2020 - 2021 FACULTY SENATE MEMBERS
*Please see Article III of the Constitution in the UAS Faculty Handbook for information concerning membership
President | |
 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. | |
President Elect | |
 Associate Professor of Spanish, Humanities Department Chair Phone: 796-6008, Fax: 796-6406 Email: adewees@alaska.edu | |
Past President | |
 Associate Professor of Education Phone: (907) 796-6029, Fax: (907) 796-6550 Email: habatchelder@alaska.edu Alaska College of Education Hendrickson Annex, Rm. 106, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus http://www.uas.alaska.edu/education EducationM.A., Ph.D. - University of Central Florida B.A. - University of Florida | |
Business/PADM Senator | |
 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. | |
Career Education Senator | |
 Assistant Professor, Construction Technology Phone: 796-6132 Email: jfantasi@alaska.edu Career Education: Construction Technical Education Center, Rm. 206, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus BiographyAssistant Professor, Justin Fantasia joined the UAS Construction Technology program in 2014. Mr. Fantasia hails from the Boston area and attended the University of Massachusetts earning a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Biology. After completing his degree, Justin worked as an outdoor educator, wilderness guide, and carpenter. In 2003 he moved to Alaska to serve as an Amercorps Member working with at risk youth on public lands projects throughout the state. He spent over ten years at a local non-profit managing a Conservation Corps and Construction Training programs. As an experiential educator and builder, Justin has led students in the construction of over 12 affordable homes in the Juneau community. Through his appointment at UAS he serves as the Construction Manager for the Juneau House Build Partnership, a collaboration with the Juneau Housing Trust and Juneau School District to build affordable housing and provide hands-on learning to students. Justin is a small business owner, licensed contractor, active community member and alpine adventurer. He is a volunteer board member of the Southeast Alaska Building Industry Association, Eldred Rock Lighthouse Preservation Association and governor appointed to the Serve Alaska Commission. He is a certified OSHA outreach trainer and Carpentry and Core Curriculum Instructor through the National Center for Construction Education and Research. When not in the classroom or on the jobsite, Justin can be found in the mountains; climbing rocks and ice, skiing, running with his pup, or camping with his family. Alpine endeavors includeascents in the Alaska Range, Wrangell-St. Elias, Brooks Range, Coast Range, and abroad. He isthankful to have found a career and community he is passionate about. | |
Education Senator | |
 Assistant Professor Phone: (907) 796-6140 Email: gpsampson@alaska.edu Alaska College of Education Hendrickson Annex, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus BiographyDr. Greg Sampson is a social and behavioral scientist, primarily working in the special education program at AKCOE. His areas of interest are in educational assessment and diagnostics, psychometric research, and learning interventions. Sampson has extensive experience as both an educational practitioner and a researcher. PhD: Oregon State University | |
Humanities Senator | |
 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. | |
Library Senator | |
 Associate Professor of Library and Information Science, Outreach Services Librarian Phone: 796-6285 Email: jdbrown@alaska.edu Egan Library Egan Library, Room 204, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationM.L.I.S., University of Hawaii (2001) A.L.B., Harvard University (1995) Biography.. OtherLibrarian Liaison to Education and Management. | |
Natural Sciences Senator | |
 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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Social Sciences Senator | |
 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 | |
Juneau Campus Senator | |
 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) | |
Ketchikan Campus Senator | |
 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. | |
Sitka Campus Senator | |
 Assistant Professor of Biology Phone: 747-7752 Email: jmart118@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Sitka Campus EducationB.S., M.S. Portland State University | |