BYU-Idaho/Web-Content huggingface dataset:
Jeffery G. Chapman

## Education

- BS Family Science, Brigham Young University (1988)
- MSS Human Resource Administration, Utah State University (1993)
- PhD Family Life, Utah State University (2002)

## Interests/Family/Professional Development

Married to Kristi Fraughton (1984). 5 children, 4 grandchildren. Have loved being a dad and grandpa. Research on intergenerational transmission of fathering. Interests include reading, music, theater, and art. My wife and I have now served two missions together. We love missionaries.

## Courses Taught/Teaching Experience

Missionary Preparation, Preparing for Eternal Marriage, Building Eternal Marriage, The Eternal Family, and Jesus Christ and the Everlasting Gospel. 18 years teaching for Seminary & Institute; 18+ years teaching at Brigham Young University-Idaho. Religious Education Department Chair (2024-Current).

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Religious Education
Jeffrey Lee Elder

Jeff Elder earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Utah in 2004. He then started working as a counselor at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, until 2009 when he accepted a psychology internship at Texas A&M University. Once he completed his internship, he worked as a psychologist at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus. During this time, he completed a doctorate degree in Counseling Psychology at BYU. After finishing his work at Corpus Christi, Dr. Elder moved to Rexburg, Idaho, to work as a licensed psychologist at BYU-Idaho in 2011. In 2018, he began a consultation practice where he provides counseling services to veterans.

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Counseling
Jeffrey Skip Hamblin

#### Education

- B.S., English, Idaho State University, 1995
- M.A., English, Idaho State University, 1997
- Certificate, Culinary Arts, Western Culinary Institute, 1998
- Ph.D., Education, University of Idaho, 2009

#### Interests

- Culinary Arts
- Food Service Management
- Food Product Development and Processing
- Food Laws and Regulations

#### Professional Experience

- Faculty, Department of Animal and Food Science, Brigham Young University - Idaho, August 1998 - current
- Head Chef and Owner, Sugar City Sauce Company, current

#### Course Responsibilities

FS 120: Intro to Food Science 
FS 330: Food Processing 
FS 490: Food Product Development 
FS 498R: Food Science Internship

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Animal & Food Science
Jeffry Ben Pulsipher

Jeff Pulsipher has been a faculty in the Elementary, Early, and Special education Department at BYU-I since 2014. His work at BYUI includes teaching various courses for the special education major. His prior work experience includes time as a special education teacher at the elementary, middle and high school levels and as a director of special education at the district level in the public school system. He has held certifications in Exceptional Child Generalist K-12, School Principal Pre-K-12, Director of Special Education Administration Pre-K-12, and natural science 6-12. He received his Bachelor of Science in history at Brigham Young University Idaho and a master's in educational administration from Southwest Baptist University in Missouri.

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Elem. Early & Special Ed.
Jeffrey D. Meservy

Jeffrey Meservy attended Ricks College before graduating from the University of Utah with a bachelor's degree in political science. He continued his graduate studies at Brigham Young University, earning a master's degree in public administration, followed by a juris doctorate degree in law from Purdue Global Law School.

Brother Meservy has served in the Church Education System since 1991, where he has taught students as a seminary teacher, seminary principal, pre-service trainer, manager, institute director, and adjunct professor at BYU. He joined the faculty in the Department of Religious Education at BYU-Idaho in 2005.

