Source: Nicole Yamase
Marine Biology Graduate Faculty
Because the Marine Biology Graduate Program is an interdisciplinary program, we have the advantage of being represented by faculty from both the School of Life Sciences in the College of Natural Sciences and the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, which includes UH-funded faculty at the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology.
Regular and Cooperating Graduate Faculty: Level 3
Level 3 Regular/Cooperating Graduate Faculty may serve as chair or member on MBGP students' doctoral or masters committees.
Rosanna Alegado
ralegado@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Oceanography, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Microbiology, immunology
Anthony Amend
amend@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: School of Life Sciences, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Mycology, molecular ecology
James Beets
beets@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Marine Science, UH Hilo MBGP Status: Cooperating Research: Tropical marine ecology, fish/fisheries ecology
Lars Bejder
lbejder@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Empirical and applied research which supports conservation and management of marine megafauna. Population dynamics; behavioral ecology; abundance estimation; identification of management units; use of innovative technology to quantify fine-scale habitat use, movements, and body condition of marine mammals
Mahdi Belcaid
mahdi@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Information and Computer Sciences and Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Bioinformatics
Brian Bowen
bbowen@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Evolution and conservation genetics of marine organisms
Kathleen Cole
colek@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: School of Life Sciences, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Ichthyology, behavioral ecology, reproductive biology, morphology and morphogenesis, space biology
Edward DeLong
edelong@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Oceanography, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Physiology, biochemistry, & microbial evolution & ecology. Environmental science & biogeochemical cycles. Genomic analyses of microbial evolution, ecology & natural history. Systems biology of natural microbial populations
Stuart Donachie
donachie@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: School of Life Sciences, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Marine microbiology and microbial diversity
Megan Donahue
donahuem@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Spatial population dynamics of marine systems
Jeffrey Drazen
jdrazen@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Oceanography, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Pelagic fisheries
Kyle Edwards
kfe@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Oceanography, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Ecology of phytoplankton, and planktonic and benthic communities in general; Theoretical ecology and synthesis of models with empirical research; Ecological statistics
Erik Franklin
erik.franklin@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Marine Ecology, Coral Reefs, Fish and Fisheries, Computational and Quantitative Methods, Geospatial Modeling, Invasive Species, Restoration Ecology
Erica Goetze
egoetze@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Oceanography, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Marine zooplankton ecology; dispersal & gene flow in marine plankton populations; evolution
Timothy Grabowski
tbg@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: US Geological Survey, Hawaii Cooperative Unit and UH Hilo MBGP Status: Cooperating Research: Behavioral/physiological & reproductive ecology, conservation of aquatic species, landscape ecology in aquatic & marine systems. Research methods: hydroacoustics, radio&acoustic telemetry, image analysis
Mark Hixon
hixonm@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: School of Life Sciences, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Behavioral / population / community ecology and conservation biology of coral reef species
Kim Holland
kholland@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Physiology, behavior, ecology of aquatic organisms
Shaya Honarvar
Alternative Department/Unit: School of Life Sciences Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit (PCSU) MBGP Status: Regular Research: Ecology and Conservation Biology, especially regarding sea turtles and primates
Cynthia Hunter
cindyh@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: School of Life Sciences, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: conservation biology, coral reef ecology, biology and ecology of marine invertebrates
Jacob Johansen
jacob.johansen@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Fish behavior, Ecological physiology of fishes, Coral reef ecology, Anthropogenic disturbance, Conservation, Species response to pollution and climate change, Species distribution and abundance
Judith Lemus
jlemus@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Educational research and outreach programs in marine science; Programs for undergraduate and graduate students that enhance core professional competencies; Biochemical and physiological interactions in marine symbioses
Petra Lenz
petra@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Pacific Biosciences Research Center, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Plankton ecology; pelgaic copepods; neural ecology of zooplankton sensory systems
Elizabeth Madin
emadin@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Marine community ecology & food webs / fish behavior / predator-prey interactions / human impacts on coral reefs / emerging technologies for marine conservation
