Faculty and Staff

USU Uintah Basin Directory

Administration

David Law

David Law

Associate Vice President - Uintah Basin

Administration

Phone: (435) 722-1716
Office Location: Roosevelt 116C / Vernal 138R
Robert Peterson

Robert Peterson

Associate Director, Director of Student Services - Uintah Basin

Administration

Phone: (435) 722-1749
Office Location: Uintah Basin, BEERC 138B, SC 116A
BreeAnn Butterfield

BreeAnn Butterfield

Administrative Assistant

Administration

Phone: (435) 722-1799
Office Location: Vernal

Student Services

Tauna Allan

Tauna Allan

Academic Advisor / Success Coordinator

Student Services

Phone: (435) 722-1756
Office Location: Vernal, 138A
Schedule an Appointment
Jenny Anderson

Jenny Anderson

CAPS Therapist

Counseling and Prevention Services

Phone: (435) 722-1742
Office Location: Vernal, 138C
Linda Atkin

Linda Atkin

Lead Facilitator

Student Services

Phone: (435) 722-1763
Office Location: Vernal, BEERC 221N
Molly Ellender

Molly Ellender

Campus Engagement Program Coordinator

Student Services

Phone: (435) 722-1737
Office Location: Vernal, 138J
James LaMuth

James LaMuth

Director of Programs

Student Services

Phone: (435) 722-1725
Office Location: Vernal, BEERC
Lesa Minnick

Lesa Minnick

Student Services Coordinator

Student Services

Phone: (435) 722-1746
Office Location: Vernal, UBTech
Diana Negus

Diana Negus

Staff Assistant

Student Services

Phone: (435) 722-1748
Office Location: Roosevelt, 116
Carolyn Jane Norris

Carolyn Jane Norris

Community Engagement and Campus Mentoring Coordinator

Student Sevices

Phone: (435) 722-1794
Office Location: Uintah Basin, Vernal 138G
Kim Rasmussen

Kim Rasmussen

Admissions Specialist / Recruiter

Student Services

Phone: (435) 722-1720
Office Location: Roosevelt, SC 172
Schedule an Appointment
Korin Shavanauex-Dunn

Korin Shavanauex-Dunn

Ute Indian Tribe Higher Education Coordinator

Phone: (435) 725-4083
Maygen Simm

Maygen Simm

Academic Advisor

Student Services

Phone: (435) 722-1708
Office Location: Roosevelt, SC 117
Schedule an Appointment
Jon Thomas

Jon Thomas

Concurrent Enrollment and Education Coordinator

Student Services

Phone: (435) 722-1791
Office Location: Uintah Basin, Vernal 138H
Susan Weyerman

Susan Weyerman

Testing Center Coordinator

Student Services

Phone: (435) 722-1777
Office Location: Vernal, 223P

Student Representatives

Sam Green

Sam Green

Uintah Basin Vice President

Cameron Laris

Cameron Laris

Vernal Representative

Zach Mathisen

Zach Mathisen

Roosevelt Representative

Faculty

James Taylor

James Taylor

Vice President - Statewide Campuses / Professional Practice Associate Professor - Sociology

Administration

Phone: (435) 722-1769
Office Location: Uintah Basin, 138U
Michael Bailey

Michael Bailey

Professional Practice Assistant Professor - Technology Systems, IT and Cybersecurity

Technology, Design, and Technical Education (TDTE)

Phone: 435-722-1728
Office Location: Roosevelt Classroom Building 114G, Roosevelt, UT
John Barton

John Barton

Principal Lecturer

History

Phone: +1 435 722 1734
Office Location: Uintah Basin - Roosevelt (CB 114H)
Alan Blackstock

Alan Blackstock

Professor

English

Phone: +1 435 722 1735
Office Location: Vernal (UBVRCR 221M)
Clayton Brown

Clayton Brown

Associate Professor, Associate Department Head - Statewide

History

Phone: +1 435 722 1772
Office Location: Uintah Basin - Vernal (BRC 221K)
Melanie Brunson

Melanie Brunson

Lecturer | Business Education, Secondary Education, Technical Writing

Applied Sciences, Technology & Education (ASTE)

Phone: 435-722-1713
Office Location: Roosevelt, SC131
Benjamin J. Burger

Benjamin J. Burger

Associate Professor

Stratigraphy and Paleontology | Uintah Basin—Vernal Campus

Phone: 435.722.1778
Office Location: BEERC 211F 320 North Aggie Blvd. (Vernal)
Don Busenbark

