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Meet our staff

Center personnel

Center faculty

Center research associates

Chris Balzotti

Adjunct Professor
The Nature Conservancy

John Burns

Adjunct Professor
University of Hawaii, Hilo

Rhett Butler

Center Research Scientist
Mongabay.com

Shawna Foo

Adjunct Professor
University of Sydney

Atsuko Fukunaga

Adjunct Professor
University of Hawaii, Manoa

Jamison Gove

Adjunct Professor
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Kelly Hondula

Center Research Scientist
Arizona State University

John Kittinger

Adjunct Professor
Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation and Conservation International

Grace Klinges

Center Research Scientist
Arizona State University

Amy Mainzer

Adjunct Professor
The University of Arizona

Elsa Ordway

Adjunct Professor
University of California-Los Angeles

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Jasper Oshun

Center Research Scientist
Arizona State University

Steve Schill

Adjunct Professor
The Nature Conservancy

Miles Silman

Adjunct Professor
Wake Forest University

David R. Thompson

Adjunct Professor
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology

Carly Wyman

Center Research Scientist
Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems