Background
Kealiinohomoku, Joann Wheeler was born on May 20, 1930 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Daughter of George V. and Leona Lavena (Moore) Wheeler.
anthropologist educator ethnologist
Kealiinohomoku, Joann Wheeler was born on May 20, 1930 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Daughter of George V. and Leona Lavena (Moore) Wheeler.
BSS, Northwestern University, 1955. Master of Arts, Northwestern University, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University, 1976.
Research, Santa Fe, 1974-1975. Visiting faculty U. Hawaii, Hilo, spring 1973, summer 1973, 74, U. Hawaii-Manoa, fall 1981,spring, 1991, New York University, summer 1980, 84, U. North Carolina, Greensboro, summer 1990, Texas Woman"s University, summer 1992, summer Institute Hawaiian and Polynesian Studies U. Hawaii, Windword Community College, 1993, University of California at Los Angeles, winter 1998. Board dirs.Native Americans for Cmty.
Action, Flagstaff Indian Center, 1977-1982, secretary, 1980-1982.
Grantee, American Philosophical Society, 1966, 69-70, Wenner Gren Foundation, Arizona Humanities Council, 1991. Weatherhead fellow School American Research,1974-1975.
Research fellow East-West Center, 1981. National Endowment for Humanities grantee, 1986.
Recipient Distinguished Public Scholar award Arizona Humanities Council, 1996.
Board directors Native Americans for Community Action, Flagstaff Indian Center, 1977-1982, secretary, 1980-1982. Fellow Anthropology; member Society Ethnomusicology (councilor. Co-founder Southwestern chapter, Southwest chapter named Joann Kealiinohomoku Graduate Student Paper award in her honor 2000), Dance Research Center (charter), Congress on Research in Dance (board directors 1974-1979, award in recognition of outstanding contribution to dance research, 1996), Cross-Cultural Dance Resources (co-founder).
Married Thomas Samuel Kealiinohomoku, 1952 (divorced 1962). 1 child, Halla K. BSS, Northwestern University, 1955.