Tropical Conservation Biology & Environmental Science

Faculty

University of Hawai`i at Hilo Master of Science in Tropical Conservation Biology & Environmental Science

Donald Price - Director TCBES Graduate Program;  email
Ph.D. University of Illinois, Ecology, Ethology and Evolutionary Biology, 1991.
Associate Professor of Biology; Co-Project Director, Hawaii NSF EPSCoR program
Evolutionary and conservation genetics, behavioral ecology and genetics, insects and birds
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Jason E. Adolf  email
Ph.D. University of Maryland College Park, 2002
Assistant Professor, Marine Science
Coastal phytoplankton ecology, real-time continuous monitoring
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Jim Beets email
Ph.D. University of Georgia, Zoology, 1990.
Professor and Chair, Marine Science
Marine ecology, fish/fisheries ecology, ecological monitoring

Kathryn Besio email
Ph.D. University of Hawaii at Manoa, Geography, 2001
Associate Professor, Geography
cultural geography, tourism, nature-society relations

Daniel Brown email
Ph.D. Cornell University, Anthropology, 1978.
Professor of Anthropology; Coordinator of Research
Human environmental physiology, stress, health risk, Pacific population emphasis
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Leng Chee Chang email
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago, Natural Products Chemistry, 1998.
Assistant Professor, Pharmacy
Isolation and elucidation of structures from marine and microbial natural products, anticancer agents

Dr. Maria Haws email
Ph.D. Texas A&M University, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, 1993.
Director, Pearl Research and Training Program; Co-Deputy Director, Sustainable Coastal Communities and Ecosystems Program; Extension Specialist, University of Hawaii Sea Grant Program. Associate Professor, CAFNRM
Aquaculture, marine invertebrates, integrated coastal zone management, natural resources policy, international economic development

Dr. Steven Lundblad email
Ph.D. University of North Carolina
Visiting Assistant Profesoor, Department of Geology - UH Hilo

Marta deMaintenon email
Ph.D. UC Berkeley, Integrative Biology, 1996.
Associate Professor, Marine Science; Affiliate Graduate faculty of Ecology, Evolution & Conservation Biology (UH-Manoa)
Gastropod anatomy and systematics, evolution of novel characteristics
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Walter Dudley email
Ph.D. University of Hawaii at Manoa, Geological Oceanography, 1976.
Professor, Marine Science
Tsunami waves, anchialine pond conservation

Patrick Hart email
Ph.D. University of Hawaii at Manoa, Zoology (Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology), 2000.
Assistant Professor, Biology
Ecology and conservation-Hawaiian forests/forest birds

Don E. Hemmes email
Ph.D. University of Hawaii at Manoa, Microbiology, 1970.
Professor, Biology; Chair, Natural Sciences Division
Systematics of fleshy fungi of Hawaii

Kevin Hopkins email
Ph.D. Auburn University, Fisheries & Allied Aquacultures, 1979.
Professor of Aquaculture, CAFNRM; Interim Director of the Pacific Aquaculture & Coastal Resources Center
Aquaculture and fisheries development including their environmental impacts
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Susan Jarvi email
Ph.D. Northern Illinois University, Biological Sciences, 1989.
Associate Professor, Biology
host-parasite co-evolution, avian disease systems

James O. Juvik email
Ph.D. University of Hawaii at Manoa, Geography, 1977.
Chair and Professor, Geography
climatology, fog forest ecosystems, biogeography

Sonia Juvik email
Ph.D. Australia National University, Geography, 1981.
Professor of Geography, Director Keaholoa STEM Program
Land use planning, environmental conflict, natural resources management

Ernest Kho email
Ph.D. University of California-Santa Cruz, Organic Chemistry, 1978.
Associate Professor, Chemistry
Marine Natural Products Chemistry, isolation and characterization of organic molecules from marine organisms

Yiqing Li email
Ph.D. University of Puerto Rico, Biology, 1999.
Assistant Professor, Forest Ecology.
Carbon sequestration of tropical forests, forest soil ecology, and forest ecosystem restoration.

Bruce Mathews email
Ph.D. University of Florida, Agronomy and Soils, 1992.
Professor of Soil Science & Agronomy
Environmental agronomy, nutrient cycling, water quality, grassland management
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William J. Mautz email
Ph.D. Cornell University, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 1979.
Associate Professor and Chair, Biology
Environmental toxicology, physiological ecology of reptiles and amphibians
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Karla McDermid email
Ph. D. University of Hawaii at Manoa, Botanical Sciences, 1988.
Professor, Marine Science
Seaweed/seagrass taxonomy, ecology, biogeography and nutritional composition, marine education

J.P. Michaud email
Ph.D. University of Arizona, Toxicology and Pharmacology, 1994.
Associate Professor and Chair, Chemistry
Toxicology, environmental chemistry, epidemiology of volcanic fog (vog), and endocrine disruptors in surface waters

Jene Michaud email
Ph.D. University of Arizona, Hydrology, 1991.
Associate Professor, Geology and Chair, Natural Sciences
Surface water, modeling, floods, geomorphology

Cam Muir email
Ph.D. Simon Fraser University, Institute for Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, 1998.
Assistant Professor, Biology
Ecological genetics/conservation genetics of endemic Hawaiian fauna
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Becky Ostertag email
Ph.D. University of Florida, Botany, 1998.
Associate Professor, Biology; Ecology, Evolution & Conservation Biology (UH-Manoa)
Community structure and nutrient dynamics of tropical forests
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Adam A. Pack email 
Ph.D. University of Hawaii at Manoa, Psychology (Human and Animal Cognition/Marine Mammal Behavior and Biology)
Assistant Professor, Psychology and Biology
Co-Founder and Research and Education Director, The Dolphin Institute
Dolphin sensory perception, cognition, and communication; Humpback whale social behavior and mating systems

Sun Park email
Ph.D. University of Kansas, Geography, 2003.
Assistant Professor, Geography and Environmental Studies.
MODIS issues, thermal infrared remote sensing, hyperspectral remote sensing, land cover classification, and landscape ecology

Mike Shintaku email
Ph.D. Cornell University, Plant Pathology, 1991.
Associate Professor, Plant Pathology
Plant virology
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Elizabeth Stacy email
Ph.D. Boston University, Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, 2001.
Assistant Professor, Biology
Plant population biology and evolutionary genetics 
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Misaki Takabayashi email
Ph.D. The University of Queensland, Centre for Marine Studies, 2000.
Assistant Professor, Marine Science
Coral reef ecology, coral molecular biology, marine microbial molecular biology
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Jason Turner email
Ph.D. Texas A&M University, Wildlife and Fisheries, 2004.
Assistant Professor, Marine Science
Marine ecology, trophic dynamics of food webs, biochemical tracers
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Tracy Wiegner email

Ph.D. Rutgers University, Oceanography, 2002.
Assistant Professor, Marine Science
Carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycling in freshwater and marine environments
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