HDFS Faculty
Cheang, Michael, DrPH. • Associate Professor, HDFS Program Coordinator
Kuykendall Annex 7 - (808)956-2252 - cheang@hawaii.edu
Gerontology; family resource management
Eng, Sothy, Ph.D. • Associate Professor
Miller Hall 201E - (808)956-7212 - sothy@hawaii.edu
Family relationship dynamics, social capital, domestic violence, home gardening, food systems, program evaluation, Cambodian families
Souza, John Jr, Ph.D. • Assistant Professor
Miller Hall 201G - (808)956-2258 - jgs808@hawaii.edu
Marriage and Family Therapy, MFT Supervision, Deliberate Practice,
Practice-Based Evidence, Common Factors of MFT
Le, Thao, Ph.D. • Professor, FCS Department Chair
Miller Hall 111 - (808)956-2232 - thaole3@hawaii.edu
Indigenous youth development; mindfulness as prevention/intervention; farmer stress/mental health
Yancura, Loriena, Ph.D. •Professor
Miller Hall 204A - (808)956-2254 - loriena@hawaii.edu
Stress & aging; research methodology
Yee, Barbara, Ph.D. • Professor
Miller Hall 106 - (808)956-2250 - yeebarba@hawaii.edu
Asian and Pacific Islander; immigrant, refugees, women and elderly health and mental health issues; cross-cultural aging
HDFS Instructors
Rheta Kuwahara
Kuykendall Annex 3 - (808)956-2256 - rheta@hawaii.edu
Early childhood development and education, family engagement, parenting, place/culture-based learning
O'Dell, Kathleen
Krauss Annex 5 - (808)956-2247 - katodell@hawaii.edu
Family resource center
HDFS Lecturers
Kim, Diana, MPH
Webster Hall 201C - (808)956-8939 - dianakim@hawaii.edu
Yamashita, Georgia Lynn, MEd
Krauss Annex 4 - (808)956-0803 - georgia@hawaii.edu
Early intervention (infants & toddlers with special needs); children with disabilities
HDFS Professor Emeritus
Engel, John W., Ph.D. • Professor Emeritus
jengel@hawaii.edu
Fong, Grace, Ed.D.,• Professor Emeritus
gfong@hawaii.edu
Martini, Mary, Ph.D. • Professor Emeritus
Energy House - (808)956-2249 - mary.i.martini@gmail.com
Parenting and family relationships across cultures
Agricultural Science Education