Honors College

Faculty and Staff

Dr. Craig HemmensDr. Craig Hemmens
Director, Honors College
Boise State University
Boise, ID 83725

Office: (208) 426-3251
Fax: (208) 426-1247
Email: chemmens@boisestate.edu

Craig Hemmens is the Director of the Honors College and a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Boise State University, where he has taught since 1996. He holds a J.D. from North Carolina Central University School of Law and a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University. He has previously served as Academic Director of the Paralegal Studies Program and Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice.

Professor Hemmens has published twelve books and more than one hundred articles on a variety of criminal justice-related topics. His primary research interests are criminal law and procedure and corrections. He has served as the editor of the Journal of Criminal Justice Education. His publications have appeared in Justice Quarterly, the Journal of Criminal Justice, Crime and Delinquency, the Criminal Law Bulletin, and the Prison Journal.

Selected Publications

Books

Jeff Walker and Craig Hemmens, Legal Guide for Police (8th edition). Anderson Publishing (2008)

Alan Thompson, Lisa Nored, John Worrall, Craig Hemmens, An Introduction to Criminal Evidence: Cases and Concepts. Oxford University Press (2007).

Anthony Walsh and Craig Hemmens, Law, Justice and Society: A Socio-legal Introduction. Oxford University Press (2007).

Craig Hemmens (editor and contributor), Current Legal Issues in Criminal Justice. Oxford University Press (2007).

Craig Hemmens, John Worrall, Alan Thompson, Criminal Justice Case Briefs: Significant Cases in Criminal Procedure. Oxford University Press (2004).

Craig Hemmens, Barbara Belbot, Katherine Bennett, Criminal Justice Case Briefs: Significant Cases in Corrections. Oxford University Press (2004).

Craig Hemmens, Benjamin Steiner, David Mueller, Criminal Justice Case Briefs: Significant Cases in Juvenile Justice. Oxford University Press (2004).

Articles

Craig Hemmens and Mary K. Stohr. “All We Gotta Do Is Hold Up Our End: Bruce Springsteen and Strain Theory.” Forthcoming, Interdisciplinary Literary Studies. Scheduled publication, Fall, 2007.

Craig Hemmens, Jennifer Ashley, Simon Billenge, “Who Let the Dogs Outs? Drug Dogs in Court.” Criminal Justice Studies 20(3): 177-197 ( 2007).

Valerie Bell, Craig Hemmens, Benjamin Steiner, “Up Skirts and Down Blouses: A Statutory Analysis of Legislative Responses to Video Voyeurism.” Criminal Justice Studies 19(3): 301-314 (2006).

Benjamin Steiner, Craig Hemmens, Valerie Bell, “Legislative Waiver Reconsidered: A Test of the General Deterrent Effect of Statutory Exclusion Laws Enacted Post 1979.” Justice Quarterly 23(1): 34-59 (2006).

Craig Hemmens and Chris Mathias, “United States v. Banks: The Knock and Announce Rule Returns to the Supreme Court.” Idaho Law Review 41(1): 1-36 (2005).

Misty Kifer, Craig Hemmens, Mary K. Stohr, “The Goals of Corrections: Perspectives From the Line.” Criminal Justice Review 28(1): 47-69 (2003).

Benjamin Steiner and Craig Hemmens, “Juvenile Waiver 2003: Where Are We Now?” Juvenile and Family Court Journal 54(2): 1-24 (2003).

Craig Hemmens, Mary K. Stohr, Mary Schoeler, Bona Miller, “One Step Up, Two Steps Back: The Progression of Perceptions of Women’s Work in Prisons and Jails.” Journal of Criminal Justice 30(6): 1-17 (2002).

Craig Hemmens, Milo Miller, Velmer S. Burton, Jr., Susan Milner, “The Consequences of Official Labels: An Examination of the Rights Lost by the Mentally Ill and Mentally Incompetent Ten Years Later.” Community Mental Health Journal 38(2): 129-140 (2002).

