Faculty & Staff
Information & Advising
Department Chair
Gesine K. Hearn, PhD • heargesi@isu.edu • Phone: (208) 282.4947 & • Fax: (208) 282-4733Administrative Assistants
Debbie Francis • frandebr@isu.edu • Phone: (208) 282-2170 • Fax: (208) 282-4733Kevin Owens, BA • socwork@isu.edu • Phone: (208) 282-3377 • Fax: (208) 282-4733
Title IV-E Scholars Coordinator • Graduate Assistants • Child Welfare On-Site Trainers
Click on individual names below for additional information
Full-Time Faculty
Teresa Casey, Interim Criminal Justice Program Director/Assistant Professor of Sociology
PH.D., University of California at Davis, 2011
M.A., University of California at Davis, 2004
Specialties: Criminology • Stratification • Relationships
Office: Kegel Liberal Arts 363 • casetere@isu.edu • 208-282-2576
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M. Candace Christensen, Assistant Professor of Social Work
Ph.D., University of Utah, 2012
M.S.W., University of Utah, 2008
Specialties: Sexual Violence Prevention • Macro Social Work Practice
Specialties: • Feminist - Multicultural Therapeutic Practices
Office: Kegel Liberal Arts 317 • chrican2@isu.edu • 208-282-2987
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Gesine Hearn, Chair/Associate Professor of Sociology
Ph.D., Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat, Erlangen-Nuremberg, 2006
R.N., Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat, Erlangen-Nuremberg, 1987
M.A., Eberhard-Karls-Universitat, Tubingen, Germany, 1993
Specialties: Medical Sociology • Sociology of Health and Illness • Families
Office: Kegel Liberal Arts 306 • heargesi@isu.edu • 208-282-4947
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Staci Jensen-Hart, Practicum Field Director/Associate Professor of Social Work
M.S.W., University of Utah, 1987
Specialties: Social Work Practice Courses • Field Practicum
Office: Kegel Liberal Arts 353 • hartstac@isu.edu • 208-282-3369
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Jeehoon Kim, Assistant Professor of Social Work
Ph.D., University at Albany, NY, 2011
M.S.W., University at Albany, NY, 2003
M.H.E., Seoul National University, 1997
Specialties: Aging and Family Studies • Macro Practice • Social Policy
Specialties: • Quantitative Research Method
Office: Kegel Liberal Arts 320 • kimjeeh@isu.edu • 208-282-4382
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Katrina Running, Assistant Professor of Sociology
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Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D., University of Arizona, AZ, 2013
M.A., University of Arizona, AZ, 2009 - Sociology
M.A., University of Arizona, AZ, 2007 - Political Science
Specialties: Climate Justice & Inequality • Social & Environmental Sustainability
Specialties: • Int'l Climate Policy • New Economics
Office: Kegel Liberal Arts 359 • runnkatr@isu.edu • 208-282-3463
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Jeremy Thomas, Assistant Professor of Sociology
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Curriculum Vitae
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Professional Webpage
Ph.D., Purdue University, 2012
M.S., Purdue University, 2007
M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary, 2002
Specialties: Religion • Sex • Deviance • The Body
Office: Kegel Liberal Arts 360 • thomjer4@isu.edu • 208-282-5737
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DJ Williams, Social Work Program Director/Assistant Professor of Social Work
Ph.D., University of Alberta, 2004
M.S.W., M.S., University of Utah, 2000
Specialties: Deviant leisure • Forensic Leisure Science • Gambling in Prisons • Forensic
Specialties: Social Work • Sociology of Sexuality • Narrative Methodology
Office: Kegel Liberal Arts 349 • willdj@isu.edu • 208-282-2929
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Adjunct Faculty
Jesse N. Call-Feit, Adjunct Instructor
M.A., Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, 2009
Office: Kegel Liberal Arts 350 • calljess@isu.edu • 208-282-4438
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Scott Contor, Adjunct Instructor
M.A., Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, 2012
Office: Kegel Liberal Arts 350 • contscot@isu.edu • 208-282-4438
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Emily Prior, Adjunct Instructor
M.A., California State University-Northridge, Northridge, CA, 2011
Office: Kegel Liberal Arts 362 • prioemil@isu.edu • 208-282-4968
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John Warner, Adjunct Instructor
Ph.D., Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, ????
M.A., Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, ????
Office: Kegel Liberal Arts 350 • warnjohn@isu.edu • 208-282-4438
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Tina Zavala, Adjunct Instructor
M.A., Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, 2012
giantina@isu.edu
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Emeritus Faculty
James Aho, Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., Washington State University, 1971
M.A., Washington State University, 1968
ahojame@isu.edu
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Clifford Bryan, Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., Western Michigan, 1971
M.A., Western Michigan, 1969
bryaclif@isu.edu
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Donald Pierson, Professor Emeritus
D.S.W., University of California, 1984
M.S.W., Tulane University, 1971
pierdona@isu.edu
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Ann Hunter, Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., University of North Texas, 1991
M.A., University of North Texas, 1986
oakeann@isu.edu • 208-282-2546
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Title IV-E Scholars Coordinator
Kimberly Wacaster, Title IV-E Scholars Coordinator/Lecturer in Social Work
M.S.W., Brigham Young University, 2000
Specialties: Children and Families • At Risk Youth • Resiliency
Office: Kegel Liberal Arts 356 • wacakimb@isu.edu • 208-282-2851
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Graduate Assistants
Lauren Crosby
croslaur@isu.edu
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Jordan Miller
milljord@isu.edu
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Lacey Stewart
stewlace@isu.edu
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Child Welfare On-Site Trainers
Tara L. Ashley, LMSW
ashltara@isu.edu • 208-239-6237
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Melissa Bernier, LMSW
berneli@isu.edu • 208-334-0735
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Amanda Clark-Andrejkovics, LCSW
clarama6@isu.edu • 208-732-1374
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B. Keith Orchard, MSW, LCSW
orchbria@isu.edu • 208-665-8959
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