Faculty and Staff of The Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace & Conflict Resolution (MIPCR) at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa

MIPCR Faculty

Carole Petersen

Carole Petersen

Title(s): Professor - Director
Degree(s): B.A. in Economics, Univ. of Chicago (1981); J.D. Harvard Law School (1984); Postgraduate Diploma in Law of the People's Republic of China, Univ. of Hong Kong (1994)

Bruce Barnes

Bruce Barnes

Title(s): Associate Professor
Degree(s): J.D. Hawai'i 1977; LL.M Columbia 1985

Brien Hallett

Brien Hallett

Title(s): Associate Professor
Degree(s): BA in History, Coe College (1966); MA in English as a Second Language, University of Hawai'i, (1982); Phd in Political Science, University of Hawai'i, (1995).

Fellows and Graduate Assistants

Michelle Blancas

Michelle Blancas

Title(s): Student Services Manager
Degree(s):

Administrative Staff

Diane Sakai

Diane Sakai

Title(s): Administrative Assistant

  • Office Location: Saunders 723
  • Phone Number: 956-4237
  • Fax Number: 956-0950
  • Email: dcsakai@hawaii.edu
Anne Smoke

Anne Smoke

Title(s): Program Manager, Education Specialist

  • Office Location: Saunders 523
  • Phone Number: 956-6459
  • Fax Number: 956-9121
  • Email: smoke@hawaii.edu
Jenny Chan

Jenny Chan

Title(s): Student Assistant

  • Office Location: Saunders 523
  • Phone Number: 956-6433
  • Fax Number: 956-9121
  • Email: jennygc@hawaii.edu

Affiliate Faculty

David Bangert

David Bangert

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: The Shidler College of Business

John Barkai

John Barkai

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: William S. Richardson School of Law

Joseph Campos

Joseph Campos

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: UH Manoa Accreditation Specialist (Health Services)

Ben Carroll

Ben Carroll

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: Outreach College instructor

Richard Chadwick

Richard Chadwick

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: Political Science

David Chandler

David Chandler

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: Sociology (Emeritus)

Susan Chandler

Susan Chandler

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: Public Policy Center (Director)

Louis Chang

Louis Chang

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: Professional Mediator & Outreach College instructor

Betty Ching

Betty Ching

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: Consultant /Conflict Transformation

Makena Coffman

Makena Coffman

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: Urban and Regional Planning

Karen Cross

Karen Cross

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: Center for Global Nonkilling

Dolores Foley

Dolores Foley

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: Urban and Regional Planning (Chair)

Karla Gonzalez

Karla Gonzalez

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: Barrister & Solicitor

Ha`aheo Guanson

Ha`aheo Guanson

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: Pacific Justice and Reconciliation Center & Outreach College instructor

Amy Hubbard

Amy Hubbard

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: Speech

Brian Jarrett

Brian Jarrett

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: Salisbury University - bnjarrett@salisbury.edu

Michael Jones

Michael Jones

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: Physics and Astronomy

George Kent

George Kent

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: Political Science

Kem Lowry

Kem Lowry

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: Urban and Regional Planning

Neal Milner

Neal Milner

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: Political Science

Luciano Minerbi

Luciano Minerbi

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: Department of Regional and Urban Planning

Kahu Kaleo Patterson

Kahu Kaleo Patterson

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: Pacific Justice and Reconciliation Center & Outreach College Instructor

Marina Piscolish

Marina Piscolish

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: MAPping Change, LLC

Laura Ruby

Laura Ruby

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: Art and Art History Department

William Sharkey

William Sharkey

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: Speech

Leslie E. Sponsel

Leslie E. Sponsel

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: Anthropology

Carolyn Stephenson

Carolyn Stephenson

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: Political Science

Kerrie Urosevich

Kerrie Urosevich

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: PhD student (Political Science)

Jon Van Dyke

Jon Van Dyke

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: William S. Richardson School of Law

Kuhio Vogeler

Kuhio Vogeler

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: PhD (Political Science)

Claudia Wahl

Claudia Wahl

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: Professional Mediator & Outreach College instructor

Tracey Wiltgen

Tracey Wiltgen

Title(s): Affiliate Faculty
Department: Mediation Center of the Pacific