Faculty
Bogart, Louise
Emerita Associate Professor of Education (1984)
B.A., Kansas State University
M.Ed., College of Notre Dame
Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Brodey, Vivana
Emerita Professor of Spanish (1988)
B.A. Hunter College, CUNY
M.A., Columbia
Ph.D., University of California Berkeley
Carey, Richard
Emeritus Professor of History (1980)
B.G.S., Chaminade College of Honolulu
M.A., Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Goff, M. Lee
Emeritus Professor of Forensic Sciences (2001)
B.S., University of Hawaii at Manoa
M.S., California State University, Long Beach
Ph.D., University of Hawaii
James, Jon H.
Emeritus Associate Professor of English (1969)
B.A., University of Notre Dame
M.A., University of California, Los Angeles
Klauser, Jack E.
Emeritus Professor Economics (1973)
B.S., Columbia University
M.A., Ph.D., New York University
Kop, Melba E.
Emerita Associate Professor of Communication (1966)
B.A., M.A., University of Hawaii
Lawes, Robert B.
Emeritus Professor of Business (1984)
B.S., University of Southwestern Louisiana
M.I.M., American Graduate School of International Management
Lum, Albert W.H.
Emeritus Professor of English (1962)
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Mori, Arthur L.
Emeritus Professor of Chemistry (1971)
B.E., Yale University
Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Sarber, Eileen H.
Emerita Associate Professor of Spanish and ESL (1967)
B.A., St. Olaf College, Minnesota
M.A., University of Iowa
Smith, Mi-Soo Bae
Emerita Professor of Mathematics (1985)
B.S., Kyungpook University, Korea
M.S., Ph.D., Yale University
Yablonsky, Jude
Emerita Professor of Communication (1984)
B.S.E., Youngstown State University
M.A., University of Notre Dame Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Yee, Daniel J.W.
Emeritus, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Science (1965)
B.S., University of Dayton
M.Ed., University of Hawaii
Ranked Faculty
Note: Date shown in parenthesis is the year of initial appointment
Allen, Joseph
Associate Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice (2004)
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Anderson, Robert
Associate Professor of Psychology (2019)
Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Baez, Vilmarie
Assistant Professor of Psychology (2020)
Ph.D., Mercer University
Bailey, Frank
Professor of History (1998)
B.A., Chaminade University of Honolulu
M.A., Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Baker, Johnathan
Assistant Professor of Biology (2017)
B.S., University of Wisconsin
M.A., Arizona State University
Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Becker, Ronald
Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice (2002)
B.Sc., Sam Houston State University
M.Ed., Texas A & M University
J.D., St. Mary’s University, San Antonio
Bieberly, Clifford
Associate Professor of Communication (2002)
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Wichita State University
Bordner, Richard M.
Professor of Anthropology (1983)
B.A., University of Oregon
M.A., Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Brownlow, Maria
Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems (2011)
M.B.A., Ph.D. Polytechnic University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland
Burger, Kathleen
Assistant Professor of Nursing (2021)
Ph.D., Duquesne University
Callahan, Caryn Ann
Professor of Finance (1989)
B.A., Colby College
M.B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University
Carlson, Brooke
Assistant Professor of English (2013)
B.A. Bowdoin College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California
Carney, Timothy F.
Associate Professor of Music (2000)
B.A., Hamilton College
M.Mus., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
D.Mus., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Carter, David O.
Director of Forensic Sciences (2012)
B.S., University of Idaho
M.Sc., Bournemouth University
Ph.D., James Cook University
Castle, Lilia
Professor in History and Philosophy (1999)
Ph.D., St. Petersburg University, Russia
Chong, Rylan
Assistant Professor in Data Science (2020)
B.A., Chaminade University
Ph.D., Purdue University
Chun, Hans
Assistant Professor in Education (2016)
M.A., Ed.D., University of the Pacific
Chun, Kathryn
Assistant Professor of Psychology (2019)
Ph.D., Alliant International University
Cochran, Matthew
Associate Professor of Physics (2010)
B.A., Grinnell College
M.S., Ph.D., University of Washington
Cogbill, Jolene
Assistant Professor of Biology (2009)
B.S., University of California, Irvine
M.S., Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Coleman, David L.
Professor of Religious Studies (1984)
B.A., M.A., University of Hawaii
M.A., University of San Francisco
Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Coleman, Valerie M.
