About the Faculty Award Winners
Individual Award Winners
Outstanding Graduate Student Research and Creative Activity Award
Salvador Castañeda Barba
View ProfileDonald Crawford Graduate Faculty Mentoring Award
Deborah Stenkamp
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science
About
Dr. Deb Stenkamp has been at University of Idaho for over 25 years. During that time, Dr. Stenkamp has served as a major professor for 14 graduate students and as a committee member for 40 graduate students who have completed or are near to completion of their degrees. Graduate students from the Stenkamp lab have a substantial list of accomplishments including high-impact papers, competitive fellowships, travel grants, speaker invitations and awards for their presentations. All former Ph.D. students have gone on to postdoctoral positions and careers in science that align with their aspirations, including academics, industry, nonprofits and research core specialists. Dr. Stenkamp is a developmental neurobiologist with a focus on development, regeneration and evolution of the vertebrate visual system, using primarily the zebrafish model organism and also non-model organisms. Over the past decade, our studies have revealed mechanisms underlying the development of vertebrate color vision. Dr. Stenkamp has coauthored 55 research articles and 10 book chapters and has earned approximately $9 million in external grant funding, including from an NIH R01 that has been continuously active since 1998. None of this would be possible without the exceptionally talented trainees in our group.
Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award
Steff Sirois
MFA Candidate, Department of English, College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences
About
Steff Sirois is an M.F.A. candidate in creative writing and a graduate teaching assistant in the first-year composition program. In her instruction, she is especially passionate about helping students improve their media literacy and critical thinking skills in the ever-intensifying whirlwind that is our current media landscape.
Outstanding Graduate Student Research and Creative Activity Award
Salvador Castañeda Barba
PhD Candidate, Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, College of Science
About
Salvador “Chava” Castaneda recently completed his PhD in Bioinformatics and Computational biology from University of Idaho and now serves as a Bioinformatics Research Scientist at the University of Virginia. With expertise in computational approaches to biological research, he contributes to advancing our understanding of the spread of antibiotic resistance.
Postdoctoral Mentoring Award
Michael S. Strickland
Associate Professor, Department of Soil and Water Systems, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
About
Michael Strickland's upbringing on a small farm in Missouri instilled in him a profound connection to the earth beneath our feet. His professional endeavors reflect a curiosity about soil ecology and a desire to uncover its mysteries. Through extensive research, Michael has not only expanded our understanding of soil ecosystems, but has also demonstrated a commitment to collaboration, bridging the gap between scientific theory and practical application.
His contributions resonate far beyond academia, with implications for our understanding of soil ecosystems and their vital role in sustaining life on Earth. Michael's journey, shaped by his experiences at William Jewell College, the University of Georgia, Yale University and University of Idaho, has fueled his passion for soil science.
Currently serving as an associate professor in the Department of Soil and Water Systems at University of Idaho, Michael also holds the position of director of the Deep Soil Ecotron. His leadership in fostering teamwork, both within the research community and across disciplinary boundaries, has led to innovative approaches in addressing today's most pressing environmental challenges.
One of the highlights of Michael's career has been his collaboration with a remarkable group of postdoctoral scholars, whose collective efforts have pushed the boundaries of our understanding of microbial communities and soil ecosystems. Working alongside these scholars has brought immeasurable joy and fulfillment to Michael, serving as a testament to the power of collaboration in advancing scientific knowledge and addressing critical environmental issues.
Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar/Fellow Award
Kelsey Bryant
Coming Soon!
About
Coming Soon!
