Professor of Legal Studies
CREDENTIALS
- B.A., Speech and Drama
- MPA, Governmental Management and Public Administration
- M.A., Development Communications, Public Information and Public Relations, Broadcast Communications and Journalism
- DPA, Public Policy, Development Administration, International Administration, University of the Philippines
ABOUT
Guthertz’ focus of research is on public policy and public administration on Guam and in the Western Pacific. She was raised and educated on Guam and has served the University of Guam and the Guam comnunity in various capacities, such as academic vice president, tenured full professor, chair of Public Administraiton and Legal Studies, director of Public Safety, acting chief of police, chair of the Board of Education, and commissioner of the Consolidated Commission on Utilities.
Associate Professor / EdD Chair of Instructional and Academic Leadership program
Office Location:
SOE 210F
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Tel:
(671) 735-2400
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CREDENTIALS
- Ph.D., Educational Leadership, The Pennsylvania State University
- M.Ed., Higher Education, The Pennsylvania State University
- Master of Public Administration, University of Guam
- Bachelor of Business Administration - Management, University of Guam
- I Meyeng UOG-Certified Online Teacher

ABOUT
Kathrine Gutierrez, Ph.D., joined the School of Education as an associate professor in January 2021. She is originally from Guam and is an alumna of the University of Guam.
She comes to the University of Guam from the University of Oklahoma, where she was on faculty since 2006. She worked specifically as a graduate faculty member there teaching and advising master's and doctoral students.
Her higher education work experience includes research (scholarly publications and national/international conference presentations), teaching (graduate coursework), and service activities at the national/international levels. Dr. Gutierrez is interested in continuing research to focus on schools, school community, and culture. Her areas of emphasis are educational leadership and conducting educational research.
She has experience in teaching online using technology for teaching and learning and earned certificates from the Online Learning Consortium.
Upon joining UOG, she earned certificates from UOG’s Online Teaching Resources (OTR); and recently in Aug. 2023 completed a Quality Matters workshop earning a certificate for Applying the QM Rubric, re: the 7th edition standards.
She was selected to participate in the 2022 Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) cohort, a program of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), and having received a certificate of achievement, is now a 2022 Cohort alumna. Read more at Past ELP Cohorts - AASCU.
Student Office Assistant
Office Location:
Dean's Circle, House #17
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Tel:
(671) 735-2477
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Fax:
(671) 734-7820
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Associate Professor, Groundwater Hydrology
Office Location:
WERI 115
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Tel:
(671) 735-2693
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Fax:
(671) 734-8890
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CREDENTIALS
- B.A., Chemistry, University of Guam
- M.S., Environmental Science, University of Guam
- Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Mapua University (Philippines)
Associate Professor of Linguistics
Office Location:
EC 216B
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Tel:
(671) 735-2737
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Fax:
(671) 734-2731
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CREDENTIALS
- B.A., English Language and Literature, Hyupsung University (South Korea)
- M.A., English Lingusitics, Kyung Hee University (South Korea)
- Ph.D., Linguistics, The University of Texas at Austin
- I Meyeng UOG-Certified Online Teacher

Extension Associate I
Office Location:
ALS 105
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Tel:
(671) 735-2080
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Business Advisor/Women In Business Program Coordinator, Guam SBDC
Office Location:
SBPA Bldg., Room 140
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Tel:
(671) 735-2594
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CREDENTIALS
- BS, Bethel College, VA
- MBA, University of Maryland Asia, GU (Asia)
ABOUT
Jarneec Halsey, a diverse entrepreneur, founded Peto’s Journey LLC, a publishing company that amplifies every voice, celebrates every story, and inspires people to dream. She currently serves as the Business Advisor and Women in Business Program Coordinator at the Guam Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Halsey has received numerous awards and recognition for her work with active-duty service members and students in Guam. She previously served as the Executive Director of the Guam Women's Chamber of Commerce. She holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland (Asia) and a Bachelor of Science in Missions (Cultural Development) from Bethel College in Virginia.
Extension Associate III (Communications & Publications)
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Tel:
(671) 735-2060
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Assistant Professor of Military Science / MS Instructor
Office Location:
ROTC 205
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Tel:
(671) 734-3150
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Fax:
(671) 734-2908
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Assistant Professor of Physics
Office Location:
HS 254
CREDENTIALS
- Ph.D., Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- B.S., Physics, Brigham Young University (Utah)
- A.S., General Studies, Brigham Young University–Idaho
ABOUT
Gregory Hart is a father of three with a passion and creativity for problem solving and understanding how things work. Whether it's creating fitness landscapes for highly mutating viruses or using data, model, and simulation as an engineer and research scientist, he has enjoyed collaboration with researchers at Brigham Young University, the University of Urbana-Champaign, Yale, and the Gates Foundation. His greatest collaboration, however, is with his wife. Having lived in the Pacific Northwest, Intermountain West, Midwest, and New England, he is excited to share his love of physics and learning with the incredibly diverse family of UOG.
