ʻATENISI INSTITUTE

An institute for critical education in the South Pacific

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Futa Helu library

FACULTY 2024

michael

Michael Horowitz

DEAN
PhD, Portland State
Philosophy, Politics, Sociology
vasalua

Vasalua Helu

DEAN OF FACULTY
MA, USP Vanuatu
Linguistics
soloni

Soloni Lutui

BA, ʻAtenisi
Architecture
firitia

Firitia Velt

MS, Leiden
Physics, Chemistry
tevita

Tēvita Manuʻatu

MA, Northern Illinois
Psychology, Anthropology
taniela

Taniela Petelō

Theatre
tevita

ʻAtolomake Helu

B. Perf. Arts, ʻAtenisi
Music

FACULTY 2013—2023

sisi

Sisiʻuno Helu

INSTITUTE PRESIDENT
Dipl. Music, Queensland
Music, Cinematography
michael

Michael Horowitz

DEAN
PhD, Portland State
Psychology, Economics, Politics
ian

Ian Campbell

PhD, Adelaide
Pacific history
roxanne

Roxanne Lalonde

PhD, Alberta
Environmental science, Writing
lorenz

Lorenz Gonschor

DEAN FACULTY (2017—19)
PhD, Hawaiʻi
Pacific politics, Literature
raymond

Raymond Zepp

PhD, Ohio State
Mathematics, Statistics
daniel

Daniel Devine

MS, Colorado State
Environmental engineering
edward

Edward Jenner

MA, Otago
Classics, Ancient history
vasalua

Vasalua Helu

MA, USP Vanuatu
Linguistics
malgorzata

Malgorzata Dziewiecka

PhD, Wroclaw
Social geography, Civilisation, Preservation
opeti

ʻOpeti Taliai

DEAN (2013—2014)
PhD, Massey
Anthropology, Linguistics,
Pacific history
scott

Scott Hamilton

ASSOCIATE DEAN (2013)
PhD, Auckland
Sociology, Writing
firitia

Firitia Velt

MS, Leiden
Natural science
langi

Siosaia Langitoto Helu

MStat, Utah
Mathematics, Statistics
todd

Todd Henry

MA, Waikato
Environmental science, Photography
zoe

Ria Kamps

LIBRARIAN
MS, Amsterdam
Economics
failo

Failo Tāufa

BA, Auckland
Mathematics, Statistics
virginie

Virginie Dourlet

M. Ling., Paris Descartes, Sorbonne
French culture
ʻetimoni

ʻEtimoni Palu

BS, Australian Maritime
Oceanography
mosese

Mosese ʻAtiola

Dipl., Queensland
Tongan language

IN RESIDENCE 2016—2019

zakea

Zakea Boeger

PhD cand., Hawaiʻi
Anthropology
harri

Harri Hapa

Art
willy

Willy Merz

Dipl., Conservatorio Verdi
Musical composition
norbert

Norbert Poetzsch

MA cand., Göttingen
Cultural anthropology
katie

Katie Wang

MA cand., Victoria (NZ)
Information management
jake

Jake Atienza


Visual artist