BYU-Idaho/Web-Content huggingface dataset:
Nathan J. Harris

#### Education

- Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, Aug. 2007
- M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, Aug. 2004
- B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, Aug. 2004

#### Interests

- Structural Engineering
- Concrete and cement-based materials
- Failure analysis

#### Teaching Experience

2013 - Present: BYU-Idaho, Mechanical & Civil Engineering Department 
Current Courses Taught

- ME 202 - Strength of Materials
- CE 321 - Structural Analysis
- CE 421 - Structural Steel Design
- CE 424 - Reinforced Concrete Design
- CE 429 - Design of Wood Structures
- CE 470 - Civil Engineering Practice and Design
- ME 460 - Fundamentals of Finite Element Analysis

#### Professional Licensure

Professional Engineer, Civil, California and Idaho

#### Work Experience

2007 - 2013 Managing Engineer, Buildings and Structures Practice, Exponent - Failure Analysis Associates, Menlo Park, California.

#### Professional Affiliations

- Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
- Secretary/Treasurer, Snake River Branch, Southern Idaho Section, ASCE

Tags

Mechanical Engineering
Nathan J. Meeker

#### Education

- Ph.D., Instructional Design, Idaho State University, Expected 2014
- M.A., Sociology, Idaho State University, 2004
- B.A., Sociology, Idaho State University, 2001

#### Interests

- Self and Society
- Sociology of Health
- Stratification
- Sociological Theory

#### Current Courses

- Sociology of Health (Soc 462)
- Self and Society (Soc 451)
- The Developing World (Fdint 202)
- Introduction to Sociology (Soc 111)

#### Other Courses Taught

- Social Stratification (Soc 370)
- Sociology of the Family (Soc 311)
- Research Methods (Soc 340)
- Senior Thesis Seminar (Soc 495)
- Social Problems (Soc 112)
- Anthropology (Anth 111)

#### Professional Service

- Course Lead for Introduction to Sociology Online/Blended Courses
- Best Practices Committee

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Sociology & Social Work
Online Programs
Neal Alan Carter

#### Education

- B. A., French, State University of New York, 1991
- M.A., International Policy Studies with Specialization in French Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies, 1992
- M.A., Political Science, Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, 1994
- Ph.D., Political Science, Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, 2000

#### Interests

- Canadian Politics
- International Relations
- Comparative Politics
- Political Philosophy
- Ethnicity and Nationalism
- Political Psychology
- European Politics
- Theories of Political Conflict
- Foreign Policy
- Utopian and Dystopian Literature

#### Professional Development

- Editorial Board, American Review of Canadian Studies

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History Geography Poli Science
Neal P. Ricks

#### Education

- B.S., Nutrition and Food Science (Food Science emphasis), Utah State University, 1999
- M.S., Food Science and Nutrition, The Ohio State University, 2001

#### Interests

- Food Processing - vegetable processing, dry mixes, freezing, canning
- Product Development
- Bakery and Confectionery Applications
- Sensory Evaluation

#### Professional Experiene

- Faculty, Department of Animal and Food Science, Brigham Young University-Idaho, 2007 - present
- Food Scientist and Developer, General Mills, 2002 - 2007
- Research Assistant, Utah State University, 1999 - 2000

#### Course Responsibilities

FS 120: Intro to Food Science 
FS 330: Food Processing 
FS 340: Applied Sensory Science 
FS 440: Food EngineeringFS 499R: Food Science Research

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Animal & Food Science
Nels Edward Hansen

After completing an associate degree at Ricks College, Nels Hansen earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He finished a doctorate degree in Agronomy from Texas A&M University. He was hired by Ohio State University as a faculty member, where he served for eight years before coming to BYU-Idaho in 2013.

"The Connection between Ministering and Exaltation" (BYU-Idaho Devotional, July 17, 2018)

Tags

Applied Plant Science
Lynita Newswander

Lynita K. Newswander graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor's degree in English language and literature. She completed her graduate studies at Virginia Tech. earning two master's degrees in English language and literature and political science, followed by a doctorate degree in planning, governance, and globalization.

Dr. Newswander is a faculty member in the Department of English at BYU-Idaho. She also serves as a lecturer at the University of South Dakota. Dr. Newswander has published various research articles on education and the influence and development of Latter-day Saint culture.

