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies
B.A., Colorado College
M.S., University of British Columbia
D.A., Idaho State University
Steven S. Maughan
1992, Professor of History
Bernie McCain Chair in the Humanities
B.A., The College of Idaho
A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University
Greg McElwain
2011, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies
B.A., Abilene Christian University
M.T.S., Vanderbilt University
Ph.D., University of Florida
Lance McGrath
2013, Associate Professor; User Services Librarian
B.A., Northwest Nazarene College
M.L.S., University of North Texas
Marilyn Martin Melchiorre
2010, Associate Professor of Business
B.S., University of Missouri
M.B.A., Missouri State University
Ed.D., University of Missouri
Alan Minskoff
2004, Instructor in English and Journalism
B.A., Lehigh University
Terah Moore
2012, Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Idaho State University
M.A., Boise State University
Ph.D., University of Idaho
Paul Moulton
2007, Associate Professor of Music
B.A., Brigham Young University
M.M., Ph.D., Florida State University
Gib Nelson
2008, Instructor in Chemistry
B.S., Boise State University
M.Div., M.S., Abilene Christian University
J.D., University of Idaho
Sarah O'Neill
2018, Visiting Assistant Professor
B.A., Portland State University
M.A., Ph.D., Univerity of Iowa (pending)
Séverine Orban
2016, Assistant Professor of French
Déclamation et Art Dramatique, Conservatoire Royal de Liège (Belgium)
Master I, Master II, Université de Liège (Belgium)
Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Thomas Pirtle
2014, Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., M.S., Abilene Christian University
Ph.D., Arizona State University
Jason Preszler
2017, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., University of Puget Sound
M.S., Ph.D., University of Utah
Diane Raptosh
1990, Professor of English
Eyk-Berringer Chair in English
B.A., The College of Idaho
M.F.A., University of Michigan
Philip C. Rogers
1997, Associate Dean of Student Life
Campus Minister; Instructor in Religion
B.A., Westmont College
M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary
D.Min., Catholic Theological Union
David W. Rosoff
2011, Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Reed College
M.S., Ph.D., University of Washington
Kara Sage
2015, Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.Ed., University of Washington
M.S., Ph.D., University of Oregon
Susan Schaper
2001, Professor of English
B.A., Luther College
M.A., Washington State University
Ph.D., Indiana University
Christine Schutz
2000, Associate Professor
Director of the Terteling Library
B.S., M.S., University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
Katharine Seibold
1994, Professor of Anthropology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Timothy Shearon
1990, Professor of Psychology
B.A., Mercer University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia
Mark Smith
1989, Professor of History
B.A., Westmont College
M. Div., Denver Seminary
M.A., Ph.D., University of California at Santa Barbara
Samuel Smith
1991, Langroise Fellow and Instructor in Music
Associate Principal Cellist of the Boise Philharmonic
Jeff Snyder-Reinke
2006, Professor of History
B.A., Northern Michigan University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Eric V. Spencer
1994, Professor of English
B.A., Whitman College
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Michael Lucas Strother
2016, Visiting Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., Boise State University
M.M., D.M.A., Rutgers University
Kevin Talbert
2013, Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., Ohio Northern University
M.Ed, Ph.D., Miami University of Ohio
John Thurston
2007, Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Centenary College
Ph.D., Rice University
Ruth Tincoff
2017, Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Wayne State University
M.A., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Caleb Tormey
2016, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., The College of Idaho
Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines
Geoffrey Trabichoff
1997, Langroise Fellow and Instructor in Music
Concertmaster of the Boise Philharmonic
L.G.S.M., A.G.S.M., Licentiate in Violin Performance from Guildhall School of Music
Amy Truksa
2011, Instructor in Mathematics
B.A., The College of Idaho
M.A.T., Oregon State University
Scott Truksa
1993, Professor of Chemistry
B.S., The College of Idaho
Ph.D., Oregon State University
Alice Vinson
2014, Assistant Professor of Art
A.F.A., A.A., Pima Community College
B.F.A., M.F.A., University of Arizona
Elizabeth Wakeman
1992, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies
A.B., Lenoir-Rhyne College
M.A., Ph.D., Purdue University
Jennifer Wallin-Ruschman
2016, Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of Louisville
M.S., Ph.D., Portland State University
Chris A. Walser
2000, Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies
B.S., Emory University
M.S., Auburn University
Ph.D., Tulane University
Brent Wells
2011, Associate Professor of Music
B.M., M.M., Brigham Young University
D.M.A., Michigan State University
Charles Yates
2016, Instructor in English
B.A., M.A., Indiana University
M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University
Debra Yates
2003, Associate Professor of Education
B.S., Indiana State University
M.A., Ball State University
Ed.D., Boise State University