Full Name
Grant Muāgututi’a
Job Title
Consultant & Community Liaison/Assistant Professor of Linguistics
Company
California State University San Marcos
Speaker Bio
Dr. Grant Muāgututiʻa is an assistant professor of linguistics at CSUSM whose work focuses on language acquisition, heritage language, and the revitalization of Polynesian languages. His current research centers on the acquisition of Samoan in both diasporic and homeland communities. Dr. Muāgututiʻa also served as a cultural consultant on Moana 2 and recently launched CSUSM’s first Gagana Sāmoa Language & Performing Arts Program, blending language learning with music and dance to strengthen cultural identity and connection.
Speaking At
