Honors Faculty
Janice Capel Anderson
Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Janice Anderson is a professor at the University of Idaho and her areas of research & teaching are: Early Christianity, Biblical Judaism, Ethics, Philosophy and Feminism
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Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Janice Anderson is a professor at the University of Idaho and her areas of research & teaching are: Early Christianity, Biblical Judaism, Ethics, Philosophy and Feminism
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Eric Aston, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
BEL 301 | 208-885-6953
After joining the Chemical Engineering faculty at the University of Idaho in the summer of 2001, Dr. Eric Aston branched out into various areas of colloids, thin films, polymeric and magnetic materials, nanotechnology and nanomechanics using atomic force microscopy (AFM), Langmuir-Blodgett deposition, and other complimentary techniques.
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Associate Professor
BEL 301 | 208-885-6953
After joining the Chemical Engineering faculty at the University of Idaho in the summer of 2001, Dr. Eric Aston branched out into various areas of colloids, thin films, polymeric and magnetic materials, nanotechnology and nanomechanics using atomic force microscopy (AFM), Langmuir-Blodgett deposition, and other complimentary techniques.
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Thomas E. Bitterwolf, Ph.D.
Professor
Renfrew 319 | 885-6361
Research: The synthesis and chemistry of homo and hetero-bimetallic compounds; synthesis and chemistry of Group V cyclopentadienyl metal carbonyl compounds; photochemistry of organometallic compounds.
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Professor
Renfrew 319 | 885-6361
Research: The synthesis and chemistry of homo and hetero-bimetallic compounds; synthesis and chemistry of Group V cyclopentadienyl metal carbonyl compounds; photochemistry of organometallic compounds.
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Daniel Bukvich, M.M.
Professor of Percussion and Theory and Director of Jazz Choir
Daniel Bukvich joined the faculty of the Lionel Hampton School of Music at the University of Idaho in 1977. His teaching duties include the percussion studio, First Year Music Theory and Aural Skills and Jazz Choirs.
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Professor of Percussion and Theory and Director of Jazz Choir
Daniel Bukvich joined the faculty of the Lionel Hampton School of Music at the University of Idaho in 1977. His teaching duties include the percussion studio, First Year Music Theory and Aural Skills and Jazz Choirs.
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Ian Chambers, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Ian Chambers is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History, and a faculty member of American Indian Studies, American Studies, and Women Studies programs.
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Assistant Professor
Ian Chambers is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History, and a faculty member of American Indian Studies, American Studies, and Women Studies programs.
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Thomas Drake
Instructor
Thomas Drake teaches literature, composition, business writing, and Integrated Seminar classes.
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Instructor
Thomas Drake teaches literature, composition, business writing, and Integrated Seminar classes.
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Stephan Flores
Associate Professor, Director of University Honors Program
Stephan Flores teaches critical theory and British literature.
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Associate Professor, Director of University Honors Program
Stephan Flores teaches critical theory and British literature.
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Rodney Frey, Ph.D.
Director of General Education and Professor of Ethnography
Rodney Frey is a Professor of Ethnography. Over the last 38 years he has been associated with and conducting various applied, collaborative projects with the Apsáalooke (Crow) of Montana, the Schitsu’umsh (Coeur d'Alene) and Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) of Idaho, and the Confederated Warm Springs Tribes of Oregon.
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Director of General Education and Professor of Ethnography
Rodney Frey is a Professor of Ethnography. Over the last 38 years he has been associated with and conducting various applied, collaborative projects with the Apsáalooke (Crow) of Montana, the Schitsu’umsh (Coeur d'Alene) and Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) of Idaho, and the Confederated Warm Springs Tribes of Oregon.
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Walter Hesford
Associate Professor
Walter Hesford teaches American literature and the Bible as literature.
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Associate Professor
Walter Hesford teaches American literature and the Bible as literature.
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Simon A. Kattenhorn, Ph.D.
Professor - Geomechanics, Structural Geology, Planetary Geology
Research Interests: Fault and fracture mechanics; Tectonics of oblique spreading ridges; Planetary geology; Tectonic-magmatic interaction
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Professor - Geomechanics, Structural Geology, Planetary Geology
Research Interests: Fault and fracture mechanics; Tectonics of oblique spreading ridges; Planetary geology; Tectonic-magmatic interaction
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Ellen Kittell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Ellen Kittell is an associate professor of history. Her research interests are Pre-modern Europe (medieval, Renaissance, Reformation), Women's history, social and legal history of Europe.
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Associate Professor
Ellen Kittell is an associate professor of history. Her research interests are Pre-modern Europe (medieval, Renaissance, Reformation), Women's history, social and legal history of Europe.
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Annie Lampman
Lecturer
Annie Lampman teaches composition, fiction and nonfiction writing.
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Lecturer
Annie Lampman teaches composition, fiction and nonfiction writing.
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James L. Murphy, Ph.D.
Professor of Theory
Former director, James L. Murphy joined the faculty of the Lionel Hampton School of Music at the University of Idaho in 1999. His teaching duties include Music Theory, Music in Film, Theory Pedagogy and Musical Analysis. Dr. Murphy is the Coordinator of Graduate Studies in music.
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Professor of Theory
Former director, James L. Murphy joined the faculty of the Lionel Hampton School of Music at the University of Idaho in 1999. His teaching duties include Music Theory, Music in Film, Theory Pedagogy and Musical Analysis. Dr. Murphy is the Coordinator of Graduate Studies in music.
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Mark J. Nielsen, Ph.D.
