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Key:
- CAFNRM: College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management
- CAS: College of Arts and Sciences
- COBE: College of Business and Economics
- CHL: College of Hawaiian Language
- CoP: College of Pharmacy
- Lib: Library
- OSA: Office for Student Affairs
ABARCA, THORA (Lib)
Librarian III
B.S. 1985, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
M.L.S. 1998, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
ADOLF, JASON (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Marine Science
B.S. 1993, Roger Williams University
M.S.1996, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Ph.D. 2002, University of Maryland, College Park
ADRIAN, JULIE LUIZ (CAFNRM)
Assistant Professor of Animal Science
B.S. 2000, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
D.V.M. 2004, Oklahoma State University
ADRIANCE, DOUGLAS (COP)
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
B.A. 2001, Southern Utah University
Pharm.D. 2005, Idaho State University
AGRAMA-MINERT, EEMAN (OSA)
Academic/Recruitment Counselor, Minority Access & Achievement Program
B.A. 1996, University of California, Santa Cruz
M.S. 1999, University of Southern California
ALENCASTRE, MAKALAPUA (CHL)
Assistant Professor, Kahuawaiola Indigenous Teacher Education Program
B.A. 1977, M.A. 1991, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
AMUNDSON, RONALD A. (CAS)
Professor of Philosophy
B.A. 1970, Ph.D. 1975, University of Wisconsin-Madison
ANDERSON, JAMES L. (CAS)
Associate Professor of Geology
B.S. 1976, M.S. 1978, Portland State University
Ph.D. 1987, University of Southern California
ANDERSON, MITCHELL J. (CAS)
Chair and Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A. 1982, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
M.A. 1986, Ph.D., 1998 Auburn University, Alabama
ANDREWS, MARY L. (CAS)
Junior Specialist
B.S. 1996 University of Phoenix
M.S.N. 1998 University of Phoenix
ARANCON, NORMAN Q. (CAFNRM)
Assistant Professor of Horticulture
B.S. 1989, Xavier University
M.S. 2000, Ph.D. 2001, The Ohio State University
ARIOLA, KAINOA (OSA)
Director, Advising Center
B.A., 1995, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
M.A., 2000, Gonzaga University
ARITA-TSUTSUMI, LORNA H. (CAFNRM)
Professor of Entomology
UH Graduate Faculty
B.A. 1976, M.S. 1979, Ph.D. 1983, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
AU, LARI-ANNE (Lib)
Librarian II
B.A. 1997, Brigham Young University
MLISc 2001, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
J.D. 2004, Roger Williams University School of Law
AWAYA, JONATHAN D. (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Biology
S. 2001, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Ph.D. 2005, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
BAILEY, LUKE (CAS)
Instructor of English
B.A. 1966, Yale University
M.A. 1981, San Jose State University
BARKHOFF, HARALD (CAS)
Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences
B.A. 1991, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
M.A. 1995, Ph.D. 1999 University of Stuttgart
BATZ, FORREST (COP)
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
A.A. 1984, Chabot Community College
Pharm.D. 1989, University of California at San Francisco
BARRA (JONES), ROBERTA (COBE)
Assistant Professor of Accounting
B.B.A. 1982, Pacific Lutheran University
M.B.A. 1992, University of Houston
Ph.D. 1996, University of Illinois
BAYS, BRIAN (Lib)
Librarian II
B.F.A. 1995, Kansas State University
M.L.S. 1999, Indiana University
BECKER, CATHERINE B. (CAS)
Associate Professor of Communication
B.S. 1984, M.A. 1986, State University of New York at Buffalo
M.A. 1989, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Ph.D. 1993, State University of New York at Buffalo
BEETS, JAMES P. (CAS)
Professor of Marine Science
B.A. 1974, M.S. 1979, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Ph.D. 1990, University of Georgia
BELT, TODD L. (CAS)
Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A. 1992, University of California – Irvine
M.A. 1996, Ph.D. 2003, University of Southern California
BERNSTEIN, ERICA G. (CAS)
Instructor of Mathematics
B.A. 1984, State University of New York (SUNY)
Ph.D. 1992, University of Maryland at College Park
BESIO, KATHRYN J. (CAS)
Associate Professor of Geography
B.A. 1987, University of California, San Diego
M.A. 1996, Ph.D. 2001 University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
BIFFLE, RICHARD (CAS)
Chair, Director and Associate Professor of Education
B.A. 1971, University of California at Riverside
M.A. 1974, Eastern Michigan University
Ph.D. 1990, University of New Mexico
BINDER, PHILIPPE M. (CAS)
Professor of Physics and Chair of Astronomy and Physics Departments
B.S. 1982, University of Virginia
M.S. 1983, University of Pennsylvania
M.A. 1988, St. John’s College at Santa Fe
Ph.D. 1989, Yale University
BITTER, MICHAEL J. (CAS)
Chair and Associate Professor of History
B.A. 1988, Ph.D. 1999, University of Minnesota
BOSTWICK, BARBARA J. (OSA)
Academic Advisor/Counselor, Student Support Services Program
