Ostertag Lab Group

We work on various projects related to tropical forest ecology, restoration, and conservation.

Graduate Students, Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science (TCBES)

Melora Purell (M.S. Dec 2006), Kohala Watershed Partnership Coordinator, now working independently as an environmental educator, nonprofit program coordinator, writer, and community volunteer
Sierra McDaniel (M.S. Aug 2007), Botanist,Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Michelle Noelani Norman (M.S. Aug 2008), Kamehameha Schools
David M. Benitez (M.S. May 2010), Ecologist, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Cheyenne Hiapo Perry (M.S. Dec. 2010), Coordinator, Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance
Nicole DiManno (M.S. May 2011), Technician, UH Hilo, now middle school teacher
Kehauwealani Nelson-Kaula (M.S. Dec 2013), Outreach and Education Support Associate, Three Mountain Alliance
Michael Riney (M.S. May 2015), Preserve Associate, The Nature Conservancy
Mark Wasser (M.S. May 2015), GIS Specialist, Pacific Island and Monitoring Network
Jodie Schulten Rosam (M.S. August 2015), Pūlama Mau Environmental Consulting
Corie Yanger (M.S. May 2017), Technician, USGS Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center
Joanna Norton (M.S. May 2019)
Angalee Kirby (M.S. May 2020)
Koa Matsuoka (M.S. Aug 2020)
Sebastian Wells (M.S. May 2021)
James Melcher, IV (M.S. May 2022)
Casey Anuhea Robins
Kūpono Aguirre
Amy Durham