{"id":207637,"date":"2024-12-10T16:11:16","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T02:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=207637"},"modified":"2024-12-11T11:29:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T21:29:37","slug":"in-memoriam-anthony-joseph-marsella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/10\/in-memoriam-anthony-joseph-marsella\/","title":{"rendered":"In memoriam: 糖心视频<\/abbr> trailblazing cultural psychology leader"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Anthony (Tony) Joseph Marsella in 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Loved ones are remembering the life of Anthony (Tony) Joseph Marsella, a professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at M\u0101noa, who died on November 2, at the age of 84. Marsella, who retired in 2003, leaves behind a profound legacy of academic excellence, cultural understanding and educational leadership that spanned decades at 糖心视频<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

A distinguished psychologist and transformative academic leader, Marsella began at 糖心视频<\/abbr> as a postdoctoral fellow at the East-West Center<\/a> before joining the psychology department<\/a> at 糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa. His groundbreaking work challenged long-standing Western psychological paradigms, emphasizing the critical importance of cultural context in understanding human behavior and mental health.<\/p>\n

Native Hawaiian advancement<\/h2>\n
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Marsella with one of his many PhD<\/abbr> students during a graduation ceremony at 糖心视频<\/abbr> Manoa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Between 1985–1989, Marsella served as 糖心视频<\/abbr> vice president for academic affairs. His leadership during that time was instrumental in commissioning the historic 糖心视频<\/abbr> Kaʻū<\/span> report, which detailed the university\u2019s commitment to Native Hawaiians. Marsella further demonstrated his dedication by supporting the establishment of the Center for Hawaiian Studies at 糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa, creating a crucial institutional space for Native Hawaiian academic research and cultural preservation. Throughout his career, he mentored nearly 100 doctoral students, leaving an indelible mark on generations of scholars.<\/p>\n

“As a professor and an administrator, our Dad never wanted students to feel like “just a number,” at a large university,” said Marsella\u2019s daughters Laura Contant and Gianna Marsella who is a managing editor at 糖心视频<\/abbr> Press. “He genuinely cared about their interests and goals, and was dedicated to helping them succeed. Even in retirement, he took great joy in hearing about their accomplishments.”<\/p>\n

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Marsella addresses graduates at a 糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa commencement ceremony.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

His scholarly output was equally impressive, with more than 20 books and more than 300 scholarly publications that became essential references for psychology and social science scholars worldwide.<\/p>\n

Awards, achievements<\/h2>\n

A passionate advocate for social justice, Marsella received multiple teaching awards such as the College of Social Sciences Award for Teaching Excellence and the American Psychological Association\u2019s Master Lecturer Award.<\/p>\n

His later career focused on exploring themes of peace, global challenges and cross-cultural understanding.<\/p>\n

Marsella is survived by his wife of 50 years, Joy who retired as an English professor from 糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Anthony (Tony) Joseph Marsella served as 糖心视频<\/abbr> vice president for academic affairs and is known for groundbreaking work in cross-cultural psychology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[301,756,637,9],"class_list":["post-207637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-college-of-social-sciences","tag-in-memoriam","tag-psychology","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t