Susan Hirata
Location: Distance Education
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Dr. Hirata received her B.S. in business and management from University of Maryland University College, her M.S.Ed. in education and counseling psychology from the University of Southern California, and her Ph.D. in educational psychology with minors in adult education and Asian studies from Cornell University. At Cornell she served as a graduate teaching assistant and as an assistant conference coordinator for the Asian American studies program. She has taught at Okinawa Christian Junior College and developed seminar courses for an evening extension division for adults, the College of International Cultural Studies of Meio University in Nago, Okinawa, and Okinawa Kokusai University. She was also a substitute teacher for the World Education Center in Naha from pre-school level to adult level and for DoDDS from K-6 in Okinawa. Dr. Hirata first taught for UMUC in 1989, and in recent years has taught primarily in the distance education program.
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Katherine Hitchcock
Location: Distance Education
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Dr. Hitchcock holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Colorado, a M.S. in Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park, and her PhD in Psychology from Capella University. Her research interests are in the areas of biopsychology, evolutionary psychology, and attachment theory. Term 3 1999-2000 was Dr. Hitchcock's first term teaching with UMUC.
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Gary Hunt
Location: Distance Education
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Dr. Hunt holds a B.A. and M.A. in communication from California State University, Fullerton, and a Ph.D. in communication and management from Purdue University. He has taught at several institutions including the University of Redlands, California State University at Los Angeles, Bayero University in Kano, Nigeria, the University of Idaho, Murray State University, and most recently at Western Oregon University, where he also served as Provost. Dr. Hunt's many publications range from technical articles in professional journals to textbooks in public speaking and communication. He also has extensive consulting experience. He joined the UMUC faculty in 1997 and served as Area Director for Korea from January 1998 until May 2006 before returning to full-time teaching.
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