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Matt McDaniel

Matthew McDaniel, PhD was named the director of The College of Idaho’s M.Ed. in Educational Leadership during the Spring of 2025 upon the program’s relaunch. With well over a decade of educational leadership experience, Dr. McDaniel has held administrative positions in both the charter and traditional public education sectors spanning all grades PK-12. During his tenure as a school leader, he oversaw significant programmatic growth in each of his positions across all areas of school operation, including academic achievement, academic intervention programs, facilities management and upgrades, budget management and oversight, student behavior interventions and supports, and cultivating teachers as leaders through the deprivatization of professional practice. Dr. McDaniel holds current Idaho public education certification in the following areas: Idaho School Principal & Administrator (PK-12), Idaho Secondary Music (6-12), Idaho Secondary Spanish (6-12), Idaho Bilingual Education (K-12), Idaho English as a New Language (K-12), and Idaho Humanities (K-12). Matthew maintains a regular presence as a presenter and professional development consultant at the local, state, national, and international levels. Outside of the professional arena, Dr. McDaniel is highly involved in the local community, serving on two different nonprofit boards of directors, co-directing a local semi-professional choir, and engaging in a variety of other philanthropic efforts. He lives in Caldwell with his wife and three children. EDUCATION Ph.D., Educational Leadership, University of Idaho, 2018 M.Ed., Educational Leadership, University of Idaho, 2011 B.A, Music Education, The College of Idaho, 2007 SCHOLARSHIP & RESEARCH McDaniel, M. (2018). Authentic Leadership and Entrepreneurial Thinking in the Context of Professional Standards for Educational Leaders: Perspectives of Practicing Charter School Leaders (Doctoral dissertation). McDaniel, M. (2017). Institutional Climate and Faculty Governance in Higher Education: A Shift from Capitalist to Shared Governance Models. Workplace: A Journal for Academic Labor. Textbook Collaboration: (2012) Developed and translated the published ESL/ELL text Stepping Stones to English, La Gramática: Transición del Español al Inglés in cooperation with Shurley Instructional Materials, Inc. SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS McDaniel, M. (2024). Authentic Leadership: Who Am I? & Deprivatizing Professional Practice. Presented at the Leadership Committee for English Education in Quebec (LCEEQ) Leadership for School Improvement Workshop Residential Series, Quebec, Canada. November 26, 2024. McDaniel, M. (2024). Response to Intervention Summit at The College of Idaho. Led and presented a daylong professional development summit on Response to Intervention for the Lewis and Clark Elementary School leadership team, College of Idaho education department faculty, and undergraduate education students. The College of Idaho, Caldwell, ID. April 11, 2024. McDaniel, M. (2024). Deprivatizing Professional Practice: A Guide to Enhancing Collective Efficacy. Presented at the World Education Summit 2024 powered by Osiris Educational. March 18-21, 2024. McDaniel, M. (2023). Leveraging Visible Learning as an Elementary School Principal. Presented at the 2023 National Association of Elementary School Principals PreK-8 Principal’s Conference. National Harbor, MD. July 10-12, 2023. McDaniel, M. (2022). Being a Building Principal in a Visible Learning School: Where to Start and Where to Go! Presented at the 2022 national Annual Visible Learning Conference. Denver, CO. July 26-27, 2022. McDaniel, M. (2021). Being a Leader in a Visible Learning School: Where to Start and Where to Go! Presented at the 2021 P20 Conference: Learning by Doing. College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls, ID. July 13-14, 2021. McDaniel, M. (2020). Using Microteaching as a Means of Developing Collective Teacher Efficacy. Accepted for presentation at the Innovative Schools Network National Conference on Educational Innovation. Wisconsin Dells, WI. April 22-24, 2020 (conference canceled due to COVID-19). McDaniel, M. (2018). Giving your small school choir wings. Presented at Idaho Music Educators’ Association All-State Conference. Moscow, ID. February 2, 2018. ACCOMPLISHMENTS Idaho Business Review “Accomplished Under 40”, 2017

