College of Arts and Sciences Faculty
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Humanities Division
Celia Bardwell-Jones - Professor of Philosophy
- B.A. 1994, University of Utah
- M.A. 2004, Ph.D. 2007, University of Oregon
Catherine Becker - 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
Leanne Day - Assistant Professor of English
- B.A. 2007, Scripps College
- M.A. 2012, Ph.D., University of Washington
Francis Dumanig - Assistant Professor of English
- B.A. 1993, San Nicolas College
- M.A. 2002, Philippine Christian University
- Ph.D. 2010, University of Malaya
Jiren Feng - Associate Professor of Chinese, Chair of Languages
- B.S. 1986, M.S. 1989, Tsinghua University
- M.A. 1996, University of Pennsylvania
- M.A. 1999, Ph.D. 2006, Brown University
Timothy Freeman - Assistant Professor of Philosophy
- B.A., 1980, Memphis State University
- M.A., 1983, Memphis State University
- Ph.D., 1995, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Yoshiko Fukushima - Professor of Performance Studies, Languages
- B.A. 1980, University of the Sacred Heart, Japan
- M.A. 1983, Graduate School of Waseda University, Japan
- Ed.M. 1991, Columbia University Teachers College
- Ph.D. 2000, New York University
Jonathon Goebel - Associate Professor and Chair of Art
- B.S., 2000, University of Southern Indiana
- M.F.A., 2003 Texas Tech University
Ronald Gordon - 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
Andrew Grabar - Professor of Art
- B.F.A. 1971, Carnegie-Mellon University
- M.F.A. 1983, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Randy Hirokawa - Professor of Communication
- B.A. 1975, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- M.A. 1977, Ph.D. 1980, University of Washington
Masafumi Honda - Associate Professor and Coordinator of Japanese Studies
- B.A. 1982, University of Kagoshima, Japan
- M.Ed. 1984, Ed.D. 1988, University of Georgia
Amy Horst - Instructor of Performing Arts
- B.M. 1989, Tulsa University
- M.M. 1994, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Jean Ippolito - Professor of Art, Chair of Performing Arts
- B.A. 1979, Arizona State University, Tempe
- M.A. 1985, University of Washington, Seattle
- Ph.D. 1994, Ohio State University, Columbus
Patsy Y. Iwasaki - Instructor of English
- B.A. 1986, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- M.Ed. 2008, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Rodney Jubilado - Associate Professor of Filipino and Chair of Humanities Division
- B.A. University of Southeastern Philippines
- M.A., University of Philippines, Diliman
- Ph.D. 2010, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Christopher Lauer - Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy
- B.A. 2001, University of California - Berkeley
- Ph.D. 2007, Penn State University
Richard Lee - 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
Seri Luangphinith - Professor of English
- B.A., 1991, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- M.A. 1994, Ph.D. 2000, University of Oregon
Michael Marshall - Professor
- B.F.A. 1975, University of Illinois
- M.F.A. 1977, Yale University
Justina Mattos - Assistant Professor of Performing Arts
- B.A. 1990, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
- M.A. 1993, University of Oregon
- Ph.D. 2002, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Yoshitaka Miike - Professor of Communication
- B.A. 1995 Kansai University of Foreign Studies
- M.A. 1998 Dokkyo University
- Ph.D. 2004 University of New Mexico
Faith Mishina - Professor of Spanish
- B.A. 1973, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
- M.A. 1983, M.A. 1995, Ph.D. 2008, Middlebury Language Schools
Colby Miyose - Instructor of Communication
- B.A. 2013, M.A. 2015, University of Nevada
Kirsten Mollegaard - Professor and Chair of English
- B.A. 2002, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
- M.A. 2004, Ph.D. 2009, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Rayna Morel - Assistant Professor of Communication
- B.A. 2000, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
- M.A. 2003, Ed.D. 2017, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Yoshiko Okuyama - Professor of Japanese
- B.A. 1985, Toyo University
- M.A. 1994, Ph.D. 2000, University of Arizona
Mark Panek - Professor of English
- B.A. 1990, Colby College
- M.A. 1999, Ph.D. 2004, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Lauri Sagle - Instructor of English
- B.A. 1986, University of California, Santa Barbara
- M.A. 1992, Washington State University
Susan Wackerbarth - Instructor of English
- B.A. 1986, Seattle Pacific University
- M.A. 1988, University of Washington
- M.F.A., 2012 Goddard College
Jing Yin - Professor and Chair of Communication
- B.A. 1997, Beijing Broadcasting Institute
- M.A. 2000, University of New Mexico
- Ph.D. 2003, Pennsylvania State University
Social Sciences Division
Diane Barrett - Professor of Education, Director, School of Education
- B.S. 1990, M.S. 1995, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
- Ph.D. 2004, Claremont Graduate University
Kathryn Besio - Professor of Geography
- B.A. 1987, University of California, San Diego
- M.A. 1996, Ph.D. 2001 University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Michael Bitter - Interim Dean, Professor of History
- B.A. 1988, Ph.D. 1999, University of Minnesota
Marilyn Brown - Professor of Sociology
- B.A. 1992 Wellesley College M.A. 1995
- Ph.D. 2003 University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Michele Ebersole - Professor of Education
