Adam Bradford
Interim Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
Jenn Forshee
Chief of Staff
- State Board Education items
- Status of project charters and presidential assignments
- Institutional priorities
- The status of key projects and initiatives
- Mission, vision, and values at ISU
Jenn has a passion for the mission of higher education. In her role as Chief of Staff, Jenn develops strategy, programs, and initiatives that serve student needs and further the mission of education in Idaho. In this role, Jenn is responsible for the execution of the President’s agenda and high-level priorities. This is accomplished by maintaining an inventory of all critical path projects and resolving issues that could impact the execution of initiatives. Jenn participates in institutional planning, policy development, and problem resolution. She also acts as an emissary and liaison to the campus community on behalf of the President.
In her spare time, Jenn enjoys hiking, climbing, mountain biking, and reading. Jenn is a proud alumna of Idaho State and has a bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Master’s in Public Administration.
Rex W. Force
Vice President for Health Sciences
Rex W. Force, Pharm.D., BCPS, FCCP is Vice President for Health Science at ISU. Previously he served as Associate Dean for Clinical Research in the Division of Health Sciences at ISU and holds a tenured professorship in the Department of Family Medicine while directing the research in that department. He is also Professor of Pharmacy Practice. Dr. Force earned his B.S. in Pharmacy from Oregon State University and his Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree from the University of Texas and the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, after which he completed a two-year clinical research fellowship at Ohio State University. He is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist, a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, and has an additional certification in health care quality improvement.
Dr. Force has been instrumental in developing the telepharmacy program at ISU which provides much-needed access to medications to rural Idahoans in Butte and Custer Counties. Heavily involved in clinical research, he is currently a Board Trustee of the Research Institute of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and a member of the Steering Committee of the WWAMI-region Practice and Research Network. In addition, he serves as the ISU liaison to the Mountain West Clinical Translational Research Infrastructure Network, a 7-state, 11-institution consortium designed to improve health research in the western US. Dr. Force has authored over 50 professional and research publications, presented over 100 research papers or abstracts, and speaks regularly at professional meetings. With a focus on pharmacotherapy, evidence-based medicine, medication safety, and rural health service delivery, Dr. Force and his collaborators have received grants and contracts in excess of $5.5 million while at ISU. Dr. Force has been on the faculty at Idaho State University since 1993 and has received honors and awards for his research, teaching and professional service.
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Miriam Dance
Associate Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Matt Daily
Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs & Dean of Students
Kandi Turley‐Ames
Dean of the College of Arts and Letters
Dean Kandi Turley-Ames earned her Ph.D. in psychology with an emphasis in cognition and memory in 1996 from Washington State University. She has been a member of the Department of Psychology since 1997 and has subsequently served the University in numerous leadership positions.
She was appointed Chairperson of Psychology from 2003 to 2009. She served as the Interim Assistant Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences in 2007-2008 and as an Associate Vice President in Academic Affairs in 2009-2010. She became the founding dean of the College in 2010.
During the 2006-2007 academic year, Turley-Ames was named Distinguished Teacher at ISU. She was acknowledged as a Master Teacher at ISU in 2001-2002 and 2005-2006.
Turley-Ames is also a graduate of the Higher Education Resource Service (HERS) for women in higher education administration, and was a nominee for the US Professors of the Year Award in 2007-2008.
Blake Christensen
University General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
Stacey Gibson
Director of Equity and Inclusion
Stacey Gibson, MPA, CAAP has been at ISU since 2006, most recently appointed as the Director of Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action and Diversity in 2012. Ms. Gibson oversees ISU’s civil rights, EEO and diversity initiatives in addition to programming and education at the Diversity Resource Center and the Janet C. Anderson Gender Resource Center. Ms. Gibson also serves as ISU’s Title IX administrator and is responsible for all civil rights investigations. An Idaho native, Ms. Gibson spent 14 years prior to coming to ISU in the heavy equipment and automobile industries.
Katie Thomas
Assistant Vice President for Human Resources
Office: Meridian 508
Development and Culture
Jennifer Parrott
Executive Director of Environmental Health & Safety Staff
Lowell Richards
Interim Executive Director for Idaho Falls Campus