B.A. 1979, Pacific University – Forest Grove
M.A. 1999, California State University – Long Beach
BREYFOGLE, TREENA (CAS)
Instructor of Mathematics
B.S. 1989, University of Southern Colorado
M.A. 1991, University of Northern Colorado
BROWN, DANIEL E. (CAS)
Professor of Anthropology
UH Graduate Faculty
Director of Minority Biomedical Research Support Program
Coordinator of Research and Graduate Education
B.A. 1972, Brown University
M.A. 1975, Ph.D. 1978, Cornell University
BROWN, MARILYN M. (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A. 1992 Wellesley College
M.A. 1995, Ph.D. 2003 University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
BROWN, SUSAN G. (CAS)
Professor of Psychology
B.A. 1977, Wichita State University
M.S. 1981, Ph.D. 1983, Tulane University
BUCHANAN, NINA K. (CAS)
Professor of Education
B.A. 1968, M.S. 1972, Montana State University
Ph.D. 1984, Purdue University
BURKE, KELLY (COBE)
Associate Professor of Management Information Systems
B.A. 1974, M.B.A. 1991, Ph.D. 1994, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
CABRAL, JASON (CHL)
Assistant Professor of Hawaiian Language and Literature
Chair, Undergraduate Programs
B.A. 1997, M.A. 2004, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
CALTON, JERRY M. (COBE)
Professor of Management
B.A. 1964, M.A. 1966, Ph.D. 1970, Ph.D. 1986, University of Washington
CASTILLE, PHILIP
Professor of English
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
B.A. 1970, Tulane University
M.A. 1971, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ph.D. 1977, Tulane University
CIARLEGIO, ANITA E. (CoP)
Instructor, Pharmacy Practice
B.S. 1978, Ph. D. 1989, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
CHANG, LENG CHEE (CoP)
Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. 1988, National University of Malaysia
Ph.D. 1998, University of Illinois at Chicago
CHEN, BILL (CAS)
Director, Office of Technology and Distance Learning
B.S. 1963, National Taiwan University
M.S. 1968, Ph.D. 1970, University of Rochester
CHENG, JOHN H. (CAS)
Professor of Philosophy
UH Graduate Faculty
B.A. 1962, National Taiwan University
B.D. 1966, Westminster Theological Seminary
M.A. 1971, Ph.D. 1974, University of Wisconsin-Madison
CHILDERS, MICHAEL (CAS)
Instructor of Marine Science
Captain’s License, 1997
B.A. 1994, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
CLEVELAND, ERIK R. (CAFNRM)
Associate Professor of Animal Science
B.S. 1976, Iowa State University
M.S. 1978, Ph.D. 1981, University of Nebraska
COMMENDADOR, KATHLEEN (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSN 1991, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
MSN & WHNP 1993, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
PhD 2006, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
CONCEPCION, WILLIAM R. (OSA)
Counselor, Counseling Center
B.A. 1999, California State University, Los Angeles
Ph.D. 2008, Teachers College, Columbia University
COUTANT, DAWNA K. (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S. 1984, Davidson College
M.S. 1991, Ph.D. 1996, Texas A&M University
CROWE, RICHARD A. (CAS)
Professor of Astronomy;
B.Sc. 1974, M. Sc. 1977, University of Western Ontario
Ph.D. 1984, University of Toronto
CURTIS, BARRY (CAS)
Chair and Professor of Philosophy
B.A. 1965, University of California-Los Angeles
M.A. 1968, Ph.D. 1975, Harvard University
CURTIS, THOMAS (CAS)
Chair & Associate Professor of Sociology
B.F.A. 1978, Pacific Lutheran University
M.S. 1992, Montana State University
Ph.D. 1995, Utah State University
DAUB, KATHARYN F. (CAS)
Chair and Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N. 1984, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
M. Nursing Ed. 1996, University of Phoenix-Hawaiʻi
Ed.D. California Coast University
DE LA CRUZ, KURT (OSA)
Academic Advisor
B.A. University of Northern Colorado, 1992
M.S. Colorado State University, 1996
deMAINTENON, MARTA J. (CAS)
Chair and Associate Professor of Marine Sciences
B.S. 1987, Millersville University of Pennsylvania
M.S. 1990, University of Miami, Florida
Ph.D. 1996, University of California, Berkeley
de PILLIS, EMMELINE G. (COBE)
Professor of Management
B.A. 1984, Ph.D. 1997, University of Southern California
DeWITT, THOMAS S. (COBE)
Assistant Professor of Marketing
BA, 1986, Michigan State University
MBA 2000, Nanyang Technological Univ. Singapore
Ph.D. 2004, Florida Sate University
DIXON, PAUL W. (CAS)
Professor of Psychology
B.A. 1960, Blackburn University
M.A. 1963, Ph.D. 1966, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
DONAGHY, J. KEOLA (CHL)
Assistant Professor of Hawaiian Studies
B.A. 1999, M.A. 2004, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
DUDLEY, KAMILA (CAS)
Instructor of French
B.A. 1977, M.A. 1978, University of Paris VIII
DUDLEY, WALTER C., JR. (CAS)
Professor of Marine Science
UH Graduate Faculty
Director, Kalākaua Marine Education Center
Co-coordinator, Marine Option Program
B.A. 1968, Northwestern University
Ph.D. 1976, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
EBERSOLE, MICHELE M. (CAS)
