David T. Mayeda, Ph.D., Curriculum Vita (Resume)

EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

• 1999-2005: Ph.D., American Studies, University of Hawaii
• 1996-1999: M.A., American Studies, University of Hawaii
• 1993-1996: B.A., Comparative Culture, minor in Sociology, University of California, Irvine

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

• 2011-present: Lecturer, University of Auckland, Department of Sociology
• 2010-2011: Assistant Professor, Hawaii Pacific University, Department of Sociology and Legal Studies
• 2007-2010: Juvenile Justice Research Analyst, State of Hawaii, Department of the Attorney General, Crime Prevention & Justice Assistance Division
• 2005-2007: Assistant Professor, University of Hawaii, Department of Psychiatry
• 2001-2005: Program Manager, University of Hawaii, Asian/Pacific Islander Youth Violence Prevention Center
• 1997-2001: Program Coordinator, University of Hawaii, Youth Gang Project

SELECTED SCIENTIFIC/PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

• 2014: Mayeda, D. T., Keil, M., Dutton, H. D., & 'Ofamo'oni, I. F. H. “You've gotta set a precedent”: Māori and Pacific voices on student success in higher education. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 10 (2), 165-179.
• 2011: Mayeda, D. T., & Pasko, L. Youth violence and hegemonic masculinity among Pacific Islander and Asian American adolescents. Critical Criminology.
• 2011: Pasko, L., & Mayeda, D. T. Pathways and predictors of juvenile justice involvement for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander youth: A focus on gender. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 20 (2).
• 2010: Burke, J. N., Ganes, D. Z., Mayeda, D. T., & Gass, M. A. Impact of Culturally Relevant Treatment Program on Post-discharge Outcomes for Hawaii Youth. Journal of Therapeutic Schools & Programs, 4 (1), 7-23 (also available here).
• 2008: Okamoto, S.K., Mayeda, D.T., Ushiroda, M., Rehuher, D., Lauilefue, T., and Ongalibang, O. Risk and protective factors of Micronesian youth in Hawaii: an exploratory study. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 35 (2), 127-147.
• 2006: Mayeda, D. T., Hishinuma, E. S., Nishimura, S. T., Garcia-Santiago, O., and Mark, G. Y. Asian/Pacific Islander Youth Violence Prevention Center: Interpersonal Violence and Deviant Behaviors among Youth in Hawaii. Journal of Adolescent Health,39, 276.e1-276.e11.
• 2006: Mayeda, D. T., Pasko, L, and Chesney-Lind, M. You got to do so much to actually make it: Discussing racism and sexism with Samoan girls in Honolulu, Hawaii. AAPI Nexus, 4 (2), 1-20.
• 2005: Mayeda, D. T., Okamoto, S. K., and Mark, G. Y. Adapting culture in a colonial and capitalized world: role strain and acculturation in Hawaiian and Samoan families. Journal of Poverty, 9 (1), 105-120.
• 2005: Hishinuma, E.S., Chang, J.Y., Goebert, D.A., Else, I.R.N., Nishimura, S.T., Choi-Misailidis, S., Andrade, N.N., Mayeda, D.T., Jones, L.M. Prevalence of Victims of Violence Among Ethnically Diverse Asian/Pacific Islanders. Violence and Victims, 20 (5), 561-575.
• 2002: Arakawa, M., Kramer, M., Liu, C., Mayeda, D., Mitsuda, J., Quartero, G., Sueoka, D., Tsutsumoto, T. Woo, K., and Yim, D. (April 22). America complicit in islander suffering. Honolulu Advertiser, A8. [Reprinted in The Marshal Islands Journal, April 26, 2002, p. 26](Newspaper OpEd).
• 2001: Mayeda, D. T., Chesney-Lind, M., and Koo, J. Talking story with Hawaii's youth: confronting violent and sexualized perceptions of ethnicity and gender. Youth and Society, 33(1), 99-128.
• 2001: Mayeda, D. T. Characterizing gender and race in the 2000 Summer Olympics: NBC's coverage of Maurice Greene, Michael Johnson, Marion Jones, and Cathy Freeman. Social Thought and Research, 24 (1-2), 145-186.
• 2001: Mayeda, D. T. and Okamoto, S. K. Challenging the Asian Pacific American rubric: social constructions of ethnic identity among Samoan youth in Hawaii. Journal of Poverty, 6 (4), 43-62.
• 1999: Mayeda, D. T. From model minority to economic threat: media portrayals of Major League Baseball pitchers Hideo Nomo and Hideki Irabu. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 23(2), 203-217.

PUBLISHED BOOKS

• 2010: Mayeda, D.T., Pasko, L., and Ramos, C. Celluloid Dreams: How Film Shapes America. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.
• 2008: Mayeda, D.T. and Ching, D.E. Fighting for Acceptance: Mixed Martial Artists and Violence in American Society. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, Inc.

UNPUBLISHED DISSERTATION

• 2005: Mayeda, D. T. Re-conceptualizing Risk: Adolescents in Hawaii Talk about Rebellion and Respect. University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of American Studies.

