Level 3 Regular/Cooperating Graduate Faculty may serve as chair or member on MBGP students’ doctoral or masters committees.
Learn more about identifying a potential faculty advisor here.
Meet our program affiliate faculty and students.

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

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

Brian Bowen
Email: bbowen@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: HIMB
Research: Evolution and conservation genetics of marine organisms

Chatham Chad Callan
Email: ccallan@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: Marine Sciences (Hilo)
Research: Marine fish reproduction and aquaculture

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 auatic 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.

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

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

Jaime McDevitt-Irwin
Email: colek@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: School of Life Science
Research: Email: jmcirwin@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: School of Life Science
Research: Community Ecology

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

Eileen Nalley
Email: enalley@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: HIMB
Research: Environmental and human impacts of contamination and shifting land use on marine ecosystems, fisheries and coastal Pacific
Island populations.

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

Camille Pagniello
Email: cpagniel@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: HIMB
Research: Development of cost-effective technology to investigate the interplay between biological, physical and chemical aspects of marine ecosystems at ecologically relevant scales

Brian Popp
Email: popp@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: Oceanography
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

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

Justin Suca
Email: jsuca@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: Oceanography
Research: Fisheries oceanography, trophic interactions, recruitment, and species occurrence

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: Hawaiʻi Cooperative Fishery Research Unit
Research: Anthropogenic Impacts, Behavioral Ecology, Contaminants, Disease/Parasites, Fisheries Management, Invasive Species, Population and Community Ecology, Predator-Prey Dynamics, Resilience

Chris Wall
Email: cbwall@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: HIMB
Research: Coral reefs, marine and freshwater ecology, stable isotopes and biogeochemistry in aquatic systems, symbioses, trophic ecology, physiological ecology, host-associated microbiomes and microbial ecology
Retired/Emeritus Faculty

Kathleen Cole
Email: colek@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: School of Life Science
Research: Ichthyology, behavioral ecology, reproductive biology, morphology and morphogenesis, space biology

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

Karen E. Selph
Email: selph@hawaii.edu
Department/Unit: Oceanography
Research: Biological oceanography, Microbial ecology, Protistan grazer feeding dynamics, Phytoplankton distributions

