Over 60 faculty members from over 25 disciplines have participated in the UAA/APU Difficult Dialogues faculty intensive training since the first intensives were held in May 2006. The most recent group completed the training in May 2008.
A "second tier" faculty intensive will convene in May 2009 to explore issues and techniques of particular importance to Alaska Native peoples. The 2009-10 Fellows were drawn from participants in previous years.
Faculty Fellows, 2009-10
Dr. Raymond Anthony
Assistant Professor, Philosophy
University of Alaska Anchorage
Rebecca Bosek
Term Assistant Professor, Psychology
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Jacqueline Cason
Assistant Professor, English
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Nelta Edwards
Assistant Professor, Sociology
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Mei Mei Evans
Associate Professor, English
Alaska Pacific University
Dr. Susan Garton
Associate Professor, Educational Leadership
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Diane Hirshberg
Associate Professor, Education Policy
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Bogdan Hoanca
Associate Professor, Computer Information Systems
Faculty Senate President, 2007-08
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Ann Jache
Assistant Professor, Sociology
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Patricia Jenkins
Associate Professor, English
University of Alaska Anchorage
Bettina Kipp
Assistant Professor, Counseling
Kenai Peninsula College
Deborah Periman
Assistant Professor, Justice
University of Alaska Anchorage
Don Reardon
Assistant Professor, Developmental Education
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. David Scheel
Associate Professor, Marine Biology
Alaska Pacific University
Dr. Dorothy Shepard
Associate Professor, Human Services
Alaska Pacific University
Tara Smith
Associate Professor, College Preparatory and Developmental Studies
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. April Susky
Term Assistant Professor, Political Science
University of Alaska Anchorage
Faculty Fellows, 2008-09
Dr. Linda Black
Associate Professor, Education
Alaska Pacific University
Rebecca Bosek
Term Assistant Professor, Psychology
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Ann Bridges
Associate Professor, Culinary Arts and Hospitality
University of Alaska Anchorage
Bernice Carmon
Associate Professor, Nursing
University of Alaska Anchorage
Micah Fierstein
Assistant Professor, Education
University of Alaska Anchorage
Patricia Grega
Associate Professor, Developmental Education
University of Alaska Anchorage
Janice High
Assistant Professor, English
Kenai Peninsula College
Lynn Koshiyama
Professor, Accounting
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. John Mouracade
Assistant Professor, Philosophy
University of Alaska Anchorage
Kimberly Pace
Term Assistant Professor, Political Science and Women’s Studies
University of Alaska Anchorage
Rosanne Pagano
Instructor, Writing
Alaska Pacific University
Annalisa Raymer
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Center for Community Engagement and Learning
University of Alaska Anchorage
Don Reardon
Assistant Professor, Developmental Education
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Deborah Russ
Associate Professor, Counseling and Special Education
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. David Scheel
Associate Professor, Marine Biology
Alaska Pacific University
Dr. Suzanne Strisik
Associate Professor, Psychology
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. April Susky
Term Assistant Professor, Political Science
University of Alaska Anchorage
Faculty Fellows, 2007-08
Dr. Raymond Anthony
Assistant Professor, Philosophy
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Robert Boeckmann
Associate Professor, Psychology
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Regina Boisclair,
Professor, Comparative Religion
Cardinal Newman Chair of Catholic Theology
Alaska Pacific University
Dr. Thomas Buller
Associate Professor, Philosophy
University of Alaska Anchorage
Allison Butler
Instructor/Coordinator, Biological Sciences
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Robert Crosman
Professor, English
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Suzanne Forster
Associate Professor, English
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Susan Garton
Associate Professor, Educational Leadership
University of Alaska Anchorage
Alice Hisamoto
Retention Coordinator, AHAINA Student Programs
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Mari F. Ippolito
Associate Professor, Psychology
University of Alaska Anchorage
Joy Mapaye
Assistant Professor, Journalism and Public Communications
University of Alaska Anchorage
Paul Ongtooguk
Assistant Professor, Secondary Education
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Dorothy Shepard
Associate Professor, Human Services
Alaska Pacific University
Mary Margaret Stein
Project Director, Engaging Muslims Project
Alaska Pacific University
Jeremy Tasch
Assistant Professor, Geography
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Yaso Thiru
Associate Professor, Accounting
Alaska Pacific University
Faculty Fellows, 2006-07
Dr. Sharon Araji
Professor, Sociology
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Maureen E. Austin
Associate Professor, Environmental Science and Outdoor Studies
Alaska Pacific University
Paola Banchero
Assistant Professor, Journalism and Public Communications
University of Alaska Anchorage
Anna Breuninger
Instructor, Geology
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Betty J. Buchan
Assistant Professor, Public Health
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Tracey Burke
Assistant Professor, Social Work
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Jacqueline Cason
Assistant Professor, English
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Sharon Chamard
Assistant Professor, Justice
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Stephen G. Colt
Director, Institute for Social and Economic Research
Associate Professor, Geography and Environmental Studies
Associate Professor, Economics
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Leslie Cornick
Associate Professor, Marine Biology and Statistics
Alaska Pacific University
Dr. Nelta Edwards
Assistant Professor, Sociology
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Diane Erickson
Assistant Professor, Adult Education
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Mei Mei Evans
Associate Professor, English
Alaska Pacific University
Dr. Ronald S. Everett
Associate Professor, Justice
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Phyllis Fast
Assistant Professor, Anthropology
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Christine Gehrett
Associate Professor, Education
Assistant Professor, Elementary Education
Kenai Peninsula College
Dr. Bogdan Hoanca
Associate Professor, Computer Information Systems
Faculty Senate President, 2007-08
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Ann Jache
Assistant Professor, Sociology
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Patricia Jenkins
Associate Professor, English
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Virginia Juettner
Associate Professor, Education
Alaska Pacific University
Bettina Kipp
Assistant Professor, Counseling
Kenai Peninsula College
Dr. Daniel T. Kline
Associate Professor, English
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Kerri Morris
Associate Professor, English
Faculty Senate President 2006-07
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Heather Nash
Assistant Professor, Adult Education
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Doug Parry
Professor, Communication and Discourse Studies
University of Alaska Anchorage
Deborah Periman
Assistant Professor, Justice
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Travis Rector
Assistant Professor, Physics/Astronomy
University of Alaska Anchorage
Tara Smith
Associate Professor, English as a Second Language
University of Alaska Anchorage
Dr. Tracy Stewart
Associate Professor, Leadership and Strategy
Alaska Pacific University
Dr. Jeffrey White
Assistant Professor, English
University of Alaska Anchorage
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