Idaho State University

James Aho, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Phone: (208) 282-2576
Office: Kegel Liberal Arts 3
Ph.D, Washington State University
M.S., Washington State University
B.A., University of Washington
Research: Religion, Violence, Social Phenomenology, and the Body

Tara L. Ashley
Child Welfare On-site Trainer
Phone: (208) 239-6237
Office: Kegel Liberal Arts 356

Clifford Bryan, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Phone: (208) 282-2170
Ph.D.,
M.S.W., M.S.,
B.S.,
Research: Criminal Justice, Deviance

Teresa Casey, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Phone:
Office:
PH.D., University of California at Davis, 2011
Research:

Candace Christensen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Phone:
Office:
Ph.D., University of Utah, 2012
Research:

Debbie Francis
Administrative Assistant - Sociology and Criminal Justice
Office: Kegel Liberal Arts 307
Phone: (208) 282-2170

Gesine K. Hearn, Ph.D
Chair / Associate Professor
Director: Sociology Graduate Program
Phone: (208) 282-4947
Office: Kegel Liberal Arts 306
Ph.D., Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat, Erlangen-Nuremberg, 2006
M.A., Eberhard-Karls-Universitat, Tubingen, Germany, 1993
R.N., Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat, Erlangen-Nuremberg, 1986
Research: Medical Sociology, Sociology of Health and Illness, Families

Ann Hunter, Ph.D.
Professor
Phone: (208) 282-3463
Office: Kegel Liberal Arts 359
Ph.D., University of North Texas, 1991
M.A., University of North Texas, 1986
B.A., Wheaton College, 1962
Research: Hispanic Health Issues & Risk Analysis

Staci Jensen-Hart MSW
Associate Professor
Phone: (208) 282-3369
Office: Kegel Liberal Arts 322
M.S.W., University of Utah, 1987
B.A., Boise State University, 1983
Research: Children and Families focusing on Resiliency Issues of Relationship, Play,
Creativity and Spirituality, Social Work Pedagogy focusing on Ethics, Self-Care, Deeper
Learning and Student Writing

Brett Judd MSW
Assistant Professor
Phone: (208) 282-4382
Office: Kegel Liberal Arts 320
M.S.W., Walla Walla College, 2006
B.A., Idaho State University, 1996
Research: Effective behavioral interventions timed for effect with emotional interventions;
impact of foster experience on biological children of foster parents

Jeehoon Kim, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Phone:
Office:
Ph.D., SUNY, 2011
Research:

Gregory C. Leavitt, Ph.D.
Professor
Phone: (208) 282-4968
Office: Kegel Liberal Arts 362
Ph.D., University of Nebraska, 1976
M.A., University of Bridgeport, 1972
B.A., Central Washington University, 1970
Research: Criminology, Comparative Sociology

Keith B. Orchard
Child Welfare On-site Trainer
Phone: (208) 665-8959

Ken Perry
Child Welfare On-site Trainer
Phone: (208) 334-0735

Donald Pierson, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Phone: (208) 282-3377
Office: Kegel Liberal Arts 349
Ph.D.,
M.S.W., M.S.,
B.A., Central Washington University, 1970
B.S.,
Research:

Jeremy Thomas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Purdue University, 2012
Phone:
Office:
Research:

Kimberly Wacaster MSW
Title IV-E Scholars Coordinator
Phone: (208) 282-2546
Office: Kegel Liberal Arts 354
M.S.W., Brigham Young University, 2000
B.S., Brigham Young University, 1998
Interests: Children and families, at risk youth, resiliency

D J Williams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Phone: (208) 282-2929
Office: Kegel Liberal Arts 349
Ph.D., University of Alberta, 2004
M.S.W., M.S., University of Utah, 2000
B.S., Weber State University, 1992
Research: Deviant leisure, forensic leisure science, gambling in prisons, forensic social work, sociology of sexuality, narrative methodology

David V. Wold, D.A.
Adjunct Instructor
Phone: (208) 282-2851
Office: Kegel Liberal Arts 356
D.A., Idaho State University
B.A., Idaho State University
Research: Relative Deprivation Theory, The Cultural Wars-Domestically, The Economic
Process of Globalization and the Global Cultural Wars, Gender and generational analysis

Tina Zavala
Adjunct Instructor
Office: Kegel Liberal Arts 356
M.A., Idaho State University, 2012
Research: Environmental Sociology

Graduate Assistants
Rachel Rowan
Lauren Crosby
Phone: (208) 282-2170
Office: Kegel Liberal Arts LA 347