Affiliate and Adjunct Faculty
TCBES has many members of the conservation community that are non-compensated hires by University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo listed as Affiliate (non-teaching) or Adjunct (teaching) faculty. These faculty serve on graduate committees, occasionally teach graduate courses, seminars or workshops, write grants, and can co-chair graduate committees with a UH Hilo faculty member. Those on this list have gone through the hiring process for academic year 2019-2020 are listed below. Others are going through the HR process and will be added to this list once completed.
- Pelika Andrade
Affiliation: Extension Agent, Sea Grant, University of Hawaiʻi - Whitney Aragaki
Affiliation: Teacher, State of Hawaiʻi Department of Education - Dr. M. Renee Bellinger
Affiliation: Bioinformatics/Genomics Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo - David M. Benitez
Affiliation: Ecologist, Resource Management Division, National Park Service/HVNP - Dr. Susan Cordell
Affiliation: Plant Physiological Ecologist, USDA Forest Service, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry - Dr. Jesse Eiben
Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Geology and Environmental Sciences, California University of Pennsylvania - Dr. J.B. Friday
Affiliation: Extension Forester, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa - Dr. Sarah R. Fritts
Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Texas State University - Dr. Jennifer Funk
Affiliation: Associate Professor, Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University - Dr. Scott M. Geib
Affiliation: Research Entomologist, USDA Agricultural Research Service - Dr. Christian Giardina
Affiliation: Research Ecologist, USDA Forest Service, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry - Dr. Stuart Goldberg
Affiliation: EFH Consultation Specialist, NMFS, Pacific Islands Regional Office, Habitat Conservation Division - Dr. Timothy Grabowski
Affiliation: Unit Leader and Adjunct Associate Professor, USGS, Hawaiʻi Cooperative Fishery Research Unit and University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo - Dr. Alexandra Hanlon
Affiliation: Research Professor of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing - Dr. Christopher T. Hawkins
Affiliation: Marine Ecosystem Social Scientist, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council - Ms. Tara Holitzki
Affiliation: Analytical Lab Manager, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo - Dr. R. Flint Hughes
Affiliation: Research Ecologist, USDA Forest Service, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry - Dr. Nicole A. Hynson
Affiliation: Associate Professor, Pacific Biosciences Research Center, UH Mānoa - Dr. M. Tracy Johnson
Affiliation: Research Entomologist, USDA Forest Service, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry - Dr. Lisa Keith
Affiliation: Research Plant Pathologist, USDA Agricultural Research Service - Dr. Jonathan B. Koch
Affiliation: NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo - Dr. Randall Kosaki
Affiliation: Pahahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Megan Lamson Leatherman
Affiliation: DLNR’s Division of Aquatic Resources, Kailua-Kona, HI - Scott Laursen
Affiliation: Program Specialist, Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo - Dr. Richard A. MacKenzie
Affiliation: Research Ecologist, USDA Forest Service, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry - Dr. Nicholas C. Manoukis
Affiliation: Supervisory Research Biologist, USDA Agricultural Research Service - Dr. Lisa Marrack
Affiliation: Science Teacher, Santa Catalina School, Monterey CA, Visiting Instructor UC Berkeley, CA - Bryce Masuda
Affiliation: Conservation Program Manager, San Diego Zoo Global, Hawaiʻi Endangered Bird Program - Dr. William Mautz
Affiliation: Emeritus Professor of Biology, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo - Mr. Blake McNaughton
Affiliation: Curriculum Developer, Kamehameha Schools, Kumuola Marine Science Education Center - Dr. Lisa Muehlstein
Affiliation: Department of Marine Science, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo - Dr. Russell Nagata
Affiliation: College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa - Dr. Elliott Parsons
Affiliation: Natural Area Reserves Specialist IV, Division of Forestry and Wildlife - Dr. Eben Paxton
Affiliation: Research Ecologist, USGS Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center - Dr. Kristina L. Paxton
Affiliation: Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Hawaiʻi Hilo - Dr. Bryan C. Pijanowski
Affiliation: Professor, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University - Dr. Donald K. Price
Affiliation: Director and Professor, School of Life Sciences at University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Dr. Noelani P. Puniwai
Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Kamakakuokaliani Center for Hawaiian Studies, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa - Dr. Floyd Reed
Affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa - Dr. Sasha C. Reed
Affiliation: Research Ecologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center - Shauna K. Springer
Affiliation: Coastal Community Capacity Development Advisor, Conservation International - Dr. Elizabeth Stacy
Affiliation: Associate Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Mr. Barry Stieglitz
Affiliation: Retired, US Fish and Wildlife Servive, Pacific Islands Refuges and Monuments Office - Dr. Alison K. Stimpert
Affiliation: Research Faculty, Bioacoustics and Behavioral Ecology, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories - Dr. Jon Suzuki
Affiliation: Research Molecular Biologist, USDA Agricultural Research Service - Ms. Anne Veillet
Affiliation: Research Technician, University of Idaho - Ms. Sharon Ziegler-Chong
Affiliation: Research and Community Partnerships, University of Hawaii Hilo