Alana Faagai
Visiting Assistant Professor of English | Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA, UNITED STATES
Education (4)
University of Nevada: Ph.D., English: Indigenous Studies and Shakespearean Drama 2020
Weber State University: M.A., English 2014
Weber State University: B.A., English 2011
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa: n/a 2008
Accomplishments (15)
Rebel Grand Slam 3-Minute Thesis Semi-Finalist ($150 award)
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Master’s in English Program Director’s Award, WSU
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D’Arcy McNickle NCAIS 2018 Summer Institute Fellow ($1200 award)
2018
4 Varsity Letters in Track & Field, UH Mānoa (2) & WSU (2)
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Liko Aʻe Mentorship for Native Hawaiian students ($5500 award)
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2-Time NCAA West Regional Qualifier in Discus
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Big Sky Conference Silver Medalist in Discus
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Big Sky Conference Field Athlete of the Week
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Track & Field First Team All-Big Sky Conference
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Big Sky Conference All-Academic First Team (2)
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Track & Field Second Team All-Big Sky Conference
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Western Athletic Conference Field Athlete of the Week
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U.S. Army Athlete of the Year
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Track & Field Second Team All-Western Athletic Conference (2)
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Track & Field Freshman Athlete of the Year, UH Mānoa
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Affiliations (11)
- Member of the Prince Kūhiō Hawaiian Civic Club
- Member of the Shakespeare Association of America
- Member of the Waimānalo Canoe Club
- Volunteer Track & Field Throws Coach, Punahou Schools
- Volunteer for the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame
- Volunteer for Waimānalo Youth Build
- Volunteer Tutor, Wasatch Elementary School
- Volunteer Track & Field Throws Coach, WSU
- Track & Field Team Captain, UH Mānoa
- Relay for Life Activities Chairperson, UH Mānoa
- Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Representative, UH Mānoa
Event Appearances (3)
Panelist
National Humanities Conference Localizing the Public Digital Humanities
2019-11-01
Wild Things of Darkness
Rebel Grand Slam 3-Minute Thesis Competition
2019-10-01
Layers of Literacy: Reading Objects as Narratives
Newberry Consortium in American Indian Studies (NCAIS) Graduate Student Conference
2018-07-01
