CREDENTIALS

• B.A., Communications, University of Guam

ABOUT

John develops content for UOG Sea Grant and implements strategies for publicizing research and outreach activities to scientific communities and the general public. He gathers, prepares, and disseminates written and graphic communications through a variety of print and electronic outlets, including press releases, newsletters, and social media. Sea Grant shares his services with Guam EPSCoR, NASA Guam EPSCoR, and the Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center.

ABOUT

Dr. Kisha Borja-Quichocho-Calvo joins the university as an assistant professor of CHamoru studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Division of Humanities. She has taught various courses at UOG since 2010 and recently earned her doctorate in political science with a specialization in indigenous politics from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.

CREDENTIALS

• Ph.D., Political Science - Indigenous Politics, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
• M.A., Pacific Island Studies, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
• MAT, University of Guam
• B.A., English, Hawai'i Pacific University

PUBLICATIONS

Her poetry was published in 2019 in “Effigies III” (edited by Allison Hedge Coke, Brandy Nālani McDougall, and Craig Santos Perez), which featured chapbook-length poetry from four Indigenous poets from Oceania. 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Indigenous education in Guåhan
• CHamoru culture and identity