Don Busenbark

Assistant Department Head (Statewide Campuses) | Senior Lecturer

Mathematics and Statistics

Phone: (435) 722-1758
Office Location: Roosevelt SC 133
Mike Christiansen

Mike Christiansen

Associate Professor

Organic Chemistry, Chemistry Education

Phone: (435) 722-1761
Office Location: Vernal, BEERC 221G
Dr. Mark Chynoweth

Dr. Mark Chynoweth

Associate Professor

Wildland Resources

Phone: (435) 722-1700
Office Location: Vernal, BEERC
Cameron Cuch

Cameron Cuch

Lecturer and Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship – USU Uintah Basin

Phone: 435.722.1702
Office Location: Roosevelt, CB 114B
Marilyn Cuch

Marilyn Cuch

Senior Lecturer

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

Phone: 435-722-1709
Office Location: Vernal, BEERC 221E
Tabitha Cutright

Tabitha Cutright

Campus Coordinator, Professional Practice Assistant Professor

Nursing

Phone: 435-722-1731
Office Location: Vernal, UBTech
Maddi Farnsworth

Maddi Farnsworth

Professional Practice Assistant Professor

Nursing

Phone: 435-722-1745
Office Location: Vernal, UBTech
Shana Geffeney

Shana Geffeney

Associate Professor

Biology

Phone: (435) 722-1784
Office Location: Vernal, BEERC 221L
Kimberly Hales

Kimberly Hales

Senior Lecturer

English

Phone: +1 435 724 0475
Office Location: Roosevelt (CB 152)
Charles Hanifin

Charles Hanifin

Associate Professor

Biology

Phone: (435) 722-1780
Office Location: Vernal, BEERC 221J
Becky Hermann

Becky Hermann

Professional Practice Assistant Professor

Nursing

Phone: 435-722-1775
Office Location: Vernal, CB222
Rhett Hunt

Rhett Hunt

Lecturer

Phone: 435.722.1767
Office Location: Vernal, BEERC 221V
Amanda Katz

Amanda Katz

Assistant Professor

History

Phone: +1 435 722 1724
Office Location: Uintah Basin - Vernal (221U)
Shirlene Law

Shirlene Law

Senior Lecturer

Phone: 435-722-1722
Office Location: Roosevelt, CB 144C
Amy Piotrowski

Amy Piotrowski

Associate Professor, Literacy

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

Phone: 435-722-1700
Office Location: Vernal, BEERC 221A
Marla Robertson

Marla Robertson

Associate Professor, Literacy

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

Phone: 940-368-9751
Office Location: USU Uintah Basin-Vernal
Tammy Taylor

Tammy Taylor

Clinical Assistant Professor

Social Work

Phone: +1 435 722 1743
Office Location: Vernal (221C)
Becky Williams

Becky Williams

Associate Professor

Biology

Phone: (435) 722-1787
Office Location: Vernal, BEERC 221B

Bingham Research Center

Justin Allred

Justin Allred

Graduate Researcher

Department of Plants, Soils and Climate

Office Location: AGRS 301A, 4900 Old Main Hill, Logan UT
Lisa Boyd

Lisa Boyd

Graduate Researcher

Ecology Program

Tristan Coxson

Tristan Coxson

High School Student Researcher

Bingham Research Center

Office Location: USU Vernal Campus Room 236
Michael Davies

Michael Davies

Undergraduate Researcher

Bingham Research Center

Phone: (435) 621-3965
Office Location: USU Vernal Campus Room 236
Loknath Dhar

Loknath Dhar

Graduate Researcher

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Office Location: 300 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT
Pamela Gardner

Pamela Gardner

Project Development Specialist

Bingham Research Center and Statewide Campuses

Office Location: USU Vernal Campus Room 117A
Brant Holmes

Brant Holmes

Undergraduate Researcher

Bingham Research Center

Office Location: USU Vernal Campus Room 236
Colleen Jones

Colleen Jones

Research Associate Professor

Bingham Research Center and Department of Plants, Soils and Climate

Phone: (435) 722-1757
Office Location: USU Vernal Campus Room 117B
John Lawson

John Lawson

Research Assistant Professor

Bingham Research Center and Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Phone: (435) 722-1793
Office Location: USU Vernal Campus Room 117D
Seth Lyman

Seth Lyman

Bingham Center Director and Research Professor

Bingham Research Center and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Phone: (435) 722-1740
Office Location: USU Vernal Campus Room 117C
Rachel Merrell

Rachel Merrell

Undergraduate Researcher

Bingham Research Center

Office Location: USU Vernal Campus Room 236
Elspeth Montague

Elspeth Montague

High School Student Researcher

Bingham Research Center

Office Location: USU Vernal Campus Room 236
Trevor O'Neil

Trevor O'Neil

Senior Research Technician

Bingham Research Center

Phone: (435) 790-3974
Office Location: USU Vernal Campus Room 215A
KarLee Zager

KarLee Zager

Undergraduate Researcher

Bingham Research Center

Office Location: USU Vernal Campus Room 236