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English
Patrick Edward Walsh

#### Education

- Ed.D. in Instructional Systems Technology, 2020, Indiana University
- M.S. in Accounting, 2004, Brigham Young University
- B.S. in Accounting, 2004, Brigham Young University

#### Interests

- Individual Tax
- Corporate Tax
- Partnership Tax
- S Corporation Tax
- Financial Accounting

#### Professional Certifications

CPA, State of Virginia, 2005

Tags

Accounting
Paula Norton Clark

Paula Clark graduated from Utah State University with a bachelor's degree in piano performance, also earning the USU Robbins Talent of the Year award and the Outstanding Woman Scholarship Award, and was named Outstanding Piano Student and Outstanding Music Student. She then completed a master's degree in piano performance from Indiana University School of Music.

Paula serves as a private music instructor in the Department of Music at BYU-Idaho, where she teaches piano. She is also a co-founder and past president of Utah's Encore Music Teachers Association, and current president of Upper Valley Music Teachers Association. Paula also teaches classes at Riverside Studios, which provides piano-based music instruction.

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Music
Paul Busselberg

Dr. Paul Busselberg is a member of the voice and choral faculty at Brigham Young University-Idaho, where he conducts the BYU-I Men's Chorus, directs the Opera Workshop, and teaches Diction, studio voice, and other voice-related courses. Previously he was head of voice and choirs at San Jacinto College in Houston, Texas, and a voice faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. His choral compositions and arrangements are published by Walton Music and Sharpe Music Press. He holds degrees from Brigham Young University (BMus), the Eastman School of Music (MM), and Rice University (DMA).

He has been heard in solo performances with the Santa Fe Opera, Florentine Opera, Milwaukee Symphony, Southwestern Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic, as well as the Bach Societies of Houston, Texas, and Rockford, Illinois. His recordings include Robert Cundick's The Redeemer with BYU-Idaho, Johann Sebastian Bach's cantata BWV 39 (Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot) with the Bach Society Houston, and Songs on Poetry of Rabindranath Tagore and Karim Al-Zand's Leila (Albany Records).

Tags

Music
Paul Franklin Cox

#### Education

- B.S. in Mathematics from BYU
- M.S. in Mathematics from University of Utah
- D.A. in Mathematics from Idaho State University

#### Interests

- Mathematical biology, golf, travel, history, old movies.

#### Work Experience

- Ricks College/BYU-Idaho 1990 - Present

#### Research

- Modeling cancer cell survival in the presence of low level, continuous radiation.
- Modeling spatial periodicities in gene expression in normal and cancerous cells.

#### Current Projects

- Online Ordinary Differential Equations
- Modeling based College Algebra course
- Introduction to Mathematical Modeling course

#### LinkedIn Profile

- Go to LinkedIn

#### Biography

Born in Provo, Utah, Paul split the years of his youth between Provo and Singapore. He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Korea. He studied math, physics, and computer science at BYU and received a master's degree in mathematics from the University of Utah and a Doctor of Arts degree in mathematics from Idaho State University. His research has been in cell motility, cancer cell response to radiation, and gene expression in normal versus cancerous cells. Paul has taught math, statistics, and science at Ricks College/Brigham Young University-Idaho since 1990. He is married to Kathryn Stevens and they have six children and one grandchild.

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Mathematics
Paulette E. Kirkham

Paulette Kirkham graduated from Thomas Edison State University in Trenton, New Jersey, with a bachelor's degree in literature. She earned a master's degree in English from National University.

Paulette is a faculty member in the Department of Academic Success and Tutoring at BYU-Idaho, and a director for the Reading Center.

"Unleashing the power within: Paulette Kirkham inspires and empowers at Disciple Leadership Training" (**Scroll**, July 10, 2023) 
"Modified, Remodeled, and Transformed: No More Conformed to the Things of This World" (BYU-Idaho Education Week, July 28, 2020) 
"Duh, You Didn't Know That?" (TEDx Rexburg, 2018) 
"Keynote Address" (BYU-Idaho Disciple Leader Conference, June 28, 2017) 
Memoirs of a Marginal Mormon (Self-published, 2017)

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Academic Success and Tutoring
Paul T. Johanson

#### Education

- BS & MS in Mathematics from BYU
- Secondary Teaching licenses from Utah and Idaho with math and physics endorsements

#### Interests

- Logic puzzles
- Racquetball
- Hiking

#### Work Experience

- High School Math Teacher for 10 years
- UVU Adjunct Instructor
- BYUI Faculty since 2005

#### Research

- Best Practices for teaching mathematics

#### Current Projects

- Math Education Program Director

#### Biography

- Married with 6 children, 2 sons-in-law, and 2 granddaughters

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Mathematics
Paul K. Roberts

Paul Roberts graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor's degree and later from the University of Texas at Austin with a master's degree, both in social work. He then received a Ph.D in Instructional Design from Idaho State University.

Dr. Roberts has been employed in several areas of social work, including child protection, mental health, and developmental disabilities. He currently serves as the department chair in the Department of Sociology and Social Work at BYU-Idaho.

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Education & Human Development
Sociology & Social Work
Peter Legrand Carmack

Peter Carmack graduated from BYU-Idaho with a bachelor's degree in philosophy. His graduate studies took him to Brandeis University, where he earned a master's degree in philosophy, followed by a doctorate degree in philosophy from the University of Leeds.

Dr. Carmack has influenced many companies through the years, serving in sales, as a director of operations, and founded two financial consulting companies. He joined the faculty in the Department of Humanities and Philosophy at BYU-Idaho in 2015. Since that time, he has co-founded three more financial lending and trading companies. While attending BYU-Idaho as an undergraduate student, Dr. Carmack was a co-founder of the Philosophical Society, and served as the society's president, vice president, and secretary. He also founded **Elenchus**, BYU-Idaho's first undergraduate philosophy journal.

"How to Find Your Dream and Then Achieve It" (BYU-Idaho Forum, October 15, 2020)

Tags

Humanities & Philosophy
Preston Thompson

## Education

MTax, 2015, Weber State University 
B.S., Accounting, 2014, Weber State University

## Interests

Individual Tax 
Corporate Tax 
International Tax 
Financial Accounting 
Tax/Accounting Technology

## Professional Certifications

CPA, State of California, 2018 
CPA, State of Arizona, 2020

## Experience

KPMG, Business Tax Services, Los Angeles, 2015-2017 
KPMG, International Tax, Los Angeles / Phoenix, 2018-2023 
KPMG, Tax Technology, Pheonix, 2023-2024

Tags

Accounting
Quinn Kyle Grover

Quinn Grover graduated from Utah State University with a bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in technical communication. He then completed a doctorate degree from Idaho State University in English language and literature.

Dr. Grover worked as a technical writer for many years before joining the faculty in the Department of English at BYU-Idaho in 2011. He is also a freelance writer and photographer.

****Some Published Works**** 
Wilderness of Hope: Fly Fishing and Public Lands in the American West (**Bison Books**, 2019) 
"Such Style: Spring on the Mighty MO" (**The Flyfish Journal**) 
"The Stump Ranch Fish" (**Newfoundland**) 
Cirque 
"Short Seasons" (**Juxtaprose**, Fall 2016)

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English
Rachel K. Hurst

Rachel Hurst teaches mathematics in the Department of Mathematics at BYU-Idaho. Rachel earned a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Utah State University. She went on to teach trigonometry as a graduate student instructor at Indiana University Bloomington. She came to BYU-Idaho in 2010, where she teaches alegbra as an adjunct faculty member. She provides teaching services to the Academic Success and Tutoring department on campus.

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Academic Success and Tutoring
Randall Vernon Jack

Randall Jack graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor's degree in electronics engineering technology. He then earned a master's degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs.

Brother Jack has extensive experience in the electrical engineering industry, working as a test engineer and IC design engineer. He joined the faculty in the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at BYU-Idaho in 2016. He currently serves as an associate chair in the department.

Brother Jack has 5 children and 16 grand children.

### Education:

MSEE 2004, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 
BS 1990, Brigham Young University

### Industry Experience:

Senior Mixed Signal IC Design Engineer, Linear Technology Corp, 2001-2016, CMOS ADCs 
IC Design Engineer, Vitesse Semiconductor, 2000-2001, GaAs 12GBPS SERDES ICs 
IC Design Engineer, Signal Processing Technology Corp, 1998-2000, CMOS DAC ICs 
Senior IC Test Engineer, Signal Processing Technology Corp, 1994-1998, Mixed Sig. ICs 
Senior Product/Test Engineer, Crystal Semiconductor Corp, 1992-1994, Read/Write Chan 
Test Equip. Design Engineer, Burr Brown Corporation, 1988-1992, Op-amps, DACs, ADCs