SELECTED TECHNICAL REPORTS

• 2011: Mayeda, D. T., & Perrone, P. Juveniles Arrested for Prostitution in the City and County of Honolulu, 2004-2008. State of Hawaii, Department of the Attorney General.
• 2010: Mayeda, D. T. Hawaii Youth Correctional Recidivism Study.State of Hawaii, Department of the Attorney General.
• 2010: Mayeda, D. T. Juvenile Delinquency Trends in Hawaii: Data Book for 1999-2008. State of Hawaii, Department of the Attorney General.
• 2010: Mayeda, D. T. City and County of Honolulu Juvenile Arrest Trends 1998-2007. State of Hawaii, Department of the Attorney General.
• 2010: Mayeda, D. T. Hawaii County Juvenile Arrest Trends 1998-2007. State of Hawaii, Department of the Attorney General.
• 2010: Mayeda, D. T. Maui County Juvenile Arrest Trends 1998-2007. State of Hawaii, Department of the Attorney General.
• 2010: Mayeda, D. T. Kauai County Juvenile Arrest Trends 1998-2007. State of Hawaii, Department of the Attorney General.

PUBLISHED BOOK REVIEWS

• 2010: Mayeda, D. T. Sociological Images: Inspiring Sociological Imaginations Everywhere. Teaching Sociology, 38 (2), 401-402.
• 2004: Mayeda, D. T. Review of A Rainbow of Gangs: Street Cultures in the Mega- City. By J. D. Vigil. Austin: Texas University Press. In Journal of American Ethnic History, 24 (1), 152-153.

PUBLISHED BOOK CHAPTERS

• 2013: Mayeda, D. Stratifying: inequalities. In S. Matthewman, C. L. West-Newman, and B. Curtis (Eds.) Being Sociological: 2nd Edition. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
• 2010: Mayeda, D.T. Fighting for the Girl: How Asian American Males Reclaim Masculinity. In D.T. Mayeda, L. Pasko, and C. Ramos (Eds.) Celluloid Dreams: How Film Shapes America. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.
• 2006: Mark, G.Y., Revilla, L.A., Tsutsumoto, T., and Mayeda, D.T. Youth violence prevention among Asian American and Pacific Islander youth. Pp. 127-148 in Nancy G. Guerra & Emilie P. Smith (eds) Preventing Youth Violence in a Multicultural Society. Washington DC: American Psychological Association.
• 2003: Pasko, L., Chesney-Lind, M., and Mayeda, D. Effective Responses and Outreach Challenges: Lessons from the Hawaii Youth Gang Project. Pp. 600-610 in Frieder Dunkel and Kirstin Drenkhahn's (eds) Youth Violence: New Patterns and Local Responses�Experiences in the East and West. Greifswald, Germany: Forum Verlag Godesburg.

KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS

• 2008: Mayeda, D.T. (October 30). Juvenile Arrests and Status Offense Hawaii Data. Presentation at the 'Get the 411 on Youth' Conference, State of Hawaii, Department of the Attorney General. Honolulu, Hawaii.
• 2006: Mayeda, D.T. (October 12). Disproportionate Minority Contact in Hawaii. Presentation at the State of Hawaii, Office of Youth Services Disproportionate Minority Contact Conference. Honolulu, Hawaii.

SELECTED NATIONAL/INTERATIONAL SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS

• 2006: Strong, A., Glassco, K., and Mayeda, D.T. (November 7). Asian/Pacific Islander Youth Violence Prevention Center: Development of a High School Ethnic Studies Class to Prevent Youth Violence. American Public Health Association, National Conference, Boston, MA.
• 2005: Mayeda, D. T. (December 12). Exposure to Youth Gangs: Violence Prevention with Asian and Pacific Islander Adolescents. American Public Health Association National Conference. Philadelphia, PA.
• 2005: Mayeda, D. T., Wegner, E., Nishimura, S. T., Fiaui, P., and Hoover, M. (June 15). Preventing youth violence among Filipino, Hawaiian, and Samoan youth. Pacific Global Health Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii.
• 2005: Mayeda, D. T. (April 21). Psychological dating violence among Filipino, Hawaiian, and Samoan Teens: Culture- and Gender-based Influences. National meeting for the Association of Asian American Studies, Los Angeles, CA.
• 2005: Chesney-Lind, M., and Mayeda, D. T. (April 7). Female youth violence: myths, reality and methods for intervention. 6th National Family Conference on Violence Prevention, Navigating Pathways to Violence Prevention: Exploring and Strengthening the Links Between Families and Communities, Honolulu, Hawaii.
• 2005: Mayeda, D. T. (February 18). Re-conceptualizing risk: adolescents in Hawaii talk about rebellion and respect. Western Society of Criminology Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii.
• 2004: Mayeda, D. T. (May 26). Building partnerships for research with Pacific Island and Asian American Communities. 3rd National Sexual Violence Prevention Conference. Los Angeles, CA.
• 2000: Chesney-Lind, M., and Mayeda, D. T. (November 16). Ethnic and gender identity among troubled youth in Hawaii. National meeting for the American Society of Criminology. San Francisco, CA.
• 1999: Mayeda, D. T. (February 26). Constructing ethnicity and masculinity within the confines of urban Honolulu. Western Society of Criminology Conference, Oakland, CA.
• 1998: Mayeda, D. T. (June 29). Ethnic and racial formation in Hawaii: Aspirations and expectations of at-risk Samoan youth. National meeting for the Association of Asian American Studies. Honolulu, Hawaii.

