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AndreSeale(HNFAS)co-chairedasessionandgaveatalkatthe4thUniversityofHawai‘i-UniversityofTokyoJointSymposiumonOcean,CoastalandAtmosphericScienceshostedbySOESTUHSeaGrant.FritzieCelino-BradyandCodyPetro-Sakuma,othermembersofAndre'slab,alsopresentedattheSymposium.
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- Professor in Human Nutrition
BrentSipeswasnamedaFellowoftheSocietyofNematologistsforexcellenceinresearchandExtensionandservicetothesociety-anelitehonorbestoweduponlessthan1percentofmembersin...
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- Nutrition Education, Community Nutrition
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- Associate Professor
- Associate Professor, FamR
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- Associate Professor, FamR
- DrPH. Associate Professor, HDFS Program Coordinator
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- Executive Director of the Center for Tropical
- Researcher and Exec Dir Ctr for Trop & Subtrop Ag
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- Researcher
- Expert
- Extension Specialist
- Natural Resources and Environmental Management Assistant Specialist
- Wildfire Expert
AnewresearchpaperbyDr.ClayTrauernichtisthefirststudytolinkclimatechangetoincreasingwildfireprobabilityinHawai‘i,andoneofthefewthatlooksatthisquestionfortropicalregionsmorebroadly.Heusedthe"footprints"ofhistoricalfiresmappedontheBigIslandtoquantifyhowvegetation,ignitionfrequency,andclimatecontributetowildfireprobability.
WildfireexpertClayTrauernichtandPua‘alaPascua(bothNREM)areco-authorsofapaper,"BringingMultipleValuestotheTable:AnAssessmentofFutureLand-UseandClimateChangeinNorthKona,Hawaiʻi,"thatrecommendsacollaborativeapproachinworkingwithstakeholderstoassessthemultiplevaluesthatdifferentecosystemsinHawaiʻiprovide.
ClayTrauernichtandPatriciaFifita(bothNREM)organizedtheAmericanSamoaExtensionClimateForumwithpartnersatAmericanSamoaCommunityCollege(ASCC),similartotheclimateforumforExtensionpersonnelthattheyorganizedlastyearatUH.JonathanDeenikandJensenUyeda(bothTPSS)alsopresentedandattended.
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- Extension Agent - Inter - Generational and Youth Development
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- HDFS Professor Emeritus
- Professor Emeritus, FamR
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- Associate Professor of Human Development
Dr.SothyEngisAssociateProfessorofHumanDevelopmentandFamilyStudies(HDFS)attheUniversityofHawaiiatManoa.Dr.EngreceivedhisBSinPsychologyfromRoyalUniversityofPhnomPenh(RUPP),MSandPhDinHDFSfromTexasTechUniversity,Lubbock,TX.HespentoneyearasaPostdoctoralfellowatUCLA'sCaliforniaCenterforPopulationResearchbeforehestartedhisfacultypositionatLehighUniversity,Bethlehem,PAintheComparativeandInternationalEducationprogrambetween2011-2018whereheledtheCaringforCambodia-LehighUniversitypartnership--aprogramthatofferedgraduatestudentstheopportunitytogainresearch-to-practiceexperienceineducationalresearch,evaluation,andprogramdevelopment.Dr.Eng'sresearchinterestincludessustainablefoodsystems;theroleofsocialcapitalinpromotinghealthyfamiliesandresilientcommunities;programdevelopmentandevaluation;aswellasgender,family,andeducationissuespertainingtotheCambodiancontext.Dr.EngfoundedHomeGardenNetworkprogram(FacebookPage)withthegoalofobtainingfoodsecurity,increasingfamilyinteractions,andexpandingsocialnetworksinlocalcommunitiesthroughengagingfamiliesingardeningandplanteducation.Dr.EngalsoservesintheEditorialBoardoftheJournalofInterpersonalViolence.
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- Professor Emeritus
- Professor Emeritus, FamR
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- Dietetics Program Director
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- Ed.D., Professor Emeritus
- Professor Emeritus, FamR
ExtensionagentGlenFukumoto(HNFAS)recentlyreturnedfromtheislandofPohnpeiintheFederatedStatesofMicronesia,wherehewasdoingworkonwaterqualityandpiggerysystemsaspartofhisMultiStateExtensionprojectwiththecollege'sPacificIslandland-grantpartners.
