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.
Administrative Team
Rob Toonen
Director
toonen@hawaii.edu
Carrie Caruso
Student Services Specialist
mbiograd@hawaii.edu
Jasmine De Guzman
Student Service Assistant
jdg7@hawaii.edu
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.
Learn more on how to identify a potential faculty advisor here.
Rosanna Alegado
Email: rosie.alegado@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: Oceanography
Research: Microbiology, Immunology
Anthony Amend
Email: amend@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: Pacific Biosciences Research Center
Research: Mycology, Molecular Ecology
Jim Beets
Email: beets@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: Marine Sciences (Hilo)
Research: Tropical marine ecology, Fish/Fisheries Ecology
Lars Bejder
Email: lbejder@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: HIMB
Research: 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
Email: mahdi@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: ICS , HIMB
Research: Bioinformatics
Brian Bowen
Email: bbowen@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: HIMB
Research: Evolution and conservation genetics of marine organisms
Kathleen Cole
Email: colek@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: School of Life Science
Research: Ichthyology, behavioral ecology, reproductive biology, morphology and morphogenesis, space biology
Alex Culley
Email: aculley@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: Pacific Biosciences Research Center
Research: Characterization of the diversity, dynamics, function, and interactions of viruses and their microbial hosts in representative aquatic and cryospheric ecosystems
Ed DeLong
Email: edelong@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: Oceanography
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
Email: donachie@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: School of Life Science
Research: Marine microbiology and microbial diversity
Megan Donahue
Email: donahuem@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: HIMB
Research: Spatial population dynamics of marine systems
Mary Donovan
Email: mdono@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: HIMB
Research: Quantitative spatial ecology, resilience theory, field ecology, data synthesis, and statistical modeling to generate insights into the function and resilience of social-ecological systems.
Jeffrey Drazen
Email: jdrazen@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: Oceanography
Research: Pelagic Fisheries
Crawford Drury
Email: druryc@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: HIMB
Research: Genomic and genotypic drivers of coral phenotypes, coral reef ecology, coral reef restoration
Kyle Edwards
Email: kfe@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: Oceanography
Research: Ecology of phytoplankton, and planktonic and benthic communities in general; Theoretical ecology and synthesis of models with empirical research; Ecological statistics
Erik Franklin
Email: erikcf@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: HIMB
Research: Marine Ecology, Coral Reefs, Fish and Fisheries, Computational and Quantitative Methods, Geospatial Modeling, Invasive Species, Restoration Ecology
Fanny Girard
Email: fgirard@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: Oceanography
Research: Ecology of benthic ecosystems; particularly how these ecosystems respond to environmental change and anthropogenic disturbance. Focus primarily on deep-sea vulnerable marine ecosystems.
Erica Goetze
Email: egoetze@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: Oceanography
Research: Marine zooplankton ecology; dispersal & gene flow in marine plankton populations; evolution
Mark Hixon
Email: hixonm@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: School of Life Science
Research: Behavioral / Population / Community Ecology and Conservation Biology of Coral Reef Species
Kim Holland
Email: kholland@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: HIMB
Research: Physiology, Behavior, Ecology of Aquatic Organisms
Shaya Honarvar
Email: honarvar@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: School of Life Science
Research: Ecology and Conservation Biology, especially regarding sea turtles and primates
Cynthia L. Hunter
Email: cindyh@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: School of Life Science
Research: Conservation Biology, Coral Reef Ecology, Biology and Ecology of Marine Invertebrates
Jacob Johansen
Email: jacoblj@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: HIMB
Research: Fish behavior, Ecological physiology of fishes, Coral reef ecology, Anthropogenic disturbance, Conservation, Species response to pollution and climate change, Species distribution and abundance
Haunani Kane
Email: hkane@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: Earth Sciences
Research: Coastal Geomorphology, Paleo Environmental Reconstructions, Spatial Analysis, Impact on reef and island people by climate changes.
Judy Lemus
Email: jlemus@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: HIMB
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
Email: petra@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: Pacific Biosciences Research Center
Research: Plankton ecology; Pelgaic Copepods; Neural ecology of zooplankton sensory systems
Elizabeth Madin
Email: emadin@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: HIMB
Research: Marine community ecology & food webs / Fish Behavior / Predator-Prey Interactions / Human impacts on coral reefs / Emerging technologies for marine conservation
Josh Madin
Email: jmadin@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: HIMB
Research: Quantitative ecology, Biomechanics and Informatics with an emphasis on coral reefs
Peter Marko
Email: pmarko@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: School of Life Science
Research: Biogeography, Evolution and Conservation Biology
Lisa McManus
Email: mcmanusl@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: HIMB
Research: Theoretical ecology; Coral reef community dynamics; Eco-evolutionary feedbacks; Global change biology
Margaret McManus
Email: mamc@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: Oceanography
Research: Coastal Physical Oceanography; Marine Ecology
Carl Meyer
Email: carlm@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: HIMB
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
Email: morana@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: School of Life Science
Research: Marine Ecology and Evolution
Craig Nelson
Email: cen@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: Oceanography
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
Email: aude@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: HIMB
Research: Marine mammal sensory abilities; Bioacoustics, Empirical and Applied Research
Adam Pack
Email: pack@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: Marine Science (Hilo)
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
Email: popp@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: School of Life Science
Research: Stable isotope biogeochemistry , marine organic geochemistry, isotpic biogeochemistry of individual biomarkers and gases
Megan Porter
Email: mlporter@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: School of Life Science
Research: Genetic and developmental mechanisms that drive the evolution of visual systems in invertebrates; integrated studies of ecology, molecular networks, and cellular physiology
Michael S. Rappe
Email: rappe@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: HIMB
Research: Microbial oceanography, Diversity and ecology of marine microorganisms, including seawater, coral-associated, and deep subsurface environments
Robert Richmond
Email: richmond@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: Kewalo Marine Lab
Research: Invertebrate Zoology, Conservation Biology
Yoshimi Rii
Email: shimi@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: HIMB / NERR
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
Malia Rivera
Email: maliar@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: HIMB
Research: Marine science curriculum development and education research; place-based science inquiry; broadening participation in STEM; marine population genetics, terrestrial invertebrate systematics
Karen E. Selph
Email: selph@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: Oceanography
Research: Biological oceanography, Microbial ecology, Protistan grazer feeding dynamics, Phytoplankton distributions
Alison Sherwood
Email: asherwoo@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: School of Life Science
Research: Algal diversity, Phylogeography, Systematics, Evolution and ecology of marine, Freshwater and terrestrial algae of Hawaii
Nyssa Silbiger
Email: silbiger@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: Oceanography
Research: Quantitative ecology, Coastal marine ecosystems, Global change biology
Celia M. Smith
Email: celia@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: School of Life Science
Research: Physiological ecology of marine macrophytes, Marine ecology, Cell biology
Grieg Steward
Email: grieg@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: Oceanography
Research: Marine bacteria and viruses, microbial genomics, molecular ecology and biogeochemical cycles
Robert J. Toonen
Email: toonen@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: HIMB
Research: Larval ecology, coral reef biology, evolution, phylogeography and conservation genetics of marine invertebrates
Timothy C. Tricas
Email: tricas@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: School of Life Science
Research: Marine Animal Behavior
Lillian Tuttle Raz
Email: tuttlel@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: Hawaii Cooperative Fishery Research Unit
Research: Anthropogenic Impacts, Behavioral Ecology, Contaminants, Disease/Parasites, Fisheries Management, Invasive Species, Population and Community Ecology, Predator-Prey Dynamics, Resilience
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