Excellence in Research and Creative Activity Award
Julie Amador
Associate Dean and Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, Health and Human Sciences
About
Julie Amador, Ph.D. is associate dean of research in the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences, and a professor of Mathematics Education at University of Idaho. She received her Ph.D. in 2010 from the University of Nevada, completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Indiana University and joined University of Idaho faculty in 2012, working in Coeur d’Alene. Julie is currently Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator on four National Science Foundation funded projects, all focused on mathematics education. She actively leads funded projects from the Idaho State Department of Education and Idaho State Board of Education. Her research focuses on the professional noticing of students’ mathematical thinking in a K-12 educational context and how teachers and teacher educators attend to and interpret mathematical thinking. In the last decade, Amador has been the lead on more than $10 million in external funding projects to University of Idaho and been co-lead on another $8 million in external funding. She has published 62 articles in blind-peer reviewed academic journals, with multiple articles in the highest quality journals in both Teacher Education and Mathematics Education. Additionally, she has given more than 100 conference talks in the last decade, presenting her work in five different continents. Most recently, she gave several invited talks as a visiting professor at universities in Chile, all centered on her research focus of professional noticing. She will travel to Australia this summer to share her research work at the International Congress on Mathematics Education. Dr. Amador is also the Director of the Idaho Regional Mathematics Center, providing professional development to teachers throughout the state of Idaho. In this work, she leads a team of professional development providers to support teachers’ pedagogical practices with the ultimate goal of improving K-12 students’ mathematical learning. Julie serves on the Board of Directors for the Coeur d’Alene Rotary Club and the Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce, where she advocates for student opportunities and works to enhance the greater Coeur d’Alene community. Julie is married to former Idaho State Legislator, Paul Amador, who currently works in healthcare administration. Together, they have two young boys, Peter and Simon, and the family enjoys spending time outdoors, boating on Lake Coeur d’Alene and traveling.
Excellence in Teaching Award
Dan Hickman
Associate Professor, Department of Business, College of Business and Economics
About
Dan Hickman is an associate professor of Economics in the Department of Business. He earned his PhD in Economics from the University of Colorado in 2010 and has been with University of Idaho since 2014. Dan teaches courses in Labor Economics, Public Finance, Microeconomics and Econometrics. Since 2021, Dan has also instructed the College of Business and Economics’ core course in Business Analytics. His recent research studies examine topics in the field of behavioral economics using examples from higher education, sports and gambling markets. Outside of work, Dan enjoys being outside and spending time with his wife, Jacqueline, and son, Charlie.
Hoffman Award in Teaching Excellence
Katrina C.L. Eichner
Assistant Professor, Department of Culture, Society and Justice, College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences
About
Katrina C. L. Eichner is an assistant professor of Anthropology in the Department of Culture, Society and Justice. She holds a doctorate in Anthropology with Designated Emphasis in Gender, Women and Sexuality from the University of California Berkeley. As a historical archaeologist and feminist queer theorist, Katrina uses documentary and material evidence to understand the role of the past in shaping contemporary society. Her research mainly focuses on uncovering the contributions of women and Black military families in American western histories. She currently co-directs Idaho Public Archaeology (IPA), a program focused on expanding access to archaeological training and heritage education. Drawing on her own experience as a learning disable scholar, Katrina is committed to increasing diversity and equity in higher education through flexible course design and individualized mentorship. In her teaching, she emphasizes the use of interactive technologies, popular media, peer-based discussion and hands-on skills training. Katrina strives to create a classroom environment that fosters mutual trust, invested excitement and critical engagement. Moreover, her brightly decorated office sees a constant flow of students seeking professional advice, research opportunities or just a friendly chat. Katrina and her husband TJ’s greatest pride is their two-year-old son, Reef, who regularly accompanies Katrina on her digs – though his main focus is on finding “dirty worms” rather than artifacts. In her free time, Katrina enjoys listening to feminist fantasy audiobooks, taking long walks, petting cats, overwatering houseplants and building Harry Potter LEGO sets.
Advising Excellence Award — Faculty
Rebekka Boysen-Taylor
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, Health and Human Sciences
About
Rebekka Boysen-Taylor is director of field placement and an assistant clinical professor in Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences. In this role, she places education students in practicum and student teaching classrooms within and beyond the state of Idaho and offers teacher education courses including those related to social studies methods and culturally responsive teaching. She is a former Teach for America Corps member, middle school teacher, curriculum writer and educational researcher residing in rural northern Idaho with her family. Rebekka serves as the Senior Curriculum Advisor for the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives in Rochester, NY where she offers educational outreach in line with the organization’s mission to promote racial equity, prevent modern day human trafficking and share the legacies of Anna Murray Douglass and Frederick Douglass.
