Shane Barter, PhD
Associate Professor of Comparative Politics
Professor Barter focuses on Southeast Asian politics, Civilians in war, as well as autonomous areas and conflict resolution
MinoritiesSeparatismIndonesiaConflict ResolutionSoutheast Asia
George Busenberg, PhD
Associate Professor of Environmental Management and Policy
Professor Busenberg focuses on environmental policy
Environmental PolicyEnvironmental Management
Edward M. Feasel, PhD
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Chief Academic Officer, Professor of Economics
Professor Feasel is responsible for academic affairs at Soka University.
Foreign AidEconomic GrowthEconomic outcomes and societal valuesForeign aid, international trade and foreign direct investmentOrange County Economy
Michael Golden, DMA
Professor of Music Composition and Theory, and Director, Creative Arts Program
Michael Golden’s teaching and creative interests include composition and jazz improvisation, music and ecology, and music and peacebuilding
Music and EcologyWorld MusicComposition (including computer music)Music TheoryJazz and Improvisation
John M. Heffron, PhD
Director of the MA Program in Educational Leadership and Societal Change, Professor of Educational History and Culture
Professor Heffron is a development scholar whose focus is the cultural and intellectual history of education nationally and transnationally
U.S. Relations in Asia and the PacificDevelopment HistoryEducational History
Anthony Mazeroll, PhD
Professor Environmental Studies
Professor Mazeroll focuses on the behavioral ecology of fishes
Ecology of Amazonian FishesPopulation GeneticsFish EcologyFish Behaviour ObservationHuman Impact on the Environment
Bryan E. Penprase, PhD
Dean
Professor Penprase is Dean of Faculty and Professor of Science.
Quasar Absorption Line SpectroscopyArchaeoastronomyObservational AstrophysicsAstrophysicsAstronomy
Seiji Takaku, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Professor Takaku's research interests focus on cross-cultural examinations of people's apology (and excuse)-giving behavior
Cross-Cultural Research on Apology and forgivenessSocial PsychologyMotivation Theories in PsychologySport Psychology
Gail E. Thomas, PhD
Professor of Sociology
Professor Thomas is a sociology professor who specializes in the analysis of higher education.
Mentoring and Empowering YouthRace, Class and Gender Differences in Educational Access and OutcomesEducation and Status AttainmentEffective Education for Diverse Learners and At Risk YouthRace and Gender Relations
Michael Weiner, PhD
Professor and Assistant Dean of Faculty
Professor of East Asian History and International Studies, Associate Dean of Faculty and Director of Faculty Research and Development.
Race, Ethnicity and Migration in Modern and Imperial Japan Japan's MinoritiesEconomic and Social History of Modern Japan
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