Instructor of CHamoru
Office Location:
HSS 120-J
CREDENTIALS
- BAE, CHamoru Language and Culture Teaching, University of Guam
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Office Location:
HSS 314
ABOUT
Brett A. Fulkerson-Smith, Ph.D., specializes in the history of philosophy with an emphasis on German idealism.His primary research focuses on the philosophical methodologies of Immanuel Kant and J.G. Fichte — and the role of the imagination therein — and can be found in book chapters and scholarly journals like "Kantian Review," "Bulletin of the Hegel Society of Great Britain," "Epoché: A Journal for the History of Philosophy," and "Society and Politics."
He also contributes to the scholarship of teaching and learning, having presented on the transformation of physical learning environments in colleges and universities to facilitate deep learning among students, the use of argument maps in college classes, the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl, and the Philosophy with Children (PwC) movement.
Before coming to the University of Guam, Dr. Fulkerson-Smith was Professor of Philosophy at Harper College, just outside of Chicago, where he served as a faculty member for more than 10 years.
CREDENTIALS
- Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Kentucky
- M.A., Philosophy, Boston College (Mass.)
- B.A., Philosophy, John Carroll University (Ohio)
Professor of History, Micronesian Studies, and CHamoru Studies
Office Location:
HSS 120F
CREDENTIALS
- BBA, International Business, University of Hawaii
- M.A., Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawaii
- Ph.D., History, University of Hawaii
Professor of Japanese / I Meyeng UOG-Certified Online Teacher
Office Location:
HSS 120B
CREDENTIALS
- B.A., English Language and Literature, Chukyo University (Japan)
- M.A., English – English as a Second Language, University of Memphis (Tenn.)
- Ph.D., Applied Linguistics and Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language, University of Mississippi
Associate Professor of Archaeology and Micronesian Studies
Office Location:
HSS 120A
ABOUT
Dr. Bill Jeffery has been working as a maritime archaeologist for over 30 years. In 1990, Bill was a member of an Australian team that trained some of China’s first maritime archaeologists. Since 2002, he has been working on various aspects of maritime archaeology in Hong Kong and more recently the training of a number of local divers, and the implementation of maritime archaeology research and excavation projects, the first such projects to be conducted in Hong Kong. Bill’s background in maritime archaeology is in Australia, where after studying with the Western Australian Museum, he formulated and coordinated a maritime heritage program for a state government agency, Heritage South Australia from 1981-2001. He went onto working with the Federated States of Micronesia National Historic Preservation Office and completing a PhD in maritime archaeology at James Cook University. He is a consulting maritime archaeologist to ERM Hong Kong, and Research Associate with the Hong Kong Maritime Museum. He has implemented various types of archaeological and heritage investigations in Australia, the Pacific region, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and various countries in Africa. Bill has lectured in cultural heritage preservation, maritime archaeology and conducted maritime archaeology field schools with Flinders University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Guam and James Cook University in addition to teaching Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) training programs in eleven different countries.
Some current activities and project work can be seen at:
- http://www.apconf.org
- http://www.hkuhgroup.com
- http://www.hkmaritimemuseum.org
- http://www.islandculture.info/yaptraditionalfishweirs/index.htm
Blog: INTERPRETING SEABEE JUNKYARD, GUAM
AN 462, Spring 2016: Advanced Field Methods Archaeology
CREDENTIALS
- A.D., Surveying, University of South Australia
- Graduate Diploma, Maritime Archaeology, Curtin University (Australia)
- Ph.D., Maritime Archaeology, James Cook University (Australia)
Assistant Professor of Vocal Performance
Office Location:
EC 118A
ABOUT
Colleen Jennings recently completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at The University of Iowa and is pleased to join the Fine Arts faculty at the University of Guam. She comes to UOG with diverse national and international experiences. Previously, Colleen taught at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand.
She has sung for King Bhumibol Adulyadej in a command performance featuring his compositions. She appeared with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra in performances of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony and Mahler’s 4th Symphony. Colleen sang in Myanmar on a US Embassy sponsored concert tour and sang for the heads of state of the nations of Asia and Oceania at the ASEAN Summit. She also sang Donna Anna in Don Giovanni under the direction of Georges Delnon in Milan, Italy.