Associate Dean and Professor of Mathematics
Research interests: Discrete and combinatorial geometry. Problems of particular interest to me involve colorings of the plane, inscribing figures, and combinatorial questions about finite point configurations.
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Associate Dean and Professor of Mathematics
Research interests: Discrete and combinatorial geometry. Problems of particular interest to me involve colorings of the plane, inscribing figures, and combinatorial questions about finite point configurations.
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Sean Quinlan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Sean Quinlan is the Chair of the History Department He is an associate professor of history. His research areas are eighteenth-century studies, science and medicine in Europe, gender and sexuality in the west, European cultural and intellectual history, 1650–present, modern France.
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Associate Professor
Sean Quinlan is the Chair of the History Department He is an associate professor of history. His research areas are eighteenth-century studies, science and medicine in Europe, gender and sexuality in the west, European cultural and intellectual history, 1650–present, modern France.
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James Reid, M.M.
Professor of Guitar and Music History
Mr. Reid joined the faculty of the Lionel Hampton School of Music at the University of Idaho in 1978. His teaching duties include the guitar studio and History of Rock and Roll.
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Professor of Guitar and Music History
Mr. Reid joined the faculty of the Lionel Hampton School of Music at the University of Idaho in 1978. His teaching duties include the guitar studio and History of Rock and Roll.
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Sandra Reineke, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Sandra Reineke is an assistant professor of political Science and is the coordinator of the Women's Studies program. Her areas of interest include political philosophy, democratic theory, social movements, feminist political theory, sexual politics, causes of war, and human rights.
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Associate Professor
Sandra Reineke is an assistant professor of political Science and is the coordinator of the Women's Studies program. Her areas of interest include political philosophy, democratic theory, social movements, feminist political theory, sexual politics, causes of war, and human rights.
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Bill Smith, Ph.D.
Director Martin Institute and Program in International Studies
Dr. Smith has been with the Martin Institute since August, 2000, following completion of a doctorate of history at Washington State University. His work with the Program in International Studies requires some degree of expertise with the entire world, and particularly international systems. He has lived in Mexico, Spain and Portugal. His teaching at the University of Idaho focuses on sport and international affairs, international policymaking and the United Nations, and he is working on a book about the role of soccer in the Argentine military dictatorship of 1976-82. Research interests include the role of soccer in the international sphere, social revolution in Latin America, and the U.N. system.
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Director Martin Institute and Program in International Studies
Dr. Smith has been with the Martin Institute since August, 2000, following completion of a doctorate of history at Washington State University. His work with the Program in International Studies requires some degree of expertise with the entire world, and particularly international systems. He has lived in Mexico, Spain and Portugal. His teaching at the University of Idaho focuses on sport and international affairs, international policymaking and the United Nations, and he is working on a book about the role of soccer in the Argentine military dictatorship of 1976-82. Research interests include the role of soccer in the international sphere, social revolution in Latin America, and the U.N. system.
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Richard Spence, Ph.D.
Professor
Dr. Richard “Rick” Spence is a Professor of History. He specializes in Russian, intelligence and military history, and his course offerings include Modern Espionage, Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, History of Secret Societies and the Occult in History.
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Professor
Dr. Richard “Rick” Spence is a Professor of History. He specializes in Russian, intelligence and military history, and his course offerings include Modern Espionage, Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, History of Secret Societies and the Occult in History.
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Von Walden, Ph.D.
Professor
Dr. Walden's research interests include polar meteorology and remote sensing of polar clouds and snow, as well as understanding climate change in the western U.S. He has conducted seven field experiments in the Antarctic and Arctic regions and is preparing to deploy instrumentation at Summit Station, Greenland as part of National Science Foundation’s Arctic Observing Network.
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Professor
Dr. Walden's research interests include polar meteorology and remote sensing of polar clouds and snow, as well as understanding climate change in the western U.S. He has conducted seven field experiments in the Antarctic and Arctic regions and is preparing to deploy instrumentation at Summit Station, Greenland as part of National Science Foundation’s Arctic Observing Network.
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Matthew Wappett
Interdisciplinary Training Director & Assistant Professor
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Interdisciplinary Training Director & Assistant Professor
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Mark Warner
Associate Professor
Mark Warner is an historical archaeologist who has worked in many parts of the U.S. His principal interests lie in zooarchaeolgy/foodways and the archaeology of the disenfranchised.
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Associate Professor
Mark Warner is an historical archaeologist who has worked in many parts of the U.S. His principal interests lie in zooarchaeolgy/foodways and the archaeology of the disenfranchised.
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Alan Whitlock, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Private Practice Therapist, Licensed Psychologist
Alan Whitlock's research interests are social psychology, personality, applied behavioral analysis, group therapy, and peer counseling.
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Lecturer, Private Practice Therapist, Licensed Psychologist
Alan Whitlock's research interests are social psychology, personality, applied behavioral analysis, group therapy, and peer counseling.
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Gary Williams
Professor and Department Chair
Gary Williams teaches American literature and interdisciplinary general education courses.
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Professor and Department Chair
Gary Williams teaches American literature and interdisciplinary general education courses.
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Pingchao Zhu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Pingchao Zhu is an associate professor in the Department of History. She earned her Ph.D. in History from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. She specializes in East Asian History, U.S.- China relations, and U.S. Diplomatic History.
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Associate Professor
Pingchao Zhu is an associate professor in the Department of History. She earned her Ph.D. in History from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. She specializes in East Asian History, U.S.- China relations, and U.S. Diplomatic History.
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