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Graduate Faculty
Departmental Graduate Faculty · Other Graduate Faculty · Associate Graduate Faculty · Emeritus Faculty

 Departmental Graduate Faculty (Zoology Department Teaching and Research Faculty)
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Bailey-Brock, Julie
808-956-6149
jbrock@hawaii.edu Marine invertebrate zoology; coral reef polychaetes; invertebrate community structure on reefs and near outfalls
Butler, Marguerite 808-956-5867 mbutler@hawaii.edu Evolutionary ecology of lizards and damselflies, sexual dimorphism, adaptive radiation, functional morphology, locomotion, biomechanics
Carlon, David
808-956-9523
carlon@hawaii.edu Population biology, adaptation, speciation
Cole, Kathleen
808-956-8618
colek@hawaii.edu Fish mating systems; fish development under microgravity conditions
Conant, Sheila
808-956-8241
conant@hawaii.edu Life history, ecology and conservation biology of endemic Hawaiian birds
de Couet, Heinz Gert
808-956-9686
couet@hawaii.edu Molecular genetics and developmental biology
Freed, Leonard
808-956-8655
lfreed@hawaii.edu Avian biology; evolutionary and behavioral ecology; conservation
Hadfield, Michael
808-539-7319
hadfield@hawaii.edu Chemical signaling in marine invertebrates; metamorphosis; conservation and evolutionary biology of Hawaiian tree snails
Hunter, Cynthia
808-956-4748
cindyh@hawaii.edu

Coral reef ecology

Reed, Floyd
808-956-6489
floydr@hawaii.edu Population genetics: Detecting natural selection; Evolutionary anthropology; Genetic pest managment and conservation.
Robinow, Steven
808-956-8088
robinow@hawaii.edu Hormonal regulation of nervous system development
Stimson, John
808-956-6174
jstimson@hawaii.edu Population and community ecology of corals and reef fishes
Taylor, Andrew
808-956-4706
taylor@hawaii.edu Population ecology, particularly of interspecific interactions
Thomson,Robert
808-956-6476
thomsonr@hawaii.edu Phylogenetics, bioinformatics and conservation biology
Tricas, Timothy
808-956-8677
tricas@hawaii.edu Behavior, ecology and sensory biology of fishes
Watling, Les 808-956-8621 watling@hawaii.edu Impacts of humans on benthic environments; crustacean biology
Womersley, Christopher
808-956-8622
womersle@hawaii.edu Physiology ecology and adaptive biochemistry; dehydration and freezing stress; biological control
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Other Graduate Faculty (Faculty in Affiliated Research Units)
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Au, Whitlow
808-247-5026
wau@hawaii.edu Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Echolocation, hearing and acoustics of marine mammals
Bowen, Brian
808-236-7426
bbowen@hawaii.edu Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Phylogeography and Conservation Genetics of Marine Vertebrates
Cowie, Robert
808-956-4909
cowie@hawaii.edu Center for Conserv. and Research Training Evolution and conservation of non-marine snails; alien species
Donahue, Megan
808-236-7417
donahuem@hawaii.edu Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Broadly interested in spatial dynamics & connecting spatial theory with data
Duffy, David
808-956-8218
dduffy@hawaii.edu Botany Department, UHM
Friedlander, Alan
808-587-7455
alan.friedlander@hawaii.edu Hawaii Cooperative Fishery Res. Cntr. USGS Coral reef community ecology, fisheries science, marine conservation biology, traditional marine resource use & mgmt
Gates, Ruth
808-236-7420
rgates@hawaii.edu Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Biology of corals, evolution of animal sensory systems
Grau, Gordon
808-956-7031
grau@hawaii.edu Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Environmental physiology and comparative endocrinology of estuarine fish
Hartline, Daniel
808-956-8003
danh@pbrc.hawaii.edu Bekesy Lab of Neurobiology, PBRC Neurophysiology
Holland, Kim
808-236-7410
kholland@hawaii.edu Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Physiology and behavior of aquatic animals; resource conservation
Humphreys, Tom
808-539-7327
htom@hawaii.edu Kewalo Marine Lab Invertebrate immunity; evolution of the immune system; development of hemichordates; evolution of chordates
Jokiel, Paul
808-236-7436
jokiel@hawaii.edu
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Coral reef ecology
Kaneshiro, Kenneth
808-956-6739
kykanesh@hawaii.edu Center for Conserv. and Research Training Speciation, evolutionary biology, sexual selection theory, Hawaiian Drosophilids
Karl, Stephen A.
808-236-7478
skarl@hawaii.edu Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Molecular Ecology, systematics, and phylogeography of Marine animals
Lepczyk, Christopher
808-956-26177
lepczyk@hawaii.edu

