UH Hilo Speakers Bureau

UH Hilo Speakers Bureau 2025-2026 - By Subject

Please call Alyson Kakugawa-Leong, Office of University Relations, at (808) 932-7669 or email alyson@hawaii.edu with your programming requests.

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Admissions

Lisa Ann Amaral

  • UH Hilo General Overview & Undergraduate Admissions Requirements
  • College: Finding Your Best Fit
  • UH Hilo’s Global Exchange Programs: Get Off This Rock On a Budget

Agriculture

Lilia Frey

  • Small Scale Farming or Backyard Farming for Sustainability
  • Dressmaking for Personal Use
  • Faculty Preparation Program

Communication

Colby Miyose

  • Communication and Conflict Resolution
  • Practicing Communicating with Empathy
  • Optimizing Your Nonverbal Game
  • KPop and KDramas: The Korean Wave, A Global Craze

Randy Hirokawa

  • Communication and Effective Decision-making
  • Effective Communication in the Workplace
  • Characteristics of Effective Groups and Teams

Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy

Rae Matsumoto

  • The Future of Pharmacy in Hawaii and Beyond
  • How to Prepare for a Pharmacy Career
  • The Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy Legacy and Promise

Finance

Marshawn Martin

  • The Bottom Line: Women Lead, Results Prove It
  • Called, Equipped, and Confident! God Spoke; We Achieve. A Women's Journey of Discovering God's Will for Her Leadership

Geography & Environmental Science

Ryan Perroy

  • Rapid Ohia Death
  • Invasive Species
  • Drone Applications
  • Shoreline Mapping

Intercollegiate Athletics

Patrick Guillen

  • Community Service/Civic Engagement
  • Vulcan Athletics
  • Building a Team to Benefit the Community
  • What is a Winner?

Management

Hee Sun Kim

  • Humor at Work
  • Organizational Culture
  • Gig Work, Individuals, and Community

Marine Science

John Burns

  • Life
  • Data Science
  • Biology
  • Marine Science and Data Science
  • Coral Reefs
  • Technology

Steven Colbert

  • Nearshore Water Quality/Sewage Pollution
  • Ocean Acidification/Oceans & Climate Change

Steve Doo

  • Coral Reefs
  • Climate Change Impacts on Oceans
  • Emerging Concerns for Coral Reefs
  • Coral Restoration

Tracy Wiegner

  • Sewage Pollution in Hawaiʻi’s Coastal Waters
  • Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA in Hawaiʻi’s Coastal Waters

Marketing

Xuan Xie

  • Community Engagement through Marketing Classes
  • Reducing Food Waste by Undoing the "Beautiful Is Good" Stereotype

Maunakea Stewardship

Kaleo Pilago

  • Education and Outreach Programs on Maunakea
  • Maunakea Wahi Pana - Keanakākoʻi and Waiau
  • Focused Visitor Engagement Initiatives at the Maunakea Visitor Information Station
  • Community-focused Stewardship Programs on Maunakea
  • Incorporating Hawaiian Culture into CMS Daily Operations

Philosophy

Christopher Lauer

  • You Can Teach Ethics!
  • Philosophical Approaches to Masculinity
  • Philosophical Approaches to Artificial Intelligence

Physics & Astronomy

Richard Griffiths

  • UFOs : From Roswell to the Present - A Tale of Secrecy and Misinformation
  • Gravitational Lensing Observed with the Hubble Space Telescope
  • Dark Matter and Dark Energy
  • Black Holes

Kathy Malone

  • STEM Education
  • STEAM Education
  • Use of Dramatic Inquiry in Primary School Classrooms
  • Life of an Expat in Kazakhstan
  • The Use of Scientific Modeling Instruction in Secondary & Undergraduate Classrooms

Pharmacy/Rural Health

Karen Pellegrin

  • Rural Health
  • Medication Management/Safety
  • Evidence-based Leadership
  • Evidence-based Strategic Management

Pharmacy Practice

Jarred Prudencio

  • Pharmacists & the Quintuple Aim of Healthcare
  • Digital Health Tools for Patients
  • Healthcare-related Social Media
  • Diabetes

Political Science

Su-Mi Lee

  • U.S.-China Rivalry
  • (Outer) Space Security
  • North Korea Nuclear Negotiations
  • Space Diplomacy

Psychology

Eric Heuer

  • Alzheimer’s Disease: What do we really know?
  • Normal Aging: What is it and why does it matter?
  • Attention Deficit Disorder: Common Misconceptions

Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science

Elliott Parsons

  • How Climate Change Affects Invasive Species in the Pacific – the Pacific RISCC
  • Scenario Planning as a Tool for Addressing Climate Change Impacts to Invasive Species in the Pacific Region
  • The Tangled Web We Weave: The Proliferation of Invasive Species Terms and Definitions and Consequences for Management in the Face of Climate Change