Regardless of the age group, Rebekka’s work begins with culturally relevant and responsive pedagogy focusing on relationships between students, families, educators and community members. She has experience teaching PreK-8 and higher education students in diverse settings which include a small rural public charter school, large urban public schools, community outreach programs and higher education. Rebekka previously served as the assistant program manager for the Indigenous Knowledge for Effective Education Program (IKEEP) at University of Idaho where she supported Indigenous scholars pursuing teacher certification and placement in predominately Indigenous-serving schools. Her current research focuses on social studies, history education, teacher preparation, critical historical inquiry, rural youth identity and Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) as pedagogy.
Rebekka holds a B.S. in Geography from Portland State University, a Cross-cultural, Language and Academic Development (CLAD) K-8 Teaching Certificate from California State University Los Angeles, an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from University of Idaho and a Ph.D. in Education from University of Idaho.
Dr. Arthur Maxwell Taylor Excellence in Diversity Award — Staff
Mercedes Natividad de Frausto
View ProfileAdvising Excellence Award — Staff
Sophie Becker
Lead Academic Advisory, University Advising Services
About
Sophie has been an academic advisor for CLASS since May of 2020, starting her advising career in her very own living room during Covid restrictions. Since then, she has found a specialty in advising undecided and exploratory students, finding joy in witnessing her students discover their dreams and accomplish their goals. She is a proud Vandal alum with a B.A. in English and graduating this May with an M.S. in Adult Organizational Learning and Leadership. She lives in Moscow with her husband, Ryer, who is a College of Natural Resources faculty, and their one-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Annie.
Dr. Arthur Maxwell Taylor Excellence in Diversity Award — Faculty
Philip Stevens
Associate Professor, Department of Culture, Society and Justice, College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences
About
Born on the San Carlos Apache reservation, Dr. Philip J. Stevens grew up at Farmer Station in Peridot. He is the son of Homer and Nalani Stevens. Philip’s clans are Tudiłhiłhi and Deschiini. Philip is married to Dr. Vanessa Anthony-Stevens. He has two daughters, Carmen and Hazel.
Philip earned his Ph.D. in Language, Reading and Culture; specializing in Education and Anthropology with a minor in Educational Linguistics at the University of Arizona. Through his teaching and research, he became an expert in the machinations of western educational facilities within reservation schools. His studies of the intertwining beliefs, nature, justification and scope of mathematics among Apache adults supported his theory of cultural differences between Native Americans and non-Natives.
Philip is currently an associate professor of anthropology and the director of the American Indian Studies program at University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. Philip has continued to develop connections with local underrepresented communities in the University of Idaho system; in particular, local tribes.
Dr. Arthur Maxwell Taylor Excellence in Diversity Award — Staff
Mercedes Natividad de Frausto
Associate Director, Student Support Programs
About
Mercedes Frausto was born in Huaraz-Peru. She came to the United States in 1995. She got her American Citizenship in 1998. She attended "Federico Villarreal University" in Lima-Peru in 1990, earning her bachelor's degree in health as a Radiologist Technologist. She worked at "Edgardo Rebagliati Hospital and the "Federico Villarreal University" in (Lima-Peru) as well. She lives with her husband, Jaime, and her wonderful daughter, Grace. Mercedes belongs to many organizations in this beautiful city. Just a few to mention: Mercedes is a past member of the Advisory Board III for the Moscow-Pullman Daily News and the past president of the Catholic Women's League. She believes all women should join and support each other to claim their rights. She demonstrates that by participating in the Mentoring Program for Athena. In 2021, Mercedes received the Athena Woman of the Year Award. She is an avid supporter of continuing to implement and evaluate comprehensive risk reduction and violence prevention programs and advocacy services for the entire Vandal family, with particular emphasis on underserved student populations. She ensures that the many diverse and underrepresented students feel a connection to campus in order for them to feel welcome. Mercedes is also an active member of UBUNTU and participates in the Women's mentoring initiatives. Mercedes believes that it doesn't matter whether you are a student with disabilities or coming from a low-income family as a first-generation student; you deserve to be provided with study-abroad opportunities. Currently, Mercedes is working at University of Idaho as the associate director for the TRIO Program and pursuing her Ph.D. in Adult/Organizational Learning and Leadership.
