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Curriculum Vitae

Noa Kekuewa Lincoln

Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences
College of Tropical Ag. & Human Resources
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
3190 Maile Way, St. John 102
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822
Email: nlincoln@hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 956-6498
Fax: (808) 956-3894
www2.hawaii.edu/~nlincoln
Research and Teaching Interests
Terrestrial system ecology and biogeochemistry; agroecology and agroforestry; ethnography and social ecology; ethnobotany; indigenous farming practices
Education
2013 Ph.D. Biogeochemistry and Social Ecology; Stanford University, Interdisciplinary Program in the Environment and Resources, Palo Alto, CA
2006 Fellowship. Natural Resource Management; Stanford University, Woods Institute for the Environment, Palo Alto, CA
2003 B.S. Environmental Engineering; Yale University, New Haven CT
Professional Appointments
2015-current Assistant Researcher, Tropical Plants and Soil Sciences, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
2016-current Affiliate Faculty, College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo
2015-current Affiliate Researcher, Ngai Tahu Research Centre, University of Canterbury
2013-2015 Research Fellow, Ngai Tahu Research Centre, University of Canterbury
Fellowships
2006 First Nations Futures Fellow
2008 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow
2010 Ecological Society of America Ecology and Education Fellow
2011 HAAS Public Service Fellow
2012 Switzer Environmental Leadership Fellow
2013 Mellow Scholar Fellow
Awards and Honors
2011 Po‘okele Publisher Award for Excellence in Natural Science
2011 Po‘okele Publisher Award for Excellence in Text or Reference Book
2011 Oskim Award for Excellence in Mentoring
2012 John Milton Oskison Science Writing Award
2012 Stanford School of Earth Science Excellence in Mentoring
Publications (last five years and pending)

Lincoln, N. K., & Vitousek, P. (2016). Nitrogen fixation during decomposition of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) is an important contribution to nutrient supply in traditional dryland agricultural systems of Hawai'i. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 14(2), 214-230.

Lincoln, N. K., & Ardoin, N. M. (2016). Cultivating values: environmental values and sense of place as correlates of sustainable agricultural practices. Agriculture and Human Values, 33(2), 389-401.

Lincoln, N.K. & Vitousek, P. (ahead of print). Polynesian Agriculture in Hawaii. Oxford Environmental Encyclopedias.

Lincoln, N., & Ardoin, N. (2016). Farmer Typology in South Kona, Hawai ‘i: Whoʻs Farming, How, and Why?. Food, Culture & Society, 19(3), 563-585.

Lincoln, N., & Vitousek, P. M. (2015) Effects of Sugarcane and Farming Practices on Nitrogen Distribution and Cycling in Pre-European Hawaiian Agriculture. International Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 1-17. DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2015.1071547

Lincoln, N., & Ardoin, N. (2015) Cultivating Values: Environmental Values and Sense of Place as Predictors for Sustainable Agricultural Practices in Five Categories. Culture, Agriculture, and the Environment, 1-13. DOI: 10.1007/s10460-015-9613-z

Giovanni, Z., Irene, P., András, B., Jon, C., Roberta, A., & Lincoln, N. K. (2015). Sustainable landscape development and value rigidity: the Pirsig‘s monkey trap. Landscape Online, 40.

Lincoln, N. & Ladefoged, T. N. (2014) Agroecology of pre-contact Hawaiian dryland farming: the spatial extent, yield and social impact of Hawaiian breadfruit groves in Kona, Hawai‘i. Journal of Archaeological Science 49, 192-202.

Lincoln, N., Chadwick, O. M., & Vitousek, P. M (2014) Soil Fertility Indicators and Opportunities for Pre-Contact Farming in Kona, Hawai‘i. Ecosphere 5(4), 42.

Lincoln, N. (2014) Effect of various monotypic forest canopies on earthwork biomass and feral pig rooting in Hawaiian wet forests. Forest Ecology and Management 331, 79-84.

Lincoln, N. (2013) The Ethnoagroecology of the Kona Field System: Hawaii Island, Hawaii: Co-Evolution of Environment, Agricultural Practice, and Society. Dissertation, Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources. Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.

Lincoln, N. (2010). Ethnobotanical Guide to Native Hawaiian Plants. Bishop Museum Press; Honolulu, Hawai‘i.

