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Affiliated Faculty
These faculty serve on graduate committees, occasionally teach graduate courses, seminars or workshops, and can co-chair graduate committees with a UHH faculty member.
Dr. Carter Atkinson
Ph.D. University of Florida, Veterinary Parasitology, 1985.
USGS-BRD
Effects of disease on wildlife populations; epidemiology, pathogenicity, and vector ecology of avian blood parasites; life cycles, development and fine structure of protozoan parasites
George Balazas
M.S. UH Manoa
Zoologist and leader, Marine Turtle Research Program
Dr. Paul Banko
Ph.D. University of Washington, Wildlife Science, 1988.
USGS-BRD
Terrestrial ecology on islands with emphasis on avian foraging ecology and population restoration
Dr. Lawrence (Larry) Basch
Ph.D. University of California, Santa Cruz
Marine Ecology and Science Advisor, National Park Service
Analysis of natural and human-mediated ecological processes affecting spatial and temporal variation of coastal animal and plant populations and communities.
Dr. Francis L. Benevides Jr.
PhD., Ocean Engineering, University of Hawaii, Manoa
Manager/Engineer/Technician, Federal Aviation Administration
Technical Operations, Hilo, Honolulu, Kona, Maui and Guam
Dr. Charles Birkeland
Ph.D. University of Washington
Unit Leader, Hawaii Cooperative Fishery Research Unit
Dr. Brian Bowen
Ph.D. University of Georgia
Research Provessor, Hawaii Institute for Marine Biology, UH-Manoa
Dr. Henry Carson
Ph.D.University of California, Davis & San Diego State University (Joint Doctoral Progam)
UH Hilo Marine Science, Post-doctoral Scientist
Dr. Frank Chapman
Ph.D. University of California at Davis
Associate Professor University of Florida
Dr. Mattthew Churb
Ph.D. The College of William and Mary
Assistant Professor University of Hawaii at Manoa
Dr. Susan Cordell
Ph.D. University of Hawaii, Manoa, Botany, 1999.
USDA Forest Service, Plant Physiological Ecologist
Ecophysiology, Restoration Ecology, Functional Ecology, Tropical Dry Ecosystems, Grass Invasions, Hawaiian Ecosystems
Dr. Julie Denslow
Ph.D. University of Wisconson, Madison, 1978.
USDA Forest Service, Research Ecologist and Team Leader - Invasive Species Unit
Ecology of invasive exotic species; risk assessment and cost/benefit models for invasive species; population, community, and ecosystem processes associated with disturbances to tropical and warm temperate forests; effects of changing hydrology on nutrient processes and forest dynamics in bottomland hardwood forests of southeastern US.
Dr. Chris Farmer
Ph.D.
USGS-BRD
Linda Shea Flanders
Executive Director, Cape Kumukahi Foundation (retired Southeast Regional Supervosor of Habitat and Restoration Dvision in Alaska Dept of Fish and game)
Dr. Peter Follett
Ph.D. North Carolina State University
USDA, Research Entomologist
Conducting research on insect pests in tropical fruits and vegetables, and postharvest treatments for export. Expertise in irradiation, mango, lychee, longan, rambutan, sweetpotato, and tropical crop IPM.
Dr. David Foote
Ph.D. Ecology, Universityof California at Davis
Research Ecologist
USGS, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center,
Kilauea Field Station,
Hawaii National Park,
Dr. James Friday
Ph.D. University of Hawaii at Manoa
Dr. Ruth Gates
Ph.D. University of Hawaii, Manoa
HIMB Associate Research Faculty
My overarching interest lies in the biological mechanisms and traits that drive the ability of marine organisms to respond to changes in their environment.
Dr. Grant Gerrish
Ph.D. University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1988.
UH Hilo Biology Department
Plant Ecology, Conservation
Dr. Christian Giardina
Ph.D. University of Denver
Research Ecologist, USDA Forest Service
Restoration ecology, Forest repsonses to global change, Forest ecology and management, Forest ecophysiology, and Tree-soil interactions.
William Gilmartin
B.S. Los Angeles State University
Director of Research, Hawaii Wildlife Fund
Dr. Arnold Hara
Ph.D. University of California at Davis, Entomology, 1982.
UH Manoa CTAR - Beaumont Center
Horticultural entomology, post-harvest insect control, regulatory entomology
Dr. David Helweg
Ph.D.University of Hawaii at Manoa, Behavioral Biology, 1993.