"The Willie and Martin Handcart Companies: Application and Insights into a Recurring Rescue" (**BYU Religious Educator,** Vo. 17, No. 3, [2016])

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Religious Education
Jeffrey R. Oliver

## Education

- Ph.D., Sociology, Michigan State University, 2016
- M.B.A., General Management, University of Utah, 2008
- B.S., Sociology, Brigham Young University, 2005

## Interests

- Economic Sociology
- Race and Ethnic Relations
- Immigrant Entrepreneurship

## Current Courses

- Race and Ethnic Relations (Soc 323)
- Global Conflict and Terrorism (Soc 411)
- Protest, Conflict, and Social Change (Soc 450)
- Introduction to Sociology (Soc 111)
- The Eternal Family (FDREL 200)
- Senior Thesis (Soc 495)

## Other Courses Taught

- International Migration
- Sociology of Work
- Urban Sociology
- Social Psychology
- Human Resources

## Publications

Gold, S.J. & Oliver, J.R. (2017) "Will Trump's 'Color-blind' Pro-business Policies Help Black Entrepreneurs Too?", The Conversation, Feb. 6, 2017. 
Oliver, J.R. & Robison, L.J. (2017) "Rationalizing Inconsistent Definitions of Commodification: A Social Exchange Perspective," Modern Economy, 8. 
Winder, R. Robison, L. & Oliver, J. (2016) "Relational Economics: Motives Underlying Customer Voice," American Society for Quality. 
Oliver, J. "General Help," in: Shlapentokh, V. and Beasley, E. (2015) Power and Inequality in Interpersonal Relations, Transaction Publishers: Piscataway, N.J. 
Robison, L. Oliver, J. & Frank, K. (2015) "Commodity and Relational Good Exchanges: Commodification and Decommodification 2," Proceedings of the First International Congress on Applied Sciences: Social Capital, October 23-24, 2015, Konya Turkey. 
Robison, L., Oliver, J. & Frank, K. (2015). "Commodity and Relational Good Exchanges: Commodification and Decommodification 1," in 2015 Allied Social Science Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting, January 3-5, 2015, Boston, Massachusetts (No. 189690). Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. 
Curriculum Vitae

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Sociology & Social Work
Jeffrey Thayne

Jeffrey Thayne graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor's degree in psychology. He continued his graduate studies, earning a master's degree in psychology, followed by a doctorate degree in instructional technology and learning sciences from Utah State University. He currently serves as a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at BYU-Idaho.

About Jeffrey Thayne

#### Education

- Ph.D. Utah State University, 2016.
- M.S. Brigham Young University, 2012.
- B.S. Brigham Young University, 2009.

#### Interests

- Cognition
- Theoretical
- Psychology
- Reading
- Writing

#### Courses Taught

Teaches General Psychology (Psych 111) and Cognition (Psych 376).

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Psychology
Jennie Botkin

## Education

- MS, Nutrition Science, Brigham Young University, 2004
- BS, Dietetics, Brigham Young University, 2000

## Interests

- Dietetics Education
- Nutrition Support

## Professional Experience:

- Faculty- Online, Department of Animal and Food Science, Brigham Young University-Idaho, August 2015-current
- Dietetic Internship Director, Utah State University, May 2013-August 2015
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences, Utah State University, July 2012-August 2015
- Dietetic Internship Assistant Director, Utah State University, May 2005-April 2013
- Clinical Instructor, Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences, Utah State University, July 2010-June 2012
- Clinical Dietitian, Timpanogos Regional Hospital, January 2003-April 2005
- Clinical Dietitian, McKay-Dee Hospital, October 2001-January 2003

## Course Responsibilities

NUTR 150: Essentials of Human Nutrition,NUTR 200: Nutrient Metabolism

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Animal & Food Science
Nutrition
Jennie Pardoe

Jennie Pardoe graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor's degree in acting. She continued her graduate studies at Emerson College, where she earned a master's degree in theatre education, followed by a doctorate degree in theatre from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Dr. Pardoe joined the faculty in the Department of Theatre at BYU-Idaho in 2020. Among the campus plays she had directed is **As It is in Heaven** (2023).