Outreach and Engagement Excellence Award
Liz Wargo
Assistant Professor, Department of Leadership and Counseling, College of Education, Health and Human Sciences
About
Dr. Elizabeth (Liz) Wargo holds the position of assistant professor at University of Idaho in the College of Education, Health and Human Services Educational Leadership division. She has a Doctorate in Education from the University of Montana (2016), a Master’s in teaching from Whitworth University (2004) and a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from Seattle University (2002). The interrelated aspects of Dr. Wargo’s work embraces a service orientation as she works in partnership with education practitioners, other researchers and key community stakeholder to design and enact novel solutions that can be sustained in rural context.
Drawing on a co-design approach, Dr. Wargo mobilizes stakeholders to identify persistent problems of practice in their districts and communities. Together they learn about the root causes of these problems, enact action plans to implement and study solutions. Together this outreach work builds the place-conscious adaptive leadership capacity to overcome many wicked challenges in differently resourced rural Idaho communities. The impact of her co-design approach, which leverages long-term collaborations with practitioners is visible across several projects:
- Dr. Wargo is the PI for the Idaho Building Capacity (IBC) project. This project has built capacity (individual and systems) to thrive in over sixty-five school districts. After working with Dr. Wargo and her team these sites outperform others in the state.
- Dr. Wargo leads the Region One Collaborative Outreach Network (ROC-ON). In partnership with school district learning leaders, the State Department of Education and COEHHS faculty, Wargo identifies and build the system’s capacity necessary to sustain educational excellence.
- Dr. Wargo founded and led the weeklong Thrive Now Rural Education Summit. This even draws together education, community and not-for-profit leaders to elevate and ignite scaling promising educational practices.
- Wargo supports partners to envision the future of education by seizing opportunities to ignite thinking at state and national level workshops and summits like what was profiled as the Learning to Fly Fall 23 UIdaho featured story.
- Wargo is a co-leader of the Idaho Resilience Project in the Panhandle. Here she mobilizes school and community partners to identify bright spots of resilience across the region and allocate resources to sustain these efforts.
- Wargo is also the founder and education lead of the REwild partnership project. REwild elevates the promise of nature-based outdoor learning to support academic, social-emotional and health outcomes for rural Idaho youth. This project grew out of Dr. Wargo’s outreach and service to a rural district and community during COVID. Today the project has grown into a stable vehicle to support larger initiatives beyond its direct impact of supporting educational programming (in school and out of school) for over 5,000 youth as the project grows. Currently partners are rewilding elementary play yards and procuring and designing front country access with school districts, the cities of Sandpoint, Ponderay, Kaniksu Land Trust, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Idaho Department of Lands, the Kalispel Tribe and the National Parks Service.
Excellence in Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Efforts Award
Courtney J. Conway
Professor, Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences, College of Natural Resources
About
Courtney Conway is the director of the Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, is a professor in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences and has faculty appointments in the Department of Biological Sciences and in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. Courtney received a Ph.D. from the University of Montana, a M.S. from the University of Wyoming and a B.S. from Colorado State University. He is an elected Fellow and serves on the Executive Council of the American Ornithological Society, and is an elected Fellow of The Wildlife Society. His research focuses on the effects of land use and management actions on behavior, demography and life history strategies of animal populations. His research is highly collaborative, including a 10-year study that he initiated with a diverse group of colleagues in 2014 designed to experimentally examine the relationship between cattle grazing and demographic traits of greater sage-grouse.
General Education Teaching Award
Diane L. Carter
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Communication, College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences
About
Dr. Diane L. Carter is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and Communication. She teaches courses in oral communication, intercultural communication, nonprofit fundraising, crisis management and science communication. She also directs the COMM101 Fundamentals of Oral Communication program and serves as the interim associate director for the University Honors Program.
