Boise State welcomes 42 new faculty

This academic year, the Broncos hit the ground running with 42 new tenure-track faculty members. Each addition brings an abundance of experience and new teaching techniques.

Vice President of University Advancement Howard Smith commented on the resumes of the new faculty.

“[The large number of new faculty] is impressive confirmation of where we are going,” Smith said. “Quality is very important if we are going to serve students well.”

In addition to growth, Smith said the new faculties are important because they bring fresh ideas and experiences. Many, he said, have already been recognized for their teaching or research.

“Bright minds generate exciting projects for funding,” he said. 

One of these bright new minds is Andres Caicedo.

Caicedo is one of the two new additions to the Boise State Math Department. He visited Boise State prior to transferring to the university, and he is well aware of student frustration with the Math Department.

“My understanding is that the Math Department is already taking several steps to address the problems that need to be,” Caicedo said.

At the beginning of the semester Caicedo and other faculty members met together to create some short term and long term plans for the Math Department.

“Part of the idea is to work closer with the department to make sure that the problems students are having can be addressed more directly,” Caicedo said.

Caicedo said that he tries to be very open with the students and helps students who might not be on the same level when they enter a course.

Caicedo received his undergraduate degree at Colombia, and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. After school he taught in Austria and then taught math at Caltech before settling with his family in Boise.

The other 41 faculty members are spread throughout the academic colleges. Each one brings Boise State closer to becoming a “Metropolitan Research University of Distinction.”

Albertsons Library
Ellie Dworak, assistant professor, master of information and library services, University of Michigan.
Erin Passehl, assistant professor, master of science in information.
 
College of Arts and Sciences
Andres Caicedo, assistant professor, Ph.D. in mathematics.
Jennifer Forbey, assistant professor, Ph.D. in biological sciences.
James Fredericksen, assistant professor, Ph.D. in English.
Brian Hodges, assistant professor, DMA in music.
Brian Kierland, assistant professor, Ph.D. in philosophy.
Jeunghoon Lee, assistant professor, Ph.D. in chemistry and biochemistry.
Hans-Peter Marshall, assistant professor, Ph.D. in geosciences.
Edward McLean Test, assistant professor, Ph.D. in English.
Philemon Theodorou, associate professor, DMA in music.
 
College of Business and Economics
Karen Corral, assistant professor, Ph.D. in information technology and supply chain management.
Troy Hyatt, assistant professor, Ph.D. in accountancy.
 
College of Education
Mary Ann Cahill, assistant professor, Ed.D. in literacy.
Sara Winstead Fry, assistant professor, Ph.D. in curriculum, instruction and foundational studies.
Yong Gao, assistant professor, associate M.D. in kinesiology.
Jui-Long Hung, assistant professor, Ed.D. in educational technology.
Tyler Johnson, assistant professor, Ph.D. in kinesiology.
Viviana Garcia López, assistant professor, Ph.D. in bilingual education.
Louis Nadelson, assistant professor, Ph.D. in curriculum, instruction and foundational studies.
Ross Perkins, assistant professor, Ph.D. in educational technology.
Elva Reza-López, assistant professor, Ph.D. in bilingual education.
Deborah Russell Carter, assistant professor, Ph.D. in special education and early childhood studies.
April Schottelkorb, assistant professor, Ph.D. in counselor education.
Shawn Simonson, assistant professor, Ed.D. in kinesiology.
Eun Hye Son, assistant professor, Ph.D. in literacy.
 
College of Engineering
Casey Cline, assistant professor, Ph.D. in construction management.
Arvin Mohammad Farid, assistant professor, Ph.D. in civil engineering.
William Hughes, assistant professor, Ph.D. in materials science and engineering.
Anthony Songer, associate professor, Ph.D. in construction management.
Kotaro Sasaki, assistant professor, Ph.D. in mechanical and biomedical engineering.
 
College of Health Sciences
Abigail Gerding, associate chair of the graduate program and associate professor, Ph.D. in nursing.
Jayne Josephson, instructor, bachelor of science in nursing.
Patricia Lazare, assistant professor, MSN Education Certificate in nursing.
Sandra Nadelson, associate professor, Ph.D. in nursing.
Jamie Sand, assistant professor, master of arts in community and environmental health.
Michael David Vallez, assistant professor, master of science in nursing.
 
College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs
David Bailey, assistant professor, Ph.D. in communication.
Margaret Barlow, assistant professor of psychology, Ph.D.
Melissa Lavitt, dean, College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Morgan, assistant professor, Ph.D. in psychology.
David Solan, assistant professor, Ph.D. in public policy and administration.

KATIE HORNER
Arbiter Journalist

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