Associate Professor in Education
B.S. 1991, University of Oregon
M.S. 1992, Ph.D. 2000, University of Arizona
EDWARDS, HARRY KEITH (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.A. University of Michigan
M.A. Eastern Michigan University
Ph.D. University of Western Ontario
ERDOGAN, SEVKI (CAS)
Professor of Computer Science
B.Sc. 1978, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
M.Sc. 1979, Ph.D. 1983, Manchester University, UK
FERMANTEZ, KALI D. (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Geography & Co-Director, Pacific Island Studies
B.A. 1997, M.A. 1999, Brigham Young University, Hawaiʻi
Ph.D. 2007, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
FIELD, SUSAN M. (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
AND 1982
BSN 1986
MSN, FNP-c 2002
FIGUEROA-CENTENO, RAMÓN M. (CAS)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A. 1992, M.A. 1994, Ph.D. 1998, Western Michigan University
FISHER, EDWARD (CoP)
Professor, Pharmacy
Associate Dean, Student Affairs
B.S. 1978, Ph.D. 1987, Temple University
FLOOD, JEANIE L. (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S. 1987 California State University-Chico
M.S. 2003 University of Phoenix
FOX, ROBERT A. (CAS)
Professor of Physics
B.S. 1964, M.A. 1971, Ph.D. 1971, New York University
FRUEH, CHRISTOPHER B.(CAS)
Chair of Social Sciences Division & Professor of Psychology
B.A. 1985, Kenyon College
M.A. 1990, Ph.D. 1992, University of South Florida
FURUMO, KIMBERLY (COBE)
Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems
B.S. 1980, University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.S.W., St. Louis University
M.B.A., University of Akron
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
FURUMO, NORBERT C. (CAS)
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S. 1980, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ph.D. 1988, University of Akron
GARRY, ROBERT (CAS)
Instructor of Mathematics
B.A. 1988, M.S. 1990, Portland State University
GERRISH, GRANT C. (CAS)
Instructor of Biology
B.A. 1974, Ball State University
M.S. 1978, Ph.D. 1988, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
GERSTING, JOHN M. (CAS)
Professor of Computer Science
B.S. 1962, Purdue University
M.S. 1964, Ph.D. 1970, Arizona State University
GERSTING, JUDITH L. (CAS)
Professor and Chair of Computer Science
B.S. 1962, Stetson University
M.S. 1964, Ph.D. 1969, Arizona State University
GOLDMAN, IVA R. (CAS)
Chair and Associate Professor of Communication
B.A. 1954, M.A. 1960, Northwestern University
GORDON, RONALD D. (CAS)
Professor of Communication
A.A. 1964, Los Angeles City College
B.A. 1966, M.A. 1968, San Jose State University
Ph.D. 1971, University of Kansas
GOTSHALK, LINCOLN A (CAS)
Chair and Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences
B.S. 1976, Northeastern University
M.Ed. 1980, Temple University
Ph.D. 1999, Pennsylvania State University
GRABAR, ANDREW (CAS)
Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A. 1971, Carnegie-Mellon University
M.F.A. 1983, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
GREGG, AMY C. (CAS)
Instructor of Women’s Studies
A.B. 1981, Occidental College
M.Div. 1988, Union Theological Seminary (NY)
GUENDISCH, DANIELA (CoP)
Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Eberhard-Karls University
Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Institute Tuebingen
HALLACHER, LEON E. (CAS)
Chair of Natural Sciences Division and Professor of Biology
B.A. 1970, University of California-Berkeley
M.A. 1973, San Francisco State University
Ph.D. 1977, University of California-Berkeley
HAMAD, MAZEN L. (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S. 1997, Humboldt State University
Ph.D. 2003, University of Washington
HAMILTON, JOHN C. (CAS)
Instructor of Physics/Astronomy
B.A. 1977, B.S. 1977, University of Texas at Austin
M.S. 1980, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
HAMMES, DAVID L. (COBE)
Professor of Economics
B.A. 1973, Humboldt State University
M.A. 1975, Ph.D. 1985, Simon Fraser University
HART, PATRICK J. (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A. 1985, University of California, Santa Barbara
Ph.D. 2000, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
HASLAM, MATTHEW J. (CAS)
Assistant Professor of English
B.A. 1994, M.A. 1996, Brigham Young University
Ph.D. 2000, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
HAWS, MARIA C. (CAFNRM)
Associate Professor of Aquaculture
B.A. 1986, Reed College
Ph.D. 1993, Texas A & M University
HAYASHI, KARLA (CAS)
Instructor of English
B.A. 1980, M.A. 1984, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
HEACOX, WILLIAM D. (CAS)
Professor of Astronomy
B.A. 1964, Whitman College
M.A. 1972, Washington State University
M.S. 1975, Ph.D. 1977, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
HEINTZ, BARBARA BIRD (OSA)
Counselor, Counseling Center
B.S. 1969, M.A. 1970, Southwest Missouri State University
HEINTZ, LAWRENCE L. (CAS)
Professor of Philosophy
B.A. 1967, Washington State University
M.A. 1973, Ph.D. 1975, University of California-Santa Barbara
