Dr. Norman “T-man” Thompson is an Assistant Professor in Pacific Studies at Brigham Young University–Hawaii. His research interests include all things Pacific, including music, tatau, cultural identity, and composition, to name a few. His doctoral dissertation, entitled “Navigating (S)Pacific Classrooms: Exploring Indigenous Pacific Islander Metaphors in First-Year Composition” contends that the processing of the structures and symbolisms of Indigenous Pacific Islander metaphors can provide a framework by which writers can find better success in first-year composition courses.
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., English Literature, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
- M.A., English Literature, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
- B.A., English, Brigham Young University - Hawaii
COURSES TAUGHT
- PAIS 105 - Introduction to Pacific Studies **
- PAIS 201 - Indigenous Pacific Research Methodology
- PAIS 331 - Women in Oceania
- PAIS 375 - Environmental Issues and Resource Management **
- PAIS 390R - Special Topics (Resistance in the Pacific: Writing, Music & Poetry) **
- ENGL 101 - College Writing, Reading and Research
- ENGL 201 - Literary Analysis and Research
- GE 100 - Local Communities: Principals of Moral and Civic Engagement
** - Courses currently being taught (Winter 2025)
PUBLICATIONS
Thompson, N. F. (2016). Review [Review of The Dead Lands, by Toa Fraser, James Rolleston, Lawrence Makoare, & Te Kohe Tuhaka]. Marvels & Tales, 30(1), 138–140. https://doi.org/10.13110/marvelstales.30.1.0138
Thompson, T. (2014). Sinking Waka. Hawai'i Review, 80(1), 69. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/42385