February 6, 2024 | Hawaiʻi State Capitol, 4th Floor 10AM-2PM
Welcome to the second annual UH Mānoa Research Day at the State Capitol where we will have informational tables, demonstrations, and interactive activities on the 4th floor of the Hawaii State Capitol Building. Our theme for this year is: UH Mānoaʻs Kuleana to Hawai‘i and the World: Our Commitment to Excellence in Research. Connect with faculty, staff, and students to learn of the UHM-azing research taking place on and off the Mānoa campus to address some of Hawaiʻi’s most pressing issues: Maui wildfire disaster, homelessness, mental health challenges, educational reform, and more.
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is one of only 95 doctoral universities categorized among public institutions with the highest research activity (Carnegie R1 designation).
We are also consistently ranked in the top 2% in the world and the U.S. for academic and research excellence. As one of only four US universities with the simultaneous designation as a Land, Sea, Space, and Sun Grant institution, we will highlight the innovative research that leverages our unique Pacific-Asia location and our faculty expertise in strategic areas of research with local and global impact in each of these areas.
Research Day 2024 Program:
Oral Presentations 10:00-11:30am, Conference Room 423
| Talk Number | Title | Presenter Last Name | Unit/School | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Opening Remarks | Provost Bruno | UHM | |
| T2 | Development of the Maui Fires Data Resources Hub | Lisa Webster, MURP | College of Social Sciences | Disaster Response |
| T3 | AgriWatch: Innovating Agricultural Disaster Response with AI-Empowered Real-Time Monitoring | Dr. Chen | College of Social Sciences | Disaster Response |
| T4 | Aloha ʻĀina: Resilience & Cultural Preservation through Cinematic Storytelling in Hawaiʻi | Dr. Acham | College of Arts, Languages and Letters | Resilience |
| T5 | S.T.E.A.M. on the Bookshelf: Introducing Maui’s families to Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, and Mathematics through literature and experiential learning | Dr. Greenwood | College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources | Education |
| T6 | What’s in Your Neighborhood? Mapping Equitable Access to Early Childhood Education and Care | Dr. DeBaryshe | College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources | Education |
| T7 | Maui Strong: Learning from the community to understand layers of trauma and apply trauma-informed STEM education as a tool to support processing, recovery, and healing | Dr. Chyba, Dr. O’Neill | College of Natural Sciences | Education |
| T8 | Predictors of emergency preparedness among parents in Hawaii: A cross-sectional survey | Dr. Glauberman | Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing | Health |
| T9 | Hawai’i Child Welfare Education Collaboration: A workforce initiative | Dr. Julien-Chinn | Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health | Health |
| T10 | A Partnership for Wellness and Resilience: Building a Statewide Quality of Life Dashboard | Dr. Barile | College of Social Sciences | Health |
| T11 | The Role of the University of Hawaii in the Establishment of the Health Analytics Program | Dr. Gerrits-Goh | College of Social Sciences | Health |
| T12 | Exploring Substance Use Disorder Hospitalizations in Hawaii: A Comprehensive Review | Dr. Ahn | John A. Burns School of Medicine | Health |
| T13 | Addressing Substance Use in Hawai‘i Through Collaborative Workforce Development and Training | Dr. Bersamira | Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health | Health |
| T14 | Hawaii’s Caring System Initiative for Youth Suicide Prevention | Dr. Sugimoto-Matsuda | Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health | Health |
| T15 | Coral reef stress responses to an urban fire | Dr. Kealoha | School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology | Sustainability |
| T16 | Understanding the Immediate and Long-Term Impacts of Maui Wildfires on Chemical and Microbiological Quality of Nearshore Beach and Coastal Waters | Dr. Geng | School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology | Sustainability |
| T17 | Integrating Indigenous data sovereignty and research at the University of Hawaiʻi to advance collaboration, trust, and positive impact for Pacific Island communities | Dr. Alegado | School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology | Indigenous data sovereignty |
| T18 | Research Opportunities for Undergraduates | Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program | Education | |
| T19 | Closing Remarks | Dr. Sabine | Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship |
Poster Presentations and Demonstrations 10:00-2:00pm
| Demo Number | Title | Presenter Last Name | Unit/School | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Info Table | UHM | ||
| D2 | Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship | OVPRS | ||
| D3 | Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program | UROP | ||
| D4 | Hawaii Grass-Finished Beef Production Research | Dr. Thorne | College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources | Agriculture |
| D5 | Developing a web-based mapping platform for cropland rating and optimum crop selection | Dr. Miura | College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources | Agriculture |
| D6 | Food Systems Transformation: Policy & Practice | Dr. Crow | College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources | Agriculture |
| D7 | Media Arts Communication for Civic Engagement | Dr. Amaral Buskirk | College of Social Sciences | Civic Engagement |
| D8 | Food for thought: Using public lands to supply critical infrastructure | Dr. Raj | College of Social Sciences | Community Gardens |
| D9 | The Indo-Pacific Initiative: Preparing Hawai‘i Students for Policy-Relevant Careers | Dr. Govella | College of Arts, Languages and Letters | Education |
| D10 | Strategic Importance of East Asian Languages for the State of Hawai‘i | Dr. Park, Dr. Haag, Dr. Krolikoski | College of Arts, Languages and Letters | Education |
| D11 | Indigenous Learning Frameworks: Connecting Hawaiian and Marshallese Teaching & Learning | Dr. Nimmer | College of Education | Education |
| D12 | Bridging the Gap: Free Tutoring for Struggling Readers by Aspiring Educators | