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TCBES Faculty
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 - Mr. 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 - 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. 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
- Ms. Anne Veillet
Affiliation: Research Technician, University of Idaho - Ms. Sharon Ziegler-Chong
Affiliation: Research and Community Partnerships, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo