The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.
- B.B. King
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Aloha mai kākou!
Aloha mai kākou!
I am here to help you be what our world needs.
I am here to help you be what our world needs.
University of Hawaiʻi (UH) alumna, kanaka maoli (Native Hawaiian), and uchinanchu (local descendant of Okinawan immigrants). Born and raised on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi; I grew up in Maunalua (Hawaiʻi Kai). I am an interdisciplinary marine ecologist with a forte in Coastal Resources Management, outreach education, and science communication. My position in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management (NREM) is an Instructor Faculty member (100% Instruction). My instruction focuses on experiential learning and I teach the NREM courses: 192; 203; 251; 492; and 665.
University and Department Service
Undergraduate Committee
NREM Faculty Committee Member
NREM Specialization Advisor
Natural Science Pathway
Social Science Pathway
NREM Undergraduate Internship
Approval Administrator
Spring NREM 492 Instructor
Fall NREM 492 Dr. Travis Idol
General Education Committee
UHM Faculty Committee Member
Writing (W) Board Liaison
Academic Year 2023 to 2025
NREM Specialization Advisor
Natural Science Pathway
Watershed and Coastal Management
Social Science Pathway
Sustainable Systems and Communities
Post Secondary Education
Doctor of Philosophy
Coastal Resources Management
Coastal and Estuarine Ecology, Geosciences, Social Science, and Policy
East Carolina University
Masters of Science
Zoology
Emphasis in Ecology, Evolution and Conversation Biology
University of Hawaiʻi
Mānoa
Bachelors of Arts
Marine Science
Biology Minor
University of Hawaiʻi
Hilo
Associates of Arts
Liberal Arts
Kapiʻolani Community College
Prior Work Experience
Hanauma Bay Education Program
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
Barnegat Bay Partnership
Toms River, New Jersey
The New School
New York, New York
Curriculum Vitae
Publications and more experiences!
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