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By Henry Miller

Doug Long

Greetings! I am Dr. Douglas Long, PA-C. I am the Associate Program Director for the DMSc program. I have been a PA for 28 years. I was born and raised in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. My early career in medicine started as a US Navy Hospital Corpsman. I also spent time as a field medical specialist with the US Marine Corps. This led me to paramedic training and eventually PA school. Clinically, I practiced Emergency Medicine and Surgery. I have always had the desire to teach, and I went back to school for a master’s degree so I would be prepared to teach the next generation of PAs. I was fortunate enough to meet some great people along the way, and one of them encouraged me to go to a DMSc program, where I developed specific skills in education and leadership. My teaching experience includes being the founding Director of Clinical Education for the PA program at Ursuline College. I personally built a successful clinical program that continues to flourish today. I have also taught in an online pre-PA master’s program and realized I enjoy the remote student connection. I have pursued scholarly work, have authored two textbook chapters, and have presented at the Ohio State PA conference on the value of a DMSc for PAs. I am currently a program leader at the College of Idaho DMSc program and am motivated to provide meaningful DMSc student support and to develop a team of doctoral-trained PA advisors to expand and personalize student support. EDUCATION DMSc, Education, AT Still University, Mesa, AZ 2021 MSPAS, Advanced PA Studies, AT Still University, Mesa, AZ 2019 AAS, Surgeon’s Assistant, Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH Graduated Cum Laude 1997 SCHOLARSHIP & RESEARCH Long DD. Pulmonary Embolism. In Bushardt RL, Colomb-Lippa DM, Klingler AM, Reed HL (Eds.). The JAAPA QRS Review for PAs. Study Plan and Guide for PANCE and PANRE. Wolters Kluwer. 2022:365. Long DD, Weilk ZT, Whitney LD. Cardiovascular and Vascular. In Gonzales G, McDonald M. (Eds). The PA Rotation Exam Review, 2nd ed. Wolters-Kluwer. 2024:875-876. Hamler N, Long DD, Barnette J, Alibrando K. Key factors for Choosing Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc) Programs. Poster presented at: American Academy of Physician Associates Annual Meeting; May 16-20, 2025; Denver, CO. May 2025: JAAPA-D-25-00081, entitled Empowering PAs in Healthcare: Unlocking the Potential of Implementation Science for the Journal of the American Academy of PAs. (Peer Review) SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Ohio Association of Physician Assistants Annual Fall Conference 2023: Topic: Doctoral Degrees for PAs. American Academy of Physician Associates Conference 2025: Topic: Key factors for Choosing Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc) Programs.

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Kari Bernard

I have been a physician assistant (PA) since 2004, practicing in cardiology, emergency medicine, and psychiatry. I transitioned into PA education in 2014. This shift inspired me to pursue a PhD in industrial and organizational psychology, focusing on strategies to help PAs and PA students manage healthcare workplace stress and avoid burnout. My research portfolio includes studies, reviews, policy papers, and commentaries on PA professional fulfilment, burnout, and turnover, and student well-being. Through this work, I found my scholarly voice and have used it to advocate for PAs and PA students. In 2021, I moved into PA doctorate education and in 2023, I joined The College of Idaho to create a Doctor of Medical Science program for practicing PAs. The College of Idaho Doctor of Medical Science program aims to prepare graduates with the research skills, expertise, and confidence to elevate their careers. EDUCATION Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Walden University M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies, A.T. Still University, Summa Cum Laude, Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award B.S. in Biology, Eastern New Mexico University, Summa Cum Laude, President’s Award SCHOLARSHIP & RESEARCH Bernard KS, Bostain N. The opportunity to lead facilitates PA professional well-being. JAAPA. 2024;37(6):1-10. doi:10.1097/01.JAA.0000000000000022 Bernard KS. Well-being and the early-career PA: Influence of the collaborative physician relationship. JAAPA. 2023;36(2):35-43. 10.1097/01.JAA.0000578776.46804.be Essary AC, Bernard KS, Coplan B, et al. Burnout and job and career satisfaction in the physician assistant profession: a review of the literature. NAM Perspectives. Published online 2018. doi:

