Anthropology (8)
Edward R. Christensen
BS Anthropology
MS Anthropology
Ph.D. Anthropology
Docent
Utah Museum of Natural History
Edward R. Christensen has achieved wide intellectual, accomplishments in a variety of academic and professional fields, and is devoted to civic and social service. He graduated from the, University of Utah in 1948 with a B.S. in Chemistry and an M.S. in, Chemistry in 1949. Edward then completed his Ph.D. in Anthropology, in 2009.
Michael Bird
BS Anthropology
National Consultant
National Policy Council for AARP
Michael E. Bird is a Santo-Domingo/KEWA Pueblo Indian from New Mexico. Mr. Bird has more than 30 years of public health experience with Native American populations in the areas of medical social work, substance abuse prevention, health promotion and disease prevention, HIV/AIDS prevention, behavioral health, and healthcare administration.
Earl Skidmore
BS Sociology
BS Anthropology
President (retired)
Northern California Chemical Association & Esbro Chemical
Earl S. Skidmore earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Utah where he majored in Sociology and Anthropology and earned minors in Zoology and Chemistry. Earl's studies at the University were interrupted by two years of service in the U.S. Navy. Later in his career, Earl returned to higher education earning a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Stanford University.
Misty Frost
BS Anthropology
CEO
CareerStep
Misty’s passion is for building company value though building consumer value. As CEO of CareerStep, Misty drives the vision and strategy behind building learning experiences that allow individuals to enter and then grow their careers in healthcare.
Economics (55)
H. David Burton
BS Economics
Board of Trustees
University of Utah
H. David Burton received his degree in economics. Early in his career, he worked for the Utah Tax Commission and for Kennecott Copper. In 1977, he was hired by the LDS Church as an assistant budget officer.
Lester W. B. Moore
BS Economics
Managing Director
Kensington Capital Holdings (KCH)
Currently, Mr. Moore is the Managing Director of Kensington Capital Holdings (KCH) which oversees a portfolio of several corporations under the direction of Robert C. Gay, founder and Chairman of the Board. He is also a Senior Advisor for HGGC, a private equity firm.
Matt Lyon
BS Economics
Chief Operating Officer
WCF Insurance
Matt Lyon is the Chief Operating Officer for WCF Insurance where he oversees marketing and sales, underwriting, safety and health, IT, human resources, and corporate strategy. Matt joined WCF Insurance from Farmer's Insurance in Los Angeles California where he was most recently Head of Commercial Insurance Product Management.
Pamela Perlich
Ph.D. Economics
Director of Demographic Research
Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute - University of Utah
Pamela Perlich, Ph.D. is the director of demographic research at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah where she leads the newly formed Demography team. In this role, she and her team are responsible for developing and producing population estimates and projections, neighborhood indicators and demographic analyses focusing on Utah.
Environmental and Sustainability Studies (4)
Brandon Lee
BA Political Science
BS Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Principal
ABS Consulting
Director, Environmental and Economic Policy and Regulation, Lee leads and manages projects related to environmental, regulatory, economic, and security risk-related issues for ABS Consulting, a maritime risk firm. He has led projects analyzing environmental impacts in the Western U.S., regional, national, and international air emissions and climate change, air and water regulations.
Sara Baldwin Auck
BS Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Regulatory Program Director
Interstate Renewable Energy Council
As IREC's Regulatory Program Director, Sara is responsible for managing the development of IREC's regulatory strategy, establishing priorities for engagement, and assisting with the strategy implementation.
Kelsey Howard
BS Geography
BS Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Research Consultant
Boulder Mountain Consulting, LLC
Kelsey Howard is currently attending graduate school at the University of Utah in the geography department. Her Master's research is focused on studying paleoecology and spring productivity in Utah's west desert by reconstructing past fire and vegetation histories, as well as past climates through the use of pollen and charcoal from wetland sediments.
Jason Robison
BS Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Fellow
Harvard Kennedy School of Government at Harvard College
Professor Robison's research and teaching interests generally revolve around water law and related areas of environmental and natural resources law and policy. He began his work in this field while earning a B.S. in Environmental Studies at the University of Utah and subsequently completed a J.D. at the University of Oregon School of Law, as well as an LL.M. and S.J.D. at Harvard Law School.
Family and Consumer Studies (14)
Abbirose Polityka
BA Family and Consumer Studies
Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Salt Lake County
Abbi provides services with respect for human dignity and promotes the individuality of the residents unrestricted by considerations of age, social or economic status, personal characteristics, sexual orientation or lifestyle. She strives to respect and promote residents’ rights of self-determination, making every reasonable effort to act in accordance with residents’ wishes.
