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- Advising: 907-796-6090
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 Dean of Arts & Sciences; Vice Provost for Research & Sponsored Programs; Interim Co-Director for Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center Phone: 907-796-6518, Fax: 907-796-6406 Email: tthornto@alaska.edu | |
 Interim Vice Provost and Associate Professor of Accounting Phone: (907) 796-6353, Second Phone: 1-800-478-9069 Email: mmhaavig@alaska.edu Provost Office Novatney Bldg, Rm 101A, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationWalden University, Doctor of Business Administration - Accounting Emphasis University of Alaska Southeast, Master of Business Administration University of Alaska Southeast, Bachelors of Business Administration - Accounting Emphasis Western Washington University, Fairhaven College, Bachelors of Arts - Interdisciplinary Concentration AffiliationsAmerican Institute of Certified Public Accountants American Accounting Association Institute of Managerial Accountants Government Finance Officers Association Courses TaughtACCT 201/202 Principles of Financial/Managerial Accounting ACCT 310 Income Tax for Individuals ACCT 342 Advanced Managerial Cost ACCT 379 Fund and Governmental Accounting BA 325 Financial Management OtherAwards MBA Excellence Award – Recipient, 2012 UAS Cohort Licenses/Certifications Certified Public Accountant (Alaska) Quality Matters Teaching Online Certificate Professional Work Experience State of Alaska, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Finance Officer Alaska Pacific Bank, Controller Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education, Accountant and Internal Auditor State of Alaska Legislature, Division of Legislative Audit, Auditor, Juneau, AK | |
 Interim Associate Dean Arts & Sciences; Assistant Professor or Management Phone: (907) 796-6282 Email: ksmith26@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Business & Public Administration Juneau Campus PublicationsContributing Author, The Total Woman Volume II: Life is a RollerCoaster Affiliations
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BiographyKristy D. Smith holds hold three degrees in business: a Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership; a Master of Business Administration in Project Management; and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management. She is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources. Her desire to make a difference in people’s lives led her to her career in higher education. She believes she is making a difference every day providing students a ‘product’ that cannot be taken away. She is a life-long learner, reading and teaching, continuing to learn from her discipline and her students. Dr. Smith has a wealth of leadership experience from multiple industries focused on strategic human resource management, mentoring, and coaching. She also volunteers for various non-profits to lend her human resource and leadership talent developing community leaders. She is a member of the Society of Human Resource Management. In January 2015, she was invited to be a member of the keynote panel of the Mile High SHRM chapter to provide advice on cultivating culture in an organization. The only woman on the panel, she gained a mentee and an opportunity to present to management at a large hotel in the Denver area. Her philosophy on mentoring and coaching is to build relationships with your teams and support each other’s strengths; someone else will have a strength that balances out others weaknesses so the weaknesses go away. In her personal life, she is centered on being a blessing to those around her. She and her husband have been married for more than 23 years, have a daughter and son-in-law, a son serving in our Nation’s military along with his supportive wife. She and her husband adopted their grandsons in April 2017 and have two four-legged girls, mastiff mixes that are loving life with the family. The entire family loves the outdoors, particularly fishing, camping, riding motorcycles, and traveling. And a fun fact for all, she is a former Miss Teen of New Mexico and was invited to join the performing group Up With People! | |
Executive Assistant to the Dean Phone: 796-6518, Fax: 796-6406 Email: aebannerman@alaska.edu | |
 Academic Advisor Phone: 796-6090 Email: dmcarl2@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences Juneau Campus EducationBachelor of Science – Hotel, Tourism, Restaurant Management, University of Wisconsin – Stout | |
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 Advising Coordinator, Business and Public Administration Phone: 796-6402, Second Phone: 1-800-478-9069 Email: smsulser@alaska.edu | |
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Interim Vice Provost and Associate Professor of Accounting Phone: (907) 796-6353, Second Phone: 1-800-478-9069 Email: mmhaavig@alaska.edu Provost Office Novatney Bldg, Rm 101A, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationWalden University, Doctor of Business Administration - Accounting Emphasis University of Alaska Southeast, Master of Business Administration University of Alaska Southeast, Bachelors of Business Administration - Accounting Emphasis Western Washington University, Fairhaven College, Bachelors of Arts - Interdisciplinary Concentration AffiliationsAmerican Institute of Certified Public Accountants American Accounting Association Institute of Managerial Accountants Government Finance Officers Association Courses TaughtACCT 201/202 Principles of Financial/Managerial Accounting ACCT 310 Income Tax for Individuals ACCT 342 Advanced Managerial Cost ACCT 379 Fund and Governmental Accounting BA 325 Financial Management OtherAwards MBA Excellence Award – Recipient, 2012 UAS Cohort Licenses/Certifications Certified Public Accountant (Alaska) Quality Matters Teaching Online Certificate Professional Work Experience State of Alaska, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Finance Officer Alaska Pacific Bank, Controller Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education, Accountant and Internal Auditor State of Alaska Legislature, Division of Legislative Audit, Auditor, Juneau, AK | |
 Associate Professor of Accounting, Business & Public Administration Department Chair Phone: 796-6101, Second Phone: 1-800-478-9069 Email: jhamil29@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Business & Public Administration Novatney Bldg, Rm 109, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationArizona State University, Bachelor of Science - Accounting University of Alaska Southeast, Master of Business Administration AffiliationsAmerican Institute of Certified Public Accountants Alaska Society of Certified Public Accountants Courses Taught
OtherAwards UAS Faculty Excellence in Teaching Harold T. Caven Professorship UAS Faculty Excellence in Service Licenses/Certifications Certified Public Accountant (Alaska) Chartered Global Management Accountant Work Experience Arthur Young, Phoenix, AZ, College Intern Deloitte & Touche, Seattle, WA, Staff - Audit & Tax Elgee, Rehfeld & Mertz, CPAs, Juneau, Staff - Audit & Tax Wolfe & Hamilton, CPAs, Juneau, Owner Juneau Youth Services, Juneau, Director of Finance Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, Juneau, Controller Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, Juneau, Chief Financial Officer | |
 Assistant Professor of Accounting Phone: 907-790-6363 Email: pmschirmer@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Business & Public Administration Juneau Campus HoursTuesday, Wednesday: 1:30–4:30 p.m. | |
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 Associate Professor of Law Science Phone: 796-6347, Second Phone: 1-800-478-9069, Fax: 796-6383 Email: mlboyer@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Business & Public Administration Novatney Bldg, Rm 105, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus https://uas.alaska.edu/arts_sciences/bpa/index.html Education
Mike has been a UAS student, staff member (research assistant), adjunct professor, and is currently Associate Professor of Law Sciences. He teaches a variety of courses using multiple formats and delivery methods and serves on a variety of university and community boards. He is married (Karina Reyes) with three children. ResearchHis research interests include legal ethics and interdisciplinary studies involving law and politics, law and literature, and legal history. PublicationsBoyer, M. L. (2015). Every Landlord's Guide to Managing Property: Best Practices from Move In to Move Out. Berkeley, CA: Nolo Press Michael L. Boyer, Atticus Looks At Fifty, 12 U.MD. L.J. Race, Religion, Gender & Class. 356 (2012) View Michael L. Boyer Confronting the Economic Problem of the ‘Free Lawyer': The Assumptions Behind an Unrestricted Cash Transfer in Lieu of the Legal Services Corporation, The Erasmus Journal of Law and Economics, April 2007 Michael L. Boyer, Survival Technique: Integrating a Legal Studies Minor Into Your Program, The Paralegal Educator vol. 19, No. 1,Winter 2005. Clive S. Thomas, Michael L. Boyer & Ron Hrebenar, Interest Groups in State Court Elections: A New Era and Its Challenges, in Judicature vol. 87 No. 3, Nov-Dec. 2003 135 (2000). Reprinted in Judicial Politics: Readings from Judicature 53 (Elliot Slotnick ed., 3d ed., Congressional Quarterly Press 2005) Michael L. Boyer, Pro-And Anti-Gun Control Interest Groups, in Research Guide to U.S. And International Interest Group, 266 (Clive S. Thomas Editor (Praeger 2005). Michael L. Boyer, Contract as Text: Interpretive Overlap in Law and Literature, 12 S. Cal. Interdisc. L. J. 167 (2003) Numerous columns, letters, and conference papers in various print and online formats Forthcoming Scholarship Michael L. Boyer, Chapter 17 "The Judiciary" in Alaska Politics and Public Policy: The Dynamics of Beliefs, Institutions, Processes, Personalities and Power," Edited by Clive S. Thomas with Laura C. Savatgy. University of Alaska Press: Fairbanks Fall 2009/Winter 2010. Clive S. Thomas & Michael L. Boyer, Chapter 5 "Intergovernmental Relations" in Alaska Politics and Public Policy: The Dynamics of Beliefs, Institutions, Processes, Personalities and Power," Edited by Clive S. Thomas with Laura C. Savatgy. University of Alaska Press: Fairbanks Fall 2009/Winter 2010. Courses TaughtProfessor Boyer teaches Introduction to Law, Business Law, Torts Contracts, Legal Writing, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, and other law courses at UAS. BiographyProfessor Boyer received his B.L.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Alaska Southeast in 1997 and his J.D. from the University of Oregon in 2000 (top 15%). He is a member of the California Bar and on the UAS Alumni Board. Professor Boyer is a volunteer attorney in the summer months, and his hobbies include organic gardening and playing with his son, River. | |
 Associate Professor of Human Resource Management Phone: 796-6310, Second Phone: 1-800-478-9069 Email: cabrown12@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Business & Public Administration Novatney Bldg, Rm 107, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus Education
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BiographyDr. Brown is the Chair for the Business and Public Administration Department and an Assistant Professor of Management. She teaches courses that are core to the Bachelor of Business Administration degree, along with classes specific to the emphasis areas in Management and Human Resource Management. Dr. Brown serves as the Northwest Human Resource Management Association (NHRMA) College Relations Director supporting student SHRM chapters in Alaska, Oregon and Washington. Additionally, in this capacity, she co-chairs the HR Leaders of Tomorrow Student Conference Planning Committee for the tri-state region. She is also the chapter advisor for the UAS Student SHRM Chapter and is a board member for both the Alaska SHRM State Council and the Southeast Alaska SHRM Chapter. Before pursuing a career in academia, Dr. Brown worked in various management and executive HR positions with competency expertise around strategic planning, corporate culture, change management, and leadership. Her experience spans a variety of industries including oil and gas, airline transportation, and e-commerce start-ups with former employers being Enron, Devon Energy, Backcountry.com, and Continental Airlines. Dr. Brown received the UAS Faculty Teaching Excellent Award in 2018 and the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) 2016 Teaching Excellence Award for Region 7. Additionally, she holds a PhD in Applied Social Psychology and a Master of Science in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. She enjoys networking, collaborating, travelling the world, and participating in Crossfit.b OtherLeadership Experience:
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Global Exposure: Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Dominica, El Salvador, England, France, Germany, Guatemala, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Poland, Puerto Rico, Scotland, St. Martin/St Maarten, Switzerland, United Kingdom | |
Interim Associate Dean Arts & Sciences; Assistant Professor or Management Phone: (907) 796-6282 Email: ksmith26@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Business & Public Administration Juneau Campus PublicationsContributing Author, The Total Woman Volume II: Life is a RollerCoaster Affiliations
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BiographyKristy D. Smith holds hold three degrees in business: a Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership; a Master of Business Administration in Project Management; and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management. She is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources. Her desire to make a difference in people’s lives led her to her career in higher education. She believes she is making a difference every day providing students a ‘product’ that cannot be taken away. She is a life-long learner, reading and teaching, continuing to learn from her discipline and her students. Dr. Smith has a wealth of leadership experience from multiple industries focused on strategic human resource management, mentoring, and coaching. She also volunteers for various non-profits to lend her human resource and leadership talent developing community leaders. She is a member of the Society of Human Resource Management. In January 2015, she was invited to be a member of the keynote panel of the Mile High SHRM chapter to provide advice on cultivating culture in an organization. The only woman on the panel, she gained a mentee and an opportunity to present to management at a large hotel in the Denver area. Her philosophy on mentoring and coaching is to build relationships with your teams and support each other’s strengths; someone else will have a strength that balances out others weaknesses so the weaknesses go away. In her personal life, she is centered on being a blessing to those around her. She and her husband have been married for more than 23 years, have a daughter and son-in-law, a son serving in our Nation’s military along with his supportive wife. She and her husband adopted their grandsons in April 2017 and have two four-legged girls, mastiff mixes that are loving life with the family. The entire family loves the outdoors, particularly fishing, camping, riding motorcycles, and traveling. And a fun fact for all, she is a former Miss Teen of New Mexico and was invited to join the performing group Up With People! | |
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 Professor of Information Systems Phone: 796-6349, Second Phone: 1-800-478-9069 Email: cjmckenna@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Business & Public Administration Novatney Bldg, Rm 113, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus Courses TaughtManagement Information Systems, Project Management, Systems Analysis and Design, and Database Management Systems | |
 Professor of Information Systems Phone: 796-6341, Second Phone: 1-800-478-9069 Email: tppowerssr@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Business & Public Administration Novatney Bldg, 117, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus http://www.uas.alaska.edu/arts_sciences/bpa Courses TaughtIntroductory Network Administration, Advanced Network Administration | |
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 Associate Professor of Public Administration Phone: 796-6418, Second Phone: 1-800-478-9069 Email: kjdilorenzo@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Business & Public Administration Novatney Bldg, Rm 133, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationDoctor of Arts in Political Science–2007 BiographyKathy DiLorenzo grew up in the Western states of Nevada, California, Washington, and Idaho, and is particularly interested in western and rural issues. She is currently completing her Doctor of Arts in Political Science with an emphasis in Public Administration and Public Law from Idaho State University. She completed her Masters of Public Administration in 2004. While completing her education Kathy worked as the primary quantitative analyst for Partners for Prosperity, non-profit organization that acquired a substantial grant to study and eradicate poverty in the 16-county region of Southeastern Idaho. Her areas of research include the bureaucracy, constitutional and public law, poverty, minority and at-risk populations. | |
 MPA Program Coordinator, Assistant Professor of Public Administration Phone: 796-6303, Second Phone: 1-800-478-9069 Email: lmedenica@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Business & Public Administration Novatney Bldg, Rm 129, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationDoctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.), California Coast University, and M.B.A., and B.Sc. (Electrical Engineering), University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia. (Academic Equivalency Evaluated and Verified in the US) Courses TaughtMaster of Public Administration Program, Assistant Professor 2016-Present (tenure-track)
Business Department, Adjunct Faculty 2010-2013, Assistant Professor 2013-2016
ECPD – European Center for Peace and Development
BiographyDr. Ljubomir (“LJ”) Medenica is an assistant professor and the Program Coordinator in Master of Public Administration Program at the University of Alaska Southeast. Dr. Medenica has over 10 years of experience in teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in Business and Public Administration. Dr. Medenica also has over 20 years of experience as a practitioner in national and international engagements, working as a management consultant with Deloitte Consulting and some other consulting firms in Europe and the USA. He held various leadership end executive positions in both business and public sectors. Additionally, Dr. Medenica was in charge of designing and implementing the United Nation Development Program’s (UNDP) capacity building project for the Government of Montenegro, governing numerous international leadership and team-building workshops. He also taught MBA courses (Corporate Governance) with the European Center for Peace and Development. Among other jobs in the public sector, Dr. Medenica was Director of Organizational and Professional Development at Western Washington University. With its strong practitioner orientation, Dr. Medenica is passionately contributing to Master of Public Administration program learning goals and outcomes, teaching organizational development, strategic human resources, and change management, public financial management, economics and public policy, and various courses focused on nonprofit administration. His specialty is infusing business and entrepreneurial perspectives and practices in developing effective public governance and management. OtherAwards
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 Assistant Professor of Public Administration - Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center Phone: 209-5676 Email: jepowell@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Business & Public Administration Novatney Bldg, Rm 111, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus http://www.uas.alaska.edu/arts_sciences/bpa/mpa/index.html Education
ResearchAdaptive and Climate Governance, Sustainability Indicators, Local Decision MakingPublicationsPowell, J., Chapter 8 Five Conditions conducive to Sustainability Plans and Measurements. In Quality-of-Life Indicators Vol. VIII. Springer. In-Press. November 2019. Powell, J., Chapter 11. Sustaining Sustainability in Whitehorse, Yukon. In Robert W. Ottung (Ed) Urban Sustainability in the Arctic, Measuring Progress in Circumpolar Cities. Bergham Books. October 2019. ISBN 978-1-78920-735-4 Powell, James E., Wipfli, Mark S. Criddle, Keith R., Schoen, Erick R. Will Alaska’s Fisheries Regime Prove Resilient? Kenai River Fishery Management as a Model For Adaptive Governance. Fisheries. Vol. 43. No. 1 January 2018. BiographyJim Powell conducts research in several Alaskan and Arctic communities on adaptive capacity, and measuring socio-economic impacts around climate change, COVID 19, and food security. Jim has worked with the Fairbanks Northstar Borough and co-authored their recent Sustainability Plan. Currently, Jim serves on Juneau’s Sustainability Commission. Jim also teaches natural resources and local government classes in the UAS MPA program. His research is informed by 35 years in Alaska managing environmental and natural resource programs mostly spent at the Department of Environmental Conservation including Special Assistant to the Commissioner, a Division Director, and managed the Water Quality Standards Program. Jim’s interest in local governance led him to run for public office and consequently served three terms on the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly including three years as Deputy Mayor. He balances his teaching and research with serving on nonprofit boards and consults with local communities on environmental issues and sustainability planning. | |
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 Professor of Law Science, Emeritus Phone: (719) 783-0402, Second Phone: 1-800-478-9069 Email: richard.hacker@uas.alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Business & Public Administration Juneau Campus | |
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Northwest Coast Arts Program Coordinator Phone: 796-6340, Fax: (907) 796-6406 Email: drcole3@alaska.edu | |
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 Professor of Philosophy Phone: 796-6362 Email: kjkrein@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Humanities Soboleff Bldg, 214, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus BiographyIn addition to working as academic director of Outdoor Studies, Kevin also teaches philosophy at UAS. Kevin's primary philosophical work is in the areas of philosophy of nature and the environment and philosophy of mind. His outdoor interests are centered around alpine skiing and ski mountaineering. Kevin brings over 10 years of experience of backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering in the Chugach, Alaska, and Coast ranges of Alaska. His accomplishments include a ski descent of Denali from summit to base camp. | |
