(808) 932-7259

rperroy@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7098

Kanakaʻole Hall, room 275

(808) 932-7710

jluiz@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-8117

Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy Building, room 251

(808) 932-7691

normanq@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7037

Business Office Building, room 121

(808) 932-7180

awayaj@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7295

Sciences and Technology Building, room 112

(808) 932-7230

celiab@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7214

Kanakaʻole Hall, room 229

(808) 932-7600

beets@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7295

Wentworth Hall, room 10-A

(808) 932-7253

besio@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7098

Kanakaʻole Hall, room 258

(808) 932-7595

johnhr@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7295

Marine Sciences Building, room 113

Lisa Canale

Coordinator, Professional Master's Track of the Tropical Conservation Biology & Environmental Science Graduate Program, Instructor, & Graduate Advisor.

(808) 932-7571

canale@hawaii.edu

Wentworth Hall, room 18

(808) 932-7258

kalani.carlson@hawaii.edu

Kanakaʻole Hall, room 260

(808) 932-8124

lengchee@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-8117

Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy Building, room 243

(808) 932-7596

colberts@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7295

Marine Sciences Building, room 114

Chester Dabalos

Assistant Professor, Chemistry

(808) 932-7200

cdabalos@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7295

Sciences and Technology Building, room 316

Francis Dumanig, Ph.D.

Chair & Associate Professor, English; Program Coordinator, TESOL Certificate, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

(808) 932-7227

fdumanig@hawaii.edu

Kanakaʻole Hall, room 221

Angela Faanunu

Assistant Professor, Sustainable Tourism

(808) 932-7240

faanunu@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7273

College of Business and Economics Building, room 102

Joseph H. Genz

Chair and Professor, Anthropology; Director, Islands of Opportunity Alliance (IOA)-LSAMP

(808) 932-7267

genz@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7098

Kanakaʻole Hall, room 266

Timothy B. Grabowski, Ph.D.

Unit Leader, U.S. Geological Survey-Hawaii Cooperative Fishery Research Unit; Adjunct Associate Professor

(808) 932-7575

tbg@hawaii.edu

Marine Sciences Building, room 107

Natalie R. Graham, Ph.D. (she/her)

Assistant Professor of Biology

(808) 932-7183

grahamn@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7295

Sciences and Technology Building, room 116

(808) 932-7514

jenni.guillen@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7295

Life Sciences, room 9

(808) 932-7198

mazen@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7295

Sciences and Technology Building, room 318

(808) 932-7182

pjhart@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7295

Sciences and Technology Building, room 115

Sukhwa Hong

Chair, Associate Professor, Data Science & Business Administration

(808) 932-7245

sukhwa@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7273

College of Business and Economics Building, room 109

(808) 932-7122

inglis@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7098

University Classroom Building, room 309

(808) 932-7191

kaluna@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7295

Sciences and Technology Building, room 221

(808) 932-7034

nkrueger@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7037

Business Office Building, room 119B

(808) 932-7156

yiqing@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7037

College of Agriculture Building, room 109

(808) 932-7548

slundbla@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7295

College Hall C, room 119

Travis Mandel, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Computer Science; Program Coordinator, Data Science

(808) 932-7523

tmandel@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7523

College Hall A, room 3A

(808) 932-7844

margary@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7098

University Classroom Building, room 321

Sarah Marusek

Chair, Professor; Pre-Law Certificate Coordinator

(808) 932-7129

marusek@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7098

University Classroom Building, room 354

(808) 932-7599

mcdermid@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7295

Marine Sciences Building, room 117

Lisa K. Muehlstein, Ph.D,

Lecturer, Marine Science and Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science (TCBES)

