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Monica K. Esquivel PhD, RDN, CSSD » Faculty


Monica K. Esquivel  , PhD, RDN, CSSD
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Personal Email: monicake@hawaii.eduINTERNET

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Research Interests

Community Nutrition

Recent Publications

  • Greenberg JA, Luick B, Alfred JM, Barber LR, Bersamin A, Coleman P, Esquivel M, Fleming T, Leon Guerrero RT, Hollyer J, Lorring Johnson E, Novotny R, Remengesau S, Yamanaka A. The affordability of a thrifty food plan-based market basket in the United States-affiliated Pacific Region. Hawaii Journal of Health and Social Welfare. 2020 79(7). In press
  • Esquivel MK, Higa A, Hitchens M, Shelton C, Okihiro M. Keiki produce prescription (KPRx) program feasibility study to reduce food insecurity and obesity risk. Hawaii Journal of Health and Social Welfare. 2020; 79(5).
  • McElfish PA, Purvis R, Esquivel M, Sinclair KA, Townsend Ing C, Hawley N, Haggard-Duff LK, Kaholokula JK. Diabetes disparities and promising interventions to address diabetes in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations. Current Diabetes Reports. 2019:19(5).

Recent Grants

  • Investigators: Esquivel M, Silva J, Eng S, Hanakawa C, Teves G, Lincoln N, Yuan S.  Title: Grow Eat Think Local: Farm to School (POW 14-243). Funding Body: College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resource Cooperative Extension and Hawai‘i Department of Health Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. October 1, 2019-September 30, 2021. Total Amount Funded: $137,500
  • Investigator: Esquivel M and Aflague T. Title: Interinstitutional Innovative Teaching Award: Innovating clinical nutrition instruction for the Pacific. Funding Body: Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities 2019 Academic Programs Section Innovation in Teaching Award. October 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020. Total Amount Funded: $5,000 (with additional $2,000 institution match)
  • Investigator: Esquivel. Title: Farmacy Produce Prescription Evaluation. Funding Body: Contract with Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. September 2018-September 2019 and October 2019-February 2020. Total Amount Funded: $21,500
Honors/Awards
  • Project Director- OLA Hawaii Farmacy Pediatric Produce Prescription for Food Insecurity and Health Disparities. 2020-2022. Infrastructure support $250,000 from NIMHD U54MD007601
  • Chair- USDA Multi-State Research Collaboration Project W1194 Children’s Healthy Living Network (CHLN) in the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Region. 2019-2021
  • Emerging Dietetic Leader Award. 2019. Hawai‘i Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Current Graduate Students

  • Cherise Shelton (PhD in Nutrition)

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
Adrian Franke, 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
Iris Fumiko Kimura, PhD, AT.Ret, PT
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
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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