April 23, 2020
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Acknowledgements
The 2020 Capstone Symposium is made possible by:
CAPSTONE SYMPOSIUM SUB-COMMITTEE of the Program Review and Learning Assessment Committee: Dr. Valentina Arbodonado (Convenor), Dr. Hanh Nguyen (Coordinator), Dr. Mary Smith (Organizer), Dr. Noelia Paez (Organizer), Dr. Ngoc Phan (Organizer) ; Tracy Tangonan, Elizabeth Wang, and Richard Vermeesch (Staff)
SPONSORS: Office of Academic Affairs, College Deans, Career Development Center, Marketing and Communications
PROPOSAL REVIEWERS: Dr. Michelle Alarcon, Dr. Peter Britos, Dr. Laurie Leach, Dr. Hanh Nguyen, Dr. Noelia Paez, Dr. Ngoc Phan, Dr. Mary Smith
JUDGES: Dr. Stewart Crawford, Dr. Bernie Bengler, Dr. Jon Davidann, Dr. Dorothy Douthit, Ms. Rayna Garner, Dr. Russell Hart, Dr. Brenden Holland, Dr. Matthew Iacchei, Dr. Brenda Jensen, Dr. Yong Jae Kim, Dr. Keith Korsmeyer, Dr. Andrea Malji, Mr. Steve Metter, Dr. Linda Michaud-Emin, Dr. Robert Nakata, Dr. Larry Rowland, Mr. Ed Souza, Dr. Daniela Wagner-Loera, Mr. Rob Wison, Ms. Yvonne Vance, Dr. Yi Zhu
CAPSTONE MENTORS: Valentina Abordonado, PhD, Professor of English; Peter Britos, PhD, Associate Professor, Communication; Patricia M. Burrell, PhD, APRN, BC, CNE, Nursing; Anaeliz Colon, BS, MPH, Lecturer, Public Health; Courtney Couch, PhD, Coral Reef Researcher, NOAA (PIFSC); Chelsie Counsell, PhD, Post-doctoral Researcher, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology; Dorothy B. Douthit, PhD, Adjunct Instructor, School of Education; Lyndall Ellingson, PhD, Professor of Public Health; David Field, PhD, Associate Professor, Marine Science; Brian D. Fila, MA, Senior Lecturer, Political Science/International Studies; David Hyrenbach, PhD, Professor of Oceanography; Matthew Iacchei, PhD, Assistant Professor of Marine Science; Margo Kitts, PhD, Professor, Arts & Humanities; Keith Korsmeyer, PhD, Professor of Biology; Keliʻi Kotubetey, Founder and Assistant Executive Director, Paepae o Heʻeia; Jennifer Lynch, PhD, Research Biologist, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and Co-Director, Center for Marine Debris Research; AnnMarie Manzulli, MS, Career Instructional Faculty/Program Chair, Mass Communication; Christine M. Morales, Assistant Professor, Chemistry; Eileen Nalley, PhD, Post-doctoral Researcher, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology; Hanh Nguyen, PhD, Professor of Applied Linguistics, TESOL; Patrick Nichols, PhD candidate, University of Hawai'i at Manoa; Thomas Oliver, Research Ecologist, NOAA (PIFSC); Ngoc Phan, PhD, Assistant Professor of Political Science; Lawrence Rowland, EdD PMP, Associate Professor of Information Systems; Mary L. Smith, EdD, Assistant Professor of Computer Science; Edward R. Souza, MSIS, Program Chair and Instructor, Information Systems; Rhonda Suka, Optical Mapping Specialist, NOAA Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)