(808) 932-7506

lm@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7295

Wentworth Hall, room 7

(808) 932-7110

ckearns@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7098

University Classroom Building, room 326

Jon-Pierre “JP” Michaud, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Chemistry, Affiliate Professor, Tropical Conservation Biology & Environmental Science (TCBES)

jonpierr@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7552

jene@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7295

College Hall C, room 203

(808) 932-7268

millsp@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7098

Kanakaʻole Hall, room 267

Julie Mowrer

Acting Director, Center for Community Engagement; Director, English Language Institute

(808) 932-7826

jmowrer@hawaii.edu

Portable Building 2

(808) 932-7193

stn@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7295

Sciences and Technology Building, room 113

(808) 932-7525

mrp2@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7295

College Hall A, room 3D

(808) 932-7968

mplatz@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7295

Sciences and Technology Building, room 313

(808) 932-7241

jpprice@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7098

Kanakaʻole Hall, room 248

(808) 932-7524

srahman@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7295

College Hall A, room 3B

(808) 932-7155

sung45@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7037

Business Office Building, room 119A

(808) 932-7194

takamiya@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7295

Sciences and Technology Building, room 220

(808) 932-7179

ltao2@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7295

Sciences and Technology Building, room 111

(808) 932-7598

jpturner@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7295

Marine Sciences Building, room 116

Lillian J. Tuttle Raz, Ph.D. (she/her)

Assistant Unit Leader, U.S. Geological Survey - Hawai'i Cooperative Fishery Research Unit; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Marine Science

(808) 932-7591

tuttlel@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7295

Marine Sciences Building, room 108

Grady Weyenberg, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mathematics & Student Success & Enrollment Management Lead, College of Natural & Health Sciences

(808) 932-7006

gradysw@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7295

College Hall A, room 1

(808) 932-7594

wiegner@hawaii.edu

(808) 932-7295

Marine Sciences Building, room 111

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 are listed below. Others are going through the HR process and will be added to this list once completed.

  • Whitney Aragaki Affiliation: Teacher, State of Hawaiʻi Department of Education
  • Dr. Paul Banko Affiliation: Research Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center
  • 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, Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis
  • 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. 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, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
  • Dr. Mari-Vaughn Johnson Affiliation: Federal Director, Pacific Islands CASC, U.S. Geological Survey
  • Dr. M. Tracy Johnson Affiliation: Research Entomologist, USDA Forest Service, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry
  • Dr. Huihui Kanahele-Mossman Affiliation: Executive Director, Edith Kanakaʻole Foundation
  • Dr. Lisa Keith Affiliation: Research Plant Pathologist, USDA Agricultural Research Service
  • Dr. Jonathan B. Koch Affiliation: Research Entomologist, USDA Agricultural Research Service
  • Dr. Randall Kosaki Affiliation: Pahāhanaumokuākea Marine National Monument, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Dr. Marc Lammers Affiliation: Research Coordinator, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
  • 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
  • Tracie Matsumoto Affiliation: Research Leader, USDA Agricultural Research Service
  • Dr. William Mautz Affiliation: Emeritus Professor of Biology, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
  • Blake McNaughton Affiliation: East Hawaii Resource Manager, ʻĀina Ulu, Kamehameha Schools
  • 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: Specialist, Pacific Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change Network, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
  • Dr. Eben Paxton Affiliation: Research Ecologist, U.S. Geological Survey, 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: Associate 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
  • Dr. Ayron Strauch Affiliation: Hydrologist, Commission on Water Resources Management, Stream Protection and Management Branch
  • 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. Jolene Sutton Affiliation: Research Biologist, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
  • Dr. Jon Suzuki Affiliation: Research Molecular Biologist, USDA Agricultural Research Service
  • Yin-Phan Tsang Affiliation: Associate Professor, Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
  • Anne Veillet Affiliation: Research Technician, University of Idaho
  • Sharon Ziegler-Chong Affiliation: Research and Community Partnerships, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo

We are now accepting applications for our next cohort.

Program Application Term: Fall 2026
Priority Deadline: December 1, 2025
Last day to submit an application: March 15, 2026