With extensive global experience in ecological research, environmental policy, and consulting, and contributions to significant international initiatives in fields ranging from fisheries management to human ecology and biodiversity conservation.
Canadian representative, U.S. National Committee, International Biological Program (1966-1970).
[National program for basic research on ecosystem structure and function]
Visiting Scientist, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw (1976).
[Aquatic ecosystem research]
Consultant, United Nations Environmental Program, Mexico (1976).
[Ecological land use planning]
Scientific Committee, U.S. Department of Commerce Fishery Management Council for the Western Pacific (1979-1984).
[U.S. fisheries management policy in the Exclusive Economic Zones of Hawaii, Samoa, Guam, and Micronesia, including review and approval of fisheries management plans]
Environmental Task Force for Alternative Energy Development, University of Hawaii (1979-1983).
[Biomass energy development]
Consultant, Hawaii Department of Fish and Game (1980-1981).
[Design of a fisheries data system]
Consultant, Pan American Health Organization (1986-1987).
[Design of ecological research on the malarial mosquito Anopheles albimanus in Central America]
Consultant, U.S. National Research Council, Board on Science and Technology for International Development (1986-1988).
[Research on the ecology of Anopheles albimanus in Guatemala and Colombia]
Guest Instructor, International Center for Public Health Research, University of South Carolina (1992).
[Course on community-based mosquito control for mid-level managers in health education and vector control]
Institute for Cultural Affairs (1993-1995).
[Workshop facilitator for development of a Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program in Louisiana]
Editorial Board, Society for Vector Ecology (1992-1999).
[Review manuscripts for the Journal]
Guest instructor, Japan International Development Agency’s Environmental Training Program (1996-2000)
[Workshops for mid-career environmental professionals from Asia, Latin America, and Africa]
Associate, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University (1996-2005)
[Moderator and contributor for workshops on human ecology in Southeast Asia]
Associate, Department of Medical Entomology, Nagasaki University (1998-2005)
[Biological control of dengue mosquitoes]
Chairman, Editorial Committee, Journal of Policy Studies (Japan) (2001-2003)
[Journal editor]
Guest instructor, United Nations University for Peace, Costa Rica (2003)
[Human ecology course for graduate students]
Consultant, International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (2003-2004)
[External oversight and human ecology education for a project to preserve economically valuable species of plants in Malaysian rainforests and ethno-botanical knowledge of aboriginal people who live in the forest]
Guest associate, U.S. Council of Environmental Deans and Directors (2003-2005)
[Incorporation of human ecology into the core curriculum of university environmental studies programs]
Guest convener, North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (2006)
[Week-long seminar for public school teachers in North Carolina: “Environmental Tipping Points: A New Direction for Environmental Education”]
Consultant, New Orleans Mosquito and Termite Control Board (2002 to date)
[Design and quality control for neighborhood community participation project to eradicate disease-transmitting mosquitoes using ecological methods; biological control to prevent mosquito production in 5,000 derelict swimming pools after Hurricane Katrina]
Smithsonian Institution Biodiversity Science and Education Initiative (2005 to date)
[Task force to develop a global research program for biodiversity science and education]
Affiliate professor, Department of Anthropology and Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii (2007 to date)
[Serve on thesis committees; guest lectures in courses]