College of Natural and Health Sciences Faculty
- Ozan Atalag
- Associate Professor and Chair of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences
- B.S. 2003, Anadolu University
- Ph.D. 2012, Ege University
- Jonathan Awaya
- Professor of Biology
- B.S. 2001, Ph.D. 2005, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- Jeanette Ayers-Kawakami
- Associate Professor of Nursing, Director, School of Nursing
- B.S.N. 2001, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
- M.S.N. 2010, University of Phoenix
- D.N.P. 2017, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
- Erica Bernstein
- Instructor of Mathematics
- B.A. 1984, State University of New York (SUNY)
- Ph.D. 1992, University of Maryland at College Park
- John H. R. Burns
- Associate Professor of Marine Science
- B.S. 2007, California Polytechnic State University
- M.S. 2010, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
- Ph.D. 2016, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- Lisa Canale
- Instructor of Biology, Professional Internship Track Coordinator, Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science
- Steven Colbert
- Associate Professor and Chair of Marine Science
- B.A. and B.S. 1996, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
- M.S. 2001, Ph.D. 2004, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
- Chester Dabalos
- Instructor of Chemistry
- B.S. 2003, University of the Philippines - Los Banos
- M.S. 2005, University of Cambridge
- Ph.D. 2016, University of Hawaiʻi
- Steve Doo
- Assistant Professor of Marine Science
- B.A.S. 2008, University of California- Davis
- M.S. 2011, Northeastern University
- Ph.D. 2017, University of Sydney, Australia
- Nicole Drakos
- Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
- B.Med.Sci. 2011, B.S. 2013, M.S. 2015, Western University
- Ph.D. 2019, University of Waterloo
- Helen “Yolisa” Duley
- Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences
- B.A. 1995, Humboldt State University
- M.Ed. 2003, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
- Ph.D. 2015, University of Cape Town
- Harry Edwards
- Professor of Computer Science
- B.A. University of Michigan
- M.A. Eastern Michigan University
- Ph.D. University of Western Ontario
- Bobbie Elisala
- Instructor of Nursing, DNP Co-Coordinator
- B.S.N. 1993, M.S.N. 1995, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- Ramón Figueroa-Centeno
- Associate Professor of Mathematics
- B.A. 1992, M.A. 1994, Ph.D. 1998, Western Michigan University
- Elisabeth “Lis” Gallant
- Assistant Professor of Geology
- B.S. 2009, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- B.A. 2012, University of New York at Buffalo College
- M.S. 2016, Ph.D. 2019, University of South Florida
- Timothy B. Grabowski
- Adjunct Associate Professor of Marine Science
- B.S. 1999, M.S. 2002, Texas A & M University
- Ph.D. 2006, Clemson University
- Natalie Graham
- Assistant Professor of Biology
- B.S. 2005, M.S. 2014, Sonoma State University
- Ph.D. 2021, University of California, Berkeley
- Jenni Guillen
- Instructor of Biology
- B.A. 1999, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
- M.S. 2005, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- Mazen Hamad
- Professor and Chair of Chemistry
- B.S. 1997, Humboldt State University
- Ph.D. 2003, University of Washington
- Patrick Hart
- Professor and Chair of Biology
- B.A. 1985, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Ph.D. 2000, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- Patricia Hensley
- Associate Professor of Nursing
- B.S.N. 2006, California State University Sacramento
- D.N.P. 2015, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
- Raina Ivanova
- Professor of Mathematics
- M.S. 1984, University of Sofia, Bulgaria
- Ph.D. 1998, University of Tsukaba, Japan
- Takehiro “Hiro” Iwatsuki
- Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences
- B.A. 2009, M.A. 2011, Nihon University
- M.Ed. 2014, Springfield College
- Ph.D. 2018, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Heather M. Kaluna
- Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy
- B.A. 2008, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
- Ph.D. 2015, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- Joel Kaufmann
- Instructor of Biology
- B.A. 1994, University of Texas- Austin
- B.S. 1996, University of Texas- Austin
- Ph.D. 2008, University of Texas Medical Branch- Galveston
- Matthew Knope
- Associate Professor of Biology
- B.A. 1999, University of California at Santa Cruz
- M.A. 2004, San Francisco State University
- Ph.D. 2012, Stanford
- Zorana Lazarevic
- Instructor of Mathematics
- Ph.D. 1992, University of Wisconsin
- Shuguang Li
- Professor of Mathematics
- B.S. 1982, Beijing Normal University
- M.S. 1988, Sichuan University
- Ph.D. 1998, University of Georgia
- Steven Lundblad
- Professor of and Chair of Geology and Natural Science
- B.A. 1985, Harvard University
- M.S. 1988, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Ph.D. 1994, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Travis Mandel
- Associate Professor of Computer Science
- B.S. 2011, Carnegie Mellon
- M.S. 2013, Ph.D. 2017, University of Washington
- Catherine Marin
- Assistant Professor of Nursing, DNP Co-Coordinator
- B.A. 1986, University of California at Riverside
- B.S. 1991, Azusa Pacific University
- M.S.N. 2013, University of Phoenix
- Ed.D. 2021, University of New England
- Rene Martin
- Professor of Astronomy and Co-Chair of Physics and Astronomy, Observatory Director
- B.S. 1984, University of Quebec
- M.S. 1988, Laval University, Canada
- Ph.D. 1992, Laval University, Canada
- Gladys Megargel
- Instructor of Nursing
- B.S.N. 2008, University of Delaware
- M.S.N. 2019, Purdue University Global
- Karla McDermid Smith
- Professor of Marine Science
- B.S. 1980, B.A. 1980, Stanford University
- Ph.D. 1988, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- Jené Michaud
- Professor of Geology
- B.S. 1982, University of Washington
- M.S. 1987, Ph.D. 1992, University of Arizona
- Cedric Muir
- Associate Professor of Biology
- B.S. 1991, Ph.D. 1998, Simon Fraser University
- Stan Nakanishi
- Associate Professor of Biology
- B.A. 1999, Ithaca College
- Ph.D. 2005, Emory University
- Daniel “Dan” O'Connor
- Instructor of Physics and Astronomy
- Ph.D. 1991, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- Rebecca Ostertag
- Professor of Biology
- B.A. 1991, Carleton College
- Ph.D. 1998, University of Florida
- Misty Pacheco
- Professor of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences
- Dr.PH. 2012, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- M.H.A. University of Southern California
- B.S. 2003, California State University- Sacramento
- Lisa Parr
- Instructor of Marine Science
- B.A. 1983, Humboldt State University
- M.E.S. 1989, University of Tasmania
- Michael Peterson
- Associate Professor and Chair of Computer Science
- B.S. 2001, M.S. 2003, Ph.D. 2008, Wright State University
- Matthew Platz
- Professor of Chemistry
- B.Sc. 1973, State University of New York at Albany
- Ph.D. 1977, Yale University
- Shawon Rahman
- Professor of Computer Science
- B.S. 1998, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
- M.S. 2002, North Dakota State University
- Ph.D. 2006, North Dakota State University
- Zinat Rahman
- Instructor of Mathematics
- M.A. 2003 The Australian National University
- M.Sc. 2000, B.Sc. 1999 University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Lillian Tuttle Raz
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Marine Science
- B.S. 2008, Centre College
- Ph.D. 2016, Oregon State University
- Efren Ruiz
- Professor of Mathematics
- B.S. 1999, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- M.S. 2001, Ph.D. 2005, University of Oregon
- Charles Simmons
- Associate Professor of Chemistry
- B.S. 1971, Brigham Young University Hawaiʻi
- M.S. 1974, Ph.D. 1980, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- Marianne Takamiya
- Professor of Astronomy and Co-Chair of Physics and Astronomy
- B.S. 1992, Universidad de Chile
- M.S. 1993, University of Chicago
- Ph.D. 1999, University of Chicago
- Li Tao
- Professor of Biology
- B.S., M.S. Nanjing University
- Ph.D. University of California Davis
- Aaron Tresham
- Instructor of Mathematics
- B.S. 1999, Lewis & Clark College
- M.S. 2001 University of Oregon
- M.Div. 2007, Th.M. 2008, Th.D. 2011 The Master’s Seminary
- Jason Turner
- Associate Professor of Marine Science
- B.S. 1994, Texas A&M University at Galveston
- M.S. 1998, Ph.D. 2004, Texas A&M University
- Simona Văduvescu
- Instructor of Chemistry
- B.Sc. 1996, University of Bucharest, Romania
- M.Sc. 2002, York University, ON, Toronto, Canada
- M.S. 2008 University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
- Diane Van Hoose
- Associate Professor, Nursing
- B.A. Humboldt State University
- M.S.N. California State University Dominquez Hills
- Ph.D. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- Grady Weyenberg
- Associate Professor and Chair of Mathematics
- B.S. 2006, University of Arizona Tuscon
- M.S. 2013, Ph.D. 2015, University of Kentucky
- Tracy Wiegner
- Professor of Marine Science
- B.S. 1995, Cornell University
- Ph.D. 2002, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
- Brian Wissman
- Professor of Mathematics
- B.S. 2002, M.A. 2004, Ph.D. 2007 University of California, Davis
- Winston Wu
- Assistant Professor of Computer Science
- B.A., B.S. 2015, University of Texas at Austin
- M.S.E. 2017, Ph.D. 2022, Johns Hopkins University
