Her research is on right-wing ideology and social movement organizations; racial formation and discourse; and social inequality (race, gender, class, and sexuality). Haltinner teaches a variety of classes on topics related to diversity and inequality at the University of Idaho including: Diversity and Stratification, Racial and Ethnic Relations, Sociology of Gender, and a workshop on Resisting Hate in One’s Community (focusing on Idaho). She earned her PhD in sociology from the University of Minnesota in 2013.