Lincoln, Noa Kekuewa. (in review) Ko: An Ethnobotanical Guide to Native Hawaiian Sugarcane Varieties. University of Hawai‘i Press; Honolulu, Hawai‘i, USA.

Ladefoged, T., Preston, A., Vitousek, P., Stein, J., Chadwick, O., and Lincoln, N. (in review) Prehistoric agricultural activities inferred form soil phosphorus distribution in the leeward Kohala field system, Island of Hawai‘i. Pacific Archaeology.

Marshall, K., Koseff, C., Roberts, A., Lindsey, A., Kagawa, A., Lincoln, A., and Vitousek, P. (in review). Restoring People and Productivity to Puanui: Challenges and opportunities in the restoration of an intensive rain-fed Hawaiian field system. Ecology and Society.

Academic Oral Presentations

Hawaiian Ecosystem Meeting, 2009-2012. Research Updates.

Native Engineering and Technology Summit, 2010. The Search for Nitrogen in Traditional Hawaiian Agriculture

Ecology and Evolution, 2010. Cascading Ecological Effects of Overstory on Feral Pigs.

Hawaii Conservation Conference, 2010. The Impact of Sugarcane on Nitrogen Cycling in Traditional Hawaiian Agriculture.

Hawaii Conservation Conference, 2010. Graduate Student Perspectives Panel. By invitation.

Ecological Society of America, 2010. Informal Science Education: Sharing cultural learning techniques. For special session of ESA Ecology and Education fellows, by invitation.

Bay Area Universities American Indian Scholars’ Conference, 2011. Innovations in Hawaiian Dryland Agriculture.

American Indian Studies Conference, 2011. Evaluating Impact of Land Asset Allocation on Cultural Well-Being.

Stanford School of Earth Science Research Review, 2011. Go With the Flow: Landscape level adaptation in Hawaiian Agriculture. Plenary speaker, by invitation.

Bay Area Universities American Indian Scholars’ Conference, 2012. Lessons in Fellowship: Cultural resource management and the cultural lens.

Ecosummit, 2012. Cascading Ecological Effects: A demonstration of complexity in modeling ecosystem services.

Ecological Society of America, 2012. Indigenous Environmental Management: Examples of how native organizations assess tradeoffs. For special session Complex interactions between biota, landscapes, and Native peoples, by invitation.

Hawaii Conservation Conference, 2012. Practice Makes Perfect: How the human element affected nitrogen cycling in traditional Hawaiian dryland farming.

Pasifika Conference, 2014. Keynote Address: Agriculture and Abundance in Pacific Islands.

Hawaii Conservation Conference, 2015. Effects of Monotypic Canopies on Earthworm Abundance and Disturbance by Feral Pigs.

Ecological Society of America, 2015. Lessons in Resilience from Hawaiian Agriculture.

Association of Tropical Biology Conference, 2015. Effects of Monotypic Canopies on Earthworm Abundance and Disturbance by Feral Pigs.

Grant Funding

Programmatic:

Lincoln, N. 2004. Educational Program Development for Ethnobotany. Cooke Foundation. $22,000

Lincoln, N. 2005. Afterschool Program in Ethnobotany at the Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden. $6,000.

Lincoln, N. 2005. Support for the Grow Hawaiian HortiCultural Festival. OHA. $22,000

Lincoln, N. 2006. Development of Point of Sale System for Commercial Plant Sales. Stanley Smith. $22,000

Lincoln, N. 2006. Informal Science Education. NSF. $43,000

Lincoln, N. 2006. Habitat Expansion for Rare Native Plants. USFW LIP. $89,000

Lincoln, N. 2007. Community Educational Workshop Series. West Hawaii Fund. $8,500.

Lincoln, N. 2007. Trail Development for Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden. Kukio Community Fund. $8,000.

Lincoln, N. 2007. Expansion of Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden. HTA Natural Resources. $60,000.

Lincoln, N. 2008. Increased Signage for Ethnobotanical Education. HTA Hawaiian Culture. $24,000.

Lincoln, N. 2008. Afterschool Program in Ethnobotany. Youth Garden Grant. $6,000.

