McClatchey Students

Hawaiian perspectives of weeds and weed science. Conflict management and cultural conservation issues. Chair: Nina Etkin

Ethnobotany and Folk Taxonomy of Hawaiian Limu. Chair: Will McClatchey

Population Biology of Tricholoma matsutake in Northwestern Yunnan Provence, China. Co-Chairs: Will McClatchey and Sterling Keeley

Plants used in Waorani Hunting and Fishing Practices. Chair: Will McClatchey

A Comparative Study of Three Methods to Enhance the Collection of DNA from Plant Material. Chair: Joseph Warren.

Medical anthropology of Piper methysticum in Hawai‘i. Chair: Nina Etkin

Comparative study of plants used to treat diabetes, schistosomiasis, and skin infections in two Peruvian cultures.

Palaeoethnobotany in the Pacific. Chair: Mark Merlin

On the origin of hops: Genetic variability, phylogenetic relationships, and ecological plasticity of Humulus (Cannabaceae). Chair: Will McClatchey

Traditional Botanical Knowledge of the Plain Mennonites: Time, change, and knowledge transitions. Chair: Will McClatchey

A qualitative study of epistemologies and pedagogies of environmental practitioners in Maui, Hawaiʻi. Chair: Pauline Chinn

Broussonetia papyrifera in ancient and modern Hawai‘i . Chair: Will McClatchey

An evaluation of native species suitability and environmental performance of green roofs in Hawaii. Chair: Tamara Ticktin.

Climate Change on Southern Appalachian Orchards: Perceptions, practices, and apple diversity. Chair: James Veteto.

Comparison of properties for the plant fibers of Hau, Olona and Niu in their use as cordage for traditional seafaring and fishing practices. Chair: Isabella Abbott

Isolation and characterization of novel compounds from Piper methysticum. Chair: C.S. Tang

Traditional medicinal plants of the Marquesas. Chair: Will McClatchey

Teaching a College Course on Traditional Ecological Knowledge. Chair: Pauline Chinn

Phytogeography and phylogenies of Acacia koa. Chair: Cliff Morden

Indigenous Articulations of Health and Disease at the Interface of Modernity: An examination of healing practices in Tonga. Chair: Ty Tegan.

Agent-based modeling as an analytical tool for a complex, open system: Coral reefs. Chair: Chuck Birkeland

Fungi and Polynesia: New Zealand and Cook Island Maori ethnomycology. Chair: George Wong.

Systematics and biogeography of the Pandanaceae with a population genetics approach to the “Pandanus tectorius problem.” Chair: Sterling Keeley.

Production of Hawaiian theme gardens for conservation in communities. Chair: Lyndon Wester.

Taban Kenyah (Kenyah Medicine): Linking the Cultural and Biological Significance of Indigenous Medicines in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Chair: Nina Etkin

Tibetan Traditional Medicine in Exile. Chair: Will McClatchey

Analysis of competitive inhibition of MAP kinase phosphorylation by polymethoxylated flavanoids from Vitex rotundifolia L.f. Chair: Will McClatchey

Comparisons of Ethnoecological Patterns of Behavior in Two Amazonian Communities. Chair: Will McClatchey

Healthcare 2000: Integrative Healing. Chair: Will McClatchey

Chair: Isabella Abbott

A Hawaii Case Study: Knowledge of Traditional Gathering Areas. Chair: Tamara Ticktin.

Ethnobotany, trade and population dynamics of Cycas circinalis L., and Cycas swamyi Singh & Radha in the Western Ghats of southern India. Chair: Tamara Ticktin.

Preserving Hawaii’s Biodiversity: A Tree, Place, and Culture. Chair: Lyndon Wester

Development of theoretical models of human interactions with plants based upon observations among the Paiwan and Amis of Taiwan. Chair: Will McClatchey

Ethnopharmacology of Hawaiian remedies for cancer. Chair: Will McClatchey

Piper methysticum usage in modern Hawai‘i. Chair: Nina Etkin

Systematic, evolutions, and biogeography of the plant genera Dracaena Vand. Ex L., Sansevieria Thunb., and Pleomele Salsb. (Aspagaceae). Chair: Cliff Morden.

Invasive algae in coral reef habitats of Hawaii. Chair: Celia Smith.

Chair: Nina Etkin

Flying Foxes and the Chamorro. Chair: Lyndon Wester

Ethnopharmacology of Hawaiian Limu. Chair: Will McClatchey

Vietnamese foods and changes in traditions in populations moving into new environments. Chair: Will McClatchey

Kalia Mileniume: Ethnobotany of a Tongan Voyaging Canoe. Chair: Will McClatchey [Subsequently earned a Ph.D. studying Fruit Crops at University of Florida, Gainesville.]

Studies of Human Interactions with Cider Apples. Chair: Will McClatchey

Building predictive models of human adaptation to climate change through crop selection. Chair: Will McClatchey

Anapurna Himalayan Ethnobotany. Chair: Will McClatchey

Conservation of traditional plant knowledge in Cambodia. Chair: Lyndon Wester.

Analysis of Nepali Immigrant Ethnobotanical Knowledge in Hawaii. Chair: Will McClatchey

The Natural and Anthropogenic Biogeography of Mangroves in the Southwest Pacific. Chair: Will McClatchey [Currently, Associate Professor, Forestry, University of Hawaii, Hilo.]

Comparative ethnopharmacology of three Pacific Island communities. Chair: Will McClatchey

The Comparative Ecophysiology of Mountain and Coastal Populations of Sida fallax Walp. (Malvaceae) in Hawaii. Chair: Guillermo Goldstein

Conservation Practices of the Kanawan Aytas in Morong, Bataan, Philippines. Chair: Will McClatchey

Ethnomedicine and Materia Medica used by Kui Healers in Northeast Thailand. Chair: Chayan Pichaensoonthon

Mitigating Nutrient and Pathogen Storm Water Pollution via Bioretention Techniques: A Comparative Analysis of Three Filter Designs’ Pollutant Removal Efficiencies and Filtrate Volumes Released for Irrigative Re-Use at Oscar Dean Wyatt H.S. Fort Worth, TX. Co-Chairs: Will McClatchey and Michael Slattery

Hawaiian ‘awa: A gift of the ancestors. Chair: Will McClatchey [Currently, Director, Limahuli Botanical Garden, Kaua`i.]

Quantification of Ethnobotanical Evolution with the Specific Example of `awa (Piper methysticum) in Hawaiian Culture. Chair: Will McClatchey [Currently, Director, Limahuli Botanical Garden, Kaua`i.]

Morinda citrifolia L. (Rubiaceae) growth and light environment in the understory of differing tree canopy species of an agroforestry system. Earned certificate in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology. Chair: Will McClatchey

Ecology and Restoration Biology of Alyxia stellta on Kaua`i. Chair: Tamara Ticktin.

Quantitative Ethnobotanical Studies of Samoan Coastal Plants. Chair: Will McClatchey

Plant Species Richness of Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland Ponds. Co-Chairs: Will McClatchey and Michael Slattery