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Department Chair Phone Fax Email
Anthropology Geoffrey White 808-956-8193 808-956-4893 anthchr@hawaii.edu
School of Communications Dan Wedemeyer 808-956-3783 808-956-5396 danw@hawaii.edu
Economics Gerard Russo 808-956-6820 808-956-4347 russo@hawaii.edu
Ethnic Studies Dean Alegado 808-956-8086 808-956-9494 alegado@hawaii.edu
Geography Ross Sutherland 808-956-3510 808-956-3512 sutherla@hawaii.edu
Information Technology Harry Partika 808-956-6113 808-956-5976 harry@hawaii.edu
Peace Institute & Conflict Resolution Carole Petersen 808-956-9391 808-956-9121 carolep@hawaii.edu
Political Science Jonathan Goldberg-Hiller 808-956-7536 808-956-6877 hiller@hawaii.edu
Psychology Ashley Maynard 808-956-8414 808-956-4700 amaynard@hawaii.edu
Public Administration Richard Pratt 808-956-8260 808-956-9571 pratt@hawaii.edu
Public Policy Center Susan Chandler 808-956-4237 808-956-0950 chandler@hawaii.edu
Social Science Research Institute Velma Kameoka 808-956-8930 808-956-2884 ssridir@hawaii.edu
Sociology William D. Wood 808-956-7676 808-956-3707 dwwood@hawaii.edu
Urban & Regional Planning Karl Kim 808-956-6865 808-956-6870 karlk@hawaii.edu
Women's Studies Susan Hippensteele 808-956-6928 808-956-9616 hippenst@hawaii.edu

 

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Project Directory

 

Name of Project Description
Center for Oral History Preserves the recollections of Hawai‘i’s people through oral interviews and disseminates oral history transcripts to researchers, students, and the general community.
Emprints Pacific EMPRINTS is a continuing education training partnership of eleven organizations, including the Hawaii State Civil Defense which has statewide emergency management responsibilities for Hawaii and Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), the world's leading developer of geographical information systems (GIS) software.
Futures Studies Serves as a futures research arm for public agencies, private groups, and individuals who require assistance in locating future-oriented information or experts.
Globalization Research Center Seeks to promote interdisciplinary, international and global studies of pressing problems faced by humanity and investigate causes, arguments and alternatives to present trends and relationships within the phenomena of globalization.
Hawai`i Coral Reef Initiative Research Program Supports scientific research and monitoring to enhance the state's capacity to manage its coral reef resources.
Hawaii Energy Policy Forum A unique experiment in collaborative energy planning and policy making. It includes representatives from business, government, and the community.
Hawaii Statewide Hazard Mitigation Forum Raises public awareness about how to mitigate (reduce) property loss due to natural hazards.
Interdisciplinary Certificates (PDF) Offers a unique opportunity for undergraduate students to broaden their studies through an interdisciplinary curriculum that addresses the range of issues faced by today’s society.
International Cultural Studies Certificate Program Promotes a critical inter-disciplinary understanding of culture at the University of Hawai`i, in the East-West Center, and in the local community.
Office for Evaluation and Needs Assessment Services Conducts program evaluation and needs assessment research primarily for public and private non-profit programs.
PEACESAT Seeks to lessen the problems of the digital divide in the Pacific Islands region.
Sustainable Saunders Planning to make Saunders Hall as sustainable as possible, measure the results and roll out successful projects to the rest of the campus.
UHERO Informs public- and private-sector economic decision-making through quantitative and analytical research with a particular focus on the economies of Hawai'i and the Asia-Pacific region.

 

 

 

 

 

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