UH Hilo Speakers’ Bureau 2021-2022

By Subject

Download the Speakers by Subject (PDF)

Agriculture, Aquaculture

• Maria Haws
  • General Aquaculture and Fisheries
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Using Shellfish and Limu for Water Quality and Conservation Purposes
  • Hilo Bay Shellfish Farming and Water Quality
  • Pearl Farming
• Chris Knudson
  • Stream Restoration After the End of Sugar Production on Maui
  • Coffee Leaf Rust, with a Focus on Jamaica
• Peter Matlock
  • Bioeconomy: What It Is, How It Helps Mitigate Climate Change, Hawaiʻi’s Role

Astronomy

• R. Peirre Martin
  • SIGNALS: Unveiling Nearby Galaxies
  • The UH Hilo Educational Telescope Project

Athletics

• Patrick Guillen
  • Vulcan Athletics
  • Building a Team to Benefit the Community
  • Why Do We Need Coaches?
• Todd Inouye
  • Sport Management

Biology

• Rebecca Ostertag
  • Restoration Ecology
  • Invasive Species
  • Long-term Forest Dynamics in Relation to Climate
  • Hawaiian Ecology and Natural History
  • Tropical Forest Ecology and Management
  • Hybrid and Novel Ecosystems
• Ryan Perroy
  • Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death

Business, Finance

• Todd Inouye
  • Business Strategy/Strategic Management
  • Business Startup
  • Negotiations
  • Strategic Planning
• Kelly Moran
  • Re-launching the Hawaiʻi Innovation Center in Downtown Hilo
• Karen Pellegrin
  • Evidence-based Strategic Management

Communication

• Farrah-Marie Gomes
  • Communication Skills
• Randy Hirokawa
  • Communication and Group Decision-Making Effectiveness?

Community Service, Engagement

• Patrick Guillen
  • Community Service/Civic Engagement
• Julie Mowrer
  • Community-Engaged Teaching and Learning

Decision-Making

• Randy Hirokawa
  • Why Do Smart People Make Bad Decisions in Groups? The Case of the Space Shuttle Challenger

Diversity, Inclusion

• Farrah-Marie Gomes
  • Diversity and Inclusion

Education

• Bonnie D. Irwin
  • The Invention of Writing: How It Changed the Way
• Kelly Moran
  • Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) With Partner Universities in the Asia Pacific Region
  • Using the Cybercanoe Classroom to Facilitate COIL Virtual Exchange
  • How Intercultural Student Teams are Learning to Cooperatively Define Problems and Present Solutions
• Julie Mowrer
  • Teaching English Language Learners
• Kris Roney
  • Importance of a Liberal Arts Education
  • Trends in Higher Education (in the age of the pandemic)

Ethics

• Christopher Lauer
  • Ethics

Gender

• Farrah-Marie Gomes
  • Women’s Issues [broad (i.e., feminism) to specific (i.e., equal pay data)]
• Bonnie D. Irwin
  • Veiling in the Muslim World: Oppression or Empowerment?

Geology

• Ryan Perroy
  • Lava Flow Monitoring

Health, Healthcare

• Kathleen Baumgardner
  • Organizational Health and Strategic Planning
• Patricia Hensley
  • Nursing
• Randy Hirokawa
  • What Makes a Health Care Team Effective?
• Carolyn Ma
  • Update on the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy
  • Why and How to Return Unused Medications in the Home
  • The Role of the Provider Pharmacist
• Karen Pellegrin
  • Evidence-based Leadership

Leadership

• Farrah-Marie Gomes
  • Women’s Leadership
• Karen Pellegrin
  • Evidence-based Leadership

Legends, Myths

• Bonnie D. Irwin
  • Who’s Really in the Bottle? Genies East and West
  • Did the Ancient Greeks Really Believe their Myths?

Literature

• Bonnie D. Irwin
  • War and Homecoming: How the Iliad and Odyssey Resonate Today
• Christopher Lauer
  • Intimacy: A Dialectical Study
• Kris Roney
  • Faustian Literature (“The devil made me do it.”)

Marine Science

• Steven Colbert
  • Nearshore Water Quality/Sewage Pollution
  • Ocean Acidification/Oceans & Climate Change
• Tracy Wiegner
  • Sewage Pollution in Coastal Waters of Hilo

Motivation

• Patrick Guillen
  • What is a Winner?