She appeared as Mimì in The University of Iowa School of Music’s 100th Anniversary production of La Bohème. Colleen appeared with Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre as Young Artist in productions of L’elisir d’amore, Madama Butterfly and Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah, where she also served as the understudy for the title role.Colleen appeared with the Jackson Symphony Orchestra of Jackson, Michigan singing Italian arias and duets. Colleen has appeared as soprano soloist in Westminster Fine Arts series productions of Poulenc’s Gloria, PDQ Bach’s The Seasonings, Orff’s Carmina burana and the American premiere of John Tavener’s Fall and Resurrection.
Colleen received a Master of Music degree in Voice Performance from Drake University and a Bachelor of Arts from the College of St. Catherine.
CREDENTIALS
- B.A., Sociology, The College of St. Catherine (Minn.)
- M.M., Vocal Performance and Pedagogy, Drake University (Iowa)
- DMA, Vocal Performance and Pedagogy, The University of Iowa
Adjunct Instructor of Women & Gender Studies and Sociology
Office Location:
HSS 205
CREDENTIALS
- B.A., Psychology and Philosophy, Elon University (N.C.)
- M.Ed., Counseling and Guidance, University of Guam
Professor of Sociology
Office Location:
HSS 318D
ABOUT
Dr. Kirk Johnson was raised for most of his childhood in the mountains of Western India, where he attended an International Baha’i School with students from over 34 different countries. This experience had a profound and indelible impact on his life, world view, and the course of his future career. He returned to the United States for university at the age of 17 and found himself drawn to the social sciences while an undergraduate at Fort Hays State University in Kansas. After earning his baccalaureate degree, he moved to Ohio University, where he earned two master’s degrees in sociology and in international development. Dr. Johnson’s doctoral research while at McGill University in Montreal Canada took him back to the mountains of his youth where he explored the influence of television on the lives of villagers in India.
He then moved to the Pacific, where he has worked at the University of Guam as a professor of sociology for the past two decades. Dr. Johnson has served as director of the Bali Field School, a community development project, since 2004, providing students an opportunity to explore, through a cross-cultural lens, the dynamics between tradition and modernity, globalization and the survival of indigenous peoples and cultures, and highlights the complexity and tensions of social change in the 21st century. His work and service has taken him throughout the Pacific to island nations including Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa, Kiribati, Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Hawaii, the Northern Mariana Islands, and New Zealand. His work in Asia has been primarily in India and Indonesia.
He has published numerous books and journal articles, given over 30 conference presentations around the world focusing on research in the areas of development and social change, religion and education, human ecology, and sustainability. Dr. Johnson’s ongoing work in the Pacific Asia region has allowed him to learn firsthand about the processes of community development and capacity building at the grassroots in many different settings.
Professional history
EDUCATION/credentials
- B.A., Sociology, Fort Hays State University (Kansas)
- M.A., Sociology and International Development, Ohio University
- Ph.D., Sociology, McGill University (Canada)
Bali Field School
Click on the links below to find out more about the Bali Field School, an annual course that is held each year over spring break.
- "Stairs, Prayers, & a Thousand Temples"- Bali Field School 2017
- View Highlights from the 2015 Bali Field School
- Bali Field School
- More on Bali Field School
- Bali Field School Assessment
- Video Highlights from the 2011 Bali Field School
Student Research and Service
- Student Research and Service
- SO202 Sociology Student Service Learning Initiative 2011 at Hurao Academy
- SO202 Sociology Student Service Learning Initiative 2011 Fundraising to support Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Guam
DOCUMENTARY
The 2007 Bali Field School produced a five-part documentary series titled "Casting Our Net: Rediscovering Community in the 21st Century." It has been screened at three international academic conferences as well as in Bali, Indonesia.
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Adjunct Professor of Music / Director of The Latte Tones
Office Location:
Fine Arts Building #124
CREDENTIALS
- B.M., B.A., M.M., D.M.A., University of Washington
Professor of Japanese / I Meyeng UOG-Certified Online Teacher
Office Location:
HSS 120D
CREDENTIALS
- B.A., South Asian Studies, Osaka University of Foreign Studies (now Osaka University) (Japan)
- M.A., Japanese Language Studies, Osaka University of Foreign Studies (now Osaka University) (Japan)
- Ph.D., Language and Culture, Linguistics, Osaka University of Foreign Studies (now Osaka University) (Japan)
- I Meyeng UOG-Certified Online Teacher
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