Sociology, Social Work, and Criminology Faculty

Department Chair

Burnham, Morey, Associate Professor, Sociology. B.A., 2003, University of Connecticut; M.S., 2008, Antioch University; Ph.D., 2014, Utah State University. (2016)

Professors

Hearn, Gesine K., Professor, Sociology. B.A. in Sociology Program Director. R.N. 1986, M.A. 1993, Ph.D. 2006, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany. (2001)

Hoskin, Anthony, Professor, Criminology. Criminology Program Director. B.S., 1993, University of Utah; Ph.D., 1999, State University of New York at Albany. (2015)

Kim, Jeehoon, Professor, Social Work. B.A. 1995, M.H.E. 1997, Seoul National University, South Korea; M.S.W. 2003, Ph.D. 2011, State University of New York at Albany. (2012)

Running, Katrina, Professor, Sociology. B.A. 2001, Colorado State University; M.A. 2007, M.A. 2009, Ph.D. 2013, University of Arizona. (2013)

Thomas, Jeremy N., Professor, Sociology. B.A. 1997, Asbury College; M.Div. 2002, Asbury Theological Seminary; M.S. 2007, Ph.D. 2012, Purdue University. (2012)

Williams, D J, Professor, Social Work. B.S. 1992, Weber State University; M.S. 1998, M.S.W. 2000, University of Utah; Ph.D. 2004, University of Alberta, Canada. (2006)

Associate Professors

Caputo-Levine, Deirdre, Associate Professor, Criminology. B.S. 1999, M.A. 2008, Ph.D. 2015, State University of New York at Stony Brook. (2016)

Graves, Darci M., Associate Professor, Social Work. M.S.W. Program Director. Gender and Sexuality Studies Program Director. B.S., 2005, University of Idaho; M.S.W. 2011, Boise State University; Ph.D. 2019, Washington State University. (2020)

Hageman, Sally A., Associate Professor, Social Work. B.A., 2002, University of California, Davis; M.S.W. 2007, University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D. 2019, University of Maryland, Baltimore. (2019)

Jindra, Ines, Associate Professor, Social Work. B.A, in Social Work Program Director. B.A., 1993, M.A., 1998, Ph.D., 2005, University of Fribourg, Switzerland. (2020)

Assistant Professors

Salvaggio, Michelle, Visiting Assistant Professor, Social Work. B.A., 2001, M.S.W., 2004, Ph.D., 2015, CUNY Graduate Center. (2020)

Lecturers

Bettinger, Katie, Lecturer and MSW Practicum Director, Social Work. M.S.W., 2019, Northwest Nazarene University. (2023)

Burnham, Jon, Lecturer, Social Work. B.A., 1998, Idaho State University; M.S.W., 2003, Northwest Nazarene University. (2020)

Carr, Kristen, BASW Practicum Director & Lecturer, Social Work. B.A., 2013, Brigham Young University; M.S.W., 2015, Brigham Young University. (2025)

Jacobson, Jona Lecturer, Social Work. M.S.W. 2016, D.S.W. 2022, Walla Walla University. (2022)

Liftawi, Sarah  Lecturer and Field Director, Criminology. B.A. 2020, M.A. 2022 (2022)

Professional Staff

Emeriti

Aho, James A., Professor, Sociology. (1969-2010)

Hunter, Ann S., Professor, Sociology. (1991-2013)

Pierson, Donald S., Professor, Social Work. (1985-2011)