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Jodi Nafzger

Jodi oversees The College’s institutional response to reports of sex-based misconduct under Title IX and other protected class harassment and discrimination. She also directs The College’s Department of Accessibility & Learning Excellence which provides students with disabilities equal access to educational opportunities. In addition to her administrative responsibilities, Jodi teaches criminal justice-related courses at The College. Prior to her work with The College, Jodi was a founding faculty member at Concordia University School of Law where she taught Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Evidence, and Professional Responsibility. She also taught at the University of Idaho College of Law for one academic year. Jodi is a former Assistant Boise City Attorney, where she was dedicated to domestic violence cases and, as a legal advisor to local police departments, she provided regular police training and on-call search and seizure advice and instructed at Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training. Jodi is a member of several sections of the Idaho State Bar, including the Professionalism & Ethics Section, the Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Committee, and the Child Protection Section. She also serves on the Board of Directors for JEMfriends, a non-profit organization that helps youth who are aging out of the foster system. EDUCATION J.D., University of Missouri-Columbia 1999 B.A., Journalism, University of Missouri-Columbia 1996 SCHOLARSHIP & RESEARCH Nafzger, J. (2024). The Vocation of Law and the Pursuit of Justice. D. Loy, Faith at Work: Christian Vocations in the Professions (pp. 148-158). Concordia Publishing House. Bring on the Pettifoggers: Revisiting the Ethics Rules, Civil Gideon, and the Role of the Judiciary, Notre Dame J.L. Ethics & Pub. Pol’y 34 (1) (2020). Leveling Felony Charges at Prosecutors for Withholding Evidence, Drake L. Rev. 66 (2) (2018). Bridging the Justice Gap: Judicial Promotion of Pro Bono, Advocate (Idaho State Bar), Vol. 59, Issue 8 (August 2016).Keeping Pace with a Technology-Driven Profession, Advocate (Idaho State Bar), Vol. 56, Issue 9 (September 2013).

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McKay Cunningham

A small, liberal arts college is one of the rare breeding grounds for a better humanity, and The College of Idaho is among the best in that already rarified field. Academic rigor, in turn, generates an appreciation for critical thinking and a respect for the dignity of all persons no matter how seemingly foreign they may appear at first. It’s truly fortunate to be associated with the College in any capacity, whether student, staff, teacher, alumni, or just someone lucky enough to hang out with a Yote. I am currently the Director of the Master of Applied Public Policy (MAPP) program, a Graduate Professor and the Principal Designated School Office (PDSO) for the College. Prior to joining The College of Idaho, I was a tenured law professor, teaching for 13 years at several law schools, including Concordia Law School and the University of Idaho. I taught courses related to property law and constitutional law, during which time I published 12 law review articles, one book, and several shorter publications. I enjoy discussing constitutional law issues on NPR and PBS, drafting opinion pieces for local newspapers, and testifying before the Idaho Legislature regarding the legal implications of proposed laws. Prior to joining legal academia, I practiced law for nine years, including a one-year clerkship on the Eleventh Circuit Federal Court of Appeals, four years at a law firm in Dallas, Texas, and four years as a Staff Attorney on the Texas Supreme Court. I earned my undergraduate degree and a juris doctor degree at Baylor University, where I served as managing editor of the law review. EDUCATION J.D., Baylor Law School 2000 B.A., English Literature and Philosophy, Baylor University 1997 SCHOLARSHIP & RESEARCH Exposed, 2019 Mich. St. L. Rev. 375 (2019) Gerrymandering and Conceit: The Supreme Court’s Conflict with Itself, 69 Hastings L. Jnl. 1509 (2018) Privacy Law That Does Not Protect Privacy, Forgetting the Right to Be Forgotten, 65 Buff. L. Rev. 495 (2017) Complying with International Data Protection Law, 84 Univ. Cin. L. Rev. 421 (2016) Free Expression, Privacy, and Diminishing Sovereignty in the Information Age: The Internationalization of Censorship, 69 Ark. L. Rev. 71 (2016) Next Generation Privacy: The Internet of Things, Data Exhaust, and Reforming Regulation by Risk of Harm, 2 Groningen J. Int’l L. 115 (2014) Diminishing Sovereignty: How European Privacy Law Became International Norm, 11 Santa Clara J. Int’l L. 421 (2013) Privacy in the Age of the Hacker: Balancing Global Privacy and Data Security Law, 44 Geo. Wash. Int’l L. Rev. 643 (2012) Oil and Water: Easements and the Environment, 85 St. John’s L. Rev. 869 (2011) The Montreal Convention: Can Passengers Finally Recover for Mental Injuries?, 41 Vand. J. Transnat’l L. 1043 (2008) Freshman Professor: The First Year; The First Semester; The First Day, 3 Phoenix L. Rev. 389 (2010) Playing Doctor: Discerning What Medical Services School Districts Must Provide to Disabled Children Under Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F., 52 Baylor L. Rev. 171 (2000) (Case Comment) Wolters Kluwer International. Cyber Law in the USA. Monograph, Wolters Kluwer, 2020.

