CURRICULUM VITAE
 
DR. CHHANY SAK-HUMPHRY


Assisstant Professor & Coordinator of Khmer Program

Indo-Pacific Languages & Literatures
Spalding Hall, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822

Tel:(808) 956 8070Fax:(808) 956 5978 Email:sak@hawaii.edu


Year of Appointment: 1986
 
Percentage Teaching/Research on Southeast Asia: 100%

Educational Background
 
Ph.D.
1996
University of Hawai'i at Manoa (Linguistics: Syntax)
 
M.A.
1992
University of Hawai'i at Manoa (Linguistics: Syntax)
 
P.D.
1985
University of Hawai'i at Manoa (College of Education: Foreign Language Teaching, French)
 
M.P.H.
1982
University of Hawai'i at Manoa (School of Public Health (International Health, Health Management and Administration)
B.A..
1979
Whitworth College (International Studies and International Management)

Proficiency Training
 

Completed ACTFL training in 1989, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008


Native Language
 

Khmer


Foreign Language Competency
 

English 1a, French 2a, Thai 3b


 
Old Khmer Inscriptions
Old Khmer and Modern Khmer grammar
Developing Khmer language teaching materials
Khmer Literature and Folkore Stories

Distinctions
 

2008-2012 US-DOE. Fulbright-Hays, Group Abroad Projects. Advanced Study of Khmer (ASK), Summer Abroad Program in Cambodia. (PI/Project Director)

2006-2007 University of Hawaii, Diversity and Equity Initiative. Award to develop CIK: Reading and Writing for K-12, Volume 1 and CD1.

2006-2007 University of Hawaii, University Research Council, Educational Improvement Fund. Award to develop Web-Based, Online Reading for Advance-level in Khmer (CAM 305 and CAM 307).

2005-2007 US-DOE. Fulbright-Hays, Group Abroad Projects. Advanced Study of Khmer (ASK), Summer Abroad Program in Cambodia. (PI/Project Director)

2005 University of Hawaii, University Research Council, Special Fund for Innovative Scholarship and Creative Work Program. Partial funding to Publish Communicating in Khmer: Reading and Writing for Beginners.

2005 Diversity and Equity Initiative, Mini-Grant. Reviving Khmer Culture (Songs & Dances). UHM.

2003-2005 US-DOE. Award to develop Communicative in Khmer: Advanced-Level Khmer with CD-ROM. (PI/Researcher/Author)

2003 University of Hawaii, National Foreign Language Resource Center. Web-Based Reading on-line, 7 lessons for Intermediate-Level.

2003 University of Minnesota (LCTL). Partial award to develop Web-Based Lesson: Direction and Map for Beginner.

2002-2003 University of Hawaii, College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature. Seed-money to develop Reading and Writing Khmer with CD. (PI/Researcher/Author)

2002-2003 University of Hawaii, Educational Improvement Fund. Award to develop CIK: Intermediate Web-Based on-line.

1999-2001 US-DOE. Award to develop CIK: Intermediate-Level Khmer with multimedia CD-ROMs. (Project Director/Author)

1996 Outstanding Service Award, East-West Center Association, Hawaii Chapter.


Publication
 
  Tales of the Hare: Twenty-Seven Stories Khmer Folkore Literature, Bilingual in Khmer-English. Honolulu, Hawaii, 2008

Communicating in Khmer: An Advanced-level Book 1 and multimedia CD 1. Honolulu, Hawaii, 2007

Communicating in Khmer: An Advanced-level Book 2 and multimedia CD ROM 2. Honolulu, Hawaii, 2007

The Sdok Kak Thom Inscription (K.235): With the Grammatical Analysis of the Old Khmer Text With the assistance of Philip N. Jenner. Buddhist Institute in Cambodia, 2005

Communicating in Khmer: Reading and Writing for Beginners Book & multimedia CD-ROM. Honolulu, Hawaii, 2005

Web-Based Lesson: Directions and Map University of Minnesota, LCTL, 2003. Communicating in Khmer: An Interactive Intermediate-Level Book 1 & Multimedia CD 1. Honolulu, Hawaii, 2003

Communicating in Khmer: An Interactive Intermediate-Level Book 2 & Multimedia CD 2. Honolulu, Hawaii, 2003