 Professor of English Phone: 228-4547, Fax: 225-3624 Email: rslandis@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Humanities Paul Bldg, Room 507, Ketchikan Campus Ketchikan Campus EducationM. Litt., Middlebury College, Bread Loaf School of English; M.A., University of Georgia. Rod specializes in Victorian and American nineteenth-century literature. His research focuses on the way Gothic themes and figurations transform texts from the Victorian century. BiographyRod began teaching at UAS Ketchikan in 1992, became visiting faculty in 1995 and was hired as Asst. Professor of English in 1996. He was the sole English faculty at that time; today Rod heads a local Humanities department of three full-time and half a dozen adjunct faculty. In addition, Rod is senior faculty for the regional English department and is in his third year of serving as Director of Composition and Assessment for all of UAS. Rod teaches an upper-division literature course online every semester, and also teaches composition, humanities and theatre courses, both online and locally. | |
 Professor of English Phone: 796-6113, Fax: 796-6406 Email: edwall@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Humanities Soboleff Bldg, 213, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationM.F.A. in Poetry University of Arizona, 1996 Bachelor of Arts in English Literature Colby College, 1994 Bachelor of Arts in German Colby College, 1994 Recent Honors/Awards:
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BiographyMy passion is for poetry. I’ve been studying, writing, and publishing poetry for 20 years. I’ve been lucky enough to be part of a connected and supportive writing community throughout Alaska. I’ve brought many writers, including poet laureates to my classes and to work with my students. At UAS I’ve found the perfect writing laboratory: a wild and beautiful place, with a small but artistic town, and access to a broader community of outstanding writers. I love teaching students how to write. In workshops with students I focus on craft and my goal is for every student leaving my class to have stronger, more powerful poems and stories. In each of my workshops I work to create a supportive, safe environment where students can bring their stories and poems and share them with other students. We laugh a lot, and sometimes there are tears over painful stories, but in each class I’ve been thrilled to see how students come together to support true writing communities. Students who have taken my classes have gone on to publish their poems in journals, get into graduate creative writing programs, and have been hired in a variety of jobs including at the local NPR radio station, the local newspaper, and various non-profits like the Juneau Arts Council. A number of them have been hired into well-paying state and federal jobs in marketing departments, human resources, and other departments looking for strong writing and communication skills. OtherCurriculum Vitae | |
 Associate Professor of Spanish, Humanities Department Chair Phone: 796-6008, Fax: 796-6406 Email: adewees@alaska.edu | |
 Associate Professor of Art Phone: 796-6222, Fax: 796-6406 Email: jmkane@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Humanities Juneau Campus | |
 Associate Professor of English Phone: 796-6021, Fax: 796-6406 Email: kkmaier@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Humanities Juneau Campus EducationPlease refer to Dr. Maier's Curricula Vitae for detailed information. | |
 Associate Professor of English Phone: 907-747-7723 Email: mmtraftonii@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Humanities Sitka Campus EducationPh.D. in Comparative Literature, University of Colorado at Boulder M.A. in Comparative Literature, University of Colorado at Boulder M.A. in English with an emphasis on Creative Writing, University of Colorado at Boulder B.A. in English with an emphasis on Creative Writing, University of Colorado at Boulder B.S. in Computer Science, University of Colorado at Boulder Courses Taught
BiographyDr. Trafton began teaching at UAS in 2013. Before that, he taught at the University of Colorado, where he earned his degree in Comparative Literature. His dissertation, “The Ghostmodern: Revisionist Haunting in Turn-of-the-Century American Literature (1887-1910),” explores complexities in American ghost literature and how a shift in some treatments of literary haunting prefigure a corresponding shift from Realism to Modernism and beyond. Beyond ghost stories, Dr. Trafton is interested in such topics as flash fiction, the modern love letter, cinema, feminist studies, the avant-garde, and postcolonialism. In the classroom, Dr. Trafton is committed to empowering students through rigorous interdisciplinary exercises that challenge students according to their interests and their abilities. He strives to support students in developing the experience, confidence, and skills to discover their voice and to use it effectively. Conversely, in all of his classes, he also challenges his students to widen their analytical perspectives and to listen thoughtfully before speaking. Dr. Trafton has deeply valued his time in Sitka, and he sees himself henceforth as a lifelong Alaskan. He enjoys the ocean, the lush vegetation, the closeness to the natural world, and the closeness to the community. He lives in Sitka with his wife and his daughter, along with the family pets—dog and rabbit. | |
 Associate Professor of Alaska Native Languages Phone: 796-6114, Fax: 907-796-6406 Email: latwitchell@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Humanities Whitehead Bldg, Rm 229, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus http://www.uas.alaska.edu/arts_sciences/humanities/programs Education
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 Associate Professor of English & Communication Phone: 228-4514, Fax: 225-3624 Email: twhalen1@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Humanities Paul Bldg, Room 513, Ketchikan Campus Ketchikan Campus EducationM.F.A., Northern Michigan University; B.A., University of Michigan. Teague Whalen specializes in creative writing, composition, communication, and literature. BiographyRaised by two passionate educators and two feisty younger sisters, Teague quickly learned that summers meant time to travel America's blue highways and to romp through small towns and national forests by bicycle, canoe, skis, and foot, followed by nights spent sleeping in a tent and usually with close friends in tow. Teague's college teaching ventures have transformed the classroom into kitchens, lakes, mountain tops, and tents when he was a Lecturer I for the University of Michigan's New England Literature Program for two spring terms in rural Maine. While a teaching fellow for Northern Michigan University, he pioneered an outdoor ecocomposition course in the wild Upper Peninsula (U.P.). When he could no longer "Say yeah to the U.P., eh?" he wondered how Alaska compared to the great-lake state. Used to two-tracks and lakes, pine-riddled hills, and weather that could change any minute, he found his mother was right (as a good mother tends to be) when she said that Alaska was like the U.P. on steroids. He has not been disappointed yet, and when he finds Ketchikan raining too much, he keeps his fingers busy composing lofty poems of a bluer heart or stories of longing for a drier hue. When that doesn't work, he takes up his axe planed out of Sitka spruce and gets down to picking away the steel strings in search of a cloudy love song. | |
 Assistant Professor of Humanities, Geography and Environmental Studies BA Coordinator Phone: 796-6437, Fax: 796-6406 Email: rfsimpson@alaska.edu | |
 Assistant Professor of Outdoor Studies Phone: 796-6361, Fax: 907-796-6406 Email: fjwagner@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Humanities Whitehead Bldg, Rm 214, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationFor more information, please see my Curriculum Vitae (CV). Courses TaughtOutdoor Leadership (ODS 243, 244, & 245) and Field Expedition Sequences (ODS 444 & 445); ODS 116, Intro to Rock Climbing; ODS 117, Intro to Ice Climbing; ODS 118, Avalanche Evaluation and Assessment; ODS 205, Backcountry Navigation & Travel; ODS 221, Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue; ODS 222, Mountaineering. BiographyForest has been coordinating and teaching in the outdoor studies program since 2006. He loves skiing, climbing, and spending time outside. Forest’s academic interests are human narrative, northern identity, and sense of place. HoursTuesday, Thursday 2–5 p.m. (may vary due to field schedule) | |
 Assistant Professor of Communication Phone: 796-6421 Email: rjalexanderisett@alaska.edu | |
 Assistant Professor of English Phone: 796-6419 Email: wdelliott@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Humanities Whitehead Bldg, Rm 215, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationPh.D. English. University of California, Davis. 2014 B.A. English. University of Puget Sound. 2006 Courses TaughtENGL 419: Discard Studies HUM 270/370: Sport, Leisure, and Cultures ENGL 226: American Literature ODS/PE 115: Winter Backpacking WRTG 110: Introduction to College Writing WRTG 111: Writing Across Contexts WRTG 211: Writing in the Humanities WRTG 212: Technical Writing BiographyGrowing up in rural Alaska, we were always reading, especially the snow. Today I am still reading, nose in a book, nose to the air. As a teacher, and scholar of literature and environment, my work attends to the ways that our experiences are both socially constructed and materially grounded, shaped by stories and signs that are often curved along the contours of a more-than-human world. | |
 Assistant Professor of Writing and Communication Phone: 907-228-4550 Email: spflorian@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Humanities Paul Bldg, 506, Ketchikan Campus Ketchikan Campus OtherSteve Florian comes to Ketchikan from sunny southern California, where he taught composition, business writing, and academic first year experience classes at California State University Northridge for five years; he also received his MA in Rhetoric and Composition from CSUN. He has also taught composition and critical thinking at Los Angeles Valley College and New York Film Academy. At one time a returning student himself, Steve’s main area of research interest is in retention and persistence among college students. He is currently working on a dissertation in that field through the Composition and Applied Linguistics PhD program at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He has presented papers at academic conferences across the United States and in Australia, on such diverse topics as protest rhetoric, the rhetoric of surfing, and the commerce of virtue in Henry Fielding’s Joseph Andrews. Steve was an actor in Los Angeles for many years before joining the ranks of academia. He still enjoys watching movies, as well as fishing, hiking, reading, traveling, and playing tee ball with his wife and young daughter. | |
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 Assistant Professor of Art Phone: 747-7710 Email: eszacher@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Humanities Sitka Campus EducationB.F.A. The Hartford Art School M.F.A. Ohio University | |
 Haa Yoo X̱ʼatángi Deiyí Our Language Pathway Project Coordinator & Adjunct Faculty Phone: (907) 796-6163 Email: hdburge@alaska.edu Education
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BiographyÉedaa ḵa Heather Dawn Burge yoo x̱at duwasáakw. A toot x̱at jiwduwataan, ach áwé Gaanax̱teidí áyá x̱at. Yéil náx̱ x̱at sitee. G̱uneiwtí ax̱ at aawatee, ach áwé ax̱ tláa yóo duwasáakw G̱uneiwtí Marsha Hotch. Ax̱ tláa tsú Judi Holder yóo duwasáakw. Dléit ḵaa yádi áyá. Jilḵaat ḵwáan ḵa Akwesasne ḵwáan x̱at sitee. Kanienʼkehá:ka dachx̱án áyá. Gunalchéesh. Hours11AM-5PM Monday-Friday | |
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 Professor of English, Emeritus Phone: N/A Email: ampetersen@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Humanities Juneau Campus Education