Music

• Kris Roney
  • Punk Rock History
  • Heavy Metal

Philosophy

• Christopher Lauer
  • History of Western Philosophy
  • Why the Idea of “Western” Philosophy is a Racist Myth
  • Philosophy for Children

Social Causes

• Kathleen Baumgardner
  • Stories of Hope from a Nonprofit Café (cofounder, FoCo Café, Colorado)
  • Founding a Nonprofit Organization/Social Entrepreneurship

Student Success, Opportunities

• Farrah-Marie Gomes
  • Student Development, Empowerment, Motivation and/or Leadership
• Julie Mowrer
  • Student Engagement
  • UH Hilo’s GEER Grant: Starting a Bonner Program for Student Success
• Kris Roney
  • Holistic Student Success
• Todd Shumway
  • International Exchange at UH Hilo and its Impact on Students

By Speaker

Download the Speakers List (PDF)

• Kathleen Baumgardner, Office of the Chancellor
  • Stories of Hope from a Nonprofit Café (cofounder, FoCo Café, Colorado)
  • Founding a Nonprofit Organization/Social Entrepreneurship
  • Organizational Health and Strategic Planning
• Steven Colbert, Marine Science
  • Nearshore Water Quality/Sewage Pollution
  • Ocean Acidification/Oceans & Climate Change
• Farrah-Marie Gomes, Student Affairs
  • Student Development, Empowerment, Motivation and/or Leadership
  • Women’s Issues [broad (i.e., feminism) to specific (i.e., equal pay data)]
  • Women’s Leadership
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Communication Skills
• Patrick Guillen, Intercollegiate Athletics
  • Community Service/Civic Engagement
  • Vulcan Athletics
  • Building a Team to Benefit the Community
  • What is a Winner?
  • Why Do We Need Coaches?
• Maria Haws, Aquaculture
  • General Aquaculture and Fisheries
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Using Shellfish and Limu for Water Quality and Conservation Purposes
  • Hilo Bay Shellfish Farming and Water Quality
  • Pearl Farming
• Patricia Hensley, School of Nursing
  • Nursing
• Randy Hirokawa, Communication
  • Why Do Smart People Make Bad Decisions in Groups? The Case of the Space Shuttle Challenger
  • What Makes a Health Care Team Effective?
  • Communication and Group Decision-Making Effectiveness?
• Todd Inouye, Management
  • Business Strategy/Strategic Management
  • Business Startup
  • Negotiations
  • Strategic Planning
  • Sport Management
• Bonnie D. Irwin, Administration
  • The Invention of Writing: How It Changed the Way We Think and Create
  • Who’s Really in the Bottle? Genies East and West
  • Veiling in the Muslim World: Oppression or Empowerment?
  • War and Homecoming: How the Iliad and Odyssey Resonate Today
  • Did the Ancient Greeks Really Believe their Myths?
• Chris Knudson, Geography
  • Stream Restoration After the End of Sugar Production on Maui
  • Coffee Leaf Rust, with a Focus on Jamaica
• Christopher Lauer, Philosophy
  • Ethics
  • History of Western Philosophy
  • Why the Idea of “Western” Philosophy is a Racist Myth
  • Philosophy for Children
  • Intimacy: A Dialectical Study
• Carolyn Ma, Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy
  • Update on the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy
  • Why and How to Return Unused Medications in the Home
  • The Role of the Provider Pharmacist
• R. Pierre Martin, Physics & Astronomy
  • SIGNALS: Unveiling Nearby Galaxies
  • The UH Hilo Educational Telescope Project
• Peter Matlock, College of Agriculture, Forestry & Natural Resource Management
  • Bioeconomy: What It Is, How It Helps Mitigate Climate Change, Hawaiʻi’s Role
• Kelly Moran, Finance
  • Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) With Partner Universities in the Asia Pacific Region
  • Using the Cybercanoe Classroom to Facilitate COIL Virtual Exchange
  • How Intercultural Student Teams are Learning to Cooperatively Define Problems and Present Solutions
  • Re-launching the Hawaiʻi Innovation Center in Downtown Hilo
• Julie Mowrer, Center for Community Engagment
  • Community-Engaged Teaching and Learning
  • Student Engagement
  • UH Hilo’s GEER Grant: Starting a Bonner Program for Student Success
  • Teaching English Language Learners
• Rebecca Ostertag, Biology
  • Restoration Ecology
  • Invasive Species
  • Long-term Forest Dynamics in Relation to Climate
  • Hawaiian Ecology and Natural History
  • Tropical Forest Ecology and Management
  • Hybrid and Novel Ecosystems
• Karen Pellegrin, Pharmacy/Rural Health
  • Rural Health
  • Medication Management/Safety
  • Evidence-based Leadership
  • Evidence-based Strategic Management
• Ryan Perroy, Geography & Environmental Science
  • Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death
  • Lava Flow Monitoring
• Kris Roney, Academic Affairs
  • Punk Rock History
  • Heavy Metal
  • Faustian Literature (“The devil made me do it.”)
  • Holistic Student Success
  • Trends in Higher Education (in the age of the pandemic)
  • Importance of a Liberal Arts Education
• Todd Shumway, Global Exchange
  • International Exchange at UH Hilo and its Impact on Students
• Tracy Wiegner, Marine Science
  • Sewage Pollution in Coastal Waters of Hilo