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Theatre & Dance
Jennifer Jones

#### Bio

Jennifer Jones received her Ph.D. in Special Education from the University of Utah, her M.Ed. in Early Childhood Studies from Boise State University, and her B.S. in Early Childhood/Special Education from BYU-Idaho. She started teaching at BYU-Idaho in 2022. Before this, she was a Career Line Assistant Professor at the University of Utah, supervising early childhood special education candidates in their fieldwork and student teaching experiences in early childhood classrooms. She was also an Assistant Professor at Purdue University Northwest, where she taught courses in early childhood and special education programs and conducted research about teacher preparation and partnering with families. She taught in public schools as a special education preschool teacher and elementary school teacher. She enjoys hiking, riding her bike, and downhill skiing in her free time.

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Elem. Early & Special Ed.
Jennifer Pack

#### Education

- I earned my Bachelors in Math and my Masters in Teacher Education at Eastern Oregon University, in La Grande, Oregon.
- I have a minor in Geography, and a teacher-leader certification for training middle and high school math teachers through College Preparatory Math.
- I also have a State of Idaho Teaching Certificate.

#### Interests

- My family provides various sports fans, and cultural opportunities, and we love to watch as they participate in Lacrosse, baseball, football, and ballroom dance. I also live to play tennis, garden, to do small - scale remodel work, and read books that my kids and my closest niece are reading. We camp and travel when we can fit it in, and we're always busy in our church callings as well.

#### Work Experience

- Taught high school math in Brush Prairie, WA
- Taught middle school math in Rigby, ID
- trained teachers in Idaho, Utah, Colorado, and Nevada

#### Research

- 2003 Literature Review and Action Research on The Conflict Between Traditional and Reform Math Teaching in the United States.

#### Biography

I'm from Idaho Falls and have returned to Idaho Falls, but I grew up in Issaquah Washington. I've lived many places in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho through the years. Our family consists of my husband Chris and I, and between us we have 7 children. We have 2 boys of mine at home ages 9 and 16. Of the 5 that are college age, we have 2 out on missions right now; my second son in Guadalajara MX, and Chris' youngest, and our only daughter is in Jacksonville FL. We have 3 return missionaries who are working hard at college, two at BYU-Provo, and my oldest is here at BYUI.

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Mathematics
Jennifer Platt

## Education

- M.Ed Human Relations and Counseling Northern Arizona University
- PhD Lifespan Developmental Psychology, Arizona State University

## Interests/Family/Professional Development

Married to Jed Platt (2012); 2 children, Arizona native. Loves to bake, garden, read and be at home with family. Passionate about student-centered pedagogy, developing teaching tools, and incorporating daily rituals for intentional living.

## Courses Taught/Teaching Experience

The Eternal Family, Introduction to Family History, and Writings of Isaiah.

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Religious Education
Jennifer Teuscher

## Biography

Jennifer Teuscher began her dance training in American Fork, Utah under the direction of Jacqueline P. Colledge with Jacqueline's School of Ballet. At the age of 7, Jennifer began performing children's roles with Utah Metropolitan Ballet. She became a member of Utah Metropolitan Ballet's second company for three years and then later joined the professional company for three years. During her time there Jennifer was able to perform in many full-length ballets including "Coppelia", "Cinderella", and "The Nutcracker" along with many contemporary ballet pieces. She was featured in many soloist and demi-soloist roles. Jennifer was also able to tour with Utah Metropolitan Ballet to China. Her favorite ballets to perform include George Balanchine's "Serenade", Alan Hineline's "San Souchi", and Jacqueline Colledge's "Legend of Timpanogos."

Jennifer has had the unique opportunity to study with many master teachers including David Howard, Darla Hoover, Suki Schorer, Violette Verdy, Francia Russell, and Alan Hineline among others. Jennifer attended Utah Valley University on a dance scholarship and later finished her Bachelor's in Dance Choreography and Performance at Brigham Young University Idaho. She was awarded scholarships to multiple intensive study programs including The Rock School of Ballet, Jacqueline's School of Ballet, and Regional Dance America's National Choreography Intensive for four consecutive years.