Craig Hemmens and Mary K. Stohr, “Correctional Officer Attitudes Regarding the Use of Force in Corrections.” Corrections Management Quarterly 5(2): 27-40 (2001).

Rhonda HughesRhonda Hughes
Administrative Assistant
Honors College
Boise State University
Boise, ID 83725-1125

Office: (208) 426-1208
Fax: (208) 426-1247
rhughes@boisestate.edu

Rhonda Hughes serves as an assistant to the director and office manager for the Honors College. A long time resident of Idaho, she has worked as a broker in securities and for the Idaho Department of Commerce before starting her career at Boise State University in 1995 in the College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs. Later, Rhonda gained a broad knowledge of the university while working in the Student Services Office and Orientation Office. She has served on the Women's Center Board, Affirmative Action Committee, and as a representative for the Association of Classified Staff.

Rhonda is enthusiastic about helping students find their place in the academic and campus community. Her door is always open to assist the students in the Honors College.

In her spare time she likes to make quilts for family and friends and belongs to the Boise State based quilt group Piece Works! She loves to travel, read, and enjoys the outdoors-camping, fishing, or floating the river.

Christopher HyerChristopher Hyer
Honors Activities Coordinator
Honors College
Boise State University
Boise, ID 83725-1125

Office: (208) 426-1248
Fax: (208) 426-1247
christopherhyer@boisestate.edu

Chris Hyer serves as the Activities Coordinator for the Honors College. He recently moved to Boise in 2005 and served as a Resident Director for University Housing before joining the Honors College in December of 2006. Originally from Rhode Island, Chris has found a new love in Boise. The mountains, clean air, Basque influence, friendly people and numerous outdoor activities have led Chris to call Boise home.

Chris’ passions include working with students, playing various sports such as volleyball, basketball, and racquetball. Chris also enjoys snowboarding, floating the river, good movies, and a good book. Chris takes pride in connecting with students, so stop on by, sit for a while, as he takes pride in his door always being open for students.

Faculty

The Honors College recognizes those who currently teach (and who have taught) in the Honors College as “Honors College Faculty.”

Current and Former Honors College Faculty:

  • Charlia Adams
  • Jeremy Ball
  • Helen Barnes
  • Steve Barrett
  • Alan Brinton
  • William Browning
  • Karen Bubb
  • Peter Buhler
  • Ross Burkhart
  • Janet Callahan
  • Ann Campbell
  • David Christensen
  • James Cooke
  • Martin Corless-Smith
  • Andrew Cortens
  • Charlie Davis
  • Dorothy Douglas
  • Leslie Durham
  • John Freemuth
  • John Gardner
  • Jill Gill
  • David Greegor
  • Cheryl Heindrichs
  • Craig Hemmens
  • Jill Heney
  • Dan Huff
  • Virginia Husting
  • Errol Jones
  • Brian Kierland
  • Larry Kincaid
  • Richard Kinney
  • Cliff LeMaster
  • Mohan Limaye
  • Helen Lojek
  • Lynn Lubamersky
  • Peter Lutze
  • Carol Martin
  • Bob McCarl
  • Owen McDougal
  • Neidy Messer
  • Nick Miller
  • Amy Moll
  • Elizabeth Morgan
  • James Munger
  • Nancy Napier
  • Heidi Naylor
  • Jim Nicholson
  • Jacky O’Connor
  • Steven Olsen-Smith
  • Greg Raymond
  • Gordon Reinhart
  • Larry Reynolds
  • Tony Roark
  • Rena Sanderson
  • Arthur Scarritt
  • Sandra Schackel
  • Carrie Seymour
  • Susan Shadle
  • Todd Shallat
  • Robert Sims
  • Karen Uehling
  • Floe Walder
  • David Walker
  • Jeff Westover
  • David Wilkins
  • Shelton Woods
  • Michael Zirinsky