Deputy Center Director, USGS Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center
R.I.
Dr. Steve Hess
Ph.D. Montana State University
Research Wildlife Biologist, USGS BRD
Dr. Darcy Hu
Ph.D.
US NPS, Ecologist and Science Advisor
Dr. Flint Hughes
Ph.D.Oregon State University, Forest Science, 1997.
USDA Forest Service, Research Ecologist
Ecosystem-scale impacts of invasive species and land cover/land use change, fire ecology, carbon and nutrient storage and cycling, primary and secondary forest succession.
David Itano
ED.
UH Manoa Research Associate
Dr. James Jacobi
Ph.D University of Hawaii, Manoa, Botanical Sciences, 1990.
USGS-BRD
Jack Jeffery
US Fish and Wildlife Service, Senior Wildlife Biologist
Dr. Tracy Johnson
Ph.D. North Carolina State University, Entomology, 1995.
USDA Forest Service, Research Entomologist
Biological control of weeds, Insect ecology, Post-release monitoring of biocontrol agents, Non-target impacts of biocontrol, Plant-herbivore-enemy interactions
Dr. Boone Kaufman
Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley
Director and Research Ecologist, USDA Forest Service, IPFI Hilo
Ecosystems, community, disturbance, and restoration ecology.
Dr. Les Kaufman
Ph.D. The Johns Hopkins University
Professor of Biology
Boston University Marine Program
Center for Ecology and Conservation Biology
Department of Biology
Dr. Lisa Keith
Ph.D. University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 1998.
USDA, Research Plant Pathologist
Biology, ecology and management of bacterial and
fungal diseases of fruit, nut, beverage, vegetable and
ornamental crops grown under tropical or subtropical conditions.
Stacy Kubis
M.S. University of Central Florida
NOAA - JIMAR Marine Turtle Research Biologist
Dr. Dennis Lapointe
Ph.D. UH-Manoa
USGS-BRD, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Ecologist
Dr. Harilaos Lessios
Ph.D. Yale
Staff Biologist, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Dr. Gregg Levine
DVM Colorado State University
Attending Veterinarian, Dolphin Quest Hawaii
Dr. Rhonda Loh
Ph..D.
National Park Service
R.I.
Dr. Fred Mackenzie
Ph.D. Lehigh University
Professor Emeritus, Department of Oceanography
Dr. Richard MacKenzie
Ph.D.University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Invertebrate Zoology, Biogeochemistry minor
USDA Forest Service, Research Ecologist
Ecology of aquatic insects, invertebrates, and nekton in coastal systems; linkages between landscape components of watersheds; food web structure of coastal systems; longitudinal gradients in community structure of detritivore in the Pacific
Dr. Karl Magnacca
Ph.D. Cornell University
Post-doctoral scientist, UH Hilo Biology Department
Dr. Lisa Muehlstein
Ph.D. University of Georgia,
UH Hilo Biology and Marine Science Department
Marine Microbiology, Botany & Seagrass Ecology.
Kate Nishijima
ED.
USDA, Plant Pathologist
R.I.
Dr. Robert Nishimoto
Ph.D.
Division of Aquatic Resources, DLNR
R.I.
Dr. Thane Pratt
Ph.D. Rutgers University, Ecology, 1983.
USGS Pacific Island Ecosystems Research, Center Project Leader
R.I
Dr. William Pitt
Ph.D.
USDA, National Wildlife Research Center
R.I.
Dr. Richard Pyle
Ph.D. University of Hawaii at Manoa, Zoology
Associate Zoologist, Database Coordinator, Bishop Museum
Evolutionary biology of marine fishes, with particular emphasis on systematics, biogeography, hybridization, and mimicry. Exploration of deep coral reefs using advanced diving technology. Design and development of computer databases for biological data.
Dr. Michelle Reynolds
Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State University, Conservation Biology, 2002.
USGS-BRD
R.I.
Mike Robinson
M.A. University of Hawaii at Manoa
Property Management Agent, Hawaiian Homelands
David Schofield
M.S. University of Maryland
NOAA - Marine Mammal Response Network Coordinator
Dr. Craig Severance
Ph.D. University of Oregon
Retired UHH Faculty in Anthropology and TCBES
Dr. David Shively
Ph.D. Oregon State University
Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Montana
Robert P. Smith
M.S. Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Dr. Michael Steinberg
Ph.D. Louisiana State University, Geography, 1999.
