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Pat Aksamit Assistant professor in the Department of Community & Environmental Health; PhD, University of Idaho; research interests focus on addiction studies

Les Alm –  Professor in the Department of Political Science; PhD, Colorado State University; research interests focus on environmental policy

Rudy Andersen – Assistant professor Emeritus in the Department of Community & Environmental Health and Master of Health Science Program; DDS, Washington University

Jeffrey Anderson – Associate professor in the Department of Respiratory Care; MA, Boise State University; research interest respiratory care

Edward BakerAssistant professor in the Department of Community & Environmental Health and Director, Center for Health Policy; PhD, Temple University; research interests focus on hospital /organizational management; uninsured; rural health concerns

Marnie BasomAdjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; MPH, Oregon State University

Michael Blain  – Professor in the Department of Sociology; PhD, University of Colorado qualitative research methods

Judith Brawer Adjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; JD from University of Vermont; research interests focus on environmental issues

Ingrid Brudenell – Professor in the Department of Nursing; PhD, Oregon Health Sciences University; research interests focus on programs for health promotion, risk and disease reduction, community collaboration and program evaluation

Russell Centanni – Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biology; PhD, University of Montana

Cynthia Clark – Associate professor in the Department of Nursing; MS, Colorado State University; research interests focus on adolescent mental health

Conrad Colby – Professor Emeritus in the Department of Respiratory Therapy and Master of Health Science Program; PhD, University of Montana; research interests focus on various areas of public health

Hartzell Cobb – Adjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; PhD, Yale University; research interests focus on international health and gerontology

Shoni Davis  – Associate professor in the Department of Nursing; PhD, University of California, Los Angeles 

Mark DeBeliso  – Associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology; PhD, Oregon State University; research interests focus on statistics

Margaret Downey – Associate professor in the Department of Nursing; MSN, Idaho State University; research interests focus on the effect of the integration of a holistic nursing course on clinical practice

Sandra Engebretsen – Associate professor in the Department of Nursing; PhD, University of Utah; research interests focus on gerontology and mental health

Patt Elison-Bowers – Associate professor in the Department of Community & Environmental Health; PhD, University of Idaho; research interests focus on health information management

Mark EmersonAdjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; PhD, University of Idaho; research interests focus on addiction studies

Sandra Evans -  Adjunct professor in Master of Health Science; MAEd, Idaho State University; Executive Director, Idaho Board of Nursing

Gary Falk – Adjunct professor in Master of Health Science; MD, University of Minnesota; VA Outpatient Mental Health Clinic and Geropsychiatry

Ginger Floerchinger-Franks – Adjunct professor in Master of Health Science; DrPH, Loma Linda University; Public Health and Injury Prevention

John Freemuth - Professor in the Department of Political Science; PhD, Colorado State University; research interests focus on natural resource and environmental policy, administration, organization theory and public policy

Judy Baker Frederick – Adjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; M.Ed., Boise State University

Nancy FrickeAdjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program;  BS, Stephens College; Health Information Systems; RHIT and RHIA

Pam Gehrke - Associate professor in the Department of Nursing; MS, University of Portland; research interests focus on barriers to childhood immunizations

Susan Gelletly - Adjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; MD, Case Western Reserve University; research interests include epidemiology, occupational health, rural health

Linda Gerber –  Adjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; MA , University of Phoenix; Organizational Management and Grants Writing

James T. Girvan - Dean and professor of the College of Health Sciences; PhD, University of Oregon; research interests focus on health program evaluation, community health planning, and coordinated school health programs

Gayle Gray  –  Adjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; Masters of Health Science/ Health Policy, Boise State University; research interests focus on gerontology and home health care

Valeda Greenspan  – Adjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; PhD, North Texas State University

Lee Hannah – Assistant research professor in the Master of Health Science Program; DVM, University of Florida; Master of Science in program development and evaluation, University of Florida; MPH, University of Kansas; research interests focus on antibiotic resistance, infection control, access to health care, and the epidemiology of chronic diseases

Chris Johnson – Adjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; MPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Biostatistics

David Johnson –  Adjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; MSW, Rutgers University; Healthcare consultant and Informatics

Dick Kinney – Professor in the Department of Political Science; PhD, University of Notre Dame; research interests focus on public policy and public budgeting

Sara La Riviere – Associate Professor Emeritus in the Department of Community & Environmental Health; EdD, University of LaVerne; research interests focus on exploring the efficacy of neurofeedback in the treatment of addictions

Joann Leone  – Adjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; MD, Duke University School of Medicine