BIOGRAPHY Art Petersen joined UAS in 1975 (then Juneau-Douglas Community College) as its 13th faculty member. He taught Reading; Basic, Freshman, and Advanced Composition; Introduction to Literature; Shakespeare (non-dramatic poetry, tragedies, comedies, histories, problem plays); surveys and advanced studies in American, British, and World Literature; and senior special studies of such authors as Hemingway, Faulkner, and Tennessee Williams. He served as assistant dean, assistant to the vice chancellor for academic affairs, chair of the humanities department, coordinator of writing assessment, editor of the UAS literary magazine (1981-2002), and academic advisor to the UAS Bachelor of Liberal Arts distance student body. He served on the Perseverance Theatre board and as a member and then chair of the Alaska Humanities Forum (1990-2000). His books include volumes of poetry; textbooks on grammar and academic writing; a textbook anthology of short fiction and drama; and four Alaska histories. He retired to half time in 2000 and to full-time retirement in 2004. | |
 Professor of Communication, Emeritus Phone: (907) 796-6518, Fax: 796-6406 Email: shkoester@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Humanities Juneau Campus http://uashome.alaska.edu/~shkoester EducationDoctorate of Philosophy in Speech Communication with emphasis in Intercultural Studies and Women's Studies, Union Institute, 1985. Master of Arts in Speech Communications, San Diego State University, 1975. Bachelor of Arts (with Honors and Distinction in Communication), San Diego State University, June 1972. | |
 Professor of English, Emerita Phone: (907) 796-6518, Fax: 796-6406 Email: ehhayes@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Humanities Soboleff Bldg, 222, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationMFA in Creative Writing and Literary Arts, University of Alaska Anchorage Lingít x’eináx Saankaláxt’ yóo xat du waa sáak’w. Ch’aak’ naa ayá xát. Kaagwaantaan ayá xát. Gooch hít ayá xát. Gunáx teidí dach xan xát sitée. Shéetka Kwáan. PublicationsBook-Length Creative Nonfiction
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 Professor of Biology, Emerita Phone: (907) 796-6518, Fax: 796-6447 Email: sltamone@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Anderson Bldg, 205A, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus Education
Ph.D research conducted at the Bodega Marine Laboratory ResearchMy studies are concerned with the role of hormones in regulating physiological processes in decapod Crustacea (crabs and lobsters). Hormones are chemical mediators that regulate physiological processes such as growth, reproduction, and osmoregulation. I am interested in the mechanism by which hormones such as ecdysteroids, methyl farnesoate, and molt-inhibiting hormone regulate growth and reproduction in decapod crustaceans. The majority of crustaceans that I study are commercially important crabs. These include Dungeness crab, Cancer magister, snow crab, Chionoecetes opilio, and king crab, Paralithodes camtschaticus. Ecdysteroids are crustacean hormones that function to regulate the molt cycle and therefore the growth of these animals. Methyl farnesoate is a sesquiterpenoid hormone derived from the mandibular organ that functions in both reproduction and growth. Methyl farnesoate also may be critical during crustacean larval development and morphogenesis. Methyl farnesoate is structurally similar to the insect juvenile hormones, which regulate insect development. Other studies related to crustacean physiology involve the effect of endogenous crustacean hormones on ectoparasites. Specifically, I have an interest in how hormones (ecdysteroids, methyl farnesoate) can be exploited by certain parasites. The model for these studies is the infection of the Dungeness crab, Cancer magister by the nemertean worm, Carcinonemertes errans. Courses Taught
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 Professor of Biology Phone: 796-6330, Fax: 796-6447 Email: datallmon@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Anderson Bldg, 205D, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus Education
ResearchMy general interests are in evolution, ecology, and conservation biology. My focus is on understanding the evolutionary and ecological dynamics of natural populations using demographic and genetic models, molecular genetic data, and field data. I have long-standing interest in combining population genomics and demographic information to infer important evolutionary and demographic parameters for wild populations. More recently, my post-docs and I have focused upon the role of phenotypic plasticity in adaptation. I have used models based on likelihood and approximate Bayesian computation to infer demographic vital rates or effective population size with the goal of providing useful results and tools for conservation and evolutionary biology. As an example, some collaborators and I have recently developed an approach to infer effective size of a population using a single sample of microsatellite data and approximate Bayesian computation. We focus on a number of different taxa in my lab, with current work on a handful of terrestrial and marine vertebrates and invertebrates, including: coastrange sculpins, giant Pacific octopus, red king crab, spruce grouse, file dogwinkles, ringed seals and boreal toads. I enjoy working with students who are highly-motivated, broadly interested in evolution and conservation, and focused on understanding population-level process using descriptive and manipulative approaches. Prospective grad students should read more here. Curriculum vitaeAffiliations
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 Assistant Professor of Marine Fisheries Phone: 796-6293 Email: monavarro@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Anderson Bldg, 205 D, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus http://www.michael-o-navarro.com/ Education
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 Associate Professor of Marine Biology Phone: 796-6582, Fax: 796-6447 Email: cabergstrom@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Anderson Bldg, 205B, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus Education
ResearchHow does natural selection maintain phenotypic variation within marine species? What role do ecological interactions like predation and competition play? My research interests are broadly concerned with these questions. More specifically, I investigate (1) how ecological interactions in the ocean orchestrate relationships between form, function, and fitness, (2) the ecofunctional implications of bilateral asymmetries, and (3) the impact glacial melt-water has on estuarine fish communities. I explore these topics with a variety of techniques, including morphometrics and behavioral observations, field experiments, multivariate statistics, stable isotope analyses, and experimental assessment of fitness. I currently have two main research projects underway. The first of these is the evolution of body asymmetry in flatfish. Flatfish exhibit remarkably derived body morphology. They undergo metamorphosis as pelagic larvae, where one eye migrates over the dorsal midline so that both eyes are on the same side of the head, and they lie on the ocean floor, eyed-side facing up. While the vast majority of the 715 flatfish species contain all left-eyed or all right-eyed individuals, 7 species contain both morphs. To date, we don't have a good understanding of the evolutionary trajectory flatfish took to become asymmetric, or the significance of asymmetry direction. One polymorphic species, the starry flounder, exhibits a cline in the north Pacific in the relative frequency of left- vs. right-eyed individuals, and the two morphs show evidence of ecological segregation. It is one of the first demonstrations of the ecological significance of polymorphism in a marine species, and contributes to our understanding how asymmetry evolved across the flatfish order. My second current research project involves how glacial melt water affects fish living in estuaries. Glacial estuaries differ in habitat characteristics from rain-fed estuaries, including temperature, sediment composition, turbidity, and water chemistry. In a collaborative project funded by EPSCoR Alaska and Alaska Sea Grant, we are comparing community structure of fishes found across estuaries that differ in their glacial influence. Differences in these communities will inform predictions of how marine fishes will respond to predicted increases in melting rate of glaciers that flow into our oceans. Courses Taught
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 Associate Professor of Marine Biology Phone: 796-6271, Fax: 796-6447 Email: hcpearson@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Anderson Bldg, Rm 205C, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus http://www.uas.alaska.edu/arts_sciences/naturalsciences/biology EducationPh.D., Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2008 ResearchGo here to learn about my marine mammal research lab, BREACH, and read the latest updates from the field. Courses Taught
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 Assistant Professor of Chemistry Phone: 796-6275, Fax: 796-6447 Email: skendig@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Anderson Bldg, Rm. 205G, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus http://www.uas.alaska.edu/arts_sciences/naturalsciences Education
ResearchUse of carbon free-radicals in stereoselective synthesis of amino acids. Courses Taught
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 Professor of Biology Phone: 747-7702 Email: mdchapman@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Sitka Campus EducationM.S. Biology University of St. Joseph (Focus: Human Biology) 2008 Special Recognition:UA President’s Award for Outstanding Distance Educator in Alaska (2001) Courses TaughtBIOL 111 Human Anatomy & Physiology I Past Courses Taught:Microbiology, Natural History of Alaska, Intertidal Biology, General Biology, Biology & Society, BiographyI’m originally from Northern California and lived in Bethel and Skagway before moving to Sitka in 1992. I enjoy helping students build a firm foundation in the topic that will serve them well in their careers. I am active in the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS). As part of HAPS I helped develop standards for undergraduate human anatomy and physiology courses taught in the US and Canada. I am committed to quality eLearning opportunities and developed and delivered the first distance science courses offered by UAS. As Sitka’s lab director I currently help oversee the lab support portion of UAS Sitka Distance Science courses which have grown to involve multiple faculty members and currently serve over 200 students each semester. I believe it is important to give back to my community by doing what I can to enrich science literacy, assist in community-based scientific research, and help create science-related opportunities for everyone, especially K-12 students. Community Projects:
I am particularly interested in the ecology and functional anatomy of intertidal organisms, especially with respect to predator-prey relationships. I am also very involved in marine invasive issues and research, particularly with respect to invasive tunicates. I am a member of the Alaska Marine Invasive Species subcommittee and the Didemnum vexillum Rapid Response Team. | |
 Professor of Marine Biology Phone: 747-7779 Email: jmstraley@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Sitka Campus EducationB.S. University of Washington Seattle M.S. University of Alaska Fairbanks | |
 Associate Professor of Biology Phone: 747-9432 Email: kllabounty@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Sitka Campus EducationB.S. University of Washington M.S. University of California at Riverside | |
 Assistant Professor of Biology Phone: 747-7749 Email: bnbahna@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Sitka Campus EducationM.D., DPH, Ain Shams University, Egypt M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas | |
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Assistant Professor of Chemistry Phone: 907-796-6091 Email: kkmeister@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences Juneau Campus ResearchCold-Adaptation, Antifreeze Proteins, Biological Ice Nucleation | |