### Teaching Experience:

Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor, Brigham Young Univ. Idaho, Since 2016

### Volunteer Experience:

Missionary in Kobe, Japan, 1980 - 1982

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Electrical Engineering
CSE
Randall S. Kempton

Dr. Randall Kempton (M.M. Brigham Young University, D.M.A. Arizona State University) came to BYU-Idaho in 1999 and currently serves as Director of Choral Activities and conductor of the Collegiate Singers. He teaches private voice, diction, conducting, arranging, and choral methods courses, and has directed the University Choir, Men's Choir, and Women's Choir. Prior to his arrival in Rexburg, he conducted ensembles at Arizona State University, Brigham Young University, Utah Valley State College, and the Meridian School in Provo, Utah. His professional experience includes work as a pianist, vocal coach, and vocalist in classical, jazz, and musical theater settings. He studied conducting and arranging with Mack Wilberg and Ron Staheli.

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Music
Rebecca Parkinson

Rebecca Parkinson is beginning her thirtieth year of teaching organ at Brigham Young University-Idaho. She completed her degree in organ and composition from Utah State University and has been active in the organ world ever since. Rebecca is a published composer and has been published in recordings as well. You can find her playing on the CD Recording "Sing Me to Heaven-The Choral Music of Daniel E. Gawthrop." Her experiences with accompanying are as follows: organist with the Idaho Falls Symphony, Sun Valley Summer Symphony, and Ricks College (now BYU-I) Symphony Orchestra. She has been an accompanist/organist for the Northern Utah Choral Society, USU Singers, Idaho Falls Symphony Chorale, Idaho Falls Opera Theater, Sounds Choir of Idaho Falls, and presently, for The Eastern Idaho Chorale.

Rebecca has been listed in "Who's Who in America," is a founding member of the Eastern Idaho Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and is a guest organist at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. She has participated as an accompanist and organist as part of Temple Square Concert Series. Rebecca was an employee of Chesbro Music Company in Idaho Falls for twelve years and is presently librarian of the Idaho Falls Symphony and Idaho Falls Youth Symphony. In addition to her concertizing, accompanying and recording, she also maintains a private studio of organ and piano students and is a published composer.

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Music
Rebecca Pyper-Busselberg

Rebecca Pyper-Busselberg graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor's degree in vocal performance and opera. She then studied opera and vocal performance at Eastman School of Music.

Rebecca has worked as a music teacher for many years. In addition to working as a private music teacher and owner of Pyper Studio of Music in Houston, Texas, she is also a piano and voice teacher at San Jacinto College in Pasadena, California. She joined BYU-Idaho in 2019 as a private music instructor in the Department of Music.

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Music
Rebekah Ryan

## Biography

Rebekah Ryan is a passionate dancer and educator originally from Sandy, Utah. She holds a BA in Dance from Brigham Young University-Idaho and an MFA from the University of Utah, where she was presented with the Dee R. Winterton Excellence in Teaching Award.

Rebekah has been fortunate to learn from esteemed teachers such as Summer Lee Rhatigan, Wendy Bone, Ashley Storm, and Sharee Lane. Their influence has shaped her into the versatile, dynamic, and technical artist she is today. Rebekah's commitment to pedagogy has driven her to share her passion for movement at the University of Utah, and at Brigham Young University-Idaho, where she currently instructs and strives to empower her students.

As a choreographer and assistant director for Brigham Young University-Idaho's Dance Alliance Company, Rebekah has led students to tours across Canada, Costa Rica, and Panama. Her expertise has also extended to teaching and adjudicating for Sheer Elite International.

As a performer, Rebekah has enjoyed the opportunity of performing Lesley Telford's piece One29, as well as Sharee Lane's choreography Doorway. Both works were created for the University of Utah's School of Dance Program and were performed in the Hayes Christensen Theatre in the Marriott Center for Dance. Rebekah also cherished performing Dichotomy, choreographed by Ashley Storm and Joy Esplin Harris for Brigham Young University-Idaho's Dance Faculty Concert.

Rebekah is deeply grateful for her students and colleagues, who continually inspire her growth as an artist, educator, and person.

