UH Hilo Speakers' Bureau 2009-2010

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Please call Alyson Kakugawa-Leong, Director Media Relations, at (808) 974-7642 or email alyson@hawaii.edu with your programming requests.

Name Department Topic
Dr. Todd Belt Political Science
  • Political Campaigns & Elections
  • Mass Media & Politics
  • Public Opinion
  • The Presidency
Dr. Thom Curtis Sociology
  • Homegrown Terrorism: The threat from within
  • Preparing a Community’s Response to a Pandemic or Bioterrorism
  • “The Worried-Well”: Preparing for and Dealing with Panic During a Disease Outbreak
  • Hazard Assessment: Identifying Disaster Threats on the Big Island
Dr. Thomas DeWitt Marketing
  • Customer Service
  • Customer Loyalty
  • Generational Differences in the Workplace
  • Leadership
Farrah-Marie Gomes North HI Educ Center
  • Existence/Purpose of NHERC
  • Overview of Credit & Non-Credit Offerings by NHERC
  • NHERC Highlights
Stacy Haumea Nursing
  • Eating All Day the Polynasian Way
  • Everything in Moderation – Eh?
  • Warriors Against Diabetes
  • Local Plate–Big Island Wellness Choices
  • Community Health Advocacy, One Warrior at a Time
Dr. Lawrence Heintz Philosophy
  • Death and Dying
  • Advanced Directives
  • Physician-Assisted Suicide
  • Euthanasia
  • End of Life Care
  • Quality of Care
  • Ethics and Hospitalist Care
Dr. Luoluo Hong Student Affairs
  • Coping with Change; Overcoming Adversity
  • Leadership
  • Diversity/Multiculturalism/Social Justice
  • Violence Prevention, incl Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence
  • Women’s Issues, incl Women’s Health
  • Community Health
  • College Student Characteristics; College Student Success
Dr. Matthew Howell Performing Arts
  • Music and the Mind
  • Music and Productivity
  • Healing Properties of Music
  • Japanese Choral Music
Mahealani Jones Admissions
  • Graduate Programs at UH Hilo
Dr. Ruth Robison Int’l Student Services
  • International Students
Susan Shirachi Disability Services
  • Culture: Disability and Other Thoughts
  • The ADA and the Art of Mediation
  • From Poverty to Sustainability (for women audience only)
Helen Wong Smith Librarian
  • Caring for Your Family Treasures
  • Digital Hawaiian Resources
  • Uncovering the History of ʻĀina: Resources for Land Research
  • Why Businesses Need Archives

Please call Alyson Kakugawa-Leong, Director Media Relations, at (808) 974-7642 or email alyson@hawaii.edu with your programming requests.

Mahalo!