 Professor of Environmental Science Phone: 796-6244, Fax: 796-6406 Email: ewhood@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Whitehead Bldg, Rm. 224, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationPh.D. Geography 2002, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO Research
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 Associate Professor of Chemistry Phone: 796-6538, Fax: 796-6447 Email: lahoferkamp@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Anderson Bldg, Rm. 313, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationNational Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow, National Exposure Research Laboratory - USEPA, Athens, GA
ResearchStudy of the natural environment from a chemical viewpoint offers fascinating research topics ranging from basic research on poorly understood natural processes to applied research investigating the effects of human activities on various ecosystems and remediation efforts. The pristine system of forests and waterways proximate to the University of Alaska Southeast are ideal natural laboratories for these types of studies. My research centers on the transport, deposition and attenuation of heavy metal and organic pollutants in high latitude environments. Heavy metal studies in my lab include characterization of the iron, lead and copper species associated with high organic carbon soils under anaerobic conditions. An increasing presence of ocean-going vessels at Alaskan ports has also raised concern about environmental levels of tin. The chemical interactions of tin with environmental matrices (e.g. microbial communities) profoundly influence its mobility and toxicity. These metals have become common features of the southeastern Alaska topography and identifying the specific form of these metals under various environmental conditions provides valuable insight into their transport properties. Organic pollutants, on the other hand, are typically associated with industrialized areas and as such have limited local sources at higher latitudes. Atmospheric transport and to some extent urbanization however, have provided for detectable levels of numerous synthetic organic chemicals in the arctic hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere. Studies aimed at quantifying levels of organic pollutants and their attenuation products in high latitude regions are also pursued in my laboratory. Of particular interest to me are halogenated organic contaminants and their redox chemistry in the environment. Once these pollutants reach higher latitudes, I study their transformations as they interact with the abiotic and biotic environment of southeastern Alaska and how the contaminant’s environmental impact is controlled by those interactions. Both heavy metal and organic pollutant studies involve the use of state of the art analytical instrumentation including atomic absorption spectrometry and mass spectrometry. Collaborations with the University of Alaska Anchorage, the University of Alaska Fairbanks and University of Alaska Southeast biologists continue to support and strengthen my contaminant studies. In addition to contaminant studies, I conduct ongoing research into the habitat remediation and restoration potential of created wetlands. Collaborative efforts with the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife have led to the development and continued study of two created wetlands in the Mendenhall valley. Results from this project have shown these landscape features serve as moderators of groundwater intrusion and stormwater runoff, provide for carbon sequestration and contaminant retention and allow for significantly improved habitat. All of my research projects at the University of Alaska Southeast have benefited from the contributions of my undergraduate research assistants. PublicationsSelected PublicationsCourses TaughtThe chemistry courses that I teach at the University of Alaska Southeast include general, organic and environmental chemistry. The UAS Natural Science department is well equipped for gas and liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, atomic absorption spectrometry and ultraviolet, visible and infrared spectroscopy. I have taught Special Topics courses on contaminant attenuation in the natural environment and wetland chemistry. All of these courses provide valuable insight into natural processes and provide a foundation for understanding natural systems and the impacts of contemporary societies on those systems. Lower Division:
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 Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Geography BS Program Coordinator Phone: 796-6007, Fax: 796-6406 Email: spyare@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Whitehead Bldg, Rm 223, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationPh.D. Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology 1999, University of Nevada, Reno, NV B.A. Biology (Studio Art Minor), Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY Research
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 Associate Professor of Geophysics Phone: 907-796-6247 Email: jmamundson@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Whitehead Bldg, Rm 225, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationPh.D. Geophysics, 2010, University of Alaska Fairbanks M.S. Geophysics, 2006, University of Alaska Fairbanks Curriculum Vitae (see Jason's personal site) Research
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 Interim Co-director - Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center & Research Assistant Professor of Environmental Science Phone: 796-6370 Email: jbfellman@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Whitehead Bldg, Rm 220, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus http://www.uas.alaska.edu/acrc/ Education
ResearchStream biogeochemistry PublicationsArimitsu M, Hobson KA, Webber DA, Piatt JF, Hood E, Fellman JB. Tracing biogeochemical subsidies from glacier runoff into Alaska’s coastal marine food webs. 2018. Global Change Biology 24(1):387-398. Fellman JB, Hood E, Raymond P, Hudson J, Bozeman M, Arimitsu M. 2015. Evidence for the assimilation of glacier organic carbon in a proglacial stream food web. Limnology and Oceanography 60:118-128. Fellman, J.B., E. Hood, R.G.M. Spencer, A. Stubbins, and P.A. Raymond. 2014. Watershed glacier coverage influences dissolved organic matter biogeochemistry in coastal watersheds of southeast Alaska. Ecosystems 17:1014-1025. Fellman JB, Spencer RGM, Hernes PJ, Edwards RT, D’Amore DV, Hood E. 2010. The impact of glacier runoff on the biodegradability and biochemical composition of terrigenous dissolved organic matter in near-shore marine ecosystems. Marine Chemistry 121:112-122. Hood, E., J.B. Fellman, R.G.M. Spencer, R.T. Edwards, D.V. D’Amore, P.J. Hernes and D. Scott. 2009. Glacial runoff as a source of ancient, labile organic matter to the Gulf of Alaska. Nature 462:1044-1048.
BiographyJason Fellman is the interim co-director of the Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center. He joined the Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center in October 2013 as a Research Assistant Professor of Environmental Sciences. Prior to that, he served as a postdoctoral fellow in Environmental Science at the University of Alaska Southeast as well as the University of Western Australia in Perth. Jason has a background in the biogeochemistry of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems with the focus of understanding how carbon and nutrients link these distinct ecosystems. He has extensive experience in the coastal temperature rainforest of southeast Alaska exploring how wetlands and salmon influence stream biogeochemistry. Jason’s current research is focused on understanding how stream biogeochemistry and ecology may change as receding glaciers are replaced by forests and glaciers contribute less meltwater to streamflow. Jason has a strong commitment to environmental stewardship and believes research can be used as a tool to balance human and ecological needs in a changing climate. He received a PhD in Biogeochemistry from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and an MS in Environmental Science from Washington State University. He enjoys climbing, skiing, trail running as well as camping and traveling with his wife and two children. | |
 Assistant Professor of Geology Phone: 796-6580, Fax: 796-6406 Email: sanagorski@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Whitehead Bldg, Rm 227, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationPh.D. Geology, 2001, University of Montana, Missoula, MT M.S. Geology, 1997, University of Montana, Missoula, MT B.A. Geology and History, 1994, Amherst College, Amherst, MA ResearchEnvironmental geochemistry, including:
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 Research Professor Emeritus, Geophysical Institute, UAF Phone: 796-6307 Email: rjmotyka@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Juneau Campus http://www.uas.alaska.edu/arts_sciences/naturalsciences/envs EducationPh.D. Geology and Geophysics, 1983, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK M.S. Physics, 1966, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI B.A. Physics, 1964, St. Mary's University, Winona, MN Curriculum vitae (PDF|48Kb)Complete list of publications (PDF|114Kb) Research
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 Professor of Anthropology Phone: 796-6017, Fax: 796-6406 Email: edhill@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Social Sciences Soboleff Bldg, 217, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationErica received her Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico in 1999. She has archaeological excavation experience in Alaska, Florida, the Southwest, Mexico, Peru, and the Russian Far East and has conducted ethnographic fieldwork in Honduras. BiographyErica is a broadly trained archaeologist with research interests in Peru and the Arctic. She received her B.A. from the University of Florida, and earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in Anthropology at the University of New Mexico. She has excavation experience in Alaska, Florida, the Southwest U.S, Mexico, Peru, and the Russian Far East and has conducted ethnographic fieldwork in Honduras. Erica is interested in ancient belief systems and cosmology, especially the cross-cultural study of funerary ritual and sacrifice. Her work in Peru focuses on iconography and burial evidence of the Moche, a pre-Inca culture of the Pacific coast of South America. (Selected publications on the Moche) More recently, Erica’s work has focused on the prehistory of human–animal relations in the Bering Sea region. She is particularly interested in how approaches from animal geography can be applied to archaeological evidence. (Selected publications on human–animal relations.) Erica is the editor of Iñupiaq Ethnohistory: Selected Essays by Ernest S. Burch, Jr. (2013) and co-editor, with Jon B. Hageman, of The Archaeology of Ancestors: Death, Memory and Veneration (2016). As a 2016–2017 Fulbright–NSF Arctic Research Scholar, Erica spent a semester at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik studying the Icelandic language and researching the use of horses in Viking Age burial practices. Many of Erica’s publications are available at academia.edu and at ScholarWorks@UA. Selected Publications on the Moche 2016 Identifying the Revered Dead in Moche Iconography, pp. 189–212 in Erica Hill and Jon B. Hageman, eds. The Archaeology of Ancestors: Death, Memory and Veneration. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL. 2013 Death, Emotion, and the Household among the Late Moche of Peru. In The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Death and Burial, edited by Sarah Tarlow and Liv Nilsson Stutz, pp. 597–616. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 2008 Animism and Sacrifice: Reconstructing Moche Religion through Architecture, Iconography, and Archaeological Features. In Religion in the Material World, edited by Lars Fogelin, pp. 38–60. Center for Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL. 2006 Moche Skulls in Cross-Cultural Perspective, pp. 91–100 in Michelle Bonogofsky, ed. Skull Collection, Modification and Decoration. British Archaeology Reports (BAR) International Series 1539. Oxford, Archaeopress. 2003 Sacrificing: Moche Bodies, Journal of Material Culture 8(3):285–299. 2000 The Embodied Sacrifice, Cambridge Archaeological Journal 10(2):307–316. 1998 Death as a Rite of Passage: The Iconography of the Moche Burial Theme, Antiquity 72(277):528–538. Selected Publications on Human–Animal Relations 2013 Archaeology and Animal Persons: Toward a Prehistory of Human-Animal Relations, Environment &Society: Advances in Research 4:117–136. 2012 The Nonempirical Past: Enculturated Landscapes and Other-than-Human Persons in Southwest Alaska. Arctic Anthropology 49(2):41–57. 2011 Animals as Agents: Hunting Ritual and Relational Ontologies in Prehistoric Alaska and Chukotka. Cambridge Archaeological Journal 21(3):407–426. | |
Professor of Environmental Science Phone: 796-6244, Fax: 796-6406 Email: ewhood@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Whitehead Bldg, Rm. 224, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationPh.D. Geography 2002, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO Research
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Professor of Philosophy Phone: 796-6362 Email: kjkrein@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Humanities Soboleff Bldg, 214, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus BiographyIn addition to working as academic director of Outdoor Studies, Kevin also teaches philosophy at UAS. Kevin's primary philosophical work is in the areas of philosophy of nature and the environment and philosophy of mind. His outdoor interests are centered around alpine skiing and ski mountaineering. Kevin brings over 10 years of experience of backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering in the Chugach, Alaska, and Coast ranges of Alaska. His accomplishments include a ski descent of Denali from summit to base camp. | |
Associate Professor of English Phone: 796-6021, Fax: 796-6406 Email: kkmaier@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Humanities Juneau Campus EducationPlease refer to Dr. Maier's Curricula Vitae for detailed information. | |
 Associate Professor of Anthropology Phone: 796-6413, Fax: 796-6406 Email: dbmonteith@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Social Sciences Soboleff Bldg, 221, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationPh.D., Michigan State University. Dr. Monteith specializes in ethnohistory, economic anthropology, cultural ecology pertaining to subsistence, Tlingit art and oral narratives, and archeology of Southeast Alaska; his geographical areas of interest include Alaska, the Russian Far East, and Siberia. BiographyDan grew up in Seattle, Washington and went to the University of Chicago for a bachelor’s degree in anthropology. He earned a master’s degree and Ph.D. in anthropology from Michigan State University. He also holds a master’s degree in social science from the University of Chicago. While in Chicago he worked at the Field Natural History Museum and Oriental Institute Museum. As a student his summers were spent working in the fishing industry in Bristol Bay. This experience led him to his current research, which is an anthropological study of the Bristol Bay fishery.Daniel has a wide range of practical experience. In 1992-93 he was employed by the Forest Service as an archeologist in the Ketchikan area of the Tongass National Forest. He then worked for the Tongass Tribe on a federal project; and during 1995-96 in the Economic Development Center at the UAS- Ketchikan Campus. In 1998 he became the Executive Director of Historic Ketchikan. Curriculum Vitae | |
Assistant Professor of Geology Phone: 796-6580, Fax: 796-6406 Email: sanagorski@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Whitehead Bldg, Rm 227, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationPh.D. Geology, 2001, University of Montana, Missoula, MT M.S. Geology, 1997, University of Montana, Missoula, MT B.A. Geology and History, 1994, Amherst College, Amherst, MA ResearchEnvironmental geochemistry, including:
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Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Geography BS Program Coordinator Phone: 796-6007, Fax: 796-6406 Email: spyare@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Whitehead Bldg, Rm 223, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationPh.D. Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology 1999, University of Nevada, Reno, NV B.A. Biology (Studio Art Minor), Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY Research
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 Professor of History Phone: 228-4541 Email: jtradzilowski@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Social Sciences Paul Bldg, Room 503, Ketchikan Campus Ketchikan Campus EducationPh.D., 1999, Arizona State University, specializing in Modern U.S. History, Russia/Eastern Europe, and Public History. Certificate in Scholarly Publishing, 1994, Arizona State University. BA, 1989, History, Southwest Minnesota State University. BiographyHello! Welcome to my faculty homepage! I have taught history, art history and geography at UAS on the Ketchikan campus since 2007. Prior to moving to Alaska, I taught history courses at University of St. Thomas, Hamline University, and Anoka-Ramsey College in Minnesota. I also served as assistant project director at Center for Nations in Transition, at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota where I helped design and administer USAID and State Department-sponsored training programs for business, economics, and political science faculty and NGO leaders in Ukraine and east central Europe. My research and teaching interests are wide-ranging and diverse: immigration and ethnicity, military history, war and genocide, the impact of technology on the history and geography of the Great Plains and Midwest, local and regional studies, and the history of Poland, Russia, Ukraine and central and eastern Europe. | |
Assistant Professor of Humanities, Geography and Environmental Studies BA Coordinator Phone: 796-6437, Fax: 796-6406 Email: rfsimpson@alaska.edu | |
Associate Professor of Alaska Native Languages Phone: 796-6114, Fax: 907-796-6406 Email: latwitchell@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Humanities Whitehead Bldg, Rm 229, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus http://www.uas.alaska.edu/arts_sciences/humanities/programs Education
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Assistant Professor of Outdoor Studies Phone: 796-6361, Fax: 907-796-6406 Email: fjwagner@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Humanities Whitehead Bldg, Rm 214, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationFor more information, please see my Curriculum Vitae (CV). Courses TaughtOutdoor Leadership (ODS 243, 244, & 245) and Field Expedition Sequences (ODS 444 & 445); ODS 116, Intro to Rock Climbing; ODS 117, Intro to Ice Climbing; ODS 118, Avalanche Evaluation and Assessment; ODS 205, Backcountry Navigation & Travel; ODS 221, Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue; ODS 222, Mountaineering. BiographyForest has been coordinating and teaching in the outdoor studies program since 2006. He loves skiing, climbing, and spending time outside. Forest’s academic interests are human narrative, northern identity, and sense of place. HoursTuesday, Thursday 2–5 p.m. (may vary due to field schedule) | |
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 Professor of Mathematics & Program Coordinator Phone: 796-6506 Email: bgblitz@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences - Math Whitehead Bldg, Rm 207, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationB.S. University of Chicago; M.S. Northern Arizona University; Ph.D. Washington State University. OtherBrian has been at UAS since 2000. He enjoys teaching all levels of mathematics courses. His specialized areas of interests include geometry, graph theory and algebra. Outside of academics, Brian is a golf enthusiast (ball and disc) who enjoys hiking, biking, kayaking and snowboarding. | |
 Professor of Mathematics Phone: 796-6242 Email: jadumesnil@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Soboleff Bldg, Rm 211, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus OtherJill has been at UAS since 2005. She enjoys teaching all levels of mathematics courses and particularly enjoys the opportunity to interact with students both in and out of the classroom. Her specialized areas of interest include algebra and number theory. Outside of academics, Jill enjoys raising her two sons, exploring the area's plants and animals whenever possible, reading and scrapbooking and has a budding interest in photography. | |
 Professor of Mathematics Phone: 796-6408 Email: cnhayjahans@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Whitehead Bldg, Rm 218, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus http://uashome.alaska.edu/~cnhayjahans/ EducationB.S. University of Oregon; M.A. University of Maine; D.A. Idaho State University OtherChris has been at UAS since 2002. He enjoys teaching any mathematics or statistics course. His specialized areas of interest include applications of differential equations to geophysical fluid dynamics and other areas within the natural sciences. More recently, he has also developed an interest in the theory and applications of linear statistical models. Outside of academics, Chris enjoys dabbling with gardening and carpentry, hunting and fishing, hiking and camping, and canoeing (under ideal conditions). | |
 Professor of Mathematics, Natural Sciences Department Chair Phone: 796-6423 Email: apiotrowski@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Whitehead Bldg, Rm 209, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus http://uashome.alaska.edu/~APIOTROWSKI/ EducationBS and MS, University of New Hampshire; PhD, University of Hawaii. OtherAndrzej has been at UAS since 2008. He enjoys teaching all levels of mathematics courses. His specialized areas of interests include real and complex analysis, theory of equations, and distribution of zeros of entire functions. Outside of academics, Andrzej enjoys hiking, kayaking, camping, cross-country skiing and Frisbee-golf. | |
 Associate Professor of Mathematics Phone: 796-6240 Email: mbuzby1@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Whitehead Bldg, Rm 231, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationPh.D. in Mathematics, Colorado State University, CO. B.A. in Mathematics and Physics, Adams State College, CO. M.S. BiographyMegan has been teaching at UAS since the fall of 2009. She appreciates teaching a range of courses from beginning algebra to calculus, differential equations, linear algebra, and mathematical modeling, as well as courses in probability and statistics. Her research interests include interdisciplinary applications in physics, ecology, and biology; probability models, the Monte Carlo method; and error analysis. When she's not working, Megan enjoys most things active, spending time with friends and family, live music, and more recently reading for fun! | |
 Associate Professor of Mathematics Phone: 228-4502 Email: clianuzzi@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Paul Bldg, Rm 509, Ketchikan Campus Ketchikan Campus EducationB.S. in Wildlife Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks; M.S. in Statistics, University of Alaska Fairbanks OtherColleen began working at the UAS Ketchikan Campus in 2006. She teaches Math 105, Math 107, Math 108, Math 200 and Stat 273. Outside of academics, Colleen enjoys hiking, cross-country skiing and skiijoring with her dog. | |