Jenny Stout
Family and Consumer Studies
Undergraduate Advisor
University of Utah - Family & Consumer Studies
In 2007, Jenny Stout received two bachelor's degrees: one in consumer and community studies and one in human development and family studies. She is now an academic advisor for the Department of Family and Consumer Studies at the University of Utah.
Carol Heap
Family and Consumer Studies
Cook & Seamstress
Carol graduated from the University of Utah, magna cum laude, in home economics education in 1978. She was a member of Omicron Nu, the honor society for home economics majors (now known as Kappa Omicron Nu). She taught for one year at Hillcrest High School from 1978 to 1979. She married David Heap in 1979, and after the end of the school year, they moved to the Washington ,D.C. area for nine years, and then to Phoenix, Arizona in 1988.
Steve Alder
BS Family and Consumer Studies
MS Family Ecology
Chief, Division of Public Health
University of Utah
Stephen C. Alder, Ph.D., is a two time graduate of the College of Social and Behavior Sciences at the University of Utah through the Department of Family and Consumer Studies. He received a Bachelor of Science in Environment and Behavior 1992 and a Master of Science in Family Ecology 1996.
Geography (8)
Merrill K. Ridd
BS Geography
MS Geography
Emeritus Professor
University of Utah
Merrill K. Ridd is an emeritus professor of geography. He graduated from the University of Utah with a BS in 1954 and MS in 1960. Ridd earned his PhD from Northwestern University in 1963. He is a Korean War veteran 1950-1956.
Don Lewon
BS Geography
Owner
Dixie Metal Recycling
Don Lewon has been an exemplary leader in and supporter of the University, the College, and the community. He received a B.S. in Geography from The University of Utah.
Kelsey Howard
BS Geography
BS Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Research Consultant
Boulder Mountain Consulting, LLC
Kelsey Howard is currently attending graduate school at the University of Utah in the geography department. Her Master's research is focused on studying paleoecology and spring productivity in Utah's west desert by reconstructing past fire and vegetation histories, as well as past climates through the use of pollen and charcoal from wetland sediments.
Brian Haslam
BS Geography
MS Geography
President | CEO
Cityworks | Azteca Systems, Inc.
Brian Haslam earned his bachelor's degree from Geography in 1986, followed by his master's degree from Geography with a GIS emphasis in 1990 from the University of Utah. In 1986, he established Azteca Systems, Inc. to provide mapping update services for the US Forest Service Geometronics national mapping center located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Health, Society and Policy (6)
Frank Ulibarri
BS Health, Society and Policy
Market President
Aetna - Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi
As President of Aetna, Mr. Ulibarri is responsible for leading local markets in Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi overseeing sales, network development, and operations for commercial group, individual and government businesses. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer for Coventry Health Care of Florida, and was later named Aetna Market Executive Director in 2013.
Nathan Vassiliades
BS Health, Society and Policy
Dentist & Owner
Queen Creek Smiles
Nathan Vassiliades completed a BS in Behavioral Science and Health and then went on to complete dental school at the Marquette University School of Dentistry. Nathan has volunteered for Give Kids a Smile, Sealants for Smiles, the American Red Cross, and Cancer Wellness House.
Maziar Nourian
BS Health, Society and Policy
Minor Psychology
Minor Chemistry
Mentor
LEAP College of Health Program
Maziar M. Nourian is a graduate from the University of Utah College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. He received his Bachelor of Science in Health Society and Policy as well as minors in Psychology and Chemistry ('13). Nourian will continue his education to complete a Doctor of Medicine in 2019.
Marlowe Dazley
BS Health, Society and Policy
Senior Vice President, Managing Director
Health Catalyst
Marlowe Dazley is senior vice president and managing director at Health Catalyst, a leading provider of data and analytics technology and services to healthcare organizations, committed to being the catalyst for massive, measurable, data-informed healthcare improvement.
Master of Public Administration (23)
Jennifer Seelig
Master of Public Administration
Ph.D. Political Science
Community Empowerment Director
City of Salt Lake
Jennifer Maurine Seelig has been involved in politics and public service for more than decade at a policy-making and leadership level. She was a policy and research analyst for the Salt Lake City Council between 1995 and 2000, handling such sensitive and critical issues relating to crime control, budget compliance within the administrative office, community relations, and public meetings involving the City Council.
Shauna Graves-Robertson
Master of Public Administration
Justice Court Judge
Salt Lake County
Shauna Graves-Robertson has served as a Salt Lake County Justice Court Judge since 1999. She received her Law Degree and Masters of Public Administration from the University of Utah.