Research:

Lincoln, N. 2010. Extant of Historical Breadfruit Groves. Mel Lane. $5,000

Lincoln, N. and Eastling, J. 2010. Understanding who is farming what and why in Kona, Hawaii. Comparative Studies in Race and the Environment. $5,500

Lincoln, N. 2010. Exploratory Research into Nitrogen Fixation within Hawaiian Sugarcane Varieties. Stanford Small Grants. $11,000

Lincoln, N. 2010. Nitrogen Fixation and Sugarcane Management in Brazil. NSF GRFP International Research. $6,000.

Vitousek, P., Chadwick, O., and Lincoln, N. 2010. Soil, Society, and Agricultural Development. NSF Coupled Natural and Human Systems. $380,000

Elevich, C., Dean, A., and Lincoln, N. 2011. Hawaiian Breadfruit: Past, Present and Future. Atherton Foundation. $36,000

Lincoln, N. 2011. Understanding Young Soils and the Onset of Fertility. Stanford Small Grants. $11,000.

Lincoln, N. 2012. Survey of south Kona farmers: Environmental values and farming practices. Community Engagement Grant. $16,000

Lincoln, N. 2012. Mixed litter decomposition and the potential for natural inoculation using sugarcane leaf litter in traditional Hawaiian agricultural systems. Stanford Small Grants. $12,000.

Lincoln, N. and Rodrigues, N. 2012. Survey of Traditional Health Practitioners in Hawai‘i. Comparative Studies in Race and the Environment. $4,500

Lincoln, N. Potential for micropropogation of Sugarcane and enhancement through non-innoculated stock. Seed Matters. $30,000

Lincoln, N., Kikiloi, K., Vaughan, M. 2016. Soils, Society, and Sustainability. NSF Coupled Natural and Human Systems. $1,800,000. (pending)

Lincoln, N. Bottom Up Approach to Agricultural Development. NSF CAREER. $800,000 (pending)

Lincoln, N, Frank, K., and Moeller, H. Effects of Traditional Inoculation through Mulching on Sweet Potato Growth. NIFA Plant-Biome. $1,200,000. (pending)

Lincoln, N. Nutrient Cycling in Mixed Litter Decomposition. Western SARE. $200,000 (pending)

Quintas, S., Lincoln, N, Hubert, J. Exploration of Soil, Agriculture, and Culture in Samoa. NSF Archaeology. $180,000 (pending)

Teaching Experience

University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa; Tropical Crop Science; Lead Professor, 2015

University of Hawaii at Mānoa; Hawaiian Resource Management; Guest Lecturer, 2015

University of Canterbury; Tribal Resource Management I; Co-Instructor, 2013

University of Canterbury; Tribal Resource Management II; Co-Instructor, 2014

University of Canterbury; Indigenous Science; Guest Lecturer, 2014

University of Canterbury; Anthropology of Disasters; Guest Lecturer, 2014

Stanford University, Race and Ethnicity; Guest Lecturer, 2011

Stanford; Concepts of Urban Agriculture; Student Initiated Course Instructor, 2010

Stanford University, Earth Science of the Hawaiian Islands; Teaching Assistant, 2010-2012

Stanford University, Ecology of the Hawaiian Islands; Teaching Assistant, 2010-2012

Stanford University, Heritage, Environment, and Sovereignty in Hawaii; Teaching Assistant, 2010-2012

University of Hawaii at Hilo; Hawaiian Ethnobotany; Guest Lecturer, 2008

Hawaii Community College; Forest TEAM; Field Supervisor; 2007-2008

University of Minnesota; Ethnobotany; Guest Lecturer, 2006-2008

University of Hawaii at Hilo; Restoration Ecology; Course Organizer, 2004

University of Hawaii at Hilo; Restoration Ecology Field Course; Field Supervisor, 2004

Graduate Student Training

Amber Au

Journal Reviewer
Ecological Applications, Ecosystems, Forest Ecology and Management, Geoderma, Oecologia, Pacific Archaeology, Plant and Soil, Plant Ecology, Ecosphere, Journal of International Agricultural Sustainability, Food, Culture and Society, Journal of Ecology and Natural Environment, Ecological Engineering, Basic and Applied Ecology, Regional Environmental Change, Ecological Applications, AlterNative
Professional Membership
Ecological Society of America, Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation, American Geophysical Union