 Professor of Mathematics Phone: 747-7792 Email: jbliddle@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Sitka Campus Education
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Professor of Fisheries, Emeritus Phone: N/A Email: richard.gard@uas.alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Juneau Campus | |
Professor of Fisheries, Emeritus Phone: N/A Email: lewis.haldorson@uas.alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Juneau Campus | |
 Professor of Geology, Emerita Phone: 796-6485, Fax: (907) 796-6518 Email: clconnor@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Juneau Campus http://www.uas.alaska.edu/pub/CLCONNOR EducationPh.D. Geology 1984, University of Montana, Missoula, MT M.S. Geology 1975, Stanford University, Stanford, CA B.S. Geology 1974, Stanford University, Stanford, CA Curriculum vitae (PDF | 149Kb) ResearchQuaternary Geology and Paleoecology, Regional Alaskan Geology, Glaciology, Neotectonic Processes, Geoscience Education
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 Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Emeritus Phone: (907) 796-6518, Fax: 796-6447 Email: msstekoll@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Anderson Bldg, 205E, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus Education
ResearchThe biological communities along most of the rocky shores of Alaska are defined by the marine plant associations. A major portion of the primary production throughout the year is provided by the benthic plants in the nearshore. These communities are often disturbed not only by natural phenomena, such as winter storms and ice, but also by anthropogenic disturbances such as harvesting and pollution. My research has concentrated in both basic and applied aspects of the biology and ecology of marine benthic plants and on the effects of disturbances on this community. My associates and I have investigated the effects of harvest and pollution on the intertidal and subtidal seaweeds. We have also developed techniques fore using remote sensing to map floating kelp beds in SE Alaska. We have conducted applied research on the commercial exploitation of seaweeds. In addition to performing seaweed resource assessments for potential commercial harvest, we have investigated the potential of mariculture as a means to enhance exploited algal resources. There are many organisms that can be cultured which have potential to be developed as a high value product. Among these are seaweeds such as Macrocystis(giant kelp), Nereocystis (bull kelp) and Porphyra (nori). My lab has worked out the procedures for the successful mariculture of the kelps Macrocystis. Alaria,andSaccharina. We have researched the physiological ecology of Porphyra as it relates to its culture. This plant can be marketed both as nori for the sushi and health food market and as black seaweed for the Native community. Our latest project is investigating applied aspects of the mariculture of Saccharina latissima (sugar kelp). I am also involved in kelp ecology and mariculture studies in South Africa in cooperation with colleagues at the University of Cape Town. Other "non seaweed" projects have involved the effects of pollution on salmon and herring. We completed research on the potential impacts of mining activities on the nearshore benthos, and have investigated the effects of common ions (hard water) from mine wastewater on the growth and development of coho salmon. Other projects have been research on delayed effects of oil exposure on zebra fish as a model for salmonid exposure and the toxicity of creosote pilings to the development of herring embyros. Courses Taught
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Professor of Biology, Emerita Phone: (907) 796-6518, Fax: 796-6447 Email: sltamone@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Anderson Bldg, 205A, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus Education
Ph.D research conducted at the Bodega Marine Laboratory ResearchMy studies are concerned with the role of hormones in regulating physiological processes in decapod Crustacea (crabs and lobsters). Hormones are chemical mediators that regulate physiological processes such as growth, reproduction, and osmoregulation. I am interested in the mechanism by which hormones such as ecdysteroids, methyl farnesoate, and molt-inhibiting hormone regulate growth and reproduction in decapod crustaceans. The majority of crustaceans that I study are commercially important crabs. These include Dungeness crab, Cancer magister, snow crab, Chionoecetes opilio, and king crab, Paralithodes camtschaticus. Ecdysteroids are crustacean hormones that function to regulate the molt cycle and therefore the growth of these animals. Methyl farnesoate is a sesquiterpenoid hormone derived from the mandibular organ that functions in both reproduction and growth. Methyl farnesoate also may be critical during crustacean larval development and morphogenesis. Methyl farnesoate is structurally similar to the insect juvenile hormones, which regulate insect development. Other studies related to crustacean physiology involve the effect of endogenous crustacean hormones on ectoparasites. Specifically, I have an interest in how hormones (ecdysteroids, methyl farnesoate) can be exploited by certain parasites. The model for these studies is the infection of the Dungeness crab, Cancer magister by the nemertean worm, Carcinonemertes errans. Courses Taught
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Professor of Anthropology Phone: 796-6017, Fax: 796-6406 Email: edhill@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Social Sciences Soboleff Bldg, 217, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationErica received her Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico in 1999. She has archaeological excavation experience in Alaska, Florida, the Southwest, Mexico, Peru, and the Russian Far East and has conducted ethnographic fieldwork in Honduras. BiographyErica is a broadly trained archaeologist with research interests in Peru and the Arctic. She received her B.A. from the University of Florida, and earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in Anthropology at the University of New Mexico. She has excavation experience in Alaska, Florida, the Southwest U.S, Mexico, Peru, and the Russian Far East and has conducted ethnographic fieldwork in Honduras. Erica is interested in ancient belief systems and cosmology, especially the cross-cultural study of funerary ritual and sacrifice. Her work in Peru focuses on iconography and burial evidence of the Moche, a pre-Inca culture of the Pacific coast of South America. (Selected publications on the Moche) More recently, Erica’s work has focused on the prehistory of human–animal relations in the Bering Sea region. She is particularly interested in how approaches from animal geography can be applied to archaeological evidence. (Selected publications on human–animal relations.) Erica is the editor of Iñupiaq Ethnohistory: Selected Essays by Ernest S. Burch, Jr. (2013) and co-editor, with Jon B. Hageman, of The Archaeology of Ancestors: Death, Memory and Veneration (2016). As a 2016–2017 Fulbright–NSF Arctic Research Scholar, Erica spent a semester at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik studying the Icelandic language and researching the use of horses in Viking Age burial practices. Many of Erica’s publications are available at academia.edu and at ScholarWorks@UA. Selected Publications on the Moche 2016 Identifying the Revered Dead in Moche Iconography, pp. 189–212 in Erica Hill and Jon B. Hageman, eds. The Archaeology of Ancestors: Death, Memory and Veneration. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL. 2013 Death, Emotion, and the Household among the Late Moche of Peru. In The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Death and Burial, edited by Sarah Tarlow and Liv Nilsson Stutz, pp. 597–616. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 2008 Animism and Sacrifice: Reconstructing Moche Religion through Architecture, Iconography, and Archaeological Features. In Religion in the Material World, edited by Lars Fogelin, pp. 38–60. Center for Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL. 2006 Moche Skulls in Cross-Cultural Perspective, pp. 91–100 in Michelle Bonogofsky, ed. Skull Collection, Modification and Decoration. British Archaeology Reports (BAR) International Series 1539. Oxford, Archaeopress. 2003 Sacrificing: Moche Bodies, Journal of Material Culture 8(3):285–299. 2000 The Embodied Sacrifice, Cambridge Archaeological Journal 10(2):307–316. 1998 Death as a Rite of Passage: The Iconography of the Moche Burial Theme, Antiquity 72(277):528–538. Selected Publications on Human–Animal Relations 2013 Archaeology and Animal Persons: Toward a Prehistory of Human-Animal Relations, Environment &Society: Advances in Research 4:117–136. 2012 The Nonempirical Past: Enculturated Landscapes and Other-than-Human Persons in Southwest Alaska. Arctic Anthropology 49(2):41–57. 2011 Animals as Agents: Hunting Ritual and Relational Ontologies in Prehistoric Alaska and Chukotka. Cambridge Archaeological Journal 21(3):407–426. | |
Associate Professor of Anthropology Phone: 796-6413, Fax: 796-6406 Email: dbmonteith@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Social Sciences Soboleff Bldg, 221, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationPh.D., Michigan State University. Dr. Monteith specializes in ethnohistory, economic anthropology, cultural ecology pertaining to subsistence, Tlingit art and oral narratives, and archeology of Southeast Alaska; his geographical areas of interest include Alaska, the Russian Far East, and Siberia. BiographyDan grew up in Seattle, Washington and went to the University of Chicago for a bachelor’s degree in anthropology. He earned a master’s degree and Ph.D. in anthropology from Michigan State University. He also holds a master’s degree in social science from the University of Chicago. While in Chicago he worked at the Field Natural History Museum and Oriental Institute Museum. As a student his summers were spent working in the fishing industry in Bristol Bay. This experience led him to his current research, which is an anthropological study of the Bristol Bay fishery.Daniel has a wide range of practical experience. In 1992-93 he was employed by the Forest Service as an archeologist in the Ketchikan area of the Tongass National Forest. He then worked for the Tongass Tribe on a federal project; and during 1995-96 in the Economic Development Center at the UAS- Ketchikan Campus. In 1998 he became the Executive Director of Historic Ketchikan. Curriculum Vitae | |
 Professor of History Phone: 796-6329, Fax: 796-6406 Email: dhnoon@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Social Sciences Soboleff Bldg, 215, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationPh.D., University of Minnesota. Dr. Noon earned his degree in American Studies and teaches all periods of U.S. history. He is particularly interested in the period between the Civil War and World War I; the history of race and social science; and contemporary debates about empire in American history. BiographyDavid Noon has taught U.S. history on the UAS Juneau campus since Fall, 2002. His dissertation, “This is (Not) a Child: Race, Gender, and ‘Development’ in the Child Sciences, 1880-1910,” displays the full range of Dr. Noon's research interests in history, which include developmental psychology, criminology, medicine, and the social construction of race and gender. More recently, Dr. Noon has written about the use of World War analogies in contemporary political rhetoric, cold war historical memory in the fiction of Don DeLillo, and the work of neoconservatives and Christian prophecy writers in the war on terrorism. | |
