EDUCATION

M.A.

Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences
Idaho State University, December, 1994
Specialization: Medical Sociology
Health and Illness

B.A.

Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences
Idaho State University, May 1988
Graduated High Honors

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

1995 - 1998

Project Director: School District #25 Prevention Project (funded): Directed teams of researchers concerning the success of several prevention projects being implemented in the school districts. Methodology included surveys, focus groups, and participant observation.

Dec. 1996-August 1997

Project Director: Community Survey for the Transportation of Transuranic Waste. Statewide study of public perceptions
concerning the movement of transuranic waste on Idaho's highways to Carlsbad, New Mexico.

February/March 1996

Community Perceptions of C-Rural and The Southeast Idaho Policy Alternatives Project. Conducted telephone interviews and provided a technical report on community perceptions of SEIPAP and C-Rural,
and the success of their program.

Consultant (Contract with Road to Recovery) funded: Helped develop questionnaire for survey research on a new women's treatment and recovery program for chemical dependency.

Trainer, Facilitator, Focus Groups (Contract with the Institute of Environmental Health and Safety): Study on the perceptions and opinions of people concerning the waste clean-up at I.N.E.L.

 

Project Director: (Contract with the Idaho State Police Department). Statewide study of perceptions of law enforcement's
goals and mission.

Year 1994

Facilitator: Focus Groups (Contract with the School of Applied Technology, I.S.U.: University study of the image of The School
Of Applied Technology involving surrounding communities.

Year 1994

Facilitator, Focus Groups (Contract with the Idaho Museum of Natural History): Study on the perceptions, beliefs and opinions of citizen's in rural areas on a museum and educational series being brought to their communities.

Year 1993

Facilitator. Focus Groups (Contract with IFFT Lab - Idaho State University: Community study of risk perceptions regarding hazardous waste shipments.

Year 1993

Facilitator, Focus Groups (Contract with The College of Business- Idaho State University: Community study of attitudes and knowledge
on tax reform.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1996 to 2005

Instructor: College of Health and Nutrition Sciences and Continuing Education, Idaho State University. Course: Classes for addiction studies with an emphasis on the state certification of drug and alcohol
counselors including: Drugs and Society, The Family and Chemical Dependency, Counseling Techniques, Pharmacology of Drugs, Screening and Assessment, Case Management, Ethics for C.D. Counselors, and Blood Born Pathogens.

April 2000

Presenter: Helped do a workshop on "Confidentiality" at The Annual
Prevention Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho.

Fall 1997

Presenter: Presented a workshop on Anger Management for teachers at the Annual Teachers Conference through Continuing Education at Idaho State University.

1992 to 1996

Instructor: Department of Sociology, I.S.U. Courses: Social Problems and Sociology 101. Some of these courses were offered through Long Distance Learning involving Idaho Falls, and Pocatello.

1991 to 1992

T.A. Instructor: Sociology Department, l.S.U. Course: Sociology 101

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Year 2005

State Certified Prevention Specialist.

Year 1999

Member of Rotary.

1997 To 2001

I.D.E.A.S. (Idaho Educators on Addiction Studies). Helped form the Northwest Consortium of Chemical Dependency Educators and stayed involved as a member.

1999-2000

Served on a State Task Force for D.U.I. Evaluator reform through Health
and Welfare.

1996 to 2001

State Licensed D.U.I. Evaluator.

1996 to 1997

Served on a State Task Force for Prevention of Perinatal Substance Abuse.

1996 to 2005

Member of The Regional Authority on Substance Abuse through Health and Welfare. This is a community committee for the prevention of substance abuse and violence.

1995 to 2005

Regional Representative S.E. Idaho for the Idaho Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors Certification (IBADCC). President as of 2001.

1995 to 1998

Member of Idaho Women's Network (Women's Political Priorities).

1994 to 2001

State Advanced Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor.

1993 to 1995

Board of Directors: Bannock Youth Foundation (President).

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

July 2004 to Present  

                               Group Evaluator for Idaho Department of Corrections

September 1999 to 2000

Road to Recovery: Program Coordinator for Prevention  Programs in Region VI, Health and Welfare. Also involved with
community coalition development in rural areas.

September 1999 to 2005

M.K. Place: Clinical Supervisor for a Residential and Outpatient Treatment Center for adolescents struggling with substance abuse issues.

1997 to 1999

School District #25: Worked as a Drug and Alcohol Counselor doing assessments, groups, and meeting individually with students of all ages struggling with substance abuse and mental health issues.

1995 to 1997

P.R.M.C. Hospital: Lite N' Up Program. Worked as part of a team for a program designed to promote weight loss and a healthy lifestyle. Team included a nutritionist, exercise physiologist, and behaviorist.

Year 1995

Grant Writing Workshop.

1995 to 1997

Bannock Youth Foundation: Counselor/Group Facilitator for a problem
solving group for teenagers dealing with addiction and mental health issues.

1989 to 1999

Walker Center: Provided drug and alcohol assessments, crisis counseling, and community education involving chemical dependency and mental health issues. Also facilitated an aftercare group for client's
continuing their recovery from addiction.

PUBLICATlONS

Technical Reports:

December, l 994

"Public Perceptions of the Idaho State Police: Mission and Performance." Co-authored with Charles Dickenson, Ann Oakes, and Don Pierson.
 

"Community Perceptions of C-Rural and the Southeast Idaho Policy Alternatives Project."