Kristen Intemann

Kristen Intemann

Director

Professor, History & Philosophy

Interests: Ethics of emerging technologies, science communication, trust in science, ethical and equitable research, inclusive engagement

   Wilson Hall 2-152
   (406) 994-5787 
Kirke Elsass

Kirke Elsass

Graduate Research Assistant

PhD Candidate, History

Interests: Environment, geology, geography, and industrialization

Angus Cummings

Angus Cummings

Graduate Research Assistant

PhD Candidate, History

Interests: History of land management and conservation

Maggie Althaus

Maggie Althaus

Graduate GIS Mapping Fellow

M.S Candidate, Land Resources and Environmental Sciences

Interests: Conservation, GIS, and environmental sciences

Mary Farina

Mary Farina

Graduate Research Assistant

PhD Candidate, Land Resources

Interests: GIS mapping, community vulnerability to wildfire smoke

Hannah Lavoie

Hannah Lavoie

Graduate Research Assistant

PhD Candidate, Psychology

Interests: emotional responses to new biotechnology, social acceptance of new technology

Yvette Towersap

Yvette Towersap

Graduate Research Assistant

PhD Candidate, History

Interests: wildfires, prescribed burns, effects on Native Nations

 

Affiliated Faculty

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Eric Austin 

Professor, Political Science

Interests: Public administration, leadership ethics, public safety, environmental policy

   Wilson Hall 2-138
   (406) 994-5168
Laura Black

Laura Black

Professor, Jake Jabs College of Business & Entrepreneurship 

Interests: Practices and processes for collaboration and collaborative innovation; causal mapping, systems modeling and simulation.

   Jake Jabs 448
   (406) 994-2056
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Beth Burroughs

Professor and Department Head, Mathematical Sciences

Interests: Mathematical modeling in mathematics classrooms; mathematics coaching in elementary mathematics classrooms; gender issues in mathematics education

   Wilson Hall 2-212
   (406) 994-3604
Mary Ann Cummings

Mary Ann Cummings

Assistant Teaching Professor, Gianforte School of Computing

Interests: Computational theory, software engineering, ethical and social issues in computing

   Asbjornson Hall 253C
   (406) 994-3547
Ben Fuhrman

Ben Fuhrman

Assistant Professor of Music Technology, School of Musc

Interests: Music composition with a focus on technology, including acousmatic, interactive, and improvisatory works; Increasing understanding of abstract scientific concepts through sound.

   Howard Hall 183
   (406) 994-3562
Paul Gannon

Paul Gannon

Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering

Interests: Sustainability, Energy, Materials

   Cobleigh Hall 302
   (406) 994-7380
Xin Han

Xin Han

Assistant Professor, Political Science

Interests: Sustainable and Inclusive Development; Evolving interactions between humans, AI, and environment; Digital Politics; Well-being of underserved communities (including online communities)

   Wilson Hall 2-134
   (406) 994-5164
Brock LaMeres

Brock LaMeres

Professor, Electrical Engineering

Director, Montana Engineering Education Research Center

Interests: Computer engineering, engineering education, social and ethical responsibilities of engineers

   Asbjornson Hall 316C
   (406) 994-5987
Tim LeCain

Timothy LeCain

Professor, History & Philosophy 

Interests:  Environmental History, History of Technology, Animal History, Neo-Materialism

 

   Wilson Hall 2-216
   (406) 994-7585
Rob Maher

Rob Maher

Professor, Electical & Computer Engineering

Interests: Digital audio signal processing, audio forensic analysis, analysis and synthesis of music, and acoustics, engineering ethics & professional responsibilities

 

   Colbeigh Hall 616
   (406) 994-7758
Sara Mannheimer

Sara Mannheimer

Assistant Professor and Data Librarian, Library

Interests: Digital preservation, open data, big data ethics, research data management

 

   Library 234
   (406) 994-3361
Sara Mast

Sara Mast

Professor and Co-Chair of Drawing and Painting, School of Art

Interests: Drawing, Painting ArtScience Collaboration, STEM communication and education

 

   Haynes Hall 236
   (406) 994-3890
Gretchen Minton

Gretchen Minton

Professor, English

Interests: Shakespeare and early modern drama, relationships between science, environment and society in literature

 

   Wilson Hall 2-176
   (406) 994-5194
Michael Reidy

Michael Reidy

Professor of History, History & Philosophy

History of science, technology, and  environment, history of mountaineering, history of exploration

 

   Wilson Hall 2-170
   (406) 994-5252
Beth Rink

Elizabeth Rink 

Professor, Health Development and Community Health

Interests: Research ethics; equitable community engagement; community-based participatory research, sexual and reproductive health

   Herick Hall 312
   (406) 994-3833
Liz Shanahan

Liz Shanahan

Professor, Political Science

Interests: Public policy, environmental policy and politics, narrative policy frameworks, social ecological systems

 

    Wilson Hall 2-141
   (406) 994-5167
Bonnie Sheehey

Bonnie Sheehey

Assistant Professor, History & Philosophy

Interests: Ethics, Philosophy of Technology, Social & Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Race

 

   Wilson Hall 2-150
   (406) 994-4395
John Sheppard

John Sheppard

Professor, Computer Science

Interests: Artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, reasoning under uncertainty, health management, data mining,  algorithms

 

   Barnard Hall 365
   (406) 994-4835 
Cindy Stillwell

Cindy Stillwell

Professor, Film and Photography

Interests: Filmmaking focused on human beings in relationship with nature. 

 

   VCB 228
   (406) 994-6222
Kristin Ruppel

Kristin Ruppel

Associate Professor, Native American Studies and Director of the Native Land Project

Interests: Federal Indian law and policy,federal-Indian trust reform, American Indian self-determination, and research methodologies for working in and with Native communities, especially with regard to ecologies of place, Native food systems, local economic development, and the praxis of ethical, equitable research partnerships.

 

   Wilson Hall 2-186
   (406) 994-5261
Brandon Scott

Brandon Scott

Associate Professor, Psychology

Interests: Resiliance and risk, biological, emotional, and cognitive processes, health and wellbeing in Native American communities, particularly Native American youth.  

   Traphagen 428-D
   (406) 994-5218
Bradley Whitaker

Brad Whitaker

Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Interests: Machine Learning, Classification, Feature Extraction, Sparse Coding

   Cobleigh 630
   (406) 994- 6942
Blake Weidenheft

Blake Wiedenheft

Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology

Interests: Genome editing/CRISPR, virology, immunology

 

   Cooley Lab 217
   (406) 994-5009
Scott Young

Scott Young

Associate Professor, User Experience and Assessment Librarian

Interests: Service and participatory design, accessibility, ethics and social justice in library sciences.

   Renne Library 148 
   (406) 994-6429