Department of Social Sciences Faculty

 
Carlos Juarez Carlos Juárez, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science
Chair, Department of Social Sciences
Comparative and international politics, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe
MP-305 Tel: 566-2493
cjuarez@hpu.edu
William Warren, Ph.D. William “Hal” Warren, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Geography
Assistant Department Chair, Social Sciences
Program Chair, International Studies
Human geography, economic geography, population dynamics, Japan
MP-308 Tel: 544-1476
wwarren@hpu.edu 
Patrick Bratton, Ph.D. Patrick Bratton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science
Program Chair, International Relations and Political Science
Coordinator of Diplomacy and Military Studies Programs
International relations, France and India, national security, foreign policy
MP-302 Tel: 544-1466
pbratton@hpu.edu
Dan Morgan Dan Morgan, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Program Chair, Sociology
MP-312 Tel: 544-1409
dmorgan@hpu.edu
Art Whatley Art Whatley, Ph.D. 
Professor of Sustainability and Management
Program Chair, MA Global Leadership and Sustainable Development
MP-303 Tel: 566-2490
awhatley@hpu.edu
Robert Borofsky, Ph.D. Robert Borofsky, Ph.D.
Professor of Anthropology
Cultural anthropology, medical anthropology, Pacific ethnography and history
MP-308 Tel: 543-8020
borofsky @hpu.edu
Grace Cheng, Ph.D. Grace Cheng, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science
Comparative politics, human rights, Islam and politics, China, Vietnam
MP-307 Tel: 544-9384
gcheng@hpu.edu
Lynette Cruz Lynette Hi‘ilani Cruz, Ph.D.
Kupuna-in-Residence
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Cultural anthropology, Hawaiian studies
MP-301 Tel: 544-1465
lcruz @hpu.edu

Topher Erickson

Topher Erickson
Visiting Instructor of Anthropology
Cultural anthropology, poverty and culture, taboos
MP 301; Tel: 544-1413
terickson@hpu.edu
Gregory Gaydos, Ph.D.

Gregory Gaydos, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science
American politics, politics and film
MP-304 Tel: 544-0260
ggaydos@hpu.edu

 
Leah Horowitz

Leah Horowitz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Geography
Global Leadership and Sustainable Development Program
Cultural geography, environmental governance, social dimensions of mining, conservation, Melanesia (New Caledonia), North America (U.S.)
MP- 313 Tel: 566-2476
lhorowitz@hpu.edu
Gordon Knowles

Gordon Knowles, Jr., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology
Intro to sociology, social problems and policy, sociology of terrorism
MP-314 Tel: 544-1140
gknowles@hpu.edu

Seung-Kyun Ko, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science
American and comparative politics, American foreign policy, East Asian international relations, Korea
MP-302 Tel: 544-0896
sko@hpu.edu

 Serge Marek

Serge Marek, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Geography
Human geography, cultural/social geography, urban geography, tourism geography, and oceania
MP-307 Tel: 544-1415
smarek@hpu.edu
Mel Masuda

Mel Masuda, J.D.
Associate Professor of Law
MP-314 Tel: 544-0295
mmasuda@hpu.edu
Ayesha Nibbe

Ayesha Nibbe, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Cultural anthropology, development, food, Africa, Latin America, South Asia
MP-301 Tel:687-7063
anibbe@hpu.edu
James Primm, Ph.D.

James Primm, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science
American politics, international relations, politics of terrorism
MP-304 Tel: 544-1470
jprimm@hpu.edu
Dana Rasch

Raymond "Dana" Rasch, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Latin America, social movements, social justice, community building and community-based research
MP-312 Tel: 544-0259
rrasch@hpu.edu