CREDENTIALS

• Ph.D., Foundation of Education, University of Florida
• M.A., English, University of Florida
• MAT, Mathematics, University of Florida
• B.A., English, University of Florida
• B.S., Mathematics, University of Florida

ABOUT

Andrew Grunzke is an associate professor of education who has been teaching at the University of Guam since August 2021.

His research interests focus on the history of children’s media and representations of education in popular media. He has done teaching and research in literacy (including visual literacy), secondary teaching methods, educational foundations, and research methods. Dr. Grunzke serves as the chair of the Popular Culture Affinity Group of the History of Education Society. His first book, Educational Institutions in Horror Film: A History of Mad Professors, Student Bodies, and Final Exams, looked at the ways that school violence was portrayed in a variety of different educational institutions across different historical eras. His second book, Education and the Female Superhero: Slayers, Cyborgs, Sorority Sisters, and Schoolteachers, examined the ways the education has been portrayed as the path to women’s empowerment in female-centered superhero narratives.

Areas of expertise: children’s literature, popular culture, history of education, secondary education, literacy, research methods

CREDENTIALS

• B.A., Chemistry, University of Guam
• Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry, University of California, Riverside

CREDENTIALS

• Ph.D., Business Administration - Marketing, Pusan National University (South Korea)
• M.A., Business Administration, Pusan National University (South Korea)
• B.S., Public Affairs - Environmental Management, Indiana University

Credentials

• B.A., Psychology, University of Guam
• M.A., Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa
• Ph.D., Political Science, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Credentials

• Doctorate of Nursing Practice, University of Arizona
• M.S., Nursing, University of Arizona
• B.S., Nursing, University of Guam
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
• Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner

CREDENTIALS

• B.A., Industrial Arts, San Francisco State University
• B.A., Speech Communication, San Francisco State University
• M.A., Communication Studies, San Francisco State University
• Ph.D., Speech Communication, Southern Illinois University

CREDENTIALS

• A.S., Electronic Engineering, Community College of the Air Force
• B.S., Education, Valdosta State University (Ga.)
• M.S., National Security Affairs – Southeast Asia, Naval Postgraduate School (Calif.)
• M.A., Human Resource Management, Troy State University (Ala.)
• Ph.D., Organization Development, Assumption University (Thailand)

ABOUT

Dr. Albert Valentine is a behavioral scientist and scholar-practitioner in the social science field of organization development. His research interests include the study of leadership theory, work engagement, organizational behavior (culture, communications), action research, and more.

He holds extensive experience in all facets of organizations (public, private, and non-profit/NGO). Dr. Valentine is a retired U.S. Air Force commissioned field grade officer, retiring after 22 years of dedicated service. He is a former diplomat, serving tours at the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok and Manila, Philippines, with the Joint U.S. Military Advisory Groups. As a contracted civilian, he served at the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Dr. Valentine is an established international businessman and entrepreneur and has held positions at every level in organizations to include the C-Suite. He is the former chief operating officer of Freeland, a global NGO with operations in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. He has consulted and coached for Fortune 30 companies, consulting in the area of national security affairs and critical infrastructure protection and as a performance coach working on offshore drilling rigs in the oil and gas industry. Valentine has been an advisor to royalty and heads of state in Southeast Asia.

He holds certifications as a Master Practitioner and Master Coach of Neuro-Linguistic Programming and is also a Master Practitioner and Master Coach of Time-line Therapy™. Dr. Valentine is fluent in Thai and Laotian, is married to a Thai national, and has one lovely, adorable daughter, Anastasia “BeMy” Valentine.

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.

CREDENTIALS

• A.S., Electronic Engineering, Community College of the Air Force
• B.S., Education, Valdosta State University (Ga.)
• M.S., National Security Affairs – Southeast Asia, Naval Postgraduate School (Calif.)
• M.A., Human Resource Management, Troy State University (Ala.)
• Ph.D., Organization Development, Assumption University (Thailand)

ABOUT

Dr. Albert Valentine is a behavioral scientist and scholar-practitioner in the social science field of organization development. His research interests include the study of leadership theory, work engagement, organizational behavior (culture, communications), action research, and more.

He holds extensive experience in all facets of organizations (public, private, and non-profit/NGO). Dr. Valentine is a retired U.S. Air Force commissioned field grade officer, retiring after 22 years of dedicated service. He is a former diplomat, serving tours at the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok and Manila, Philippines, with the Joint U.S. Military Advisory Groups. As a contracted civilian, he served at the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Dr. Valentine is an established international businessman and entrepreneur and has held positions at every level in organizations to include the C-Suite. He is the former chief operating officer of Freeland, a global NGO with operations in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. He has consulted and coached for Fortune 30 companies, consulting in the area of national security affairs and critical infrastructure protection and as a performance coach working on offshore drilling rigs in the oil and gas industry. Valentine has been an advisor to royalty and heads of state in Southeast Asia.

He holds certifications as a Master Practitioner and Master Coach of Neuro-Linguistic Programming and is also a Master Practitioner and Master Coach of Time-line Therapy™. Dr. Valentine is fluent in Thai and Laotian, is married to a Thai national, and has one lovely, adorable daughter, Anastasia “BeMy” Valentine.

CREDENTIALS

• Ph.D., Biology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
• M.S., Biology, University of Guam
• B.A., Biology, University of Guam

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

CREDENTIALS

• DBA, Liverpool University (England)
• PMBA, University of Guam
• B.S., Business Administration – Accounting, San Diego State University

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Ethics for tax practice
• International financial practices of small- and medium-sized enterprises
• Innovative educational techniques
• Effectiveness of tax incentives and global competitiveness
• Cultural and gender diversity in the accounting profession and education
• Practice-based action research and action learning

CREDENTIALS

• B.S., Computer Science and Engineering, Hanyang University (South Korea) 
• M.S., Counseling, Texas A&M University-Commerce
• Ph.D., Counselor Education, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Bio

Dr. ShinHwa Lee joined the University of Guam in January 2020. She previously worked at Eastern New Mexico University as an assistant professor, graduate coordinator, and program leader of the Counseling Program for five years. Lee is a Texas Licensed Professional Counselor and has clinical experience with children and parents under the Child Protective Services, victims of domestic violence, at-risk students, and in-and-out patients at a psychiatric hospital. Lee’s scholarly interests include multiculturalism, wellness, and early childhood mental health.

Degrees/credentials

• B.S., Biology, University of California, Riverside
• M.S., Marine Biology, Nova Southeastern University (Fla.)
• Ph.D., Applied Marine Physics, University of Miami

​Research interests

Coastal oceanography, ocean surface waves, computational fluid dynamics, remote sensing, air-sea interaction, ship hydrodynamics, biophysical interactions, coral biology, plankton ecology, and coral reef ecology.

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