HENNESSEY, HARRY W. Jr. (COBE)
Professor of Management
B.B.A. 1972, Florida Atlantic University
M.A. 1976, University of North Florida
Ph.D. 1980, University of Georgia
HERMAN, STEVEN (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A. 1977, Reed College
Ph.D. 1998, Stanford University
HIGA-MCMILLAN, CHARMAINE K. (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Psychology
HIROKAWA, RANDY Y. (CAS)
Professor of Communication
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
B.A. 1975, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
M.A. 1977, Ph.D. 1980, University of Washington
HIRTLE, JEANNINE S. P. (CAS)
Associate Professor of Education
B.S. 1971, McNeese State University
M.Ed. 1978, Columbus State University
HON, KENNETH (CAS)
Chair and Associate Professor of Geology
B.A. 1976, Ph.D. 1987, University of Colorado at Boulder
HONDA, MASAFUMI (CAS)
Associate Professor of Japanese and Linguistics
B.A. 1982, University of Kagoshima, Japan
M.Ed. 1984, Ed.D., 1988, University of Georgia
HOPKINS, KEVIN D. (CAFNRM)
Professor of Aquaculture
Interim Director, PACRC
B.S. 1972, University of Oklahoma
M.S. 1977, M.B.A. 1979, Ph.D. 1979, Auburn University
HORA, STEPHEN C. (COBE)
Professor of Management Science and Statistics
B.S., 1964, D.B.A., 1973, University of Southern California
HOUSMAN, APRIL R. (CHL)
Assistant Professor, Kahuawaiola Indigenous Teacher Education Program
Director, Hale Kuamoʻo Hawaiian Language Center
B.A. 2000, M.A. 2003, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
IM, ERIC IKSOON (COBE)
Professor of Economics
UH Graduate Faculty
B.A. 1970, Hankuk University, Seoul, Korea
M.A. 1980, Ph.D. 1982, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
INGLIS, KERRI A. (CAS)
Assistant Professor of History
B.A. 1993, Brigham Young University-Hawaiʻi
M.A. 1995, University of Toronto
Ph.D. 2004, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
IPPOLITO, JEAN (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Art
B.A., 1979, Arizona State University, Tempe
M.A., 1985, University of Washington, Seattle
Ph.D., 1994, Ohio State University, Columbus
IOKEPA-GUERRERO, NOELANI (CHL)
Assistant Professor, Hawaiian Studies
B.A. 1995, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
M.A. 1998, Chaminade University of Honolulu
Ph.D. 2004, University of Southern California
IVANOVA, RAINA B. (CAS)
Professor of Mathematics
M.S. 1984, University of Sofia, Bulgaria
Ph.D. 1998, University of Tsukaba, Japan
JACOBS, AARON (COP)
Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. 1993, University of California at Irvine
Ph.D. 2003, University of California at Los Angeles
JALBERT, TERRANCE J. (COBE)
Professor of Finance
B.S. 1989, Dickinson State University
M.B.A. 1991, North Dakota State University
Ph.D. 1997, Texas Tech University
JAMES, DAVID J. (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Astronomy and
Director, Hoku Keʻa Educational Telescope
B.S. 1992, University of London (UK)
Ph.D. 1997, University of Birmingham (UK)
JARVI, SUSAN (CoP)
Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Science
B.S. 1983, Fitchburg State College
M.S. 1986, University of Massachusetts
Ph.D. 1989, Northern Illinois University
JOHNSON, JACQUELYN P. (CAS)
Professor of Drama
Chair of Performing Arts Department
B.A. 1975, M.A. 1978, University of Colorado
JOHNSON, GENE H. (CoBE)
Assistant Professor of Accounting
B.S. 1978, Midwestern State University
M.S. 1980, Ph.D. 1986, Texas Tech University
JUVIK, JAMES OLIVER (CAS)
Chair and Professor of Geography
UH Graduate Faculty
B.A. 1966, University of California-Davis
M.A. 1968, Ph.D. 1977, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
JUVIK, SONIA P. (CAS)
Professor of Geography
B.A. 1970, McGill University
M.A. 1972, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Ph.D. 1982, Australian National University
KALVAITIS, DARIUS T (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., B.S. 1990, New England College
M.Ed. 1998, Antioch New England Graduate School
Ph.D. 2007, Utah State University
KAMANĀ, KAUANOE (CHL)
Associate Professor of Hawaiian Language and
Hawaiian Studies
Director, Nāwahīokalanī ʻōpuʻu Laboratory School
B.A. 1975, M.A. 1978, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
KANTROWITZ, JASON (OSA)
Career Counselor
B.A., 1996, Arizona State University
M.A. 2000, University of San Diego
KAWAIʻAEʻA, KEIKI (CHL)
Assistant Professor Kahuawaiola Indigenous Teacher Education Program
Director, Kahuawaiola Indigenous Teacher Education Program
B.A. 1978, M.Ed. 1985, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
KAWELU, KATHLEEN L (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
KELEKOLIO, J. KEONI (CHL)
Assistant Professor of Hawaiian Language and Hawaiian Studies
B.A. 1978, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
KELLY, PATRICK M. (CAS)
Instructor of Performing Arts
B.A. 1981, M.F.A. 1986, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
KHO, ERNEST B.S., JR. (CAS)
Associate Professor of Chemistry
A.A. 1971, Santa Barbara City College
B.A. 1973, University of California-San Diego