SELECTED LOCAL WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, and PRESENTATIONS

• 2008: Mayeda, D.T., and Tsuyenoshi, C. (October 30). Mixed Martial Arts and Teen Violence. Presentation at the 'Get the 411 on Youth' Conference, Department of the Attorney General. Honolulu, Hawaii.
• 2007: Mayeda, D.T., Gatewood, T., Perkins, K., Tangonan, F., Eguires, L., Kahikina, A., and Shiroma, S. (October 12). Communities in Schools Community-based Participatory Research Project: Crime and its Affects on Businesses in Waipahu. Presentation at Waipahu Intermediate School. Waipahu: Hawaii.
• 2005: DeRego, T., Ellis, J., Fiaui, P., Glassco, K., Himan-Kalua, K., Mayeda, D., Scronce, A., Sheppard, A., Strong, A., and Ueki, K. (October 21). Translating research into action: development of a high school ethnic studies course to prevent adolescent violence. Kamehameha Schools 2005 Researach Conference on Hawaiian Well-Being, Honolulu, Hawaii.
• 2005: Mayeda, D. T., Fiaui, P., and Jahangard-Mahboob. (August 11). Violence and Substance Use among Hawaiian, Samoan, and Filipino High School Students in Hawaii: Prevalence Rates and Implications for Practice. Presentation to State of Hawaii, State Advisory Group. Honolulu, Hawaii.
• 2005: Mayeda, D. T. (June 22). Minority youth in the juvenile justice system. Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii. Koolau Golf Club, Kailua, Hawaii.
• 2003: Mayeda, D. T. (September 19). Vestiges of colonialism: root causes of juvenile risk, arrests, and incarceration among contemporary Hawaiian youth. Kamehameha Schools Conference on the Well Being of Native Hawaiians, Kahuku, Hawaii.
• 2002: Mayeda, D. T., Hiu, B., and Garagas, G. (November 21). Bridging the divide between academia and community: teaching service learning with a youth violence prevention agency. Colloquium presentation for the University of Hawaii, Department of American Studies, Honolulu, Hawaii.
• 2001: Chesney-Lind, M., Mayeda, D. T., and Fujishima, D. (January 11). Hawaii's Gangs: Prevention, Tracking, and Intervention Issues. Presented at Caring for Hawaii's Kids: Bridging Research and Services conferences. Honolulu: Tokai University Pacific Center.

DOCUMENTARY WORK

• 2008: Lee, E., Mayeda, D.T., and Bouit, J. MMA 808 - Inside Hawaii's Fight Game. Director, Co-producer, and Narrator. Available for viewing in its entirety by clicking HERE

PERSONAL BLOG

• The Grumpy Sociologist

PROFESSIONAL BLOGS and SELECTED INTERNET POSTS

• Sociology In Focus
• The Cranky Sociologists
• Neocolonialism, multiculturalism and settler states
• Everyday colonialism in Aotearoa New Zealand
• Racism: Tolerated and Trivialised in New Zealand
• A blow for women's sport: the IOC's decision to cut Olympic wrestling delivers a symbolic and material blow to female athletes everywhere

COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC HISTORY

• 1995: Big West Conference Champion, 400m Hurdles, personal best time of 51.25 seconds, running for U.C. Irvine.
• 1995: U.C. Irvine Team Captain and Most Valuable Player.
• 1995: First Annual Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sport-Scholar Award winner, given to minority scholar-athletes who exhibit excellence athletically and academically.
• 1994: Big West Conference Champion, 400m Hurdles, personal best time of 51.09 seconds. Represented U.C. Irvine at the N.C.A.A. Division I National Championships.
• 1994: Anchor leg on third place finishing team, 4X400m relay, Big West Conference Championships, 46.40 400m second split, running for U.C. Irvine.
• 1994: U.C. Irvine Most Valuable Player.
• 1993: California College Athletic Association Champion, 4X100 relay (third leg), running for U.C. Riverside.
• 1993: Fourth place 400m Hurdles, California College Athletic Association Championships, 53.15 seconds, running for U.C. Riverside.
• Three year scholar athlete award winner.

HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC HISTORY (University High School, Irvine, CA)

• 1991 Sea View League Male Athlete of the Year.
• 1991 Irvine World News Male Athlete of the Year.
• Four years wrestling (3 years varsity); two time Sea View League Champion; All California Interscholastic Federation; All Orange County; Team Co-Captain.
• Four years track and field (3 years varsity); five times All Sea View League; All California Interscholastic Federation, 800 meters; Team Captain.
• Four years football (2 years varsity); one time All Seaview League, defensive back.


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