Media and Cinematic Arts Faculty

Peter Britos, Ph.D.
Director of Media and Cinematic Arts
Associate Professor
Teaching and research fields: Multimedia Literacy, Screenwriting, Critical Studies, Narrative Theory, Production and Design.
Office & Phone: FC-101, (808) 544-0802 
E-mail: pbritos@hpu.edu

Natalie Lewis, M.A. 
Program Chair of Multimedia BA Programs
Visiting Instructor
Teaching and research fields: Digital Imaging, Interactive Media, Graphic Design and Web Design. 
Office & Phone: FC-101, (808) 543-8039
E-mail: nlewis@hpu.edu

Brian Cannon, Ph.D.
Festival Chair, First Look Mixed Media Festival
Assistant Professor
Teaching and research fields: Communication Theory, Photojournalism, and Graphic Design.
Office & Phone: FC-101, (808) 544-0836
E-mail: bcannon@hpu.edu

Lewis Trusty, M.B.A. & M.A.
Instructor, and First Look Media Fest Producer
Teaching and research fields: Photojournalism, Nonlinear Editing, Cinematography, Cinematic and Documentary Production.
Office & Phone: FS-101, (808) 566-2462
E-mail: ltrusty@hpu.edu

Michael Ang, M.S.
Teaching and research field: Cultural Studies, Graphic Design, Photography, Digital Imaging, Cinematography, Architecture and Space Design.
E-mail: mang@hpu.edu

Ikaika Hussey, M.A. 
Teaching and research field: Modern Media, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture, New Media.
E-mail: ihussey@hpu.edu

Nathan Kurosawa, M.F.A.
Teaching and research fields: Cinematic Production, Screenwriting and Producing. 
E-mail: nkurosawa@hpu.edu

Melissa Rivera-Torres, M.A. & M.F.A.
Teaching and research fields: Mixed Media Production, Graphic Design, Product Design.
E-mail: mriverat@hpu.edu

Matthew George, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Teaching and research fields: Critical Studies, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies and Rhetoric.
Office & Phone: FS-212, (808) 566-2478
E-mail: mgeorge@hpu.edu

Serena Hashimoto, Ph.D.
MACOM Academic Advisor
Associate Professor
Teaching and research fields: Psychoanalytic Theory, Cultural Studies and Critical Studies.
Office & Phone: FS-210A, (808) 356-5230 
E-mail: shashimoto@hpu.edu

Sam Joseph, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Teaching and research fields: Computer Science, Cognitive Science and Natural Language,
Neural Networks, Interactive Learning Technologies, 3D Virtual Worlds, Web and Mobile Programming.
E-mail: sjoseph@hpu.edu

Tyler McMahon, M.F.A
Assistant Professor
Director, Viewpoints Film Series
Teaching and research fields: Creative Writing, Narrative Design.
Office & Phone: LB-7A, (808) 544-1107
E-mail: tmcmahon@hpu.edu

Andy Opitz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
Teaching and research fields: Transatlantic Literature, Media Studies, Critical Theory and the Politics of Satire and Irony.
Office & Phone: LB-507, (808) 356-5230 
E-mail: aopitz@hpu.edu

Mark Tjarks, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Teaching and research fields: Creative Writing, Screenwriting and Critical Studies.
Office & Phone: FS-210, (808) 566-2447
E-mail: mtjarks@hpu.edu

Houston Wood, Ph.D.
Professor
Teaching and research fields: Cinema History, Oceanic Film History and Critical Studies.
Office & Phone: BH-204, (808) 544-8111
E-mail: hwood@hpu.edu