Assistant Professor, Geography and Environmental Studies
Dr. Robert Toonen
Ph.D. University of California Davis
HIMB UH-Manoa, Assistant Research Prof.
Dr. William Walsh
PhD. University of Hawai`i at Manoa,
Division of Aquatic Resources, DLNR
Behavioral biology of coral reef fishes
Dr. Debbie Weeks
Ph.D. University of California at Santa Cruz, Chemistry, 2002.
Assistant Professor Chemistry
Biogeochemistry, Contaminant Cycling, Environmental Chemistry
Sharon Ziegler-Chong
M.S. University of South Carolina, Biology, 1991.
Associate Director, Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center (PACRC); Coordinator, Hawaii Cooperative Studies Unit (USGS-BRD)
Experiential education, environmental internships, Pacific Islands
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be ignited. ~Plutarch
Faculty
Donald Price donaldp@hawaii.edu
Director TCBES Graduate Program
Professor, Biology
Ph.D., University of Illinoise, Urbana-Chamapaign,
Ecology, Ethology and Evolution.
Evolutionary and conservation genetics, behavioral ecology and genetics and speciation
and local adaptation in insects and birds.
http://www.2.hawaii.edu/~donaldp/
Jason E. Adolf jadolf@hawaii.edu
Assistant Professor, Marine Science
Ph.D., University
of Maryland College Park
Coastal phytoplankton ecology, real-time continuous monitoring
http://www.plankton.uhh.hawaii.edu/
Norman Arancon normanq@hawaii.edu
Assistant Professor, CAFNRM
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Assistant Professor of Horticulture Crop and Environmental Science
http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/academics/cafnrm/NormanArancon.php
Jonathan D. Awaya awayaj@hawaii.edu
Ph.D. University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, 2005.
Assistant
Professor, Biology
Molecular microbiology, bioremediation, iron-trafficking pathways, secondary metabolite production
Jim Beets betts@hawaii.edu
Ph.D. University of Georgia, Zoology, 1990.
Associate Professor, Marine Science
Marine ecology, fish/fisheries ecology, ecological monitoring
Kathryn Besio besio@hawaii.edu
Ph.D. University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Gegoraphy, 2001
Associate Profesoor, Geography
Cultural geography, tourism, nature-society relations
http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/depts.geography/faculty.php
Daniel Brown dbrown@hawaii.edu
Ph.D. Cornell Unviersity, Anthropology,1978.
Professor, Anthropology; Interim Vice
Chancellor for Research.
Human environmental physiology, stress, health risk, Pacific population emphasis
Lee Chee Chang lengchee@hawaii.edu
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago, Natural
Products Chemistry, 1998.
Assistant Professor, Pharmacy
Isolation, characterization, and biological evaluation of natural products of marine and microbial origin
Steven Colbert colberts@hawaii.edu
Ph.D. University of Southern California, Geological
Sciences 2004.
Assistant Professor Marine Science
Coastal hydrogeology, nutrient and
element cycling in the subterranean estuary
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~colberts
Abby Cuttriss abbyc@hawaii.edu
Ph.D. Australian University, 2006
Assistant Professor, Biology
Plant molecular biology, development, environmental stress and pigments
http://www.hawaii.edu/uhhbiology/index.php?Page+person&id=52
Marta deMaintenon demainte@hawaii.edu
Ph.D. UC Berkeley, Intergrative Biology, 1996.
Associate Professor & Chair, Marine Science;
Affiliate Graduate Faculty of EECB (UH-Manoa)
Phylogeny, biogeography and evolution
of gastropod molluscs
Patrick Hart (pjhart@hawaii.edu)
Ph.D. University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Zoology & Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, 2000.
Assistant Professor, Biology
Ecology and conservation-Hawaiian forests/forest birds
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~pjhart/
Maria Haws haws@aol.com
Ph.D. Texas A&M Univ., Wildlife &Fisheries Sciences, 1993.
Associate Professor, CAFNRM
Extension Specialist, University of Hawai’I Sea Grant Program;
Pearl research, aquaculture, marine invertebrates, coastal zone management, natural resources policy, international economic development
Kevin Hopkins hopkins@hawaii.edu
Ph.D. Auburn University, Fisheries & Allied Aquacultures, 1979.
Professor, Aquaculture, CAFNRM; Interim Director of the Pacific Aquaculture and fisheries development including their environmental impacts
Susan Jarvi jarvi@hawaii.edu
Ph.D. Northern Illinois University, Biological Sciences, 1989.
Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Host-parasite co-evolution, avian disease systems
Earnest Kho ekho@hawaii.edu
Ph.D. UC-Santa Cruz, Organic Chemistry, 1978.
Associate Professor, Chemistry
Marine natural products chemistry, isolation and characterization of organic molecules from marine organisms
Yiqing Li yiqing@hawaii.edu
Ph.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1999.
Assistant Professor, Forestry
Forest soil ecology, carbon sequestration of tropical forests, tropical silviculture and forest ecosystem restoration
Bruce Mathews bmathews@hawaii.edu
Ph.D. University of Florida, Agronomy and Soils, 1992.
Professor, Soil Science & Agronomy
Environmental agronomy, nutrient cycling, water quality, grassland management
http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/academics/cafnrm/faculty/mathews.php
William J. Mautz mautz@hawaii.edu
Ph.D. Cornell Univ., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 1979.
Professor & Chair, Biology
Environmental toxicology, physiological ecology of reptiles and amphibians
Fiona McCormack fionam@hawaii.edu
Ph.D. University of Auckland, 2006.
Assistant Professor, Anthropology Fisheries (indigenous; traditional management tools; regulations; property rights)
Karla McDermid mcdermid@hawaii.edu
Ph. D. University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Botanical Sciences, 1988.
Professor, Marine Science Seaweed/seagrass taxonomy, ecology, biogeography and chemical composition, marine education
Jon-Pierre Michaud jonpierr@hawaii.edu
Ph.D. University of Arizona, Toxicology & Pharmacology, 1994.
Associate Professor & Chair, Chemistry Toxicology
environmental chemistry, pesticides in water and biota, epidemiology of volcanic fog (vog)
Jene Michaud jene@hawaii.edu
Ph.D. University of Arizona, Hydrology, 1992.
Associate Professor, Geology Hydrology, watersheds, geomorphology, modeling
http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/~geology/faculty/jene/JIndex.php
Peter Mills millsp@hawaii.edu
Ph.D. University of California at Berkeley, 1996.
Professor of Anthropology
Archaeology, historic archaeology, lithics
http://hilo.hawaii.edu/uhh/faculty/millsp/
Cam Muir cmuir@hawaii.edu
Ph.D. Simon Fraser University, 1998.
Associate Professor, Biology Ecological genetics/conservation genetics, phylogeography,
and local adaptation of endemic Hawaiian fauna
Rebecca Ostertag ostertag@hawaii.edu
Ph.D. University of Florida, Botany, 1998.
Associate Professor, Biology (UH-Hilo);
Ecology, Evolution & Conservation Biology (UH-Mānoa) Structure and nutrient dynamics of tropical forest ecosystems
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~ostertag
Adam Pack pack@hawaii.edu
Ph.D. University of Hawa‘ii at Mānoa, Human and Animal Cognition: Marine Mammal Science, 1994.
Assistant Professor, Psychology and Biology. Marine mammal behavior, humpback whales, dolphin behavior and cognition
Brian A. Perry baperry@hawaii.edu
Ph.D. Harvard University, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, 2006.
Assistant Professor, Biology Fungal evolution, systematics and taxonomy, phylogeography, conservation biology
Jonathan Price jpprice@hawaii.edu
Ph.D. University of California at Davis, Geography, 2002.
Assistant Professor of Geography
Biogeography and landscape/vegetation ecology
http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/depts/geography/faculty.php
Michael Shintaku shintaku@hawaii.edu
Ph.D. Cornell University, Plant Pathology, 1991.
Associate Professor, Plant Pathology Plant virology
Elizabeth Stacy estacy@hawaii.edu
Ph.D. Boston University, Ecology, Behavior & Evolution, 2001.
Assistant Professor, Biology
Plant population biology, evolutionary genetics, and speciation
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~estacy/
Misaki Takabayashi misakita@hawaii.edu
Ph.D. University of Queensland, Centre for Marine Studies, 2000.
Assistant Professor, Marine Science
Coral reef ecology, coral molecular biology, marine microbial molecular biology
Jason Turner jpturner@hawaii.edu
Ph.D. Texas A&M University, Wildlife and Fisheries, 2004.
Assistant Professor, Marine Science Marine ecology, trophic dynamics of food webs, biochemical tracers
Tracy Wiegner wiegner@hawaii.edu
Ph.D. Rutgers University, Oceanography, 2002.
Associate Professor, Marine Science
Carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycling in freshwater and marine environments