Natural Resources & Environmental Management

Ecosystem mgmt, wildlife ecology, landscape ecology, ornithology
Martindale, Mark
808-539-7330
mqmartin@hawaii.edu
Kewalo Marine Lab Evolution of developmental patterns and processes
Nachtigall, Paul
808-247-5297
nachtiga@hawaii.edu Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Cetacean sensory and perceptual processes
Richmond, Robert 808-539-7331 richmond@hawaii.edu Kewalo Marine Lab Coral ecology, evolution and conservation
Seaver, Elaine
808-539-7324
seaver@hawaii.edu Kewalo Marine Lab Comparative developmental biology of marine annelids
Thomas, Florence 808-236-7418 fithomas@hawaii.edu Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Physiological Ecology, and Ecosystem Function
Toonen, Robert
808-236-7401
toonen@hawaii.edu Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Invertebrate larvae, population genetics, evolution & ecology of marine invertebrabtes
 
     
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 Associate Graduate Faculty (Not available to chair dissertation committees)
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Aeby, Greta 808-236-7401 greta@hawaii.edu Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Understanding the role that biological interactions play in structuring the coral reef community
Allison, Allen 808-848-4145 allison@hawaii.edu Bishop Museum, HI Population biology, systematics, herpetology
Banko, Paul 808-967-7396 Paul_Banko@usgs.gov

Pacific Is. Ecosystem Research Center, HI

Avian biology, conservation biology
Holland, Brenden 808-956-6581 bholland@hawaii.edu CCRT/PBRC Phylogeography, conservation genetics and molecular ecology of threatened insular species
Lenz, Petra 808-956-8003 petra@pbrc.hawaii.edu Bekesy Lab of Neurobiology, PBRC Neuroecology of zooplankton sensory systems
Miller, Stephen 808-541-3441 stephen_e_miller
@fws.gov
US Fish & Wildlife, HI Conservation biology of ecosystems and populations
Polhemus, Dan
808-586-0100
DLNR.aquatics@hawaii .gov Division of Aquatic Resources, DLNR  
Randall, John 808-848-4130 jackr@hi.net Bishop Museum, HI Taxonomy and biogeography of tropical marine fishes
Rossiter, Andrew 808-923-9741 andrewro@hawaii.edu Waikiki Aquarium  
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 Emeritus Faculty (Retired Zoology Faculty, no longer accepting new Graduate Students)
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Birkeland, Charles

808-956-8617

charlesb@hawaii.edu Hawaii Cooperative Fishery Res. Cntr. USGS Coral reef ecology and management; marine community ecology
Cooke, Ian
808-956-6776
ian@pbrc.hawaii.edu Cellular mechanisms linking electrical and sensory activities of peptide-secretory cells
Kinzie, Robert
808-956-6147
kinzie@hawaii.edu Aquatic ecology; coral biology; limnology
Losey, George
808-956-8619
losey@hawaii.edu Ethology and ecology of reef fishes
Reese, Ernie

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808-956-8677
ereese@hawaii.edu Behavioral ecology of fishes