The faculty and staff at the Curriculum Studies department are dedicated to helping Hawai'i's educators continue in their quest to become life-long learners in field of education.

Main Office

Bartlett, Andrea , PhD
Department Chair & Graduate Chair, Professor, Literacy Education, Children's Literature, Teacher Education
Department of Curriculum Studies
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
1776 University Ave, Everly 224
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: (808) 956-4403
Email: bartlett@hawaii.edu

Curriculum Studies Faculty

Bettencourt, Eomailani, MEd
Assistant Specialist, Hawaiian Language Immersion Education, Teacher Education
Phone: (808) 956-8918
Email: eomai@hawaii.edu
 
Cashman, Kimo A., MEd
Assistant Specialist, Indigenous Teacher Education, Art Education, Storytelling
Phone: (808) 956-3370
Email: kcashman@hawaii.edu
 
Chinn, Pauline, EdD
Professor, Elementary and Secondary Science Education, Culture and Science Studies
Phone: (808) 956-4411
Email: chinn@hawaii.edu
Website: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~chinn/
 
Deering, Paul, PhD
Professor, Social Studies, Middle School Curriculum, School Improvement, Qualitative Research
Phone: (808) 956-9993
Email: deering@hawaii.edu
Website: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~deering/
 
Faria, Kahealaniakealoha
Junior Specialist, Hawaiian Language, Immersion Education, Teacher Education
Phone: (808) 956-2889
Email: kaheaf@hawaii.edu

Freese, Anne R., PhD
Specialist, elementary and secondary education, educational psychology Department of Curriculum Studies
Phone: (808) 956-3996
Email: freese@hawaii.edu
 
Furuta, Stephanie, MAT
Junior Specialist, Indigenous Teacher Education and Curriculum Development
Phone: (808) 956-4390
Email: furutas@hawaii.edu
 
Halagao, Patricia E., PhD
Associate Professor, Social Studies, Multicultural Education, Filipino Curriculum & Pedagogy
Phone: (808) 956-9295
Email: phalagao@hawaii.edu
 
Kaomea, Julie, PhD
Associate Professor, Indigenous Education, Qualitative Research, Elementary Mathematics
Phone: (808) 956-3994
Email: julie.kaomea@hawaii.edu

Krug Jr., Gary (Kalehua), MEd
Assistant Specialist, Hawaiian Language Immersion Education, Teacher Education
Phone: (808) 956-3866
Email: krug@hawaii.edu
 
Pohai Kukea Shultz, P. , MEd
Assistant Specialist, Indigenous Teacher Education and Curriculum Development
Phone: (808) 956-2526
Email: pohai@hawaii.edu
 
Lenchanko, Kauaanuhea, MEdT
Junior Specialist, Indegenous Education and Curriculum Development
Phone: (808) 956-4390
Email: mischa@hawaii.edu
 
Maaka, Margaret J., PhD
Professor, Indigenous Education, Language & Cognition; Research Methodologies
Phone: (808) 956-4230
Email: marg@hawaii.edu
 
O'Neill, Tara, PhD
Assistant Professor, Science Education
Phone: (808) 956-0415
Email: toneill@hawaii.edu
 
Pateman, Neil, EdD
Professor, Mathematics Education
Phone: (808) 956-4413
Email: pateman@hawaii.edu
 
Schonleber, Nanette S.
Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education, Early Literacy, Language Development, Equity Pedagogy
Phone: (808) 956-0337
Email: schonleb@hawaii.edu
Website: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~schonleb/
 
Slaughter, Helen B, EdD
Professor, language arts, literacy, qualitative research, reading
Phone: (808) 956-4404
Email: slaughte@hawaii.edu
Website: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~slaughte/
 
Torralba, Jose A. "Tony", PhD
Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
Phone: (808) 956-6517
Email: torralba@hawaii.edu
Website: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~torralba
 
Twomey, Sarah J, PhD
Assistant Professor, New Literacies, Digital Cultures, Teacher Professional Development, Poststructuralism, Feminist Theory, Drama Education
Phone: (808) 956-5898
Email: twomey@hawaii.edu
Website: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~twomey/
 
Williams, Betty Lou, PhD
Associate Professor, Art/s Education, Museum Studies, Qualitative Research
Phone: (808) 956-4415
Email: bettylou@hawaii.edu
 
Yim, Christopher "Baba" D
Junior Specialist, Hawaiian Language Immersion Education, Teacher Education
Phone: (808) 956-4401
Email: cyim@hawaii.edu
 

Cooperating Graduate Faculty

Black, Rhonda S., EdD
Professor, Mental Retardation Transition, Students at Risk, Research Design
Department of Special Education
Phone: (808) 956-2367
Email: rblack@hawaii.edu
Website: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~rblack/
 
Davidson, Dana H, PhD
Professor, Child Development, Early Childhood Education
Department of Family and Consumer Science
Phone: (808) 956-7722
Email: ddavidso@hawaii.edu
Website: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~ddavidso/
 
Dawson, Alexander (Sandy), PhD
Professor, Elementary & Middle Level Mathematics Education
Institute for Teacher Education
Phone: (808) 956-4410
Email: dawsona@hawaii.edu
 
Debaryshe, Barbara, PhD
Associate Specialist, Educational Measurement, Early Childhood
Center on the Family
Phone: (808) 956-4140
Email: debarysh@hawaii.edu
Website: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~debarysh/
 
