Faculty

Discipline: All

DAVID EAKIN
Location: Korea
Dr. Eakin holds a B.A. in psychology, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in English, all from Arizona State University. Before joining UMUC Dr. Eakin held teaching appointments at the University of Mississippi, Auburn University, and McNeese State University. In addition to authoring a number of professional publications, he also served as an editor with Prentice-Hall, where he helped develop high school grammar and composition textbooks. Dr. Eakin joined the UMUC faculty in the 1989-90 academic year. His initial Asian Division assignment was in Korea, and he has remained there, having offered classes at numerous different locations throughout the peninsula.
HIROMI EDWARDS
Location: Japan
Mrs. Edwards earned her B.A. in Asian Studies from University of Maryland University College and her M.Ed. in Counseling and Personnel Services from the University of Maryland, College Park, in the program offered in Okinawa and administered by UMUC. She has taught Japanese for UMUC at Iwakuni since 1999. Ms. Edwards is a member of the American Psychological Association, the National Council on Family Relations, and the Okinawa Psychology Association.
TOM EWING
Location: Japan
Dr. Tom Ewing earned his first BS in Philosophy and second BS in Physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also holds a MS in astronomy from University of California, and a PhD in physics from Michigan State University. Dr. Ewing has taught at several different institutions, including: Michigan State University, Alma College, Central Michigan University, Lansing Community College, and Olympic College. He has experience in private business as the owner of a computer software company. He joined UMUC Asia in 1993 and has taught in Korea, Japan, and Singapore. He has also taught for UMUC Europe. He received the Drazek Teaching Excellence Award in 2012.