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Latonia Haney Keith

Latonia Haney Keith currently serves on the executive leadership team of The College of Idaho as Dean of Graduate Studies and Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, overseeing the School of Graduate Studies, the Office of Institutional Ethics & Compliance and the Marketing & Communication Division. Vice President Haney Keith joined The College from Concordia University School of Law where she served most recently as Interim Dean and Associate Dean of Academics. Vice President Haney Keith originally joined the faculty of Concordia Law as the Director of Clinical Education. In this role, she directed Concordia Law’s clinical education program, teaching law students the practice of law through the representation of disadvantaged and underserved populations in housing, criminal, and immigration matters. Prior to joining Concordia Law, Vice President Haney Keith spent nearly seven years running a world-wide pro bono practice at a large law firm based in Chicago. After graduating from Harvard Law School, where she was a research assistant to Professor Laurence H. Tribe and Professor Charles Ogletree and an editor of and symposium co-chair for the Harvard Law Review, Vice President Haney Keith clerked for the Honorable Judith Ann Wilson Rogers on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. In March 2023, Vice President Haney Keith was confirmed by Mayor Lauren McLean as a Boise City Councilmember, representing District 3 through the remainder of the 2023 calendar year. In March 2020, she was confirmed by City Council as a Commissioner of the Capital City Development Corporation (CCDC), the redevelopment and urban renewal agency for Boise, Idaho, and currently serves as its Chair. She has served as a member of the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service and the Executive Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Business Law’s Committee on Pro Bono, on the Legal Advisory Council for the Fair Punishment Project and on the Local Rules Committee of the U.S. Courts of the District of Idaho and currently serves as a board member of City Club of Boise. Vice President Haney Keith also regularly conducts trainings on recognizing and reducing implicit biases and has published scholarship on the topic of bias, discrimination and harassment in the legal profession. Additionally, she enjoys engaging in research and dialogue centered on constitutional law, housing and homelessness and a variety of public policy issues. EDUCATION J.D., Harvard Law School, 2003 (cum laude) B.B.A. in Finance, University of Iowa, 1997 (summa cum laude) SCHOLARSHIP & RESEARCH Redlining & Intergenerational Wealth, 64 Advocate 24 (2021) (co-author). Visible Invisibility: Feedback Bias in the Legal Profession, 23 J. of Gender, Race & Justice 315 (2020) (lead article). The Structural Underpinnings of Access to Justice: Building a Solid Pro Bono Infrastructure, 45 Mitchel Hamline L. Rev. 116 (2019). The Pro Bono Policies Worth Adopting in Every State, Law360 (Oct. 28, 2018) (article within the inaugural edition of Law360’s Access to Justice publication). Cultural Competency in a Post-Model Rule 8.4(g) World, 25 Duke J. Gender L. & Pol’y 1 (2018) (lead article). Poverty, the Great Unequalizer: Improving the Delivery System for Civil Legal Aid, 66 Cath. Univ. L. Rev. 55 (2017). Class Action Settlement Residue and Cy Pres Awards: Emerging Problems and Practical Solutions, 21 Va. J. Soc. Pol’y & L. 269 (2014) (co-author). Criticism of Cy Pres Settlements Goes Too Far, The Recorder (Oct. 23, 2014) (co-author). Creative Collaborations: Law Firms & Corporations, Law360 (Jun. 2, 2014) (co-author). 