Faculty and Staff
Sociology Faculty | Social Work Faculty | Professional Staff | Adjunct Faculty | Graduate Assistants | Emeriti Faculty
Department Chair
Jeremy Thomas
Department Chair/Professor of Sociology
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 306
Ph.D., Purdue University, 2012
M.S., Purdue University, 2007
M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary, 2002
Specialties: Religion • Sexuality • Deviance • The Body
Administrative Assistants
Jamie Gross
Administrative Assistant
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 307
JoMax Christensen
Administrative Assistant
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 307
Sociology Faculty
Morey Burnham
MA in Sociology Program Director/Assistant Professor of Sociology
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 125
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
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
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
Associate 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
Scott Contor
Visiting Lecturer
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 356
M.A., Idaho State University, 2012
Sarah Liftawi
Visiting Criminology Lecturer and Field Director
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 318
Social Work Faculty
Darci Graves
MSW Director/Gender and Sexuality Studies Program Director/Assistant 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/Assistant 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
JoAnn Martinez, LCSW
Social Work Field Director/Lecturer
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 348
M.S.W., Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, ID, 2010
Specialties: Effectiveness of Treatment Courts • Trauma Informed Practice • Macro Practice • Intersection between mental health, substance abuse, trauma and criminal justice • Veterans • Crisis Intervention for Teams • Cultural Awareness
Fredi Giesler
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 322
Ph.D., University of Washington, WA, 2002
M.S.W., University of Washington, WA, 1991
Specialties: Prevention Science • Social Welfare Policy • Child and Family Welfare • Housing
Jon Burnham, LCSW
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
Assistant 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
Associate 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
Visiting Lecturer
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 319
D.S.W., 2022
M.S.W., Walla Walla University, 2016
Katie Bettinger, LCSW
Visiting Social Work Field Liaison/Visiting Lecturer
Office: Skaggs Health Science Center | Office 666 | Meridian Campus
M.S.W. Northwest Nazarene University, 2019
Professional Staff
Allison Huerta, LMSW
Title IV-E Child Welfare Scholars Coordinator
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 321
Georgia Hart-Fredeluces
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 124
Adjunct Faculty
Henry Evans
Adjunct Faculty
Office: Rendezvous 157D
Associate Director
EQUITY AND INCLUSION, OFFICE OF
Jessica Sargent
Adjunct Faculty
Office: C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts
Graduate Teaching Assistants
Miriam Brundage
miriambrundage@isu.edu
Colleen Davidson
C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 315
colleendavidson@isu.edu
Sadie Gough
sadiegough@isu.edu
Samantha Grim
C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 315
samanthagrim@isu.edu
Marley Held
C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 123
marleyheld@isu.edu
Jacob Harris
C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 347
jacobharris@isu.edu
Kehinde Mosaku
C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 316
kehindemosaku@isu.edu
Allegra Sundstrom
C.H. Kegel Liberal Arts 123
allegrasundstrom@isu.edu
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