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Jonathan Padwe
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Saunders 317
Educational Background
B.A., University of Virginia, 1990
M.E.Sc., Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, 2001
Ph.D., Yale University, 2011
Research / Teaching / Specializations
Agrarian transition in Southeast Asian highlands; swidden agriculture; cultural politics of postwar memory in Cambodia; the relationship between plant histories and social histories.
Rohayati Paseng
Librarian, Southeast Asian Collection
Hamilton Library 412
Educational Background
B.A., Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru, Indonesia, 1987
M.L.I.S., University of Hawaii, 1995
M.A., National University of Singapore, 2001
Research / Teaching / Specializations
Southeast Asian library resources
Kirstin Pauka
Professor of Theatre and Dance
Bilger Annex No. 6
Educational Background
B.A. and M.A., Justus-Liebig-Universität, Germany, 1989.
Ph.D., University of Hawaii 1995
Research / Teaching / Specializations
Dance and drama in Southeast Asia, Randai (West Sumatran) dance, and ritual and trance in performance
Michael Pietrusewsky
Professor of Anthropology
Dean 207
Educational Background
B.A., Anthropology, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1966
M.A., Anthropology, University of Toronto, 1967
Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Toronto, 1969
Research / Teaching / Specializations
Geographical areas: Pacific, Australia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia.
Topical/theoretical interests: paleoanthropology, bioarchaeology, biodistance studies, skeletal and dental indicators of health, Lapita skeletons, forensic anthropology
Methodological concerns: multivariate statistics, skeletal biology, paleopathology
Richard Pratt
Professor and Director, Public Administration Program
Saunders 631
Educational Background
Ph.D., Political Science, University of Hawaii, 1973
M.A., Educational Administration, University of Denver, 1967
B.A., Political Science, University of California at Riverside, 1965
Research / Teaching / Specializations
Pratt’s most recent book, edited with Jim Dator and Yongseok Seo, is entitled Fairness, Globalization, and Public Institutions: East Asia and Beyond (University of Hawaii Press, 2006). He has also published Hawaii Politics and Government: An American State in a Pacific World (University of Nebraska Press, 2000).
Teresita Ramos
Professor Emeritus of Filipino
Spalding 255L
Educational Background
B.S.E. (cum laude), University of the Philippines, 1952
M.A., ESL, University of Michigan, 1958
M.A., Linguistics, University of California, Los Angeles, 1964
Ph.D., Linguistics, University of Hawaii, 1973.
Research / Teaching / Specializations
Philippine linguistics, second language acquisition, curriculum development and proficiency testing, teacher training, Philippine literature and culture.
Paul Rausch
Associate Director, Center for Southeast Asian Studies
405 Moore Hall
Educational Background
B.A., University of Hawaii
M.A., University of Hawaii
Research / Teaching / Specializations
Cinema, clothing and culture of Southeast Asia
Lawrence Reid
Professor of Linguistics
Moore 559
Research / Teaching / Specializations
Philippine languages and linguistics, Lexicography, Comparative Austronesian morphology and syntax, Subgrouping of Western Austronesian languages, Typology of Southeast Asian languages.
Allen Riedy
Librarian Head, Asia Collection
Hamilton 406
Educational Background
Lisbeth Robotham
Lecturer of Filipino and Philippine Literature
Spalding 452
Educational Background
B.A., Linguistics, University of the Philippines, 1985
James Roumasset
Professor of Economics
Social Sciences Bldg 514
Educational Background
B.A., University of California, 1965
M.A., University of Hawaii, 1969
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1973
Research / Teaching / Specializations
Trade and pricing policies, resource management, irrigation, housing, land reform, financial market policy, institutional design
Chhany Sak-Humphry
Assistant Professor & Coordinator of Khmer
Spalding 255
Educational Background
Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1996
M.A., University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1992
P.D., University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1985
M.P.H., University of Hawai’i at Manoa, School of Public Health, 1982
B.A., Whitworth College, 1979
Research / Teaching / Specializations
Linguistics, Foreign Language Teaching, Innovative Technology, Bilingualism, Language Policies, Old Khmer Language: Syntax of Pre-Angkorian and Angkorian Inscriptions, Dictionary and Paleography, Modern Khmer Language: Syntax, Curriculum Development, Literature, Culture, Dictionary, Health and Cultural Issues of Khmer People.
Michael Schuster
Curator
East-West Center Gallery
Educational Background
Ph.D., Asian Theater, University of Hawaii
Research / Teaching / Specializations
Art of Asia and the Pacific, South and Southeast Asian culture, Asian theater and puppetry
Miriam Sharma
Professor of Asian Studies
Moore 218
Educational Background
B.A., Brooklyn College
M.A., University of Virginia
Ph.D., University of Hawaii
Research / Teaching / Specializations
The Reconstructed Village: Ethnography and the Ethnographer a Quarter of a Century Later, class formation and gender relations, feminist theory, international labor migration, social science methodology
Edward (Ned) Shultz
Professor of Asian Studies
Moore Hall 310
Educational Background
A.B., Political Science, Union College, 1966
M.A., History, University of Hawaii, 1970
Ph.D., History, University of Hawaii, 1976
Julius Soria
Lecturer, Illokano
Spalding 458
Educational Background
M.A., English as a Second Language, University of Hawaii
B.B.A., Business Administration, University of Hawaii
James Spencer
Associate Professor, Urban & Regional Planning
Office Location
Educational Background
Ph.D., Urban Planning, University of California, Los Angeles, 2002
M.E.M., Yale University, 1995
B.A., Cultural Anthropology and English, Amherst College, 1990
Research / Teaching / Specializations
The Political Economy of Regional Development, with particular attention to theories of labor market dynamics, theories of regional economic development and the spatial mismatch hypothesis.
Leslie Sponsel
Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
Saunders 317
Educational Background
B.A., Geology, Indiana University, 1965
M.A., Anthropology, Cornell University, 1973
Ph.D., Anthropology, Cornell University, 1981
Research / Teaching / Specializations
Mainland Southeast Asia (Thailand), Buddhist ecology (environmental philosophy, ethics, and action), Spiritual ecology (religion, ecology, and environment), Sacred places and biodiversity conservation (especially sacred caves)
Miriam Stark
Professor of Anthropology
Dean Hall 203C
Educational Background
B.A. (Honors), Anthropology/English, University of Michigan, 1984
M.A., Anthropology, University of Arizona, 1987
Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Arizona
Research / Teaching / Specializations
Southeast Asian archaeology, political economy and state formation, anthropology of technology, ethnoarchaeology, economic intensification, North American archaeology, gender studies
Krisna Suryanata
Associate Professor of Geography
Saunders 407
Educational Background
Jack Suyderhoud
Professor of Financial Economics and Institutions
Office Location
Educational Background
Ph.D., Economics, Purdue
Research / Teaching / Specializations
Hawaii economy, tax policy, state-local revenue diversification, balance and fiscal performance, state income tax expenditures
Brian Szuster
Assistant Professor of Geography
Saunders 413
Educational Background
Ph.D., Geography, University of Victoria (2001)
M.A., Geography, Simon Fraser University (1992)
B.Sc. (honors), Geography, University of Alberta (1986)
Research / Teaching / Specializations
The focus of my research is the impact of human development activities on coastal and marine environmental systems in Southeast Asia. I have an active research program based at Burapha University in eastern Thailand that is currently investigating the environmental impacts of marine shrimp aquaculture and rural shellfish farming. I am also interested in cumulative environmental effects and the implications of development on coastal resources such as reefs, fisheries, beaches and islands in Southeast Asia.
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