Professor of Anthropology, Public Health, and Micronesian Studies
Research Associate II
Assistant Professor of Military Science and MS II Instructor
Instructor of English
Elizabeth Rutun became an English instructor with the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences in August 2020 after having taught a writing course the previous semester as adjunct faculty. She holds bachelor’s in English literature and historical and political studies from Chaminade University (Hawaii) and a master’s in English with an emphasis in literature from the University of Guam. Her master's thesis was titles "Churuu Nu Waab: An Analysis of Traditional Yapese Dances as Mediators of Change." She taught freshman composition as a graduate student at UOG, has been a tutor with UOG's Upward Bound program, and also previously taught summer school at Yap Catholic High School.