Assistant Professor of Geography
Office Location:
HSS 209
CREDENTIALS
- B.S., Biology, University of the Philippines
- M.S., Remote Sensing, University of the Philippines
- Ph.D., Remote Sensing, Chiba University (Japan)
ABOUT
Jose Edgardo L. Aban is a seasoned research and project manager and an advocate of satellite remote sensing education. He served for almost two decades at the Department of Science and Technology of the Philippines and has taught as a senior lecturer in the Department of Geography, Development, and Environmental Studies at the Universiti of Brunei Darussalam, where he was instrumental in the establishment of an image processing laboratory.
Dr. Aban teaches GE-480/580 Introduction to Remote Sensing during spring session and GE-480/580 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems during fall session. He also handles Introduction to Geography, and a host of Geography subjects such as GE-201 World Regional Geography, GE-203 Physical Geography, as well as GE-321 Economic Geography.
Prior to joining UOG, Aban served as a technical consultant at the Asian Development Bank, as project manager of the GIS-based project dubbed “Communication and Information Systems for the Control of Avian Influenza” of the ASEAN Foundation, and as a consultant of a mapping unit of an agricultural company in Indonesia.
Dr. Aban is also an avid amateur astronomer. During his youthful years, he built a Dobsonian telescope on a shoestring budget. He was a long-time member of the Philippine Astronomical Society (PAS), and a delegate/observer to a number of rare astronomical events in the Philippines, including the 1986 Comet Halleywatch and the 1988 Total Solar Eclipse, to name a few.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- land use/cover change analysis
- global change analysis
- ecosystems change research
- applications of non-parametric methods for global change analysis and modeling (power and singular spectrum analysis of multi-temporal datasets) using satellite data (e.g. normalized difference vegetation index - NDVI) and climatic data
- development of pre-processing algorithms for noise reduction in satellite images
- phenological change analysis and its relationship with changes in floral and faunal populations
- climate change impacts (sea-level rise scenarios) modeling with the use of digital elevation modeling, climatic oscillations (e.g. ENSO, PDO), drones, among others.
Associate Professor of Sociology, Micronesian Studies, and Women & Gender Studies
Office Location:
HSS 220D
CREDENTIALS
- B.A., Sociology, University of Victoria (Canada)
- BFA, New York University
- M.A., Sociology, University of Victoria (Canada)
- Ph.D., Sociology, National University of Singapore
Associate Professor of Sociology and Micronesian Studies
Office Location:
HSS, 2nd Floor (Division Office)
CREDENTIALS
- B.S., Sociology, Portland State University (Ore.)
- M.S., Sociology, Portland State University (Ore.)
- Ph.D., Sociology and Anthropology, Simon Fraser University (Canada)
Instructor of Communication and Critical Thinking
Office Location:
EC 213C
CREDENTIALS
- B.A., Communication, University of Guam
- MPA, University of Guam
Professor of Communication
Office Location:
EC 213D
ABOUT
Dr. Raymond Anderson joins the University of Guam as Associate Professor of Mass Media in the Communication department. Raymond was born and grew up on another island, the island of Jamaica, far away in the Caribbean. For the past 17 years he has lived with his family on mainland USA and he is looking forward to revisiting island life, but now on Guam.
Raymond has a diverse background with working experiences in marine sciences, business, communication, film and media arts. His love of the dramatic arts and helping Christian theater ministries led him to switch directions from his day job of managing Jamaica’s largest fish farming operation to completing a PhD in Communication and Media Effects at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He went on to teach at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon. At George Fox, Raymond was instrumental in helping the Cinema and Media Communication major grow significantly into the vibrant program that now exists.
Raymond spent four years at Sterling College in Kansas where he developed yet another media program that included various concentrations including Cinema Production, Public Relations and Multi-Media.
He is an avid swimmer and snorkeler and would like to get back into SCUBA diving.
CREDENTIALS
- B.S., Natural Sciences – Marine Science, University of West Indies (Jamaica)
- MBA, General Management, Nova Southeastern University (Fla.)
- Ph.D., Communication Arts – Media Effects, Regent University (Va.)
Professor of Anthropology and Micronesian Studies
Office Location:
HSS 120C
Expertise
Micronesia History — Pacific Islands Race and Ethnicity Anthropology Micronesian — Studies Guam Culture — Preservation Religion — Comparative Research Methodology History — American American Studies History — Spanish Indigenous — Politics Writing — Creative Racial Issues Culture — Diversity CHamoru — Culture and Identity Organizational — Culture-
Tel:
(671) 735-2802
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Fax:
(671) 734-7930
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uog.academia.edu/DavidAtienza
ABOUT
David Atienza received his Ph.D. in Anthropology from the Complutense University of Madrid in 2006 and relocated to Guam the same year, where he currently resides. With a history, philosophy, anthropology, and applied linguistics background, Dr. Atienza has taught at various institutions in Spain and Guam. His research focuses on cultural identity processes and historical anthropology, particularly in the Mariana Islands, and he has several publications, some co-authored with Dr. Alexander Coello de la Rosa. He holds the position of professor of Anthropology at the University of Guam.
CREDENTIALS
- B.A., History, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- M.A., Applied Linguistics, Universidad Antonio de Nebrija (Spain)
- Ph.D., Anthropology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Instructor of Critical Thinking and Logic / I Meyeng UOG-Certified Online Teacher
Office Location:
EC 118E
Expertise
Mathematics — LogicCREDENTIALS
- B.A., English, Shaoguan University (China)
- M.A., Logic, South China Normal University
Associate Professor of Psychology / I Meyeng UOG-Certified Online Teacher
Office Location:
HSS 219D
ABOUT
Marshaley J. Baquiano is a licensed psychologist and a certified specialist in social psychology in the Philippines. She was a Fulbright Research Fellow and in 2017 received the UP Scientist Award from the University of the Philippines. She obtained her doctorate degree in psychology from the Ateneo De Manila University (Philippines). Her research interests and publications lean on investigating social issues using social psychological lens, intergroup conflicts, intergroup negotiations, as well as mental health and psychosocial support. She is the executive editor of Philippine Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities and an associate editor of Philippine Journal of Psychology.
CREDENTIALS
- Ph.D., Psychology, Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines)
- M.A., Education, University of Southeastern Philippines
- B.S., Psychology, Silliman University (Philippines)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Poverty
- Climate change
- Corruption
- Intergroup conflicts
- Intergroup negotiations
- Mental health
- Psychosocial support
Professor of Music
Office Location:
EC 117I
CREDENTIALS
- B.M., Clarinet Performance, New England Conservatory (Mass.)
- M.M., Conducting, University of South Carolina
- DMA, Conducting, University of South Carolina
Associate Professor of Theater / I Meyeng UOG-Certified Online Teacher
Office Location:
EC 117H
CREDENTIALS
- B.A., Fine Arts – Theater, University of Guam
- MFA, University of Houston
- I Meyeng UOG-Certified Online Teacher
