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Alicia C. Aguon, Ph.D.

Dean / Associate Professor of Mathematics

location Office Location: SOE 119
Mailing Address: UOG Station, Mangilao, Guam 96923
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CREDENTIALS

  • B.A., Mathematics, University of Guam
  • M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, University of Hawaii at Manoa
  • Ph.D., Mathematics Education, Union Institute & University (Ohio)
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IT Support Technician

location Office Location: SOE Bldg., 2nd Flr., Rm. 215E
Mailing Address: UOG Station, Mangilao, Guam 96923
Catherine Cardenas, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor / Advanced Education & Research Services 

location Office Location: SOE 210E
Mailing Address: UOG Station, Mangilao, Guam 96923
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CREDENTIALS

  • Ph.D., Exceptional Student, Northcentral University (Ariz.)
  • M. Ed., Special Education, University of Guam
  • B.S., Education - Speech & Language Therapy, Northeastern University (Mass.)

 

ABOUT

After 30 years of service, Dr. Cardenas retired from the Guam Department of Education where she served as a Special Education teacher, a related service provider, and a program coordinator for the Office of Compliance under the GDOE Division of Special Education.
She joined the UOG SOE adjunct faculty in 2010 teaching undergraduate and graduate Special Education courses.  In 2017 she became a full-time faculty member and currently serves as the Interim Program Chair for the MEd Special Education program.  In addition, she is a graduate faculty for the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program.
Her expertise focuses on training teachers to meet the needs of students with disabilities on Guam.  She is currently collaborating with UOG CEDDERS to secure federal grants under the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for personnel development in Special Education for Guam and the region.

Lourdes Ferrer, Ed.D.

Professor of Reading

location Office Location: SOE 210B
Mailing Address: UOG Station, Mangilao, Guam 96923
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CREDENTIALS

  • B.A., M.Ed., Philippines Normal University
  • Ed.D., University of the East (Philippines) 
Joseph Franquez, M.Ed.

Instructor

location Office Location: SOE 210C
Mailing Address: UOG Station, Mangilao, Guam 96923
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CREDENTIALS

  • BAM, Music Production and Engineering
  • M.Ed., Secondary Education – CHamoru Language, University of Guam
Jackysha N. Green

Assistant Professor of Elementary Education

location Office Location: School of Education
Mailing Address: UOG Station, Mangilao, Guam 96923
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CREDENTIALS

  • B.A., Early Childhood/Elementary Education, University of Guam
  • M.A., Counseling, University of Guam
  • Ed.D., Educational Leadership, Argosy University (Hawaii)
Andrew L. Grunzke

Associate Professor of Foundations and Educational Research / I Meyeng UOG-Certified Online Teacher

location Office Location: School of Education Building
Mailing Address: UOG Station, Mangilao, Guam 96923
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CREDENTIALS

  • Ph.D., Foundation of Education, University of Florida
  • M.A., English, University of Florida
  • MAT, Mathematics, University of Florida
  • B.A., English, University of Florida
  • B.S., Mathematics, University of Florida
Rebecca Z. Grunzke, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Education / I Meyeng UOG-Certified Online Instructor

location Office Location: SOE 208E
Mailing Address: UOG Station, Mangilao, Guam 96923
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CREDENTIALS

  • Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Florida
  • M.Ed., Social Foundations of Education, University of Florida
  • B.A., Near Eastern Studies and Sociocultural Anthropology, Brigham Young University (Utah)
Kathrine J. Gutierrez

Associate Professor / Chair of the Division of Advanced Education & Research Services

location Office Location: SOE 210F
Mailing Address: UOG Station, Mangilao, Guam 96923
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CREDENTIALS

  • Ph.D., Educational Leadership, The Pennsylvania State University
  • M.Ed., Higher Education, The Pennsylvania State University
  • Master of Public Administration, University of Guam
  • Bachelor of Business Administration - Management, University of Guam

ABOUT

Kathrine Gutierrez, Ph.D., joined the School of Education as an associate professor in January 2021. She is originally from Guam and is an alumna of the University of Guam.

She comes to the University of Guam from the University of Oklahoma, where she was on faculty since 2006. She worked specifically as a graduate faculty member there teaching and advising master's and doctoral students. 

Her higher education work experience includes research (scholarly publications and national/international conference presentations), teaching (graduate coursework), and service activities at the national/international levels. Dr. Gutierrez is interested in continuing research to focus on schools, school community, and culture. Her areas of emphasis are educational leadership and conducting educational research. 

She has experience in teaching online using technology for teaching and learning and earned certificates from the Online Learning Consortium. 

Upon joining UOG, she earned certificates from UOG’s Online Teaching Resources (OTR); and recently in Aug. 2023 completed a Quality Matters workshop earning a certificate for Applying the QM Rubric, re: the 7th edition standards.

She was selected to participate in the 2022 Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) cohort, a program of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), and having received a certificate of achievement, is now a 2022 Cohort alumna. Read more at Past ELP Cohorts - AASCU.

Geraldine S. James, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor of Advanced Education & Research Services

location Office Location: SOE 208G
Mailing Address: UOG Station, Mangilao, Guam 96923
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ABOUT

Dr. James is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education and the Program Chair for the Masters in Education School Administration and Supervision Program. She is also an Adjunct Professor for Argosy University/Hawaii’s doctoral education programs teaching graduate students in Guam, Hawaii, and American Samoa and chairing doctoral dissertation committees. Before coming to the University of Guam, Dr. James was an Associate Dean at the Guam Community College. Her professional career also includes over 25 years with the Guam Department of Education as a high school math teacher, school administrator, and Deputy Superintendent of Curriculum and Instructional Improvement.

EDUCATION

  • B.A., Secondary Education – Mathematics, University of Guam
  • M.Ed., University of Portland (Ore.)
  • Ed.D., Educational Leadership, Argosy University Hawaii

 

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Master School Administrator, Guam Department of Education
  • Master Educator, Math 6-12, Guam Department of Education
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