Ph.D. 1978, University of California-Santa Cruz
KIM, BRYAN SOO KYUNG (CAS)
Professor of Psychology & Director of Counseling Psychology Master’s Program
B.Ed. 1992, M.Ed. 1995, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Ph.D. 2000, University of California, Santa Barbara
KIMURA, LARRY L. (CHL)
Assistant Professor of Hawaiian Language and Hawaiian Studies
B.A. 1969, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
M.A. 2002, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
KNEHANS, AMY (Lib)
Librarian III
B.A. 1993, Sonoma State University
M.L.I.S. 2004, University of North Texas
KOMENAKA, APRIL R. (CAS)
Professor of English
Interim Dean, College of Continuing Education and Community Service
B.A. 1961, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
M.A. 1963, University of California-Berkeley
M.A. 1975, Ph.D. 1979, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
KONOREV, EUGENE (CoP)
Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
M.D. 1983, Kursk Medical University
Ph.D. 1988, Kursk Medical University
KORNET, CHRISTINE A. (CAS)
Instructor of Biology
B.A. 1970, Duke University
M.S. 1975, Portland State University
KUNIMOTO, JODILYN (OSA)
Academic Advisor
B.A., 1991, M.Ed., 1995, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
LANGLAS, CHARLES M. (CHL)
Assistant Professor, Hawaiian Studies
Chair, Graduate Programs
B.S. 1964, Iowa State University
Ph.D. 1973, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
LEE, RICHARD A. (CAS)
Associate Professor of Music
B.A. 1971, Colorado State University
M.A. 1982, University of California, Riverside
Ph.D. 1987, University of California, Santa Barbara
LEONARD, BARBARA B. (COBE)
Associate Professor of Accounting
B.S. 1986, M.S. 1987, University of Tulsa
Ph.D. 1991, Oklahoma State University
LI, SHUGUANG (CAS)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S. 1982, Beijing Normal University
M.S. 1988, Sichuan University
Ph.D. 1998, University of Georgia
LI, YIQING (CAFNRM)
Assistant Professor of Tropical Forest Ecology & Management
B.S., 1983, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University
M.S., 1990, Beijing Forestry University
Ph.D., 1999, University of Puerto Rico
LOVELL, EILEEN P. (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSN/PHN 1992 California State University-Dominguez Hills
MSN 2002 University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
LU, CHRISTOPHER D. (CAFNRM)
Professor of Animal Science
B.S. 1974, National Taiwan University
M.S. 1978, Ph.D. 1981, University of Wisconsin
LUANGPHINITH, SERI (CAS)
Associate Professor of English
M.A. 1994, Ph.D. 2000, University of Oregon
LITZINGER, MARK (CoP)
Specialist, Clinical Coordinator
B.S., 1996, B.S., 2003, University of Alberta
LUNDBLAD, STEVEN P. (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Geology
B.A. 1985, Harvard University
M.S. 1988, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Ph.D. 1994, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
MA, CALOLYN (CoP)
Pharmacy Practice Experience Coordinator
B.S. 1982, University of Santa Clara
Pharm.D., 1986, University of California at San Francisco
MAKEKAU-WHITTAKER, KALANI (OSA)
Associate Director, Kīpuka-Native Hawaiian Student Center
B.A. 1991, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
M.Ed. 1996, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
MAKUAKĀNE-LUNDIN, GAIL (OSA)
Director, Kīpuka-Native Hawaiian Student Center
B.A. 1978, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
M.S. 1978, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
MARSHALL, MICHAEL D. (CAS)
Professor of Art
B.F.A. 1975, University of Illinois
M.F.A. 1977, Yale University
MARTIN, DREW (COBE)
Associate Professor of Marketing
B.A. 1983; M.B.A. 1985, Pacific Lutheran University
M.A., 1995; Ph.D. 1996, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
MASUDA, AVIS M. (CAS)
Instructor of Education
B.A. 1977, 1984; M.Ed. 1990 Washington State University
MATHEWS, BRUCE W. (CAFNRM)
Professor of Soil Science
UH Associate Graduate Faculty
B.S. 1986, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
M.S. 1989, Louisiana State University
Ph.D. 1992, University of Florida
MATULL WORST, GABRIELE (OSA)
Records Specialist
B.A., 1997, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
M.Ed., 2003, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
MAUTZ, WILLIAM J. (CAS)
Professor of Biology
B.S. 1972, University of California at Irvine
Ph.D. 1979, Cornell University
McCORMACK, FIONA E (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Anthropology & Co-Director, Pacific Island Studies
B.S. 1993, University College London
M.A. 1997, Ph.D. 2006, University of Auckland
McDERMID, KARLA (CAS)
Professor of Marine Science
B.S. 1980, B.A. 1980, Stanford University
Ph.D. 1988, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
MEGURO, BARBARA T. (CAS)
Instructor of Computer Science
B.S. 1972 Grove City College, PA
M.A. 1974 Arizona State University
MELLON, JAMES P. (OSA)
Director, Student Development
B.A. 1984, Duke University
M.A. 1991, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
MEYER, MANULANI (CAS)
Associate Professor of Education
B.Ed. 1983, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
M.Ed. 1985, University of Northern Colorado
Ed.D. 1997, Harvard University
MICHAUD, JON-PIERRE (CAS)
Chair and Associate Professor of Chemistry
A.A. 1978, Phoenix College
B.S., 1980, M.S., 1989, Ph.D. 1994, University of Arizona
MICHAUD, JENÉ D. (CAS)
Chair, Natural Sciences Major
Professor of Geology
B.S. 1982, University of Washington
M.S. 1987, Ph.D. 1992, University of Arizona
MIIKE, YOSHITAKA (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Communication
B.A. 1995 Kansai University of Foreign Studies
M.A. 1998 Dokkyo University
Ph.D. 2004 University of New Mexico
MIKKELSON, DOUGLAS K. (CAS)
Professor of History
B.A. 1980, University of California, Santa Barbara
M.T.S. 1985, Harvard University
M.Phil. 1990, Ph.D. 1992, Columbia University
MILLER, DAVID R. (CAS)
Professor of English and Chair of the Humanities Division
B.A. 1964, M.A. 1966, San Francisco State College
Ph.D. 1980, Tulane University
MILLMAN, SARA (CAS)
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A. 1972, University of Oregon
M.A. 1978, University of Washington
Ph.D. 1982, University of Michigan
MILLS, PETER R. (CAS)
Chair and Professor of Anthropology
B.A. 1984, University of Vermont
M.A. 1987, Washington State University
Ph.D. 1996, University of California, Berkeley
MINERT, JAY (OSA)
Academic Advisor
B.A., 1992, The Evergreen State College
M.A., 1999, University of California, Santa Cruz
MISER, KEITH M. (OSA)
Special Assistant to the Chancellor for International Programs
B.A. 1964., M.S., 1969, Ed.D., 1971 Indiana University
MISHINA, FAITH N. (CAS)
Instructor of Spanish
B.A. 1973, University of Hawai’i at Hilo
M.A. 1983, Middlebury Language Schools
M.A. 1995 Middlebury Language Schools
MIURA, STEVEN Y. (CAS)
Associate Professor of Communication
B.A. 1975, Washington State University
M.A. 1976, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Ph.D. 1979, Washington State University
MIYAMOTO, WAYNE A. (CAS)
Professor and Chair of Art
B.F.A., B.A. 1970, M.F.A. 1974, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
MOREL, RAYNA K. (CAS)
Instructor of Communication
B.A. 2000, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
M.A. 2003, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
MORRIS, KENNETH (CoP)
Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. 1978, Eastern Michigan University
M.S. 1986, Ph.D. 1988, University of Arizona
MORRIS, RICHARD W. (Lib)
Librarian II
B.A. 1991, M.L.S. 1993 San Jose State University
MORRISON, LYNN A (CAS)
Associate Professor of Anthropology
B.A. 1985, Trent University
M.A. 1989, University of Toronto
Ph.D. 1999, University of Toronto
MUIR, CEDRIC C. (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S. 1991, Ph.D. 1998, Simon Fraser University
MUKAI, CECILIA (CAS)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N. 1973, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
M.S.N. 1976, Yale University
Ph.D. 1991, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
NAKAO, KEISUKE (CoBE)
Assistant Professor of Economics
B.E. 1996, Osaka Prefecture University
M.A. 2001, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ph.D. 2008, Boston University
OHARA, YUMIKO (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Linguistics
Chair, Linguistics Department
B.A. 1990 University of Texas
M.A. 1993, M.A. 1994, Ph.D. 2000 University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
OKAMOTO, MARK P (CoP)
Professor of Pharmacy Practice
B.S., 1984, University of California at Los Angeles
Pharm.D., 1988, University of Southern California
OKINAKA, ALTON M. (CAS)
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A. 1979, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
M.A. 1983, Ph.D. 1988, Indiana University
OKUYAMA, YOSHIKO (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Japanese
B.A. 1985, Toyo University
M.A. 1994, Ph.D. 2000, University of Arizona
OSTERTAG, REBECCA (CAS)
Associate Professor of Biology
B.A. 1991, Carleton College
Ph.D. 1998, University of Florida
PACK, ADAM A. (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A. 1985, Brandeis University
M.A. 1988; Ph.D. 1994, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
PANEK, MARK (CAS)
Assistant Professor of English
B.A. 1990, Colby College
M.A. 1999, Ph.D. 2004, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
PARR, LISA B. (CAS)
Instructor of Marine Science
B.A. 1983, Humboldt State University
M.E.S. 1989, University of Tasmania
PELAYO, ROBERTO CARLOS (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A. 2002, Occidental College
Ph.D. 2007, California Institute of Technology
PERREIRA, HIAPO K. (CHL)
Assistant Professor of Hawaiian Language and Literature
B.A. 1993, M.A. 2002, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
PEZZUTO, JOHN M. (CAS)
Professor of Chemistry
Dean, College of Pharmacy
B.A. 1973, Rutgers University
Ph.D. 1977, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
PRICE, DONALD K. (CAS)
