Logan Gillette is an Indigenous Māori scholar from Aotearoa (New Zealand), as well as a husband and father. He is an Indigenous researcher and an accomplished university administrator and educator with more than 18 years of experience in U.S. higher education in addition to eight years of corporate legal experience across the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea. He is deeply committed to higher education and student success.
His research interests include Indigenous rights, immigration law, intellectual property, public health, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander issues, diversity and inclusion in higher education.
Gillette recently relocated to Hawai‘i after serving for ten years in the Office of Graduate Studies at Brigham Young University–Provo in various administrative duties including Dean. During his tenure, he played a key role in increasing the diversity of the graduate student population; an achievement he regards as one of the most meaningful of his career. He looks forward to contributing to similar efforts in Hawai‘i and to serving as a positive force for change within the academic community.
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. Candidate, Social Sciences, University of Waikato
- J.D., Law, Brigham Young University - Provo
- M.P.A., Public Administration, Brigham Young University - Provo
- B.A., Pacific Island Studies, Brigham Young University - Hawaii
- B.A., Political Science, Brigham Young University - Hawaii
COURSES TAUGHT
- PAIS 105 - Introduction to Pacific Studies
- PAIS 220 - Pacific Social Development **
- PAIS 330 - Sovereignty and Self Governance in Oceania **
- BUSM 342 - Business Law & Ethics
- POSC 332 - Public Personnel Management
** – Courses being taught (Winter 2026)