Bonnie Lind  – Adjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; PhD, University of Washington; research interests focus on biostatistics, health services research, workforce needs

Elaine Long - Professor in the Department of Community & Environmental Health; PhD, University of Idaho; research interests focus on program evaluation and nutrition education

Kenneth Lustig – Adjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; MS, University of Idaho in Zoology; research interests focus on environmental health

Tedd McDonald – Director and associate professor in the Master of Health Science Program; PhD, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee; research interest focus on community mental health and quality of life

Patricia McGavran – Adjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; PhD, University of North Carolina

Suzanne McCorkle – Professor in the Department of Communications; PhD, University of Colorado; research interests focus on dispute resolution

Janet Mills – Professor in the Department of Public Policy and Administration; PhD, University of Kansas; research interests focus on organizational theory

Joanne Mitten – Adjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; MHE, Idaho State University; Public Health Administration and Grant Writing

John Moeller – Adjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; PhD, Idaho State University; Environmental Health and Water Quality

James Munger – Professor and Chair of the Department of Biology; PhD, University of Arizona; research interests focus on the physiological, population, and community ecology and the conservation biology of vertebrates and (occasionally) invertebrates

Mary Pritchard – Assistant professor in the Department of Psychology; PhD, University of Denver; research focus on health psychology

Lynda Ransdell – Associate professor in the department of Kinesiology; PhD, Arizona State University; research focus on health promotion, exercise science

Kathleen Reavy – Assistant professor in the Department of Nursing; MS, University of Utah; research focus on evidenced-based practice

Uwe Reischl - Professor in the Master of Health Science Program; PhD, University of California; MD, University of Ulm, Germany; research interests focus on environmental health and health care

Richard Remington – Adjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; MS, University of Idaho; Statistics

Larry Reynolds - Professor in the Department of Economics; PhD, Washington State University; research interests focus on issues of health economics, cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis as they apply to the health sciences

Ted Ryan - Adjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; MBA, Boise State University; research interests focus on emergency medicine

Robert Rychert – Professor in the Department of Biology; PhD, Utah State University; research interests focus on microbial diversity and microbial communities in soil, water, and the phyllosphere and the structural and functional responses to environmental disturbances

Seanne SafaiiAdjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; MS, University of Oregon; research interests focus on nutrition

Leslie SchochAdjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; MS, Leslie University; Public Health and Early Childhood

Terry Spear – Adjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; PhD, University of Minnesota; research interests focus on occupational health and safety

Caile Spear – Associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Director, Health Promotion Proram; PhD, University of Arkansas School of Health Sciences; research interests focus on abstinence-based sexuality education and life-skill development for high-risk youth

Pam Springer – Professor and Chair of the Department of Nursing; PhD, University of Idaho; research interests focus on leadership and management areas

Beth Stamm - Adjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; PhD, University of Wyoming; research interests focus on interdisciplinary project to link Idaho State University health care expertise with rural caregivers via telehealth

Dale Stephenson – Associate Professor in the Department of Community and Environmental Health  and Director of Environmental and Occupational Health Program and Center for Excellence in Environmental Health and Safety; PhD, Colorado State University, Environmental Health; Certified in Industrial Hygiene; research interests include air quality assessment and monitoring and occupational health issues

Robert Sterling – Adjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; BS, Gonzaga University; research interests focus on risk management

Kurt Stevenson – Adjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; MD, University of Utah; research interests focus on infection control with emphasis on medically underserved facilities

Sharon Stoffels – Associate professor in the Department of Nursing; MS, California State University; research interests focus on the delivery of culturally appropriate health care

Helen Stroebel – Adjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; MPH, University of Washington; research interests focus on program evaluation and health policy analysis

Pat Taylor Associate professor in the Department of Nursing; MS, Idaho State University

Leslie Tengelsen – Adjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; PhD, Oregon State University; research interests focus on epidemiology

Sarah Toevs – Professor and Associate Dean and Chair, Department of Community & Environmental Health; PhD, University of Utah; research interests focus on gerontology, issues of access to health care, and program evaluation

Annette Totten  – Associate research professor in the Master of Health Science Program and Director, Center for Study of Aging; PhD, University of Minnesota; research interests focus on gerontology, health services research

James Werntz – Adjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; MS, Duke University  

Steve West – Adjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; MHS, Boise State University; research interests focus on environmental health

Stephanie L. Witt - Professor in the Department of Political Science and Director, Center for Public Policy; PhD, Washington State University; research interests focus on local government service provision and response to disaster, and public personnel issues

Diane Yarrington – Adjunct professor in the Master of Health Science Program; MHSA, Arizona State University