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John A. Burns School of Medicine – UHM


L. Kealoha Fox  PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor & Research Affiliate FacultyDepartment of Complementary and Integrative Medicine John A. Burns School of Medicine

Personal Email: LKFox@hawaii.eduINTERNET

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Research Interests

Triangulate strategies of program innovation, best-practice research, regulatory management, and clinical practice that strengthen a healthier Hawaiʻi, reduce minority inequities, and improve the longevity of wellness for all people in the twenty-first century.

Recent Publications

  • Miyamoto, R., Burke, K. & Fox, K. (in press). Realizing Mauli Ola: A Social Justice Curriculum to Address the Determinants of Kanaka ‘Ōiwi Health. Educational Perspectives Journal.
  • Mokuau, N., Crabbe, K. & Fox, K. (in press). Kū ka ʻōhiʻa i ka ʻaʻā. ʻŌhiʻa that Stands Amidst the Lava Fields. Hūlili: Multidisciplinary Research on Hawaiian Well-Being.
  • Office of Hawaiian Affairs. (2018). Haumea–Transforming the Health of Native Hawaiian Women and Empowering Wāhine Well-Being. Honolulu, HI: Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
  • Crabbe, K, K., Coleman, H., Enos, M.D., Keahiolalo, K., Watkins-Victorino, L. & Hind, N.M. (2017). Mana Lāhui Kānaka: Mai nā kūpuna kahiko mai a hiki i kēia wā. Honolulu: Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
  • Fox, K. (2017). Kūkulu Ola Hou. Reconstructing the native Hawaiian medical inventory based on traditional and contemporary Kānaka ʻŌiwi perceptions of illness and disease, BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 17(1): 45.

May Okihiro  MD
Department of Pediatric HICORE Director, NPCA Healthcare Task-force ChairJohn A. Burns School of Medicine- University of Hawaii at Manoa

Work Email: okihirom@hawaii.eduINTERNET

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Research Interests

Childhood obesity and early metabolic risk among children in Hawaii, development of obesity and ways to address the issue from clinical and community perspectives.

Recent Publications

  • Okihiro, M., Pillen, M., Ancog, C., Inda, C., & Sehgal, V. (2013). Implementing the obesity care model at a community health center in Hawaii to address childhood obesity. Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, 24(2), 1-11.

Pathway to degree completion *FOR STUDENTS ADMITTED FALL 2020 OR LATER *

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Degree program faculty

Cheryl Albright PhD, MPH
Mapuana Antonio DrPH
Jinan Banna PhD, RD, CDN
Marla J. Berry PhD
Carol J. Boushey PhD, MPH, RD
Monica K. Esquivel PhD, RDN, CSSD
Marie Kainoa Fialkowski Revilla PhD, RD, LDN
L. Kealoha Fox PhD
Adrian Franke PhD
Andrew Grandinetti PhD
Yanghua He PhD
Ronald Hetzler PhD
Kacie Ho PhD
Rajesh Jha PhD
Rachel Johnson PhD, MPH, RD
Soojin Jun PhD
Yong Soo Kim PhD, MS
Janet Latner PhD
Loic Le Marchand MD, PhD
Rachael Leon Guerrero PhD, RDN, LD
Qing X. Li PhD
Yong Li PhD
Unhee Lim PhD, MS
Gertraud Maskarinec MD PhD
Birendra Mishra PhD, MS, DVM
Pratibha Nerurkar PhD
Rachel Novotny PhD, RDN, LD
Jenee Odani DVM
May Okihiro MD
Andre P Seale PhD
John A Shepherd PhD
Mark Thorne PhD
C. Alan Titchenal PhD, CNS
Lynne Wilkens DrPH, MS
Jinzeng Yang PhD
Halina M Zaleski PhD

Contact

Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
1955 East-West Road,
Ag Sci 216
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822
Phone: (808) 956-7095
Fax: (808) 956-4024
Email: nutrphd@hawaii.edu

UH Graduate Division

Address: 2540 Maile Way Spalding 354 Honolulu, HI 96822 Phone: (808) 956-8544 Email: gradss@hawaii.edu Website: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/graduate/

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