Associate Professor of Social Sciences, Social Sciences Department Chair Phone: 796-6152, Fax: 796-6406 Email: levess@alaska.edu | |
 Associate Professor of Political Science, USUAS-JC Advisor Phone: 796-6115, Fax: 796-6406 Email: gdwright@alaska.edu | |
 Ketchikan Campus Director, Professor of Anthropology/Sociology Phone: 228-4515, Fax: 225-3624 Email: pmschulte@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Social Sciences, Ketchikan Director's Office Ziegler Bldg, Room 116A, Ketchikan Campus Ketchikan Campus http://www.uas.alaska.edu/ketchikan EducationPh.D., University of New Mexico. Dr. Schulte specializes in multicultural education, Alaska Native cultures, sociocultural change, and archaeology of southeast Alaska. BiographyPriscilla Schulte has been teaching on the Ketchikan campus since 1980 and has been teaching distance classes for over ten years. Most of her students are in southeast Alaska, but some are from as far away as Connecticut. Priscilla has taught summer classes on the Juneau campus as well as distance delivery classes by video and audio conference to the Juneau campus. She teaches primarily lower division anthropology and sociology classes, as well as multicultural education classes. Priscilla started her teaching career by teaching anthropology at Dine College (formerly Navajo Community College) now located in Tsaile, Arizona. Her anthropological fieldwork in Arizona and Chicago sparked her interest in completing an M.A. in anthropology at the University of Connecticut. During her years of living and teaching on the Navajo Nation, she began her doctoral work at the University of New Mexico which she completed after her move to Alaska in 1980. Priscilla’s research and teaching interests are in multicultural education, Alaska Native cultures (primarily of southeast Alaska), and Native American culture change. She produced the video, “The Bear Stands Up,” which has aired on public television. Her most recent research has focused on the totem pole carvers of the CCC era. She is an adopted member of the Tongass Brown Bear clan of the Tlingit people. She is the mother of two daughters who have inspired and encouraged her in her research and teaching. One of the most exciting events of Priscilla’s teaching year is the annual fieldtrip coordinated with the Forest Service to do archaeological and ethnographic fieldwork with local Native elders, cultural teachers, and UAS students. The field trips focus on the survey and inventory of important cultural sites located in southern southeast Alaska. | |
Professor of History Phone: 228-4541 Email: jtradzilowski@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Social Sciences Paul Bldg, Room 503, Ketchikan Campus Ketchikan Campus EducationPh.D., 1999, Arizona State University, specializing in Modern U.S. History, Russia/Eastern Europe, and Public History. Certificate in Scholarly Publishing, 1994, Arizona State University. BA, 1989, History, Southwest Minnesota State University. BiographyHello! Welcome to my faculty homepage! I have taught history, art history and geography at UAS on the Ketchikan campus since 2007. Prior to moving to Alaska, I taught history courses at University of St. Thomas, Hamline University, and Anoka-Ramsey College in Minnesota. I also served as assistant project director at Center for Nations in Transition, at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota where I helped design and administer USAID and State Department-sponsored training programs for business, economics, and political science faculty and NGO leaders in Ukraine and east central Europe. My research and teaching interests are wide-ranging and diverse: immigration and ethnicity, military history, war and genocide, the impact of technology on the history and geography of the Great Plains and Midwest, local and regional studies, and the history of Poland, Russia, Ukraine and central and eastern Europe. | |
 Associate Professor of Sociology Phone: 228-4527, Fax: 225-3624 Email: wlurquhartii@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Social Sciences Paul Bldg, Room 505, Ketchikan Campus Ketchikan Campus EducationPh.D., MA, Tulane University William Urquhart’s recent doctoral dissertation on school violence and bullying includes ethnographic and statistical studies at a remote Western Alaska village and at an inner-city high school in pre-Katrina New Orleans. This work emphasizes the importance of social account conversations in defining peer group norms for retaliation in disadvantaged areas, and will soon be published in book form as a monograph. His other research interests include Alaskan social problems such as alcoholism and domestic violence, and organizational behavior perspectives on workplace violence. Currently, he is investigating the effect of climatic temperature variation on seasonal domestic violence rate cycles in northern states. He enjoys teaching distance education classes, and some of his course offerings include Theory and Research in Criminology, Social Psychology, and Alaska Social Problems; Deviant Behavior, Organizational Behavior, and Environmental Sociology. BiographyBill Urquhart teaches courses in sociology, general social science, humanities, and multicultural education. As a sociologist, his teaching interests include social problems, deviant behavior, social psychology, education, and criminology, with special focus areas in juvenile delinquency, domestic violence, and social problems relevant to Alaska. Dr. Urquhart primarily teaches online and serves as the Distance Coordinator for the online Bachelor of Arts in Social Science degree program. He is also the Project Director for a Title III grant for Alaska Native Serving Institutions titled "Strengthening Arts & Sciences eLearning Communities." Dr. Urquhart was born and raised in Ketchikan, Alaska, from a family long involved in commercial fishing. After graduating high school, he continued on to Oregon Institute of Technology, Oregon State University, and eventually to Tulane University, where his PhD focused on bullying and conflict resolution among high school students in New Orleans and in a village in Western Alaska. Bill enjoys spending time with his wife, Frankie, who is a high school science teacher, and their four children, Liam, Neila, Torran, and Kinsey. Bill plays the bagpipes with Ketchikan's Misty Thistle Pipes & Drums, and spends spare time fishing, hunting, and gathering with family. OtherAdvising contact for all distance-based students in the Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree. | |
 Associate Professor of Psychology Phone: 228-4563 Email: aaziegler@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Social Sciences Paul Bldg, room 508, Ketchikan Campus Ketchikan Campus EducationB.A., M.S., Ph.D. University of Michigan | |
Assistant Professor of Psychology Phone: 907-796-6436 Email: dan.aalbers@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Social Sciences Whitehead Bldg, 208, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus ResearchThe participation of psychologists in the U.S. torture program Hours
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 Term Assistant Professor of History Phone: 907-796-6433 Email: jlwelsh@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Social Sciences Whitehead Bldg, 219, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus Education
ResearchEuropean writings about Japan; early modern women's education PublicationsThe Cult of St. Anne in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe, Sanctity in Global Perspective Series (New York, NY: Routledge, 2017) “Knocking on the “Outer Door”: The Ryukyu Kingdom, Western Imagination, and Perry’s Expedition” Japan Studies Association Journal 16 (2018) “Martin Luther and the Saints,” “Anna Bijns,” “Caritas Pirckheimer,” “Ursula von Münsterberg,” and “Florentina von Oberweimar,” in Encyclopedia of Martin Luther and the Reformation (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2017) AffiliationsSixteenth Century Society, Society for the Study of Early Modern Women and Gender, American Academy of Religion, Japan Studies Association Courses Taught
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 Professor of History, Emeritus Phone: 796-6433, Fax: (907) 796-6518 Email: rrwalz@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Social Sciences Whitehead Bldg, Rm 228, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationPh.D. History, University of California at Davis (1994) PublicationsCurriculum VitaeBiographyBonjour! I’m pleased that you have found your way to this page. Teaching is my life vocation, and I’m pleased to have found my way to a public university such as UAS. I teach a wide array of courses, including surveys in World History, lower-division orientation seminars in the Humanities and Social Sciences, upper-division courses in the Holocaust, Modern European Intellectual History, and the History of Gender and Sexuality, and senior-level seminars on History and Popular Culture. My areas of research specialization are modern European intellectual history and the history of popular culture in modern France. Recently, Routledge published my Modernism textbook (2nd ed., 2013) in its “Seminar Studies in History” series. I wrote “Surrealism and Film” for Oxford Bibliographies (Oxford University Press, last updated 2015). The University of California Press published my Pulp Surrealism: Insolent Popular Culture in Early Twentieth-Century Paris (2000), a groundbreaking work that bridges high-low cultural divides between French avant-garde movements and popular culture. I write scholarly essays on French crime fiction, most notably “The Rocambolesque and the Modern Enchantment of Popular Fiction” on the criminal-turned-avenger Rocambole in The Re-Enchantment of the World: Secular Magic in a Rational Age (eds. Joshua Landy and Michael Saler, Stanford University Press, 2009). I am also a great fan of bande dessinée (French comics) and recently published the article, “Putain de guerre! Teaching Jacques Tardi’s WWI Graphic Novels”, for Fiction and Film for French Historians (2014). My current book project is “Shady Detectives, Elegant Criminals, and Dark Avengers,” a cultural history of French crime writing, 1815-1950. As a scholar of popular culture, I also make periodic contributions to trade press publications. I translated “Death of Nick Carter,” a crime parody by Surrealist Philippe Soupault, from French into English for the literary review McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, issue 24 (2007). I have also written introductions to French crime book reissues, “The Genius of Crime” for the classic 1911 French crime thriller, Fantômas by Pierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain (Dover, 2006), and “Vidocq: Rogue Cop” for the Memoirs of Vidocq: Master of Crime (AK Press, 2003). I also devour contemporary French crime fiction. Some of my favorite French polar (“hardboiled” crime) writers are Léo Malet, Didier Daeninckx, Jean-Claude Izzo, and Fred Vargas. I also have a special fondness for the St. Cyr/Kohler crime series by Canadian author J. Robert Janes, set during the Nazi Occupation of France. Professionally, I am an active member in French historical societies, currently the Vice-President of the Western Society for French History, previously co-editor of the Journal of the Western Society for French History (2011-2015), and currently the Assistant Editor of H-France Forum (Society for French Historical Studies). I also share my scholarly interests in history and popular culture with the Juneau community, through the UAS “Evening at Egan” and “Sound + Motion” lecture series, recently “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Borg? The Ecological Imperative in the Age of Cybernetic Organisms” (2014) and “Viewing the Elephant Man” (2016). When not engaged in academic matters, for musical pleasure I play cello in the Juneau Symphony Orchestra. | |
