Contact Information
Phone:(808) 956-9253
Fax: (808) 956-3923
Email: shimona@hawaii.edu
 

University of Hawai`i at Manoa
3190 Maile Way, Room 403
Honolulu, HI 96822

Affiliations
Botany, EECB

Dissertation Title:
To be announced

Personal Statement:
My main research interest is the integration of multiple land uses for successful nature conservation in fragmented, human-dominated landscapes. In my doctoral research I will explore a few aspects of this question, using government protected areas as a focal point. My broad objective is to study the effects of biotic, abiotic and anthropogenic factors in selected national parks of Bangladesh. I am considering a study to understand how the management of NTFP species utilized by local communities living in and around national parks affects forest structure, function, and habitat for wildlife.

Awards:
East-West Center Graduate Degree Fellowship 2006-2010
Toufique and Ulrike Siddiqi Degree Scholars Award, East-West Center
International Peace Fellowship, P.E.O. Sisterhood

Publications:
Regeneration of monodominant stands of banj oak (Quercus leucotrichophora A. Camus) on abandoned terraces in the Central Himalayas. Shimona A. Quazi, Mark S. Ashton, and Rajesh Thadani. Journal of Sustainable Forestry Vol. 17(4) 2003.