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