Department Chair
Morey Burnham
Associate Professor of Sociology | Chair, Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Criminology
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 306
Ph.D., Utah State U, Human Dimensions of Ecosystem Science & Management, 2014
M.S., Antioch University New England, Environmental Studies, 2008
Specialties: Climate Change Adaptation and Vulnerability • Agriculture • Water • Livelihoods
Sociology Faculty
Gesine Hearn
BA in Sociology Program Director/Professor of Sociology
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 360
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
Anthony Hoskin
Criminology Program Director/Professor of Sociology
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 363
Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany, 1999
Specialties: Interpersonal Violence • Biosocial Criminology • Quantitative Methods
Jeremy Thomas
Professor of Sociology
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 318
Ph.D., Purdue University, 2012
M.S., Purdue University, 2007
M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary, 2002
Specialties: Religion • Sexuality • Deviance • The Body
Deirdre Caputo-Levine
Associate Professor of Sociology
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 359
Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook Department of Sociology, 2015
M.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook Department of Sociology, 2008
Specialties: Prisoner Reentry • Punishment • Critical Criminology • Race and Ethnicity • Social Theory
Katrina Running
Professor of Sociology
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 362
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 • Social Research Methods • Gender
Sarah Liftawi
Lecturer and Field Director
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 356
Beth Bennett
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 322
Social Work Faculty
Darci Graves
MSW Director/Gender and Sexuality Studies Program Director/Associate Professor of Social Work
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 353
MSW - Boise State University, 2011
Ph.D. in Cultural Studies and Social Thought in Education - Washington State University, 2019
Specialties: Anti-Poverty Social Work Practice • Social Policies on Poverty and Homelessness • U.S. Gun Culture • Qualitative and Arts-Informed Research Methods
Ines W. Jindra
BASW Program Director/Associate Professor of Social Work
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 349
MSW, Department of Social Work and Social Policy, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
PhD, Department of Education and Educational Psychology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Specialties: Narrative Biographical Interviews • Homelessness and Poverty • Faith-based Organizations, Religion, and Spirituality
Jon Burnham, LCSW
Assistant Lecturer of Social Work
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 354
M.S.W., Northwest Nazarene University, 2003
Specialties: Juvenile Corrections • Sexual Offenders • Individual and Family Counseling • Grief and Loss • Trauma Informed Care
Sally Hageman
Associate Professor of Social Work
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 350
Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 2019
M.S.W., University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), CA, 2007
Specialties: Social Determinants of Health • Financial Capability Asset Building (FCAB)/Financial Social Work (FSW) • Public Health Social Work
Jeehoon Kim
Professor of Social Work
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 320
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 • Quantitative Research Method
DJ Williams
Professor of Sociology, Social Work, and Criminology
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 317
Ph.D., University of Alberta, 2004
M.S.W., M.S., University of Utah, 2000
Specialties: Deviant Leisure • Forensic Science • Sexuality
Jona Jacobson, DSW, LCSW
Assistant Lecturer
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 319
D.S.W., 2022
M.S.W., Walla Walla University, 2016
Katie Bettinger, LCSW
Lecturer and MSW Practicum Director
Office: Skaggs Health Science Center | Office 666 | Meridian Campus
M.S.W. Northwest Nazarene University, 2019
Michelle Salvaggio
Visiting Assistant Professor of Social Work
Office: Remote
Kristen Carr
BASW Practicum Director & Lecturer
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 348
Cherity Woolf
Lecturer and Practicum Liaison
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 315
Adjunct Faculty
Scott Contor
Adjunct Lecturer
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 347
M.A., Idaho State University, 2012
Professional Staff
Graduate Teaching Assistants
Emeriti Faculty
James Aho
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., Washington State University, 1971
M.A., Washington State University, 1968
Ann Hunter
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., University of North Texas, 1991
M.A., University of North Texas, 1986
Donald Pierson
Professor Emeritus
D.S.W., University of California, 1984
M.S.W., Tulane University, 1971