## Education

- Master of Fine Arts in Modern Dance, University of Utah, 2018
- Bachelor of Arts in Modern Dance, Brigham Young University-Idaho, 2013

## Interests

- Received the Dee Winterton Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of Utah in 2018
- Adjudicating nationally and internationally
- Special Areas of Interest: Modern, Jazz, Ballet, Pedagogy, and Choreography

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Theatre & Dance
Reese F. Nelson

Reese Nelson graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor's degree, followed by a master's degree from Idaho State University and a doctorate degree from the University of Idaho. He currently serves as a faculty member in the Department of Applied Plant Science at BYU-Idaho.

"'Marriage between art and science': Maintaining the Ricks Gardens" (**Scroll**, February 17, 2024) 
"Meet Reese Nelson, Outstanding Educator of the Year for 2023" (National Association of Landscape Professionals, May 23, 2023)

#### Classes

HORT 324-Flower Identification 
HORT 412-Landscape Pest Control 
HORT 319-Landscape Management 
HORT 103-Home Gardening

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Applied Plant Science
Rex A. Barzee

### Education

- M. S. in Computer Science, 1996, Brigham Young University
- B. S. in Computer Science, 1993, Brigham Young University

### Certifications

- Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform, Sun Microsystems (now Oracle)

### Industry Experience

- Senior Software Engineer, Space Dynamics Laboratory, Logan Utah, Wrote image processing software in C++.
- Software Engineer, Voyant Technologies, Broomfield Colorado, Developed Voice XML applications.
- Software Engineer, Hewlett-Packard Company, Fort Collins Colorado, Developed parts of HP OpenGL 3D graphics library, HP-UX kernel, and HP-UX standard C library

### Teaching Experience

- Professor at Brigham Young University - Idaho teaching computing subjects including computer programming, object-oriented computer programming, software engineering, relational databases, Android application development, and systems analysis and design.

### Volunteer Experience

- Youth soccer coach
- Scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts of America
- Ecclesiastical leader and teacher

### Personal

- Blog: "Barzee's Notes"
- Author Page

Tags

Physical Sciences & Eng
Cyber/ITM
CSE
Rex M. Butterfield

### Biography

My favorite thing is being a husband and dad of four kiddos and one daughter-in-law. Outside of that... well... I'm boring. I like standing in a river waving a stick around, trying to entice trout to eat fake flies. I also read and mow the lawn. Sometimes at the same time. For work interests, I've studied student retention for over two decades and really enjoy trying to help students be successful.

### Education

- Bachelor of Arts in English. Southern Utah University, 1995
- Master of Arts in English. Idaho State University, 2001. Thesis: Hosea: His literary style and influence
- Doctor of Education, Higher education Administration, Idaho State University, 2007. Dissertation: The relationship between religiosity and retention at Idaho State University

### Courses taught

- REL 121c: Book of Mormon 1st half
- REL 122c: Book of Mormon 2nd half
- REL 130c: Mission Preparation
- REL 200c: The Eternal Family (Face to face and Hybrid)
- REL 211c: New Testament (3 credit class and 2 credit class)
- REL 215: Fundamentals of Scripture Study. Taught and developed into a hybrid course, then taught as a hybrid course.
- REL 225c: Foundations of the Restoration
- REL 235: Building an Eternal Marriage
- REL 250: Christ and the Everlasting Gospel
- REL 275c: Teachings of the Book of Mormon
- REL 301c: Old Testament, 1st half (3 credit class and 2 credit class)
- REL 302c: Old Testament, 2nd half (3 credit class and 2 credit class)
- REL 324c: Doctrine and Covenants (3 credit class and 2 credit class)
- REL 325c: Doctrine and Covenants
- REL 341c: Church History up to June, 1844
- REL 351c: World Religions
- REL 390r: Special topics in Religion: Writings of John
- REL 404c: Isaiah
- REL 431c: Doctrines of the Gospel
- FDINT 201: Global Hotspots-Pakistan (2 credits)
- FDINT 211: Global Hotspots-Pakistan (3 credits)
- GE 101: College success

Tags

Religious Education
Richard F. Datwyler

#### Education

- BS & Ph.D in Physics from Utah State University

#### Interests

- Plasma physics and numerical physics.

Richard Datwyler grew up in Cache Valley and served a mission in London, England. He completed his Ph.D. at Utah State University in the field of Plasma physics, specifically computational plasma containment. In conjunction with this he also has interest in atmospheric plasma, kinetic theory of plasma and other computational physics, including solar energy.

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Physics