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- Instructor
- Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Community Based Participatory Nutrition, Child Health Promotion, Food and Nutrition Security
RegisteredDietitianNutritionist,communitybasedparticipatorynutrition,childhealthpromotion,foodandnutritionsecurity
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- CTAHR Specialist
- Specialist
- Swine Specialist
CTAHRSpecialistHalinaZaleskiassistsinAmericanSamoa'sfirstswinediseasesurveyintwodecades.
SwinespecialistHalinaZaleski(HNFAS)isquotedinanarticleabouttheresurgenceofHawai‘i'sporkindustrypublishedinHonoluluCivilBeat.SheexplainsthatporkisacriticalpartofmanyculturesinHawai‘i-notjustanypork,butthewholepig,whichmakesituniqueintermsoflivestockproductionandopensacriticalspaceforlocalproducers.
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- Computer Specialist
- HNFAS Staff Member
Celebratethecareers,contributions,andwell-deservedretirementofHNFASfacultyBrentBuckleyandDouglasVincentandExtensionagentGlenFukumotoonDecember17,from11:30a.m.to2:00p.m.inAgSci219.Attendeesarerequestedtocontributeeithermonetarydonationsorpotluckfoods.
GradstudentHunterHeaivilin(NREM)willbethenextpresenterattheweeklySeminarSeriesonClimateChangeAdaptationpresentedbyUHManoa'sInstituteforSustainabilityandResilience.Hewillspeakon"AssessmentofClimateChangeImpacttoHawaiiCrops"onOctober22,from12to1:20p.m.(lunchstartsatnoon,thepresentationat12:15)attheiLab(Building37).
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- Emeritus County Extension Agent
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- Professor and Graduate Chair of Animal Sciences
JinanBannaispassionateaboutshiftingthefocusofourhealthcaresystemtopreventionratherthanthetreatmentofhealthconditions.Onthistopic,shepresentedaposterattheHawaiʻiAgricultureConference,"Mappingcommunityassetstoestablishalocalcoordinatedsystemofcaretopreventchildhoodobesity."
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- Associate Professor
- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, FDM
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- Pre - Veterinary Experts in the Dept. of Human Nutrition
CurrentlyinherlastsemesteratCTAHR,KaseyPurcellisanundergraduatestudentintheDieteticsprogram.Inalmostfouryearshere,shehasservedasaCTAHRstudentambassadorforthreeofthem,nowservingastheorganization'spresident.Whetherinherwork,academics,orvolunteering,Kaseyisquicktotakeonaleadershiprolewhensheiscalledupontostepuptotheplate,andtakesonchallengesandresponsibilitiesbeyondwhatisexpectedofastudent.
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- Wai‘Anae Farm to School Coordinator
KyleCaires'(HNFAS)projectentitled"CharacterizationofVaginalTractMicrobiotainEwesSynchronizedWithIntravaginalProgesteroneImplants,"aresultofcollaborativeresearchinHawai‘iwithpartnersinBrazil,hasjustbeenacceptedforthetheXXIVAnnualMeetingoftheBrazilianSocietyofEmbryoTechnology.
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- Department Chair / Professor
- Professor, FCS Department Chair
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- Professor, Fashion Design & Merchandising
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- Specialist With the Department of Human Nutrition
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- Professor Emeritus
- Professor, FamR
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- NREM Researcher Warns That Recent Wildfires Require Proactive Response
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- Professor & Department Chair
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- Academic Support Specialist
TheCTAHRChildren'sHealthyLiving(CHL)ProgramheadedbyRachelNovotny(HNFAS)wasrecognizedApril25bytheUSDA'sNationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture(NIFA).CHLwontheMissionIntegrationofResearch,Education,andExtensionAwardforworkingacrossallthreeofNIFA'smissionareastoproducepositiveoutcomesinagriculture,theenvironment,communities,orpeople.