Librarian IV (1989)
B.A., M.L.I.S., University of Hawaii
Cooper, Denise
Assistant Professor of Nursing (2012)
B.S., M.S.N., RN-BC, Anna Maria College
Creekmore, Jeremy
Assistant Professor of Nursing (2019)
B.S., Hawaii Pacific University
DeMasters, Janice
Associate Professor of Nursing (2021)
B.S., Maryville University
Ph.D., University of Missouri
Dohm, Michael
Associate Professor of Biology (2005)
B.S., University of Washington
M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Dohm, Sheryl
Senior Lecturer of Mathematics (2011)
B.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.Ed., Chaminade University of Honolulu
Edelson, Cheryl
Dean of Humanities & Fine Arts (2005)
B.S., University of California, Riverside
M.A., University of California, Irvine
Ph.D., University of California, Riverside
Espinosa, Ireneo
Assistant Professor of Nursing (2021)
M.S., Western Governors University
Francis, Allison E.
Professor in English (2003)
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis
Fryxell, Dale R.
Dean of Education & Behavioral Sciences (1998)
B.A., University of Minnesota
M.A., University of St. Thomas
M.A., Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Galli, Tom
Senior Lecturer of Communication (2004)
B.A., M.A., Northeast Louisiana University
Gao, Guanlin
Assistant Professor of Economics (2017)
Ph.D. Georgia State University
Gaskill, Lorena
Assistant Professor of Nursing (2020)
B.S., Montana State University
M.S., University of California, Los Angeles
Grabowsky, Gail Gl.
Dean of Natural Sciences & Mathematics (1997)
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Duke University
Griffiths, Genevieve
Lecturer of Biology (2020)
B.A., Ph.D., University of Delaware
Hackman, Denise
Associate Professor of Nursing (2014) B.S., M.S.N., RN, University of Phoenix
Halston, Abby
Assistant Professor of Psychology (2017) B.S., Portland State University
M.S., Chaminade University
Ed.D., University of Southern California
Hawkins, Blendine
Assistant Professor of Psychology (2018)
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Hill, Richard
Associate Professor of English (2010)
Ph.D., University of Edinburgh U.K.
Iwamoto, Darren
Associate Professor of Psychology (2013)
B.A., University of Hawaii
M.S., Chaminade University
Ed.D., Capella University
Kandel, Frederique
Assistant Professor of Biology (2017)
B.S., North Carolina State University
M.S., University of Hawaii Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Kawakami, Joel
Professor of Chemistry (2006)
B.S., Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Kido, Richard
Associate Professor of Accounting (2002)
B.A., Michigan State
M.B.A., University of Hawaii
Kraus, James
Professor of English (1985)
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Kuriyama, Carolyn
Senior Lecturer of Communication (2001)
B.A., University of Washington
M.A., Harvard University
Lau, Collin K.C.
Lecturer of Criminology & Criminal Justice (1997)
B.Ed., J.D., University of Hawaii
LePage, Sharon
Librarian III (2002)
B.A., M.L.I.Sc., University of Hawaii
Lockard, Elizabeth
Professor of Environmental & Interior Design (2011)
B.A., University of New Hampshire
M. of Architecture, Yale University
Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Magpantay-Monroe, Edna
Professor of Nursing (2017)
M.S., University of Maryland, Baltimore
Ed.D., University of Phoenix
Man, Bryan D.Y.
Professor in Sociology (1980)
B.A., M.A., University of Hawaii
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
McNally, Christopher
Professor of Political Economy (2011)
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
Merc, Eduard
Assistant Professor of Business (2021)
M.S., M.B.A., Hawaii Pacific University
Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Moseley, Bryan
Associate Professor of Education (2008)
B.A., University of California, San Diego
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Mukina, Travis
Assistant Professor of Education (2017)
B.S., Slippery Rock University
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Naeole, Chrystie
Assistant Professor of Biology (2012)
B.S., Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Nafarrete, Jennifer
Assistant Professor of Nursing (2021)
M.S., University of Phoenix
Nakahodo, Koreen
Senior Lecturer of English (2010)
B.A., M.A., University of Hawaii
Panow-Loui, Wera
Lecturer II of Business (2020)
M.B.A., Chaminade University
Park, Elizabeth
Associate Professor of Education (2006)
B.S., University of California, Los Angeles
M.S., Pratt Institute
M.Ed., Chaminade University
Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Manoa
Patrinos, Christopher
Assistant Professor of Theatre (2020)
M.A., University of Hawaii at Manoa
Perrault, Katelynn
Assistant Professor of Forensic
Sciences and Chemistry (2017)
Ph.D., University of Technology Sydney
Pfeiffer, Regina
Associate Professor of Theology (1999)
B.A., University of Hawaii
M.A., St. Mary-of-the-Woods
D.Min., Graduate Theological Foundation
Philhower, Lianne
Associate Professor of Psychology (2019)
Ph.D., Hawaii School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University
Ragasa, Dustyn
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies (2019)
B.A., Chaminade University of Honolulu
M.A.T., Dominican School of Philosophy & Theological Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union
Ramocki, Lorin
Assistant Professor of Nursing (2017)
D.N.P., University of Massachusetts Amherst
Rosado, Julieta
Associate Professor of Nursing (2013)
B.S., University of the State of New York
M.S., Syracuse University
M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Manoa
Roseler, Katrina
Associate Professor of Education (2015)
B.S., Humboldt State University
M.S., Walden University
Ph.D., Florida State University
Ruiz-Jones, Guadalupe
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science (2020)
Ph.D., Stanford University
Sakai-Kawada, Francis
Lecturer of Chemistry (2021)
Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Santee, Robert G.