Julie Newland
Master of Public Administration
Contract Specialist
Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Julie Newland graduated from the Executive MPA program in 2008. Since graduation, she has worked as a Contract Specialist for the Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
Phyllis Hockett
Master of Public Administration
Principal & Co-Founder
Pathway Associates
Phyllis Hockett is a dedicated philanthropist, and believes in the transformative power of the generosity of volunteers and of donors. Her philosophy of nonprofit sustainability is founded on the principle of abundance and the enormous potential that generosity holds for our world and the nonprofit organizations that serve it.
Master of Public Policy (3)
Shawn Teigen
MS Master of Public Policy
Research Director
Utah Foundation
Shawn Teigen is the Lumina Foundation Strategy Labs State Policy Adviser for Utah. Lumina is the largest foundation in the United States that focuses solely on increasing Americans?? success in higher education. It works to increase the proportion of Americans with postsecondary credentials to 60% by 2025. Shawn is utilizing the resources of Lumina??s Strategy Labs with Utah leaders and influencers in an effort to help the state reach its attainment goals.
Florian Hernandez
Master of Public Policy
Executive Director
Philippines Humanitarian
Florian Hernandez is the Executive Director for Philippines Humanitarian, a non-profit organization, providing funding for the education of impoverished children in the Philippines. She holds a Master of Public Policy from the University of Utah and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Utah State University.
Michael Parker
BS Political Science
Master of Public Policy
Vice President of Public Affairs, Marketing and Senior Economist
Ivory Homes
Michael P. Parker earned both his bachelor's in political science and master's degree in public policy with an emphasis in regional economic policy from the University of Utah. He currently serves as the Director of Public Policy for the Salt Lake Chamber.
International Affairs and Global Enterprise (3)
Jeremy Lindsey
MS International Affairs and Global Enterprise
Chief Operating Officer
Alpha Warranty Services
Jeremy Lindsey is a winner of the 2017 Utah Business Magazine CXO of the Year award and AE Magazine's Top 40 Under 40.
Kyle Gray
MS International Affairs and Global Enterprise
Storyteller, Professional Speaker and Bestselling Author
Right after graduation Kyle was adjunct faculty teaching an entrepreneurship class called The Foundry, helping local Utah entrepreneurs. It was his experience during his degree program and later teaching that helped him get a job with a startup, whose business he helped to grow with annual recurring revenue using just online marketing.
Mark Pittman
MS International Affairs and Global Enterprise
BS Political Science
BS Economics
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Blyncsy
Prior to starting Blyncsy, Mark worked in areas as diverse as political campaigns, start-ups, and even a Fortune 500 Company. Mark was Director of the Lassonde New Venture Development Program at the Pierre Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute at the University of Utah.
Political Science (84)
Jason Barlow
BS Political Science
Senior Vice President
Global Marketing Operations & Analytics at Gallagher
Jason Barlow has been a U fan since childhood and is passing along his enthusiasm for the University of Utah to his children. A founding member of The MUSS, he treasures the camaraderie and tight-knit family of sports fans that have become his lifelong friends.
James Jardine
HBA Political Science
Governor
The Salt Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Jardine was named Outstanding Lawyer of the Year by the Utah Chapter of the Federal Bar Association for 2006. He was selected by the Utah Bar Commission as the recipient of the Bar's Distinguished Lawyer of the Year award for 2005. Mr. Jardine is recognized in Chambers USA in Litigation: General Commercial (Band 1).
Jennifer Seelig
Master of Public Administration
Ph.D. Political Science
Community Empowerment Director
City of Salt Lake
Jennifer Maurine Seelig has been involved in politics and public service for more than decade at a policy-making and leadership level. She was a policy and research analyst for the Salt Lake City Council between 1995 and 2000, handling such sensitive and critical issues relating to crime control, budget compliance within the administrative office, community relations, and public meetings involving the City Council.
Barry Kuang
BS Political Science
BS Economics
Law Clerk
Burns & Levinson LLP
Barry graduated from the University of Utah in 2014 with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Political Science and Economics. Thereafter, Barry co-founded a family-owned real-estate company located here in Salt Lake City that specializes in commercial and residential real-estate investment, development, and management.
Psychology (31)
Maziar Nourian
BS Health, Society and Policy
Minor Psychology
Minor Chemistry
Mentor
LEAP College of Health Program
Maziar M. Nourian is a graduate from the University of Utah College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. He received his Bachelor of Science in Health Society and Policy as well as minors in Psychology and Chemistry ('13). Nourian will continue his education to complete a Doctor of Medicine in 2019.
