Graduate Students

The Department has close to 100 graduate students, approximately 20 of whom are doing fieldwork or writing dissertations off island at any one time. The department has given 343 M.A. degrees and 160 Ph.D. degrees since its inception in 1930. Located on the third floor of the Saunders Hall, close to the center of campus, the department has numerous amenities to aid students in their research. Graduate students have a lounge and offices, in addition to access to several computer rooms and laboratories. A library is available with rare books, dissertations, and research materials. Anthropology draws graduate students who are focused on studies in Asia and the Pacific. They tend to have extensive experience living and working in foreign countries before coming to UH. This wealth of life experience provides a rich atmosphere for graduate students who contribute to stimulating seminar discussions.

For information on degree programs in Anthropology at the University of Hawai'i see:

MA in Anthropology
PhD in Anthropology

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List of Graduate Students

Name E-mail Subfield/Area
Acabado, Stephen dresh37@yahoo.com Archaeology--S.E. Asia (PhD)
Arakawa, Tai tarakawa@hawaii.edu Physical--E. Asia
Baker, J.D. bakerjon@hawaii.edu Medical--Pacific (PhD)
Ball, Patrick patrickball@gmail.com Cultural
Barrier-Heinz, Sandra sheinz@hawaii.edu Medical--Pacific
Bodemer, Maggie bodemer@hawaii.edu Cultural--Asia (PhD)
Bundhuwong, Chalita chalita@hawaii.edu Cultural
Calugay, Cyril calugay@hawaii.edu Archaeology -- Philippines (PhD)
Carlsen, Matthew mcarlsen@hawaii.edu Cultural--Japan (PhD)
Cauchois, Mickaelle Hinanui cauchois@hawaii.edu Archaeology--Fr. Polynesia (PhD)
Chassels, Marla Cultural (PhD)
Chen, Chien-Yuan cychen@hawaii.edu Cultural (PhD)
Chipchase, Anne achipcha@hawaii.edu Cultural
Choi, Jinwha Cultural/Social--Korea, Hawaii
Christensen, Paul paulchri@hawaii.edu Cultural--Japan (PhD)
Clinton, Shanna sclinton@hawaii.edu Cultural/Medical
Condit, Joey Archaeology--Hawaii
Conran, Mary Cultural/Social--Thailand (PhD)
Craft, Ruth rcraft@hawaii.edu Cultural--Micronesia
Cunningham, Eric ericjc@hawaii.edu Cultural--E. Asia
Curtis, Valerie vcurtis@hawaii.edu Archaeology--Hawaii
Davan,Teresa E. Archaeology--Hawaii
Dillon, Atsuko H. Physical--E. Asia, Pacific
Donham, Theresa donham@hawaii.edu Archaeology--Hawaii (PhD)
Dudgeon, John dudgeon@hawaii.edu Archaeology/Genetics--Fiji (PhD)
Escott, Glenn ggescott@yahoo.com Archaeology--S.E. Asia (PhD)
Esh, Kelley kesh@eds.org Archaeology--Oceania (PhD)
Farias, Mary Luika (Malia) makakupu1@hotmail.com Archaeology--Pacific
Fehrenbach, Shawn Archaeology--S.E. Asia
Filimoehala, Chris chrisf@hawaii.edu Archaeology--Pacific
Fifita, Patricia pfifita@hawaii.edu Cultural--S Pacific
Finney, Suzanne sfinney@hawaii.edu Maritime Archaeology,
Cult Resource Mgt (PhD)
Fong, Jeffrey jwkfong@hawaii.edu Physical --East Asia, Pacific
Fukutomi, Satomi sfukutom@hawaii.edu Cultural--Japan (PhD)
Furnish, Naomi Cultural-China (PhD)
Gard, Amie amiegard@hawaii.edu Archeology/Forensic
Genz, Joseph genz@hawaii.edu Cultural--Pacific (PhD)
Gonzalez, Ana Lucia anagonza@hawaii.edu Archaeology--Highlands Ecuador
Hasegawa, Yuka yukahase@hawaii.edu Cultural--Japan (PhD)
He, Jifang jhe@hawaii.edu Cultural
Heng, Piphal piphal@hawaii.edu Archeology
Hoerman, Rachel hoerman@hawaii.edu Archeology
Huang, Li-Jen lijen@hawaii.edu Cultural--SE Asia (PhD)
Humphrey, Lisa lhumphre@hawaii.edu Archaeology-Pacific (PhD)
Ikehara, Rona rikehara@hawaii.edu Physical--Pacific (PhD)
Izumi,Hiroaki Linguistic--Indonesia, Vanuatu (PhD)
Kaakau, Melissa mkaakau@hawaii.edu Applied Archeology
Katsuno, Hirofumi hirofumi@hawaii.edu Cultural--Japan (PhD)
Kikiloi, Scott kikiloi@hawaii.edu Archaeology--Hawaii (PhD)
Kim, Soojin soojink@hawaii.edu Cultural
Kim, Yoon-Young yoonkim@hawaii.edu Cultural/Applied--Korea (PhD)
Kunkel, Sarah skunkel@hawaii.edu Cultural
Lai, Kuan-Jung kuanjung@hawaii.edu Cultural
Lasso De Paulis, Lucia lasso@hawaii.edu Cultural--Panama
Lauer, Adam alauer@hawaii.edu Physical--SE Asia (PhD)
Ledward, Brandon bledward@hawaii.edu Cultural/Pacific (PhD)
Lee, Hyeon Ju hyeon@hawaii.edu Cultural--Korea (PhD)
Kunkel, Sarah skunkel@hawaii.edu Cultural
Lin, Denise neesie_dal@yahoo.com Cultural
Luna, Regina reginal@hawaii.edu Ecological--Pacific (PhD)
Maret, Jeffrey maret@hawaii.edu Cultural--Japan, Identity (PhD)
McMillen, Heather L. hmcmille@hawaii.edu Ethnobotany--Africa, USA (PhD)
Mintmier, Melanie A. mintmier@hawaii.edu Archaeology--China
Mochihara, Tomoko mochihar@hawaii.edu Cultural--Japan
Mohamed-Zaini, Shah Alam shah@hawaii.edu Archaeology--S.E. Asia (PhD)
Morrison, Alexander aljazz4@aol.com Arch--Pacific (PhD)
Nago, Asami anago@hawaii.edu Cultural (PhD)
Naleimaile, Sean P. naleimai@hawaii.edu Archaeology--Hawai'i
Nguyen, Thao Cong tcnguyen@hawaii.edu Cultural--Vietnam
Nitzky, William nitzky@hawaii.edu Cultural (PhD)
Nojima, Yoko ynojima@hawaii.edu Ethnoarchaeology-Pacific (PhD)
Pacheco, Robert Cultural/Social--Latin A., Pacific
Page, Richard pagerich@hawaii.edu Cultural
Perry, J. Lahela lahela@hawaii.edu Archaeology--Polynesia (PhD)
Rapu, Sergio A. rapu@hawaii.edu Archaeology (PhD)
Ratledge, Nathan nathanratledge@gmail.com Cultural
Ru, Hung-Yu hungyu@hawaii.edu Medical--Taiwan (PhD)
Runestad, Pamela runestad@hawaii.edu Cultural
Sack, Nancy sack@hawaii.edu Archaeology
Sipos, Jessica B. jbusch@hawaii.edu Medical--Japan (PhD)
Spoon, Jeremy spoon@hawaii.edu Ecological--Nepal (PhD)
Stephen, Jesse jstephen@hawaii.edu Archaeology--Oceania (PhD)
Stevens-Gleason, Aggy Cultural--Hawai`i
Suzuki, Katherine Cultural--Asia, Pacific
Swazey, Kelli Cultural--Indonesia
Terry, Daniel C. Archaeology--Hawaii
Tolentino, Dominica Cultural--Micronesia (PhD)
Uyeoka, Kelley kuyeoka@hawaii.edu Cultural
Valcour, Nicole Cultural--China
Van Allen, Joel joelva@hawaii.edu Cultural
Vaughan, Ashley M. Cultural/Social--Hawaii, Pacific
Vu, Thi Tu Anh Cultural--SE Asia (PhD)
Yamada, Toru T. Cultural--Japan (PhD)
Yazzie, Cecelia cry_babygirl@hotmail.com Cultural
Young, Forrest W. Discursive Practices--Oceania (PhD)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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