About Me
Dr. Leo L. Hwang is currently the Associate Dean of Inclusive Excellence and the Assistant Academic Dean for the College of Natural Sciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Dr. Hwang is particularly interested in using participatory action research and asset based community development as a model for enhancing how we engage in diversity, equity, and inclusion work.
Dr. Hwang earned his Ph.D. at the University of Massachusetts in Geosciences with a focus on utilizing participatory action research to better understand the diverse community economies of artists and artisans in Franklin County, an M.F.A. in fiction writing from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and his B.A. in English and Fine Arts from the University of the South. His work has appeared in The Handbook of Diverse Economies, Human Being & Literature, The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Travel and Tourism, Route Nine, Rethinking Marxism, Solidarity Economy I: Building Alternatives for People and Planet, Meat for Tea, The Massachusetts Review, Glimmer Train Stories, Rivendell, Fiction, Gulf Coast and other journals and publications. He has taught at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Mount Holyoke College; Greenfield Community College; and Westfield State University and served as the Dean of Humanities and then the Dean of Humanities, Engineering, Math, and Science at Greenfield Community College for over 16 years.
Leo also plays guitar for Vimana and The Warblers, and bass for The Original Cowards and The Big Why... among other projects.
Dr. Hwang earned his Ph.D. at the University of Massachusetts in Geosciences with a focus on utilizing participatory action research to better understand the diverse community economies of artists and artisans in Franklin County, an M.F.A. in fiction writing from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and his B.A. in English and Fine Arts from the University of the South. His work has appeared in The Handbook of Diverse Economies, Human Being & Literature, The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Travel and Tourism, Route Nine, Rethinking Marxism, Solidarity Economy I: Building Alternatives for People and Planet, Meat for Tea, The Massachusetts Review, Glimmer Train Stories, Rivendell, Fiction, Gulf Coast and other journals and publications. He has taught at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Mount Holyoke College; Greenfield Community College; and Westfield State University and served as the Dean of Humanities and then the Dean of Humanities, Engineering, Math, and Science at Greenfield Community College for over 16 years.
Leo also plays guitar for Vimana and The Warblers, and bass for The Original Cowards and The Big Why... among other projects.
My WorkFeel free to click through and see some of what I do:
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Current Gear
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As a musician, I am always searching for the sound I imagine in my head. Here's the core of what I am currently playing.
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Comins GCS 16-1
Henricksen Bud 6
Swart Atomic Space Tone
Guild X150D
Goodsell Valpreaux
Fender J Mascis Jazzmaster
PRS CE 22
Henricksen Bud 6
Swart Atomic Space Tone
Guild X150D
Goodsell Valpreaux
Fender J Mascis Jazzmaster
PRS CE 22