Joshua Madin
jmadin@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Quantitative ecology, biomechanics and informatics with an emphasis on coral reefs
Peter Marko
pmarko@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: School of Life Sciences, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Biogeography, evolution and conservation biology
Lisa McManus
mcmanusl@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: theoretical ecology; coral reef community dynamics; eco-evolutionary feedbacks; global change biology
Margaret McManus
mamc@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Oceanography, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Coastal physical oceanography; marine ecology
Carl Meyer
carlm@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Marine Protected Area design; shark-human interactions; spawning migrations and foraging strategies of top predators; digestive physiology and navigational abilities of sharks
Amy Moran
morana@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: School of Life Sciences, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Marine ecology and evolution
Craig Nelson
craig.nelson@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Oceanography, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Microbial systems biology; specifically the structure and function of natural bacterial communities in aquatic habitats such as coral reefs, lakes, streams, and the open ocean
Aude Pacini
aude@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, UH Manoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Marine mammal sensory abilities; bioacoustics, empirical and applied research
Adam Pack
pack@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Biology and Psychology, UH Hilo MBGP Status: Cooperating Research: Marine mammal behavioral ecology; humpback whale and dolphin behavior, social organization, habitat use and communication; marine mammal cognition, animal learning, language and comparative cognition
Brian Popp
popp@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Geology and Geophysics, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Stable isotope biogeochemistry , marine organic geochemistry, isotpic biogeochemistry of individual biomarkers and gases
Megan Porter
mlporter@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: School of Life Sciences, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Genetic and developmental mechanisms that drive the evolution of visual systems in invertebrates; integrated studies of ecology, molecular networks, and cellular physiology
Michael Rappé
rappe@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Microbial oceanography, diversity and ecology of marine microorganisms, including seawater, coral-associated, and deep subsurface environments
Robert Richmond
richmond@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Pacific Biosciences Research Center, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Invertebrate zoology, conservation biology
Malia Rivera
maliar@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Marine science curriculum development and education research; place-based science inquiry; broadening participation in STEM; marine population genetics, terrestrial invertebrate systematics
Karen Selph
selph@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Oceanography, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Biological oceanography, microbial ecology, protistan grazer feeding dynamics, phytoplankton distributions
Alison Sherwood
asherwoo@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: School of Life Sciences, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Algal diversity, phylogeography, systematics, evolution and ecology of marine, freshwater and terrestrial algae of Hawaii
Celia Smith
celia@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: School of Life Sciences, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Physiological ecology of marine macrophytes, marine ecology, cell biology
Grieg Steward
grieg@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Oceanography, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Marine bacteria and viruses, microbial genomics, molecular ecology and biogeochemical cycles
Robert Toonen
toonen@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Larval ecology, coral reef biology, evolution, phylogeography and conservation genetics of marine invertebrates
Timothy Tricas
tricas@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: School of Life Sciences, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Marine animal behavior
Leslie Watling
watling@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: School of Life Sciences, UH Mānoa MBGP Status: Regular Research: Deep sea Octocorals and their associates; biology of crustacea; conservation studiesRegular/Cooperating Graduate Faculty: Level 1
Level 1 Regular/Cooperating Graduate Faculty may serve as a member on MBGP students' doctoral or thesis committees, but they may not chair the committee or serve as a University Representative.
Yoshimi Rii
shimi@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, UH Mānoa Research: Marine phytoplankton biodiversity and productivity; nutrient dynamics in wetland, coastal, and open ocean ecosystems; reciprocal collaboration with place-based research and ecosystem-based management
Craig Smith
craigsmi@hawaii.edu Alternative Department/Unit: Oceanography, UH Mānoa Research: Benthic ecology; ecology of sediments; benthic-pelagic coupling in Antarctic.Affiliate Graduate Faculty
Affiliate Graduate Faculty are non-UH Faculty or community members who are eligible to serve as a member on MBGP students' thesis or doctoral committees.