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S. 1980, University of Minnesota
M.S. 1986, Illinois State University
Ph.D. 1991, University of Illinois
PRICE, JONATHAN P. (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Geography
B.S. 1994, Ph.D. 2002, University of California, Davis
PURVES, NORMAN G. (CAS)
Instructor of Physics and Astronomy
Laboratory Coordinator
B.S. 1976, Portland State University
M.S. 1979, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
QIN.,YUCHENG
Assistant Professor of History
B.A. 1986,Xuzhou Normal University, China
M.A. 1992, Peking University, China
Ph.D., 2002, University of Iowa
RAMOS, CHERYL MAE (CAS)
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A. 1981, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
M.A. 1983, Ph.D. 2001, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
REICHL, CHRISTOPHER A. (CAS)
Professor of Anthropology and Coordinator of Japanese Studies
B.A. 1979, M.A. 1981,
Ph.D. 1988, University of Iowa
REVEIRA, TERESA L. (CAS)
Junior Specialist, Education
B.A. 1996, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
M.Ed. 2000, University of Phoenix
ROBISON, RUTH (OSA)
Director, International Student Services
B.A. 1966, M.Ed. 1972, Ph.D. 1976 University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
ROGERS, HELEN M. (Lib)
Librarian III
B.A. 1976, University of Miami
A.M.L.S. 1980, University of Michigan
RUIZ, EFREN (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S. 1999, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
M.S. 2001, Ph.D. 2005, University of Oregon
SAGLE, LAURI (CAS)
Instructor of English
B.A. 1986, University of California, Santa Barbara
M.A. 1992, Washington State University
SAKAI, MARCIA Y. (COBE)
Professor of Business Administration and Economics
Dean, College of Business and Economics
B.A. 1969, M.A. 1971, M.A. 1984, Ph.D. 1985, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
SAKAI, WILLIAM S. (CAFNRM)
Professor of Horticulture
UH Graduate Faculty
B.A. 1966, University of Michigan
Ph.D. 1970, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
SAFT, SCOTT L. (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Linguistics
B.A. 1989, Amherst College
M.A. 1993, Ph.D. 2000, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
SAXTON, AMY (Lib)
Librarian II
B.A. 1991, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
MLISc 2001, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
SHEHATA, SABRY A. (CAFNRM)
Professor of Agricultural Economics
B.S. 1965, Cairo University
M.S. 1973, University of Missouri
Ph.D. 1977, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
SHINTAKU, MICHAEL H. (CAFNRM)
Professor of Plant Pathology
UH Associate Graduate Faculty
B.S. 1979, University of Oregon
M.S. 1986, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Ph.D. 1991, Cornell University
SHIRACHI, SUSAN M. (OSA)
Director, University Disability Services
B.S. 1978. P.D. 1983, M.Ed. 1985, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
SHIRAI, JANIS S. (OSA)
Academic Coordinator, Student Support Services Program
B.A. 1983, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
M.A. 1985, University of Texas-Austin
SIMMONS, CHARLES J. (CAS)
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S. 1971, Brigham Young University Hawaiʻi
M.S. 1974, Ph.D. 1980, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
SIMMONS, KENITH L. (CAS)
Professor of English
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
UH Graduate Faculty
B.A. 1970, M.A. 1972, University of Pittsburgh
Ph.D. 1978, University of Wisconsin
SING, DAVID (OSA)
Director, Na Pua Noʻeau
B.A., 1972, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
M.A., 1980, Claremont Graduate School
Ph.D., 1986, Claremont Graduate School
SKORIKOV, VLADIMIR (CAS)
Professor of Psychology
B.S., M.S. 1981, Moscow State University
Ph.D. 1991, State Academy of Management, Moscow
STACEY, KATHLEEN M. (Lib)
Head, Technical Services
B.A. 1981, Johns Hopkins University
M.S.L.S. 1982, Case Western Reserve University
STACY, ELIZABETH A. (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S. 1988, Pennsylvania State University
M.S. 1994, University of Georgia
Ph.D. 2001, Boston University
STAHL, NORMAN S. (OSA)
Director, Career Center
Associate Specialist
B.A. 1966, California State University – Fresno
M.A. 1980, University of Northern Colorado
M.A. 1997, Ph.D. 2001, University of California - Los Angeles
STATON, CELESTE ANDERSON (CAS)
Instructor of Dance
STEINER, WILLIAM W.M. (CAFNRM)
Professor of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management
Dean, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management
B.A., 1969, Ph. D., 1974, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
TAKABAYASHI, MISAKI (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Marine Science
B.S. 1993, M.S. 1996 University of Sydney, Australia
Ph.D. 2000 University of Queensland, Australia
TAKAHASHI, ROBIN (CAS)
Instructor of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences
B.A. 1978, M.Ed. 1980, Ph.D. 2003, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