Director of Psychology (1994)
B.A., M.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Scanlan, Sean
Director of Psychology (2019)
Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Smith, Mary
Assistant Professor of Education (2005)
B.A., Fairfield University
M.S., Wagner College
Ph.D., University of Virginia
Smith, Pamela
Associate Dean of Nursing (2021)
M.S., Hawaii Pacific University
Speck, Mark
Assistant Professor of Data Science (2019)
B.S., The State University of New Jersey, Rutgers
M.S., University of Hawaii at Manoa
Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Manoa
Steiger, Peter
Associate Professor of Philosophy & Religion (2005)
B.A., The Ohio State University
M.A., University of Dayton
Ph.D., The Catholic University of America
Stern, Jeffrey
Assistant Professor of Psychology (2019)
Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Suh, Junghwa
Associate Professor of Interior Design (2012)
B.S., Gonzaga University
M.A., Washington State University
D.Arch., University of Hawaii
Tanji, Joy
Associate Professor of Psychology (2019)
Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Terem, Bulent
Professor of Chemistry (1988)
B.S., Robert College of Istanbul, Turkey
M.Sc., Ph.D., University of East Anglia, U.K.
Teruya, Lynette
Librarian I (2015)
B.A., M.A., University of Hawaii at Manoa
Tipton, Laura
Assistant Professor of Data Science (2020)
Trammel, Ricky
Associate Professor of Psychology (2019)
Ph.D., Arizona State University
Trapido-Rosenthal, Henry
Associate Professor of Biology (2010)
B.S., University of Southern California
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Treece, Kelly
Assistant Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice (2018)
B.S., Mount Senario College of Wisconsin
M.S., University of Wisconsin Platteville
Ph.D., Walden University
Trevorrow, Tracy
Professor of Psychology (1997)
B.S., Bethany College
M.S., San Diego State University
Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Turner, Helen
Professor of Biology (2007)
B.Sc., (Hons), University of York, U.K.
Ph.D., University of London, U.K.
Unni, Chitha R.
Professor of Philosophy (1996)
B.A., M.A., University of Madras, India
M.A., Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Washburn-Repollo, Eva
Associate Professor of Communication (2017)
B.A., M.A., Silliman University, Philippines
M.S., Southern Connecticut State University
Ph.D. University of Hawaii
Weaver, Deacon Michael E.
Lecturer of History and Political Science (2013)
B.A., Gonzaga University
M.Ed., University of Hawaii
M.P.T., Chaminade University of Honolulu
Weichaus, Michael
Assistant Professor of Biology (2014)
Ph.D., Robert Gordon University, U.K.
Williamson, Aaron
Associate Professor of Business and Communications
M.S., University of Baltimore (2007)
Wong, Chock Y.
Associate Professor of Mathematics (1989)
B.S., Guangzhou Teachers College, China
M.A., Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Wong, Sr. Malia
Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies (2012)
B.S., Chaminade University of Honolulu
M.A., University of San Francisco
D.Min., University of Creations Spirituality
Wright, Claire
Associate Professor of Biology (2011)
B.S., University of Westminster
M.S., University of London
Ph.D., The Open University
Wyble, Justin
Senior Lecturer in English (2009)
B.A., University of Florida
M.A., C.Phil., University of California, San Diego
Yamasaki, Michio
Professor of History (1988)
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Yoza, Becky
Assistant Professor of Nursing (2021)
Ph.D., University of Michigan, Flint