Jed Elison
BA Psychology
Assistant Professor
University of Minnesota
Jed T. Elison was born in Blackfoot, Idaho. With the exception of a formative year spent in Boston as a young child (developing into a Red Sox fan), he grew up in southeast Idaho. While both of his parents and 3 of his 5 older brothers took bachelors degrees from Brigham Young University, Jed earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in Psychology (2005) and English Literature (2005) from the University of Utah.
Rachel Wertheimer
BS Psychology
Attorney & Shareholder
Par Brown Law Firm
Rachel Wertheimer received her Juris Doctor in 2011 from the University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, where she was a member of the Order of the Coif with Highest Honors, and a William H. Leary Scholar. She served as the Note and Comment Editor of the Utah Law Review, was a member of the first place team in the Traynor Moot Court Finals, a member of the National Moot Court Team, and a Legal Methods Teaching Assistant.
Sean Meegan
MS Psychology
Ph.D. Psychology
Adjunct Professor
University of Utah
Sean Meegan was born and spent his childhood in New York and moved around a good deal. He did a BS in Psychology at St. Louis University in 1993 and a PhD in Developmental Psychology at the U. in 1999.
Sociology (23)
Nubia Peña, J.D.
BA Sociology
Director
Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs
Ms. Nubia Peña is the Director for the Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs where their mission is to promote an inclusive climate for Utah's growing diverse community through training, outreach and youth leadership development. Ms. Peña is immensely grateful for the extensive experience acquired during the past 15 years working as a community organizer, advocate, and ally for marginalized populations.
Leigh VandenAkker
BS Sociology
Teacher/Author
Salt Lake City School District
Leigh M. VandenAkker is Utah's 2012 Teacher of The Year and winner of Utah's 2011 Golden Apple Award. She is a 2015 recipient of the prestigious Huntsman Award and the 2016 PeaceKeeper Award. As co-author of Techniques for Tough Times TM, Leigh has trained teachers nationwide, providing insight and support by educating teachers in classroom management and how to teach SEL. She presented recently on Whole Child vs. No Child at SXSWEDU.
Tobie Spears
BA Sociology
BA Political Science
Executive Director
Guatemalan Humanitarian Tours
Tobie says she is lucky enough to have one awesome husband, two amazing daughters, and three crazy cats. Tobie fell in love with traveling when she was 17 and backpacked through Europe and drove from Utah to Canada with her two best friends. In 2013 they drove from Utah to Guatemala where they lived, worked, and volunteered and Tobie's been leading international travel ever since.
Sydnie Simmons
BS Psychology
BS Sociology
Clinical Psychologist
OB/GYN Psychcare, PLLC
Sydnie Simmons is a licensed clinical psychologist currently specializing in maternal-infant health through a program I developed called OB/Gyn Psychcare. Her program has a focus in bringing awareness of the obstacles women, their partners, and their families face regarding emotional struggles during pregnancy and postpartum adjustment.
Friend of CSBS (15)
R. Christian Sonne
Friend of CSBS
Practice Leader
Self Storage Valuation Group at CBRE
R. Christian Sonne is a Executive Managing Director at Cushman & Wakefield and the Specialty Group Manager of the Self Storage Industry Group. An appraiser and real estate economist by training, Chris started Self Storage Economics in 2002 because of the growing sophistication of the self storage asset class and market demand for quantified self storage data and conclusions.
S.J. Camarata
Friend of CSBS
Director
ESRI
S.J. is a director of ESRI. He focuses on the company’s global corporate strategies. He also currently serves on a number of boards—both for profit and nonprofit organizations—and has held a number of other board seats over the years.
April Northstrom
Friend of CSBS
Grant Writing & Prospect Research Associate
Pathway Team
April Northstrom is a Grant Writing and Prospect Research Associate with the Utah Nonprofit Consultants Pathway team. She began her nonprofit career as an intern with the Make-A-Wish Foundation?? of Utah and has since worked as a development professional with nonprofits across the United States, including the American Red Cross of Northeast Indiana, Goodwill Industries of Northeast Indiana and Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota.
Theresa Martinez
Friend of CSBS
Associate Professor of Sociology
University of Utah
Theresa Martinez completed her Ph.D. in Sociology in 1990 at the University of New Mexico and is currently Associate Professor of Sociology and former Assistant Vice President for Academic Outreach at the University of Utah. Her teaching and research deal with issues of race, class and gender, deviant behavior, juvenile delinquency, and popular culture.