Ericson David P., PhD
Professor, Philosophy of Education, Educational Policy
Department of Educational Foundations
Phone: (808) 956-4243
Email: ericson@hawaii.edu
Website: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~ericson/
 
Grace, Donna J., EdD
Chair of Elementary Education, Professor, Language, Literacy, Media Studies, Early Childhood
Phone: (808) 956-7877
Email: dgrace@hawaii.edu

Herring, Jennifer, EdD
Associate Specialist, Art Education
Institute for Teacher Education
Phone: (808) 956-4409
Email: herring@hawaii.edu
 
Hetzler, Ronald K. PhD,
FACSM Graduate Chairperson Associate Professor, Health & Exercise Science
Department of Kinesiology & Leisure Science
Phone: (808) 956-3802
Email: hetzler@hawaii.ed
 
Hijirida, Kyoko , EdD
Professor, Japanese Teaching Methodology, Curriculum Theory & Development
Japanese, East Asian Languages and Literacture
Phone: (808) 956-2063
Email: hijirida@hawaii.edu
Website: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~hijirida/
 
Johnson, Richard T , EdD
Professor, Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Institute for Teacher Education
Phone: (808) 956-4414
Email: rich@hawaii.edu
 
Kawakami, Alice J PhD
Associate Professor, Educational Psychology
Institute for Teacher Education
Phone: (808) 956-4245
Email: alicek@hawaii.edu
Website: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~alicek/
 
Kessler, Cristy, PhD
Assistant Professor, Social Studies Education
Mater of Education in Teaching
Phone: (808) 956-4408
Email: ckessler@hawaii.edu
 
Kimura, Iris F., PhD,
Professor, Athletic Training
Department of Kinesiology & Leisure Science
Phone: (808) 956-3797
Email: ikimura@hawaii.edu
 
King, Irvin L, PhD
Professor, Mathematics Education
Institute for Teacher Education
Phone: (808) 956-4405
Email: irvin@hawaii.edu
 
Krohn-Ching, Waldtraut "Val", MFA
Professor, Art Education
Curriculum Research & Development Group, Institute for Teacher Education
Phone: (808) 956-4941
Email: vching@hawaii.edu
 
Martini, Mary I PhD
Professor, Parenting and Family Relationships Across Cultures
Family and Consumer Science
Phone: (808) 956-4401
Email: martini@hawaii.edu
 
McEwan, Hunter T., PhD
Professor, Curriculum Theory, Philosophy of Teaching
Educational Foundations
Phone: (808) 956-4242
Email: hunter@hawaii.edu
Website: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~hunter/
 
Moniz, Jeffrey, PhD
Chair of Secondary Education, Associate Professor, Multicultural Education
Institute for Teacher Education
Phone: (808) 956-9679
Email: jmoniz@hawaii.edu
Website: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~jmoniz/
 
Murata, Nathan M., PhD,
Interim Associate Dean, Professor, Physical Education
Department of Kinesiology & Leisure Science
Phone: (808) 956-4714
Email: nmurata@hawaii.edu
 
Pateman, Mary E (Beth), HSD-MPH
Professor, Health Education
Institute for Teacher Education
Phone: (808) 956-7704
Email: mpateman@hawaii.edu
 
Prins, Jan H. PhD
Associate Professor, Exercise Physiology
Department of Kinesiology & Rehabilitation Science
Phone: (808) 956-4844
Email: jprins@hawaii.edu
 
Roberts, Stacey B, EdD
Associate Professor, Curriculum Administration, Policy, Professional Socialization, School Administration
Department of Educational Administration
Phone: (808) 956-4119
Email: sroberts@hawaii.edu
 
Serna, Alethea (Kuulei), PhD
Assistant Professor, School Health Education
Institute for Teacher Education
Phone: (808) 956-4412
Email: kserna@hawaii.edu
 
Skouge, James “Jim,” PhD
Associate Professor, Exceptionalities
Department of Special Education
Phone: (808) 956-7078
Email: jskouge@hawaii.edu
 
Stodden, Robert A, PhD
Director, Professor, Mental Retardation, Career/Vocational Special Education
Center on Disability Studies
Phone: (808) 956-9199
Email: stodden@hawaii.edu
 
Taylor, Marilyn J, PhD
Associate Professor, Middle Level and Secondary Language Arts
Institute for Teacher Education
Phone: (808) 956-8882
Email: mjtaylor@hawaii.edu
 
Walton, Frank C, PhD
Specialist, Technology Education and Vocational Education
Institute for Teacher Education
Phone: (808) 956-7908
Email: franwal@hawaii.edu
Website: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~franwal/
 
Wong, Laiana, PhD
Assistant Professor, Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language, Hawaiian language, Indigenous Worldview, Linguistics
Phone: (808) 956-6419
Email: kwong@hawaii.edu
 
Young, Donald B, EdD
Director, Professor, Science Education
Curriculum Research & Development Group
Phone: (808) 956-7961
Email: young@hawaii.edu
 
Zilliox, Joseph, EdD
Chair, Professor, Elementary & Middle Level Mathematics Education
Phone: (808) 956-5358
Email: zilliox@hawaii.edu
 

Emeritus

Chattergy, Virgie O., EdD
Professor, Multicultural Education
Feeney, Stephanie, PhD
Professor, Early Childhood Education
Klemm, E. Barbara, EdD
Professor, Science Education
Picard, Anthony, PhD
Professor, Mathematics Education
Whitman, Nancy, PhD
Professor, Mathematics Education
Zane, Lawrence, F., PhD
Professor, Vocational Education, Multicultural Education