Research Interests:
Indigenous Anthropology; Moana/Oceanian Tā-Vā (Time-Space) Theory; Migration, Diaspora, and Transnationalism; Indigenous Knowledge; Pacific Islands Studies; Tongan Language; Language Revitalization; Anthropology of Religion, Moana/Oceanian Oral Traditions; Moana/Oceanian Mythologies; Applied Anthropology; Moana/Oceania.
Education:
- Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA, 2008
- M.A. Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA, 2003
- M.S.W. Social Work, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 1998
- B.S. Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 1996
- B.S. Accounting, Brigham Young University Hawaiʻi, Lāʻie, Hawaiʻi, USA, 1993
Teaching:
Cultural Anthropology; Critical ethnographic methods; Anthropology of time & space; Indigenous Anthropology; Pacific Islander Studies; Applied Anthropology
Classes
Anthropology (ANTH):
·ANTH 105 – Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
·ANTH 210 – Contemporary Pacific Societies
·ANTH 307 – U.S. Pacific Islander Contemporary Culture
·ANTH 310 – Anthropology Theory
·ANTH 322 – Ethnographic Skills
·ANTH 445 – Issues in Current Anthropology
- Anthropology of Time and Space
- Language, Culture, and Society
- Linguistic Anthropology
- Material Culture
·ANTH 445 – Anthropology of Religion
·ANTH 447 – Applied and Development Anthropology
·ANTH 460 – Anthropology of Globalization
International Cultural Studies (ISC):
·ICS 399R – Internship in International Cultural Studies
·ICS 490 – Senior Seminar
·ICS 496R – Student Research
Pacific Islands Studies (PAIS):
·PAIS 105 – Introduction to Pacific Islands Studies
·ANTH 210 – Contemporary Pacific Societies
·ANTH 307 – U.S. Pacific Islander Contemporary Culture
·PAIS 498 – Internship in the Pacific