Assistant Professor of Physics
Office Location:
SCI 225
CREDENTIALS
- B.S., Physics, Korea University
- M.S., Physics, Indiana University Bloomington
- M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Washington
- Ph.D., Physics, Indiana University Bloomington
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
CREDENTIALS
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Wyoming (2018)
M.S., Geological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2014)
B.E., Geological Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology (2011)
Instructor of Political Science
Office Location:
HSS 220F
CREDENTIALS:
- M.A., Political Science, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
- B.A., Political Science, University of Guam
ABOUT
Kate Yusi is a graduate of political science from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Having taken her undergraduate degree at the University of Guam in political science, it deeply encouraged and moved her to learn more about political theory and indigenous politics. Particularly, she's interested in learning more about the ways in which ontological and epistemological violence manifest in the Asia-Pacific regions and its peoples. She is interested in learning more about different stories and living in this world differently. Recently, she has been studying ontological differences around the concept of death and dying and what the ways of dying means to a people whose lives have been in perpetual state of injury.
Extension Associate III / I Meyeng UOG-Certified Online Teacher
ABOUT
Verna Zafra-Kasala, a two-time alumna of the University of Guam, returned to the university in 2021 to be an instructor for critical thinking and English composition courses within the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. She has taught at the university in both part- and full-time capacities since 2013 and has served on the editorial board of Storyboard, a literary journal published by the university, for several years. She is working on her debut microchapbook of poetry scheduled for publication in 2022.
CREDENTIALS
- M.A., English, University of Guam
- B.A., English Literature, University of Guam
- Certificate in Creative Writing, Fairfield University (Conn.)
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
CREDENTIALS
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Hydraulics), Concordia University (2023)
- M.S., Civil Engineering (Hydraulics), Concordia University (2017)
- B.S., Civil Engineering (Hydraulics), Hunan University (2014)
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Office Location:
Warehouse Annex B, Room 8
CREDENTIALS
- B.S., Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University (China)
- M.S., Computing Technology in Atmospheric Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)
- Ph.D., Computational Meteorology, University of Utah
Extension Agent III / Assistant Professor of Family & Consumer Sciences
Office Location:
ALS 113D
CREDENTIALS
- B.A., Communication - Journalism, University of Guam
- M.A., Micronesian Studies, University of Guam
- Ph.D., Human Services - Social and Community Services, Capella University (Minn.)
ABOUT
Dela Cruz has more than 18 years of experience in nonprofit social services, education, and extension, most recently working as an assistant professor at Guam Community College and as adjunct faculty in the University of Guam’s Social Work Division.
He is the co-founder of the GUAHAN Project, an HIV/AIDS service organization. He has served as board president and executive director of GALA Inc., an organization serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in Guam.
His nonprofit work has included working with LGBTQI and Pacific Islander communities addressing HIV/AIDS, social injustice, sexual health, substance abuse, and suicide prevention. In addition, he has worked in various capacities in extension for more than 10 years, working on projects involving community resources development, healthy aging, and children’s healthy living. He is co-author of a wellness and sexuality curriculum for CHamoru and Chuukese populations.
Extension Associate I
Office Location:
ALS 113
CREDENTIALS
- M.S. Sustainable Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, University of Guam
- B.S. Biology, University of Guam