TAKAMIYA, MARIANNE Y. (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Astronomy
B.S. 1992, Universidad de Chile
M.S. 1993, University of Chicago
Ph.D. 1999, University of Chicago
TAN, GHEE T. (CoP)
Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.Sc. 1987, National University of Singapore
Ph.D. 1992, University of Illinois at Chicago
TANABE, MICHAEL J. (CAFNRM)
Professor of Plant Science
UH Graduate Faculty
B.S. 1969, M.S. 1972, Ph.D. 1976, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
TANIGUCHI, RONALD (CoP)
Specialist and Director, Community Partnerships
B.S. 1969, Oregon State University
Pharm.D., 1976, University of Southern California
M.B.A., 1986, Chaminade University
TAYLOR, PHILLIP A. (CAS)
Professor of Political Science
B.A. 1967, Florida Presbyterian College
M.A. 1973, Ph.D. 1977, University of Oklahoma
TEST, LARRY (OSA)
Counselor and Director, Counseling Center
B.S. 1962, Ursinus College
M.S. 1964, George Washington University
THOMPSON, JOAN N. (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
A.S. 1991 Hawaiʻi Community College
B.S. 1994 University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
M.S. 2001 University of Phoenix
THOMPSON, PAMELA B. (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Education
B.S. 1991, University of Southern Maine
M.Ed. 1996, Wright State University
Ph. D. 2005, University of Denver
THURSTON, BECKY J. (CAS)
Instructor of Psychology
B.A. 1988, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
M.A. 1990, Claremont Graduate School
TITUNIK, REGINA F. (CAS)
Professor of Political Science
B.A. 1980, University of Washington
M.A. 1983, Ph.D. 1991, University of Chicago
TSANG, MARCEL (CAFNRM)
Professor of Agricultural Engineering & Mechanization
UH Graduate Faculty
Diploma in Agriculture & Sugar Technology 1974, University of Mauritius
B.S. 1979, M.S. 1981, Ph.D. 1984, Louisiana State University
TURNER, JASON P. (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Marine Science
B.S. 1994, Texas A&M University at Galveston
M.S. 1998, Ph.D. 2004, Texas A&M University
VU, TAM B. (COBE)
Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A. 1987, College of Charleston
M.A. 1991, Manhattan School of Music
M.A. 2004; Ph.D. 2006, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
WACKERBARTH, SUSAN (CAS)
Instructor of English
B.A. 1986, Seattle Pacific University
M.A. 1988, University of Washington
WAGNER-WRIGHT, SANDRA (CAS)
Professor of History
B.A. 1971, University of Washington
M.A. 1979, Ph.D. 1986, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
WANG, ENBAO (CAS)
Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A. 1982, Shaanxi Normal University, People’s Republic of China
M.A. 1987, Ph.D. 1993, University of Alabama
WHEAT, JENNIFER C. (CAS)
Chair and Associate Professor of English
B.A. 1974, Wellesley College
M.A. 1976, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.A. 1990, Bread Loaf School of English, Middlebury College
Ph.D. 1994, University of California at Santa Cruz
WIEGNER, TRACY (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Marine Science
B.S. 1995, Cornell University
Ph.D. 2002, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
WILSON, KANOE A.S. (OSA)
Program Coordinator, Kīpuka-Native Hawaiian Student Center
B.A. 1999, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
M.Ed. 2007, Chaminade University
WILSON, WILLIAM H. (CHL)
Professor of Hawaiian Language and Hawaiian Studies
Chair, Academic Division
B.A. 1973, M.A. 1976, Ph.D. 1980, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
WISSMAN, BRIAN D. (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S. 2002, University of California, Davis
M.A 2004, University of California, Davis
Ph.D. 2007, University of California, Davis
WONG SMITH, HELEN (LIB)
Librarian II
B.A. 1986 University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
MLIS 1991 University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
WONGWIWATTHANANUKIT, SUPAKIT (CoP)
Assistant Professor
B.S., 1993, Prince of Songkia University
Pharm.D., 1998, University of Illinois at Chicago
Ph.D., 2001, Purdue University
WOODS, LEONARD (OSA)
Director, Upward Bound Programs
A.A., 1969, Grand Rapids Community College
B.A., 1971, University of Northern Michigan
M.A., 1975, University of Utah
WORCHEL, STEPHEN (CAS)
Chair and Professor of Psychology
B.A. 1967, University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D. 1971, Duke University
WRIGHT, ANTHONY D. (CoP)
Chair and Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. 1975, La Trobe University
Ph.D. 1988, James Cook University
YIN, JING (CAS)
Assistant Professor of Communication
B.A. 1997, Beijing Broadcasting Institute
M.A. 2000, University of New Mexico
Ph.D. 2003, Pennsylvania State University
YUDKO, ERROL B. (CAS)
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S. 1991 University of California, Irvine
M.A. 1994, Ph.D. 1997 University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
ZULICH, JAN L. (CAS)
Professor of Education
B.S. 1972, M.S. 1973, Ph.D. 1983, Indiana University
