Extension Agent I / Assistant Instructor for Sustainable Agriculture & Community Wellness
Office Location:
ALS 105B
ROLES & DESIGNATIONS
- Western SARE Co-Coordinator
- UOG Liaison to the Southern Soil & Water Conservation District
CREDENTIALS
- B.S., Tropical Agriculture, University of Guam
- Hawaii Master Food Preserver Trainer
Interim Associate Director of Extension / Professor of Nutrition
Office Location:
ALS 206
CREDENTIALS
- Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
- Ph.D., Nutrition, University of Hawaii at Manoa
- M.S., Nutrition, Eastern Michigan University
- B.S., Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Hawaii at Manoa
RESEARCH and EXTENSION Interests
- Childhood obesity prevention and treatment
- Overall health for Guam's people through a Pacific cultural context.
HOBBIES
Dancing, running, spending time at the beach, spending time with husband and son
Dean / Associate Professor of Mathematics
Office Location:
SOE 119
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)
Assistant Professor of Public Administration
Office Location:
SBPA 133
CREDENTIALS
- BBA, Gonzaga University (Wash.)
- MPA, University of Guam
- J.D., Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College (Ore.)
Professor of Anthropology and Micronesian Studies
Office Location:
HSS 120C
ABOUT
David Atienza received his Ph.D. in Anthropology from the Complutense University of Madrid in 2006 and relocated to Guam the same year, where he currently resides. With a history, philosophy, anthropology, and applied linguistics background, Dr. Atienza has taught at various institutions in Spain and Guam. His research focuses on cultural identity processes and historical anthropology, particularly in the Mariana Islands, and he has several publications, some co-authored with Dr. Alexander Coello de la Rosa. He holds the position of professor of Anthropology at the University of Guam.
CREDENTIALS
- B.A., History, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- M.A., Applied Linguistics, Universidad Antonio de Nebrija (Spain)
- Ph.D., Anthropology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Extension Agent II / Instructor of Plant Production
Office Location:
ALS 105C
ROLES & DESIGNATIONS
- UOG Advisor to the Farmers Cooperative Association of Guam
CREDENTIALS
- M.S., Environmental Science, University of Guam
- B.S., Agriculture, University of Guam
Instructor of Critical Thinking and Logic
Office Location:
EC 118E
CREDENTIALS
- B.A., English, Shaoguan University (China)
- M.A., Logic, South China Normal University
- I Meyeng UOG-Certified Online Teacher

Extension Specialist / Professor of Agricultural Economics & Sustainable Agriculture
Office Location:
ALS 105G and ALS 228D
CREDENTIALS
- B.S., Horticulture Science and Plant Protection, University of Georgia
- M.S., Agricultural Economics, University of Georgia
- Ph.D., Adult Education, University of Georgia
- Hawaii Master Food Preserver Trainer
Extension Agent III
Office Location:
ALS 228C
CREDENTIALS
- BBA, University of Guam
- M.S., Management, Colorado State University
Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of CHamoru Studies
Office Location:
HSS 318b
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
