Dr. Joann Yuen Appointed Director of the University of Hawaii Center on Disability Studies

October 14, 2014

Dr. JoAnn Yuen will begin her role as director on January 1, 2015. She has been with the Center on Disability Studies (CDS) the University of Hawaii since 1999 and has served as associate director since 2013. Yuen is the former chair of the COE Faculty Senate.

Dr. Robert Stodden will retire on December 31, 2014 after serving as director for more than 25 years. "We all owe Bob Stodden a debt of gratitude for the  exceptional work he has done in building and maintaining CDS and its work throughout Hawaiʻi, the Pacific region, nationally, and internationally," Dean Donald B. Young said.