Ryan Perroy, Professor of Geography and Environmental Science
Professor Perroy’s areas of expertise and research are in remote sensing, high-resolution mapping, geospatial data analysis, and aerial robotics.
Natalie Graham, Assistant Professor of Biology
Assistant Professor Graham is a molecular ecologist whose most important contribution to the field is her research into the genetics of arthropod communities found in the Hawaiian archipelago.
Shugeng Cao, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Professor Cao investigates natural products, especially those that target cancer, with research focusing on antibacterial and antifungal organisms, marine microorganisms, and herbal medicines.
Kekoa Harman, Associate Professor of Hawaiian Studies and Hawaiian Language
Kumu Harman’s areas of expertise are in reclaiming the use of Hawaiian language as the primary language of families, and in the instruction of hula and chant.
Leanne Day, Associate Professor of English
Associate Professor Day’s research primarily examines settler colonialism in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific, thinking through the processes of racialization and U.S. empire through contemporary cultural representation.
Yucheng Qin, Professor of History
Professor Qin’s area of expertise is in East Asian history with a research interest in Chinese immigrants in the United States.
Nicholas Krueger, Instructor of Agriculture
Nicholas Krueger’s areas of expertise are in grazing systems, tropical forages, livestock nutrition, and soil carbon. His research has wide impact: local farming and ranching, environmental and community health.
Nicole Young, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Associate Professor Young, a clinical pharmacist, researches health disparities, teaching and educational activities, and the expansion of pharmacy services in Hawaiʻi.
Steven Lundblad, Professor of Geology
Professor Lundblad is a geochemist who studies the chemical composition of Hawaiian stone tools and active lava flows on Hawaiʻi Island.
Armando García-Ortega, Professor of Aquaculture
Professor García-Ortega’s research shows that vegetarian diets can be fed not only to carnivorous fish, but to all commercially farmed fish.
Stan Nakanishi, Associate Professor of Biology
In a long-term study conducted in Associate Professor Nakanishi’s lab, the goal is to contribute to a better appreciation of native Hawaiian medicine and discover new treatments for modern diseases.
Justina Mattos, Associate Professor of Drama
Associate Professor Justina Mattos’s areas of expertise are in new play development, and theatrical history and criticism, focused particularly on the local theatre of Hawaiʻi.
Su-Mi Lee, Associate Professor of Political Science
Associate Professor Lee researches international conflict management, including negotiation and mediation strategies, and space politics. She also is collecting biographies of Peace Corps volunteers with ties to Hawaiʻi Island.
Travis Mandel, Associate Professor of Computer Science
Associate Professor Mandel is an expert in Human-In-the-Loop Artificial Intelligence, a data-driven process that improves models and algorithms through human intervention and contribution to create better and more accurate AI.
Jean Ippolito, Professor of Art
Professor Ippolito’s area of expertise is in new media art of Japan and China. Her research explores the nature of non-narrative interactive and performance art in today’s digital media realm.
Ellen Meiser, Assistant Professor of Sociology
Assistant Professor Meiser’s research areas are in food studies and the restaurant business, notably on violence and abuse in the workplace.
Peter Mills, Professor of Anthropology
Professor Peter Mills’s areas of expertise are in archaeology, colonialism in the Pacific, stone tool analysis, and heritage management.
Francisco Perlas Dumanig, Associate Professor of English
Associate Professor Dumanig’s research focuses on family language policy of Filipinos in Hawaiʻi, education and language in the Philippines, and caregivers’ interaction with elderly patients in adult residential care homes.
Kathryn Besio, Professor of Geography and Environmental Sciences
Professor Besio’s areas of expertise are in human geography with a focus on feminist geographies and qualitative research methods. She also investigates research ethics, home gardens, and local foods.
Andrey Simonov, Associate Professor of Accounting
Associate Professor Simonov’s research addresses local challenges and concerns, contributing to the sustainable development of the island and state.
