UH Hilo Speakers’ Bureau 2021-2022
Please call Alyson “Aly” Kakugawa-Leong , Interim Director University Relations, at (808) 932-7339 or email alyson@hawaii.edu with your programming requests.
- Subjects
- Agriculture, Aquaculture
- Astronomy
- Athletics
- Biology
- Business, Finance
- Communication
- Community Service, Engagement
- Decision-Making
- Diversity, Inclusion
- Education
- Ethics
- Gender
- Geology
- Health, Healthcare
- Leadership
- Legends, Myths
- Literature
- Marine Science
- Motivation
- Music
- Philosophy
- Social Causes
- Student Success, Opportunities
- All Speakers
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
- 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
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)
- 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