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- Agribusiness Marketing / Adding Value ( Marketing of Specialty Crops and Products ), Agribusiness Management, Agribusiness Economics, Risk Management, Tea, Blueberries
Agribusinessmarketing/addingvalue(marketingofSpecialtycropsandproducts),agribusinessmanagement,agribusinesseconomics,riskmanagement,tea,blueberries
The2022CTAHRDean'sAwardforExcellenceinResearchrecognizestheoutstandingscientificcontributionsofRachelNovotny,ProfessorofNutritionalSciences.SincejoiningCTAHRinatenure-trackpositionin1990,Rachelhasdevelopedahighlyproductiveandsignificantresearchprogramfocusedonmaternalandchildnutritionandhealth,particularlyamongculturallydiversepopulations.Shehasobtainedmorethan$40millionastheprincipalinvestigatoroffederalgrants,including$25millionforestablishingtheChildren'sHealthyLivingProgram,andrecentlyanadditional$10millionawardtoexpandthatprogramintoaCenterofExcellenceinFoodSystemResiliencyforChildren'sHealthyLiving.Rachelhaspublishedmorethan150peerreviewedpapersandsuccessfullymentoredmorethan50graduatestudentsand15post-doctoralcandidatesinNutritionandEpidemiology.Inbrieflydescribingherresearch,shestatesthatshe"conductsinterventiontrialstoimprovediet,physicalactivity,communityenvironmentandothersystemsapproachestoimprovehealthofwomen,adolescents,andyoungchildrenindiverseunderstudiedpopulations."
ThehighesthonorbestowedbytheAmericanSocietyforNutritionisinductionasaFellowoftheSociety,andRachelNovotnyoftheDept.ofHumanNutrition,Food,andAnimalSciencesisamongonly14individualsnationwidewhomakeupthe2022class.
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- Associate Editor of the Journal Poultry Science
- Co - Authored a New Publication, "of Turtles and Trees
RajeshJha(HNFAS)co-authoredanewpublication,"Ofturtlesandtrees:Nutritionalanalysisoftreeheliotrope(Heliotropiumfoertherianum)leavesconsumedbygreenturtles(Cheloniamydas)inHawaiʻi,"aboutanewfoodturtleshaverecentlybeenobservedeating:leavesthatfallfromthepopularcoastaltreecalledtreeheliotrope.
RajeshJha(HNFAS)wasappointedassociateeditorofthejournalPoultryScience.PublishedbythePoultryScienceAssociation,itisconsideredthebestinthefield.Rajeshhasalsobeenservingasassociateeditorofothertwoprestigiousjournals,FrontiersinVeterinaryScience-AnimalNutritionandMetabolismandAnimalScienceJournal.
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- Livestock Animal Production
NewExtensionagentRobertCatingisstationedinHilo,attachedtoPlantandEnvironmentalProtectionSciencesandfocusedonfloriculture,nurseryandrelatedindustriesstatewide.
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- Associate Research Professor
ShannonSand(NREM)willbethenewassistantExtensionagentinAgriculturalFinance.BasedoutoftheKomohanaAgricultureResearch&ExtensionCenterinHilo,shewillhavestate-wideresponsibilities.Shannonhasearnedmaster'sdegreesinAgriculture,AgriculturalEconomics,andFoodandResourceEconomics.PleasewelcomeherwhenshestartsworkinJune!
CooperativeExtensionconductedfourworkshopsforveterinariansandtechniciansandfouropenlecturescovering"SmallRuminantHealth,"oneeachonO‘ahu,Maui,theBigIsland,andKaua‘i,featuringDavidPugh,aboard-certifiedveterinaryspecialistinnutrition,parasitology,andtheriogenology.
PhDstudentSolangeSaxby(HNFAS)wasrecentlyhonoredwitha$3,500awardfromtheC-MAIKI#mahimicrobe2018graduatecompetitionforherinnovativeresearchproposaltosimulatehumandigestionandfecalfermentationtostudykaloasafunctionalprebioticfood.Asanawardee,SolangewillpresentherworkattheC-MĀIKIsymposiumonMay9,2019.
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- HNFAS Staff Member
- Research Support
UHManoahasgraduatedthefirstmaster'scandidatetocompleteCTAHR's3+2master'sprograminFoodScience,whichallowsChinesestudentstocompletetheirbachelor'sdegreeathomeandamaster'satUHinfiveyears.
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- HNFAS Staff Member
- Admin and Fiscal Support