Faculty Advisors
For degree-specific information, contact the advisor in your area of study below. For general program or transfer information, connect with your local support team in the DeArmond Building at 901 West River Avenue in Coeur d'Alene or via email.
Child Development and Early Childhood Education
Sara Matthews
Instructor, Family and Consumer Sciences
208-292-2533
smatthews@uidaho.edu
Undergraduate
Career and Technical Education
John G. Cannon
Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, CTE
208-364-4031
johnc@uidaho.edu
Elementary Education
Kirsten Pomerantz
Instructor and Program Coordinator, Elementary Education
208-292-2519
kpomerantz@uidaho.edu
Schedule an appointment
Recreation, Sport and Tourism Management
Paul Alderete
Advisor, Undergraduate Programs
208-885-5028
alderete@uidaho.edu
Graduate
Curriculum and Instruction
Taylor Raney
Associate Chair, Curriculum and Instruction
208-885-1027
tcraney@uidaho.edu
Educational Leadership and Adult, Organizational Learning and Leadership
Laura Holyoke
Associate Professor, Leadership and Counseling
208-885-7606
holyoke@uidaho.edu
Movement and Leisure Sciences, and Physical Education
Philip W. Scruggs
Chair, Movement Sciences
208-885-2192
pwscruggs@uidaho.edu
Special Education
Aleksandra Hollingshead
Associate Professor, Special Education
208-885-0629
ahollingshead@uidaho.edu
Computer Science
Bob Rinker
Associate Professor, Computer Science
208-885-7378
rinker@uidaho.edu
Cybersecurity
Jim Alves-Foss
University Distinguished Professor, Computer Science
208-885-5196
jimaf@uidaho.edu
Industrial Technology
Debbie Caudle
Student Services Coordinator
208-757-5454
debrac@uidaho.edu
Undergraduate
Communication
Annette Folwell
Professor, Psychology and Communication
208-885-5013
folwell@uidaho.edu
Criminology
Brian Wolf
Professor and Department Chair, Culture, Society and Justice
208-885-6777
bwolf@uidaho.edu
English
Tara MacDonald
Associate Department Chair, English
tmacdonald@uidaho.edu
General Studies
Sophie Becker
Academic Advisor
208-885-7573
sophie@uidaho.edu
History
Ellen Kittell
Professor and Interim Chair, History
208-885-6218
kittell@uidaho.edu
Interdisciplinary Studies
Sophie Becker
Academic Advisor
208-885-7573
sophie@uidaho.edu
Organizational Sciences
Richard Reardon
Professor, Psychology & Communication
Schedule an appointment
Graduate
Psychology: Human Factors
Todd Thorsteinson
Professor, Psychology & Communication
208-885-4944
tthorste@uidaho.edu
Public Administration
Manoj Shrestha
Associate Professor, Political Science and Public Administration
208-885-0530
mks@uidaho.edu
Theatre Arts
Jesse Dreikosen
Associate Professor and Associate Department Chair, Theatre Arts
jdreikosen@uidaho.edu
Natural Resources
Leda Kobziar
Associate Professor, Wildland Fire Science and Director, Master of Natural Resources
208-885-0118
lkobziar@uidaho.edu