Faculty and Staff
USU Uintah Basin Directory
Administration
James Taylor
Senior Associate Vice President, Uintah Basin
Administration
Robert Peterson
Associate Director, Director of Students - Uintah Basin
Administration
BreeAnn Butterfield
Administrative Assistant
Administration
Student Services
Marissa Armitstead
Assistant Director of Career Design for Statewide Campuses
Administration
Tauna Allan
Academic Advisor / Success Coordinator
Student Services
Linda Atkin
Lead Facilitator
Student Services
Molly Ellender
Campus Engagement Program Coordinator
Student Services
James LaMuth
Director of Programs
Student Services
Lesa Minnick
Student Services Coordinator
Student Services
Diana Negus
Staff Assistant
Student Services
Kim Rasmussen
Admissions Specialist
Student Services
Maygen Simm
Academic Advisor
Student Services
LaNae Walker
Community Engagement Coordinator
Student Services
Susan Weyerman
Testing Center Coordinator
Student Services
Cynthia White
Program Coordinator
Student Services
Faculty
Michael Bailey
Professional Practice Assistant Professor - Technology Systems, IT and Cybersecurity
Technology, Design, and Technical Education (TDTE)
John Barton
Principal Lecturer
History
Alan Blackstock
Professor (he/him/his)
English
Clayton Brown
Associate Professor, Associate Department Head - Statewide
History
Melanie Brunson
Lecturer | Business Education, Secondary Education, Technical Writing
Applied Sciences, Technology & Education (ASTE)
Benjamin J. Burger
Associate Professor
Stratigraphy and Paleontology | Uintah Basin—Vernal Campus
Don Busenbark
Assistant Department Head (Statewide Campuses) | Lecturer
Mathematics and Statistics
Mike Christiansen
Associate Professor
Organic Chemistry, Chemistry Education
Dr. Mark Chynoweth
Associate Professor
Wildland Resources
Cameron Cuch
Lecturer and Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship – USU Uintah Basin
Marilyn Cuch
Advisor/Director of the Statewide Secondary Education Program and Lecturer
School of Teacher Education and Leadership
Tabitha Cutright
Campus Coordinator, Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Nursing
Maddi Farnsworth
Professional Practice Assistant Professor
Nursing
Shana Geffeney
Associate Professor
Biology
Kimberly Hales
Senior Lecturer (she/her/hers)
English
Charles Hanifin
Associate Professor
Biology
Rhett Hunt
Lecturer
Amanda Katz
Assistant Professor
History
Shirlene Law
Senior Lecturer
Amy Piotrowski
Associate Professor, Literacy
School of Teacher Education and Leadership
Marla Robertson
Associate Professor, Literacy
School of Teacher Education and Leadership
Tammy Taylor
Clinical Assistant Professor
Social Work
Becky Williams
Associate Professor
Biology
Bingham Research Center
Justin Allred
Graduate Researcher
Department of Plants, Soils and Climate
Loknath Dhar
Graduate Researcher
Bingham Research Center
Tyler Elgiar
Graduate Researcher
Bingham Research Center
Colleen Jones
Senior Research Scientist
Bingham Research Center
John Lawson
Senior Research Scientist
Bingham Research Center
Seth Lyman
Bingham Center Director and Research Professor
Bingham Research Center
Marc Mansfield
Emeritus Research Professor
Bingham Research Center
Trevor O'Neil
Air Quality Technician
Bingham Research Center