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