- B.S. 1991, University of Oregon
- M.S. 1992, Ph.D. 2000, University of Arizona
Bartley Frueh - Professor of Psychology
- B.A. 1985, Kenyon College
- M.A. 1990, Ph.D. 1992, University of South Florida
Joseph Genz - Associate Professor of Anthropology
- Ph.D. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Amy Gregg - Instructor of Women’s Studies
- A.B. 1981, Occidental College
- M.Div. 1988, Union Theological Seminary (NY)
Lindy Hern - Associate Professor of Sociology
- B.A. 2003, Central Methodist University
- Ph.D. 2012, University of Missouri-Columbia
Eric Heuer - Associate Professor of Psychology
- B.S. 2003, Allegheny College
- Ph.D. 2010, Emory University
Steven Herman - Associate Professor of Psychology
- B.A. 1977, Reed College
- Ph.D. 1998, Stanford University
Charmaine Higa-McMillan - Professor of Psychology & Director of Counseling Psychology Master’s Program
- B.A. 1999, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- M.A.2001, Ph.D. 2004, University of Tulsa
Bradley Holland - Assistant Professor of Political Science and Administration of Justice
Kerri Inglis - Professor of History, Chair of Political Science and Administration of Justice
- B.A. 1993, Brigham Young University-Hawaiʻi
- M.A. 1995, University of Toronto
- Ph.D. 2004, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Tobias Irish - Associate Professor of Education
- B.A. 1999, University of Guam
- M.Ed. 2008, University of Nevada Las Vegas
- Ph.D. 2012, Oregon State University
Kathleen Kawelu - Associate Professor and Chair of Anthropology
- B.A. 1994, Beloit College M.A. 1995
- Ph.D. 2007, University of California at Berkeley
Bryan Kim - Professor of Psychology and Chair of Division of Social Sciences
- B.Ed. 1992, M.Ed. 1995, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- Ph.D. 2000, University of California, Santa Barbara
Sunyoung Kim - Professor of Psychology
- B.S. 1989, Seoul National University
- M.A. 1997, New School for Social Research
- Ph.D. 2004, Boston University
Christopher Knudson - Assistant Professor of Department of Geography
Su-Mi Lee - Associate Professor of Political Science
- B.A. 1998, San Jose State University
- M.A. 2001, University of Missouri-Columbia
- Ph.D. 2013, University of Kentucky
Sarah Marusek - Professor of Political Science
- B.A. 1997, M.S. 2003, Ph.D. 2008, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Margary Martin - Associate Professor of Education
- B.A. University of Colorado at Boulder
- M.A. Lewis and Clark Colege
- Ph.D. New York University
Colby McNaughton - Instructor of Education
- B.S. 2001, Gannon University
- M.S. 2008, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Douglas Mikkelson - 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
Peter Mills - Professor of Anthropology, Program Chair Heritage Management
- B.A. 1984, University of Vermont
- M.A. 1987, Washington State University
- Ph.D. 1996, University of California, Berkeley
Lynn Morrison - Professor of Anthropology
- B.A. 1985, Trent University
- M.A. 1989, University of Toronto
- Ph.D. 1999, University of Toronto
Alexander Nagurney - Assistant Professor of Psychology
Alton Okinaka - Associate Professor of Sociology
- B.A. 1979, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- M.A. 1983, Ph.D. 1988, Indiana University
Adam Pack - Professor and Chair of Psychology
- B.A. 1985, Brandeis University
- M.A. 1988; Ph.D. 1994, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Ryan Perroy - Associate Professor and Chair of Geography
- B.S. The College of William and Mary
- Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara
Jonathan Price - Professor of Geography
- B.S. 1994, Ph.D. 2002, University of California, Davis
Yucheng Qin - Associate Professor of History
- B.A. 1986,Xuzhou Normal University, China
- M.A. 1992, Peking University, China
- Ph.D., 2002, University of Iowa
Cheryl Ramos - Professor of Psychology
- B.A. 1981, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
- M.A. 1983, Ph.D. 2001, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Janet Ray - Professor of Education
- B.S. 1974, Central Michigan University
- M.A. 1991, Ed.D. 1996, United States International University
Christopher Reichl - Professor of Anthropology
- B.A. 1979, M.A. 1981, Ph.D. 1988, University of Iowa
Michelle Shuey - Instructor of Geography and Environmental Science
- B.A.E.S. 1994, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
- M.S. 1997, Clemson University
- Ph.D. 2003, Texas State University-San Marcos
Vladimir Skorikov - Professor of Psychology
- B.S., M.S. 1981, Moscow State University
- Ph.D. 1991, State Academy of Management, Moscow
Jeffrey Smith - Associate Professor and Chair of History
- B.A. 2002, M.A. 2003, Ph.D. 2006, University of California, Riverside
Tarisi Vunidilo - Assistant Professor of Anthropology
- B.A. 1994, University of South Pacific
- M.S. 2010, University of Waikato
- Ph.D. 2017, University of Auckland
Enbao Wang - Professor of Political Science
- B.A. 1982, Shaanxi Normal University, People’s Republic of China
- M.A. 1987, Ph.D. 1993, University of Alabama
Katherine Young - Associate Professor of Political Science
- B.A. 1997, M.A. 2000, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Ph.D. 2008, Colorado State University
Errol Yudko - Associate Professor of Psychology
- B.S. 1991 University of California, Irvine
- M.A. 1994, Ph.D. 1997 University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa