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Catherine Becker with daughter Malia.

Catherine Becker, Associate Professor of Communication

Posted on October 17, 2014April 2, 2020 by Staff

Associate Professor Becker examines the ways communication contributes to the transformation of organizational, cultural, or family systems. She was the first in academia to test Cultural Convergence Theory in Japan.

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Kathy Cooksey, Associate Professor of Astronomy

Posted on October 10, 2014June 29, 2022 by Staff

Associate Professor Cooksey is researching the large-scale gaseous structure in the universe. Her area of expertise is the intergalactic medium (IGM), the gas surrounding and between galaxies.

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Larry Kimura, Associate Professor of Hawaiian Language

Posted on October 9, 2014November 23, 2020 by Staff

Associate Professor Kimura is the internationally renowned “grandfather” of Hawaiian language revitalization. His decades of work can be traced back to the conception of core foundational educational programs in the 1980s that launched the rebirth of the Hawaiian language.

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Kenith L. Simmons, Professor of English (retired)

Posted on May 30, 2014July 8, 2019 by Staff

Professor Simmons is a poet who studies Shakespeare, teaches literature and film. She specializes in modern literature and film with her most recent research being on Shakespearean tragedy in performance.

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Lynn Morrison, Professor of Anthropology

Posted on April 25, 2014May 29, 2020 by Staff

Professor Morrison researches women’s health and domestic violence in Hilo. Her topics include inquiry into menopause, domestic violence, and breastfeeding practices of young women, all conducted about women in Hilo.

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Deborah Taira Juarez, Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Posted on April 24, 2014November 14, 2022 by Staff

Professor Juarez researches ethnic disparities in medication adherence. Her work also focuses on cost-effectiveness of cardiovascular interventions and health disparities, particularly involving Asian and Pacific Americans.

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Cattle grazing in valley.

Bruce Mathews, Professor of Soil Science

Posted on April 24, 2014July 8, 2019 by Staff

Professor Mathews is best known for his research on nutrient cycling in tropical pastures and potentially environmentally sensitive release of phosphorus from pasture soils to surface waters.

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Jiren Feng, Associate Professor of Chinese Studies

Posted on April 23, 2014July 8, 2019 by Staff

Associate Professor Feng researches the interplay of Chinese architecture and literature. His research interests include the history of Chinese art and architecture and the transmission of technical knowledge.

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Randy Hirokawa speaking to group.

Randy Hirokawa, Professor of Communication

Posted on October 10, 2013July 8, 2019 by Staff

Hirokawa’s scholarship has contributed to the development of a theory called the “functional perspective,” identified as one of the three most influential theories of small group communication.

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Kirsten stands with group of student who attended a conference together.

Kirsten Møllegaard, Professor of English

Posted on October 9, 2013September 27, 2019 by Staff

The unifying theme of Professor Møllegaard’s research is the triangulation of people, places, and stories. She explores folkloric and literary aspects of people’s physical environment.

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