Tim Anderson

Clinical Associate Professor of Accounting

ACCT 3331 - H1: Principles of Taxation I

MAcc, Brigham Young University
BBA Accounting, Idaho State University

After a career in public accounting, Tim is fulfilling a lifelong dream of teaching. Tim earned his MAcc from Brigham Young University with an emphasis in taxation and his BBA in Accounting from Idaho State University. Tim's career has included public accounting work at the national level and as an owner of a regional firm specializing in taxation, business mergers, and business succession planning. His passions include the Idaho wilderness, and anything that moves on two wheels.

Dave Bagley

Clinical Associate Professor of Accounting

MGT 2261 - H1: Legal Environment of Organizations

LL.M, (Tax) University of Florida

JD, University of Idaho

BA, Brigham Young University

Dave loves teaching and learning from his students. He joined the ISU College of Business in 2015 and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the Accounting and Management departments. Dave earned his LL.M (Tax) from the University of Florida, his JD from the University of Idaho, and his BA from Brigham Young University. His experience includes serving as a business and tax attorney and working at a bike shop.

Dr. Alex Bolinger

Associate Professor - Management and Interim

MGT 4485 - H1: Collaborative Creativity

Ph.D. Univeristy of Utah

M.B.A.  Idaho State University

Dr. Bolinger’s research interests focus on groups and teams, negotiation, entrepreneurship, and employment in service professions. He is an advocate of active learning and student engagement with the community. He also created the “Make-a-Wish Challenge” at ISU and initiated an honors class where students work in teams to write a local history book that is published by Arcadia Publishing. Bolinger was voted by the Associated Students of ISU as the school’s “Professor of the Year” for the 2015-2016 school year.

Dr. Tyler Burch

Associate Professor of Management

MGT 3312 - H1: Individual & Organizational Behavior

Ph.D., University of Washington

MS, University of Washington

MAcc, Brigham Young University

BS, Brigham Young University

Dr. Burch’s primary research interests include individual psychological withdrawal and embeddedness in and organization, the work-family interface, employee voice and pedagogical techniques. Dr. Burch is passionate about teaching courses related to organizational behavior, loves the outdoors, and is enamored with his wife Erin and their three children.

Chris Chatwin

Clinical Professor of Finance

FIN 1115 - H1: Personal Finance

BS, Idaho State University

BBA, Idaho State University

MBA, Idaho State University

Chris Chatwin teaches Financial Literacy related courses in areas of Personal Finance, Financial Concepts, Financial Applications, and Corporate Finance. His research interest is in behavioral finance, and financial decision making in both corporate and personal finance. Chris is the host of the Bengal Financial Literacy Podcast on KISU and helps to oversee the Financial Literacy Certificate offered through the College of Business. Prior to becoming a professor, Chris worked as a Financial Advisor and Paraplanner for a large wealth management firm as well as an Independent Business Consultant working as a contract CFO for small businesses and high net worth individuals. He originally returned to the University as an adjunct professor as a way to give back to the institution that he loves. He is happy to now be a full-time member of the faculty and is grateful to ISU and what it has provided to him in his career and for the opportunity to pass that on to others. Chris is currently completing his Doctorate Degree through the University of Florida.

Dr. Karl Geisler

Associate Professor of Economics

ECON 2201 - H1: Principles of Macroeconomics

Ph.D., University of Nevada- Reno

BA (Econ/Math & French), Western Washington University

Dr. Karl Geisler received his Ph.D. from the University of Nevada, Reno. As a regional economist his research primarily examines how economic activities spillover between jurisdictions, such as how casinos impact employment in host and adjacent counties. In his free time he enjoys many outdoor activities, particularly whitewater rafting and skiing.

Dr. Haley Hardman

MKTG 3310-H1: Professional Development and Personal Branding

Before pursuing her Ph.D., Haley worked in contrasting retail environments. She experienced the fast-paced setting of Kleinfeld Bridal in New York City (popularized by TLC's Say Yes to the Dress) and the more leisurely setting of a small boutique in Mississippi. Her interest in the relational aspect of marketing motivates her research. She particularly enjoys the psychology behind effective relationship building and hopes to garner a deeper understanding of the role it plays in retail strategy and branding. Haley collaborates with prominent brands, such as Anthropologie, Free People, Urban Outfitters, Zox, and Barnes & Noble among others. She also enjoys teaching and strives to create a fun learning environment.

Dr. Shane Hunt

Dean & Michael C. Ruettgers Professor of Marketing

MKTG 2225 - H1: Introduction to Marketing

Ph.D. - Oklahoma State University

MBA - University of Oklahoma

BBA - University of Oklahoma

Dr. Hunt's research interests include professional selling and sales management, logistics and marketing education.  Dr. Hunt is the recipient of the 2010 National Inspire Integrity Award from the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, the 2010 Lt. Col. Barney Smith Award as Professor of the Year and the 2015 Honors Professor of the Year at Arkansas State University, and the 2019 National Teaching Innovation Award from the Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators. His research has appeared in The Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management, The Journal of Business Logistics and he has been invited to present to numerous organizations including the American Marketing Association and the National Conference in Sales Management. After completing his MBA at the University of Oklahoma, Shane went to work for a Fortune 500 company in Tulsa, OK and spent eight years working as a pricing analyst, product manager, and business development manager overseeing numerous Mergers and Acquisitions initiatives before completing his Ph.D. at Oklahoma State University. 

John Ney

Assistant Dean, Director of Professional Development, Assistant Professor of Marketing

MKTG 3310 - H1: Professional Development & Personal Branding

MKTG 4405 - H1: Personal Selling & Sales Force Management

MA, Gonzaga University

BS, University of Idaho

John served as the Senior Manager of Customer Operations and Marketing for a local start-up cell phone company, Syringa WIreless LLC from 2007-2012. He has been the Vice President of Customer Operations at Project Mutual telephone (PMT) in Rupert, Burley and Twin Falls. Prior to that he worked for GTE/Verizon for eight years in Everett, WA; Dallas, TX and St. Louis, MO. John also does private consulting work in the areas of marketing and management. He is a fourth generation Idahoan.

Josh Thompson

Clinical Assistant Professor

HCA 4475 - H1: Health Law & Bioethics

MGT 1101 - H1: Introduction to Business

Joshua Thompson is a Graduate of Idaho State University, where he received an MPA emphasizing in Health Care Administration. He is also a graduate of the Villanova Six Sigma Healthcare Program. He has worked as a CEO and Administrator of an acute care psychiatric hospital as well as an Administrator of a multiple Nursing Homes. He is in his 3rd term as Chairman for the Idaho Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators. He began teaching at ISU in 2015 as an Adjunct Professor and was hired on full-time as a Visiting Professor in August of 2017.