Jennifer has been teaching ballet for over 20 years and has taught at Jacqueline's School of Ballet, Idaho Ballet Theatre, and Brigham Young University, among others. Her students have competed at Youth America Grand Prix and been invited to compete at the finals in New York City. They have been offered scholarships to multiple ballet schools including Ballet West Academy, Joffrey Ballet School, Miami City Ballet School, The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School of American Ballet Theatre, Pacific Northwest Ballet School, Berlin Ballet School and The Princess Grace Academy.

Jennifer loves to choreograph and enjoys sharing her passion for the art of ballet. She loves teaching at Brigham Young University Idaho and has worked to grow the ballet program including developing two new courses, Advanced Pointe and Ballet Technique III. She was able to co-direct BYUI's Dance Alliance team in 2023 and loved the experience. She believes strongly in creating a positive, nurturing and inspiring learning environment for her students and loves seeing students grow into strong, responsible, and compassionate human beings through the study of dance.

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Theatre & Dance
Jeremy Lamoreaux

Jeremy Lamoreaux graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor's degree in European studies. He continued his graduate studies at the University of Reading where he earned a master's degree in European studies and politics, followed by a doctorate degree in political studies and international security from the University of Aberdeen.

Dr. Lamoreaux joined the faculty in the Department of History, Geography, and Political Science in 2008. He also serves on the faculty in the Department of Languages and International Studies. Dr. Lamoreaux has published various research papers on international politics.

#### Education

- BA, European Studies, BYU, 2002
- MA, European Studies, University of Reading, 2003
- PhD, Political Studies, University of Aberdeen, 2009

#### Interests

- Security Studies
- Development Studies
- Comparative and International Poiitics
- International security
- Human Security
- Foreign policy analysis
- International development
- Eastern Europe
- Russia
- Africa

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History Geography Poli Science
Jeremy Ryan Slade

#### Education

- International MBA in Food and Agribusiness, 2005, Royal Agricultural University
- B.S. in Agribusiness and Business (Dual Major), 2003, Utah State University
- A.S. in Agribusiness, 2001, Brigham Young University Idaho

#### Interests

- Agricultural Finance and Banking
- Agricultural and Food Marketing
- Agricultural Risk Management
- International Agribusiness and Trade

#### Prior Experience

- Branch Manager of Credit Administration, Northwest FCS

- Credit Officer, Northwest FCS

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Economics
Jerry Allen Toll

Jerry Toll studied landscape horticulture at Ricks College before earning a bechelor's degree in horticulture from Colorado State University. He afterwards completed a master's degree in Business Administration with an emphasis on marketing concentration, from CSU.

Professor Toll worked as a marketing manager and teaching assistant in thew Marketing Department at Colorado State University. He also worked as a manager at a garden center before joining the faculty of the Department of Applied Plant Science in 1999. Professor Toll has served as the department chair.

#### Classes

HORT 322-Evergreen Plant Identification 
AGBUS 232-Ag Sales & Merchandising

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Applied Plant Science
Jessica F. Mecham

Jessica Mecham graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor's degree in music. She continued her graduate studies at the Northwesten UNiversity, where she earned a master's degree in music history and literature. Then she returned to BYU and gained a second master's degree in library and music. Finally, she completed a doctorate degree in humanities from Faulkner University.

Dr. Mecham has served as an adjunct professor for Salt Lake Community College and the College of Southern Idaho. She Also lent her corporate research talents to ComUnity Lending, a mortgage banking firm in California. In 2002, she was working as an online professor at Century College when she joined the faculty in the Department of Humanities and Philosophy at BYU-Idaho. In addition to teaching students, Dr. Mecham also serves as a Faculty Association College Representative for the university's Faculty Association Board. Dr. Mecham currently provides online teaching for Southern New Hampshire University, along with her services to BYU-Idaho.

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Music
Jessica L. Murdock

Jessi Murdock graduated from BYU-Idaho in 2008 with a Bachelor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance. She went on to graduate school where she earned a Master of Music and Doctor of Arts in Piano Performance and Piano Pedagogy.

