Researchers
ICHR membership is open to all ISU faculty. Are you a current member whose bio is not included? Complete the online form OR download the List of Researchers Bio Template and email it along with a headshot to Barbara Gordon at gordbarb@isu.edu
Are you currently not a member and interested in joining? Contact Elaine Nguyen at nguyelai@isu.edu
Gabriel Bargen, PhD, CCC-A/SLP
Executive Director, ISU-Meridian/Associate Professor, Pediatric Audiology
Research Interests: Evaluating risk indicators for delayed-onset hearing loss and through community collaboration efforts, finding ways to make resources accessible to all children who are hard of hearing or deaf and their families.
Jared Barrott, PhD
Assistant Professor, Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research Interests: Rare cancers that form in the bone and soft tissues of the body.
Kristina Blaiser, PhD, CCC-SLP
Associate Professor, Speech Language Pathology
Research Interests: Program evaluation and assessment of children who are deaf/hard-of-hearing, family coaching, and telehealth models of service delivery.
Paul Bodily, PhD
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Research Interests: Machine learning and computational creativity as it relates to addressing issues related to mental health and well-being.
Alycia Cummings, PhD, CCC-SLP
Associate Professor, Developmental Speech Sound Disorders, Electrophysiology
Research Interests: Electrophysiological methods are used to examine the phonological representations of sounds in children with speech sound disorders.
Farjana Eishita, PhD
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Research Interest: Augmented/Virtual Reality, Video Games and Player Experience, Human Computer Interaction, Serious Games
Barbara Gordon, EdD, RDN, FAND
Research Dietitian/Affiliate Faculty, Nutrition & Dietetics
Research Interests: Food insecurity, social determinants of health, public health nutrition, evidence-based practice, interprofessional education, dietary modifications for urological conditions.
Ali A. Habashi, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pharmacokinetics, Drug Delivery, Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Department
Research Interests: Drug Discovery, PK/PD Analysis, Nanotechnology, 3D Bioprinting, Peptide Drug Delivery.
Sally A. Hageman, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor, Social Work
Research Interests: Social determinants of health, financial capability asset building, financial social work, complementary and integrative health, mind and body practices
Christine Hall, MAT, MPAS, PA-C
Clinical Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Studies
Research Interests: Health disparities, underserved populations, access to quality health care, patient-centered care, Idaho immunization rates, cervical cancer screening and treatment, and cardiology.
Jennifer Hightower, PhD, MS, NCC
Assistant Professor, Counseling
Research Interests: Multicultural and social justice counseling, with a focus on working with members of the LGBTQ+ community, and suicidality
Rachel Hulse, EdD, MLS (ASCP)CM
Program Director/Assistant Professor, Medical Laboratory Science
Research Interests: Clinical laboratory science and its implication in interdisciplinary research.
Justin S. Lee, PhD, LCSW
Assistant Professor and Practicum Field Director, Social Work
Research Interests: Refugee integration, particularly focusing on improving cultural adaptation in mental health treatment, Hispanic/Latino health disparities, and community-based participatory research methods.
Ryan Lindsay, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor and Chair, Community and Public Health
Research Interests: Substance use, tobacco, HIV, tuberculosis, social determinants of health, and the household production of health.
Barbara Mason, Pharm D, FASHP
Professor and Director of Interprofessional Education, Pharmacy
Research Interests: The scholarship of teaching, medication adherence, transitions of care, community pharmacy and public health roles.
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Michael Mikitish, MSBA, MPA
Clinical Assistant Professor and Chair, Emergency Services and Director, Institute of Emergency Management
Research Interests: Community disaster resilience and community health.
Elaine Nguyen, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, BCACP
Assistant Professor, Pharmacy
Research Interests: Diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and health services, including pharmacy, telehealth, and rural care services.
Diane Ogiela, PhD, CCC-SLP
Associate Professor, Speech Language Pathology
Research Interests: Child language development and disorders
Mary Ellen Oesterle, EdD, PT
Director of Health Science Innovation, KDHS
Research Interests: Innovation approaches to delivery and evaluation of health care, interprofessional approaches to innovation
Velma Payne, PhD, MBA, MS
Assistant Professor and Program Director, Health Informatics
Research Interests: Quality and safety, diagnostic errors, patient engagement, feedback, clinical reasoning, cognition, and cognitive heuristics and biases.
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Susan S. Tavernier, PhD, RN
Associate Professor, Nursing
Research Interests: Cancer-related quality of life, personalized care, and distress management; decision making, integrative therapies, presence, evidence-based practice; and research design and methods.
Kristin Van De Griend, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Community and Public Health
Research Interests: Maternal and child health, violence prevention, water insecurity, community development, and implementation science
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Irene van Woerden, PhD
Assistant Professor/Biostatistician, Community and Public Health
Research Interests: Health behaviors and outcomes; in particular, I focus on social networks and food insecurity
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Dong “Danny” Xu, PhD
Associate Professor, Pharmacy, and Director, Pharmaceutical Science Graduate Programs
Research Interests: Drug discovery and re-Purposing, drug safety, and biomedical software development.
