The College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs welcomes new faculty:
David Adler, Director of the Andrus Center
Dr. Adler received his Ph.D. from the University of Utah. His research focuses on a variety of constitutional and governance issues.
Michael Allen, Assistant Professor of Political Science
Dr. Allen received his Ph.D. from Binghamton University. His research examines alliance formation, economic cooperation, and conflict between states and non-states. His work examines when the weakest actors are able to achieve success unexpectedly.
Tad Conner, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Administration
Dr. Conner received his Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma. He is interested in questions concerning public management and collaborative governance, with a particular focus on the role of tribes in the intergovernmental relations framework.
Royce Hutson, Assistant Professor of Social Work
Dr. Hutson received his Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has conducted and published several studies on the effects of war/armed conflict on non-combatants, with an eye towards post-conflict redevelopment.
Laura King, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Dr. King received her Ph.D. from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Her research interests focus on interpersonal violence and victimization, as well as gender and crime.
Eric Lindquist, Director of Public Policy Center
Dr. Lindquist received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and his research interests include agenda setting in policy and political decision making across multiple substantive policy domains including transportation, science and technology policy, and climate change and environmental issues.
Raymond Mullenax, LCSW Field Director
Mr. Mullenax received his MSW from Boise State University. He manages the field program for Boise State University’s School of Social Work. He also teaches MSW Seminars and serves as a field liaison for social work students doing their field internships.
Joelle Powers, Associate Professor/MSW Coordinator
Dr. Powers received her Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research focuses on empirically supported interventions in schools for at risk youth, child mental health promotion, and community engaged research focused on improving and increasing school based mental health services for vulnerable families.
Charlene Taylor-Kindrick, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Dr. Taylor-Kindrick received her Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati. Her research examines juvenile delinquency and corrections, correctional rehabilitation, gender issues in corrections, and evaluation of correctional programming.
Justin Vaughn, Assistant Professor of Political Science
Dr. Vaughn received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University. His major field is the American Presidency with a minor emphasis in political rhetoric.
Jaap Vos, Director and Associate Professor of Community and Regional Planning
Dr. Vos received his Ph.D. from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His research focuses on Environmental planning and the relationship between land use/land use regulations and environmental quality.
Emily Wakild, Assistant Professor of History
Dr. Wakild received her Ph.D. from the University of Arizona. Her areas of expertise include social and cultural history and the relationship between people and their habitats across time and space.
David Walker, Assistant Professor of History
Dr. Walker received his Ph.D. from The George Washington University. He teaches classes in military and diplomatic history, specializing in US military history, World War II, the history of firearms and tactics, and the history of US foreign relations as well as international terrorism.
Jennifer Weaver, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Dr. Weaver earned her doctorate in developmental psychology at the University of California. Her research explores parenting and the family’s role in children’s social development. She is interested in how risks in a child’s environment may alter their developmental trajectories over time, such as parental mental health problems or inadequate parenting.
A new scholarship fund has been established honoring Steven Patrick, the beloved sociology professor who died earlier this month.
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