Upon her completion of graduate work, Dr. Murdock had served as an adjunct professor at Aims Community College and as adjunct faculty in the Department of Music at BYU-Idaho since 2014. She also holds private piano lessons in her self-founded Murdock Music Academy, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

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Music
John E. Hathaway

#### Education

- Masters in Stastics, 2005 - Brigham Young University
- BS in Economics, 2003 - University of Utah

#### Interests

- Data Science
- Data Visualization
- Statistics
- R
- LDS church history
- Interfaith dialogue

#### Work Experience

- Senior Scientist - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 2005-2015

#### Research

- Composite sampling
- Unexploded ordnance
- Data visualization
- Building energy modeling

#### LinkedIn Profile

- Go to LinkedIn

#### Biography

I am currently at Brigham Young University - Idaho in the Mathematics department as the lead of our data science program. I worked at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory from 2005 to 2015.

While at PNNL I was a primary contributor to the Visual Sample Plan software (VSP) and led the technical development of the transect sampling and multi-increment sampling methods in VSP.

I also worked on 'big data' applications with Ryan Hafen using Hadoop technologies as the PRIMA lead data scientist with applications in climate modeling (PRIMA paper and Building Energy paper).

I love the programming language R and am the lead teacher of our key data science class at BYU-I.

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Mathematics
Jim Joseph Hopla

#### Interests

- Health Ed/Community Health

#### Public Health Advisor

Public Health is involved with the prevention and treatment of health problems in a population. A variety of careers are available for a graduate with this major. These include working for local, state, and federal government health agencies, volunteer health organizations, business and industrial entities, and other institutions that provide health and medical care to groups and individuals.

#### Classes Taught

HS 390 - Program Planning & Implementation 
HS 401 - Health Promotion Methods 
HS 420 - Health Behavior Theories/Models 
HS 460 - Drugs of Use and Abuse

#### Links to Facebook

BYU-Idaho Health Science Alumni 
BYU-Idaho Health Science Society

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Health Services
James Jefferies Lawrence

## Education

- Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, TX, 2012
- M.S. in Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2010
- B.S. in Civil Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, UT, 1999

## Interests

- Transportation Engineering 
 - Geometric Design
 - Traffic Engineering
 - Asphalt Paving Materials
- Geotechnical Engineering

## Professional Licenses

- Professional Engineer, Utah, Idaho

## Work Experience

- 2005-2007 Director of Engineering, Tooele County, Utah
- 1999-2005 Civil Engineer, Utah Department of Transportation

## Professional Organizations

- Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
- BYU-Idaho ASCE Student Chapter Advisor

## Primary Courses Taught

- ME 204-Dynamics
- CE 250L-Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory
- CE 341-Soil Mechanics
- CE 361-Introduction to Transportation Engineering
- CE 441-Geotechnical Engineering Design
- CE 461-Geometric Design of Highways
- CE 470-Civil Engineering Practice and Design

## Other Courses Taught

- ME 101-Introduction to Engineering
- ME 201-Statics
- ME 202-Strength of Materials
- CE 321-Structural Analysis
- CE 351-Introduction to Environmental Engineering
- CE 424-Reinforced Concrete Design

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Mechanical Engineering
Physical Sciences & Eng
Academic Success & Interdisciplinary Studies
James L. Richards

Jim Richards completed a doctorate in literature and creative writing from the University of Houston in 2003. He teaches literature and creative writing in the Department of English at BYU-Idaho.

Professor Richards has authored five works of poetry and a short story. His works are published in **Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought**, **Poetry Northwest, Copper Nickel, Sugar House Review, Prairie Schooner, Hotel Amerika,** and **Southern Poetry Review**. His first poetry collection, **Song for My Left Ear, Song for My Right Ear**, will be published in 2025.

See some of Professor Richards' work at Jim-Richards.com.

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English