Her teaching journey began in Japan, where she worked as an English Language Specialist at Hachioji and Haijima Technical High Schools in Tokyo. Returning to the U.S., she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from California State University, Fullerton. Subsequently, she spent nearly a decade in sports marketing and public relations with the Motorcycle Division of American Suzuki Motor Corporation.
She transitioned back to teaching after completing her MA in Communication Management from the Annenberg School of Communication at the University of Southern California. She served as an adjunct instructor at several colleges in Southern California before joining the University of Idaho faculty in 2009. In 2011, she earned her Ph.D. in Communication, Organizations and Culture from Washington State University.
General Education Service Award
Gita Neupane
Temporary Faculty, Department of Culture, Society and Justice, College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences
About
Gita Neupane is a temporary faculty member at the Department of Culture, Society and Justice and also serves at the co-director of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies. She earned her master’s degree and PhD in sociology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Her primary research interests include sociology of gender, intersectionality and transnational feminism, sociology of health and qualitative research methods. In her teaching role, she actively cultivates a safe space conducive to open communication and collaborative learning in the classroom. She strongly values her students’ voices and experiences as a part of the learning. Besides teaching and research, as a mother of two young kids, she enjoys spending time with her family.
2024-2026 University Mid-Career
Vanessa Anthony-Stevens
Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, Health and Human Sciences
View ProfileJanine Julianna Darragh
Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, Health and Human Sciences
View ProfileGrant Harley
Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Spatial Sciences, College of Science
View ProfileOmi Hodwitz
Associate Professor, Department of Culture, Society and Justice, College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences
View ProfileTara Hudiburg
Associate Professor, Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences, College of Natural Resources
View ProfileRobert F. Keefe
Associate Professor, Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences, College of Natural Resources
View ProfileXiaogang (Marshall) Ma
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering
View ProfileAnnie J. Roe
Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
View ProfileVanessa Anthony-Stevens
Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, Health and Human Sciences
About
Vanessa Anthony-Stevens holds a PhD in Language, Reading and Culture from the University of Arizona. She is an Associate Professor of Social and Cultural Studies in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at University of Idaho. She the Principal Investigator of Indigenous Knowledge for Effective Education Program (IKEEP), a program to prepare and nurture Indigenous educators to lead in K-12 schools and tribal education. She served as the founding director of IKEEP from 2016-2021. Vanessa’s research is grounded in Critical Indigenous Research Methodologies (CIRM) and collaborative, action-oriented ethnographic methods. She explores intersections of identity, language, place and coloniality in contexts of K-12 and higher education. She specializes in Indigenous educational sovereignty and tribal nation building in the Americas. Vanessa’s work has been funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the Spencer Foundation and the National Science Foundation. She has published in journals such as the Journal of American Indian Education, Cultural Studies of Science Education, The Rural Educator and the Journal of Teacher Education. She was awarded the Dr. Arthur Maxwell Taylor Excellence in Diversity Award for faculty in 2022.
Prior to joining University of Idaho, Anthony-Stevens worked in youth education as an Americorps volunteer (Jacksonville, Florida and Baltimore, Maryland, 1999-2001) and a Peace Corps volunteer (Paraguay, 2002-04). She worked alongside Indigenous communities and schools in Arizona teaching upper elementary and middle school grades (2004-10). While at the University of Arizona, she served as coordinator and co-Principal investigator of a professional development program for Indigenous elementary educators from diverse regions of Mexico (2010-14).
She is married to Dr. Philip J. Stevens and is the mother to two daughters who are proud members of the San Carlos Apache Tribe. Her family participates in many practices central to Apache culture. She is an avid sports fan and enjoys many team sports. She has been a member of intramural and collegiate sports teams at the University of Arizona and Marquette University. She is fluent in English and Spanish, has intermediate proficiency in Guarani and emergent ability in Western Apache.
Janine Julianna Darragh
Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, Health and Human Sciences
About
Janine J. Darragh is associate professor of Literacy and ESL in the College of Education, Health and Human Science’s Curriculum and Instruction Department where she teaches courses in English and ESL teacher preparation and adolescent literature. Her current research, outreach and service focuses on trauma-sensitive teaching and supporting teachers and learners in contexts of crisis.