6 Tips for Addressing Cy Pres Awards in Class Actions, Law360 (Apr. 4, 2014) (co-author). The Year Ahead in Pro Bono, LAW360 (Jan. 4, 2014) (co-author). Columnist, AM. Bar Ass’n Before the Bar Blog (2015-2018). Columnist, Above & Beyond, Chicago Lawyer (2011-2015). SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Select Speaking Engagements: The Ethical Implications of Implicit Bias & Cultural Competency, Colorado Public Defender System, 2019 Annual Meeting, Westminster, CO DEI: Dying, Evolving, Illegal?, 2025 City Club of Boise “Harmful to Minors”: Book Bans and Marginalized Youth, 2024 Poverty Law Conference, IndianaUniversity, Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, IN Constitutional Crises, ClassCrits XIV 2024, Los Angeles, CA Amending the Constitution, 2024 City Club of Boise Stay Ahead of the Curve on DEI Law: The Legal Environment’s Impact on DEI Forecasting, 2023Blue Sky Institute, Boise State University Redlining, Racial Covenants & Intergenerational Wealth, 2023 Poverty Law Conference, Univ. of California, Berkeley School of Law, Berkeley, CA Contextualizing Reproductive Health in Idaho, 2023 City Club of Boise Redlining, Racial Covenants & Intergenerational Wealth, ClassCrits XIII 2022, Houston, TX Systemic Racism in Land Use, University of Idaho College of Law, Real Estate Law and Land Use Club’s 2021 Annual Meeting (virtual) Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to Be Silenced, 8th Theater Sustainment Command of the United States Army, 2021 Women’s History Month Celebration (virtual) Advancing Equity in Practice, Idaho Women Lawyer, 2020 Circuit Training (virtual) Suppressing the Vote Through Partisan & Racial Gerrymandering, Southern University Law Center, 2020 Series on Representative Government – Voting & Beyond (virtual meeting)

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By Henry Miller

Andrew I. Ellestad

Prior to his career in academia, Andrew spent 15 years in corporate America. He is a highly driven leader that blends business, financial and strategy to deliver exceptional operational results. With over 15+ years of operational technology experience and business development in ecommerce and startup companies, Andrew has a proven ability of growing and managing high performing teams and projects to achieve complex business objectives. Over the course of his career, he has developed an expertise in building professional teams for companies with periods of hyper-growth, resolving major issues with key products and software lifecycles, and the factors crucial to consistently generating business growth. In the classroom, Andrew leverages real world training, examples, and scenarios to prepare his students for today’s challenges. EDUCATION DBA – George Fox University MBA – Northwest Nazarene University BS – Northwest Nazarene University SCHOLARSHIP & RESEARCH Ellestad, A. I., Beymer, L. L., & Villegas, S. (2023). The lived experiences of individuals with high-functioning autism during the job interview process: A phenomenological study. Journal of Employment Counseling, 00, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1002/joec.12212 Ellestad, A. I., & Winton, B. G. (2022). Ethical decision-making: a culture influenced virtue specific model for multinational corporations. Ethics & Behavior, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508422.2022.2122060 Villegas, S., Yamamoto, K., Ellestad, A. (2022) Defining Performance in HR. Journal of Human Resource Education, 16 (1), 1–19.

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