She received her Ph.D. from the University of Hawaii at Manao; with a focus on qualitative research design, multicultural education, and diversity and disability studies. In addition to her professorship, she conducts Cultural Awareness and Diversity Training for various organizations across the states of Pennsylvania, Hawaii, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Her most current co-authored book is They Followed the Trade Winds – African-American Experiences in Hawaii, and two entries (Dehumanization and Alienation) in the Encyclopedia of Race and Crime. She has also published in other educational research journals on topics that include: Critical Race Theory in Education, the Dehumanization of African American Females, Cultural Sensitivity and Diversity in Education, Critical Multiculturalism, and the Four Stage of Diversity. Monday, October 12, 2009 4-5:30pm