Grant Harley
Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Spatial Sciences, College of Science
About
Grant was born and raised in central Florida (Lakeland, Polk County). He first attended the University of Connecticut on a football scholarship for 2 years before transferring to the University of South Florida, where he completed both BS and MS degrees in Geography. Grant then went to the University of Tennessee to complete a PhD in Geography in 2012. He was hired as an assistant professor at the University of Southern Mississippi from 2012 to 2017, after which he joined the faculty in the Department of Earth and Spatial Sciences here at University of Idaho. Grant is the director of the Idaho Tree-Ring Lab (ITRL), which currently has 5 doctoral, 3 MS and 1 undergraduate students. Research in the ITRL focuses on Quaternary landscape dynamics and paleoenvironmental reconstruction. They use a variety of research methods, tools and techniques to investigate the spatiotemporal variability of landscape-scale vegetation dynamics (those influenced by people or natural processes). The ITRL addresses questions that require the integration of present-day climatic and ecological processes with those that functioned in the past and those that are likely to become altered in the near-future due to human-induced changes.
Omi Hodwitz
Associate Professor, Department of Culture, Society and Justice, College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences
About
Omi Hodwitz is a criminologist who specializes in prison education, terrorism studies and data collection and analysis. As an educator, she serves as a coordinator for the Inside Out program and the Prison Education Initiative (PEI) at University of Idaho. As a researcher, Hodwitz directs the Terrorism Recidivism Study (TRS) and the Guantanamo Recidivism Study (GRS) and serves as a research affiliate at the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism.
Tara Hudiburg
Associate Professor, Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences, College of Natural Resources
About
Dr. Hudiburg is a professor in the College of Natural Resources at University of Idaho. She is an internationally recognized expert in ecosystem and carbon cycle science and the recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers – the highest honor awarded to early career scientists from the White House. Dr. Hudiburg is the director of University of Idaho Institute for Innovative Climate Solutions (ICS) and the principal investigator of over $16 million in competitive grant funding.
Robert F. Keefe
Associate Professor, Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences, College of Natural Resources
About
Rob Keefe is associate professor of Forest Operations in the Dept. of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences and Director of University of Idaho Experimental Forest. Rob’s interests are in basic and applied research to advance our understanding of managed forests and improve the efficiency, productivity and safety of operational forestry. He is particularly interested in the development and testing of new technologies to advance smart and digital forestry, which involves the use of conventional, real-time analytics and emerging AI methods to solve forest science and resource-management challenges when paired with networked devices, people, equipment and natural resource data in remote environments.
Xiaogang (Marshall) Ma
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering
About
Xiaogang (Marshall) Ma has been a faculty member for 8 years at University of Idaho and is currently an associate professor of computer science. He received his Ph.D. from University of Twente, Netherlands and completed postdoctoral training at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. His research focuses on deploying data science in the Semantic Web to support cross-disciplinary collaboration and scientific discovery, with broad interests in complex systems in Earth and environmental sciences, data interoperability and provenance and visualized exploratory analysis of Big and Small Data. At University of Idaho, Dr. Ma has taught a variety of courses on data science, data analytics, open data and semantic web. His work has been supported by NSF, NASA, USGS, the Sloan Foundation and several other sources. He is active in international societies of data science and geoinformatics and has taken leadership roles in their committees and working groups, including ACM, CODATA, ESIP, RDA, GSA, AGU and IAMG.
Annie J. Roe
Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
About
Annie Roe joined University of Idaho as the Director of Eat Smart Idaho in March 2016. She has a Ph.D. in biochemical and molecular nutrition with a specialization in nutritional cognitive neuroscience from Tufts University. Annie’s work focuses on nutrition and brain health as well as program evaluation research related to community nutrition education. She conducts applied and translational research with the long-term goal of improving cognitive, mental and emotional health across the lifespan. A subset of her research targets specific high-risk populations, including those from rural and/or limited-income households, and those with jobs requiring a unique dietary intake, namely wildland firefighters.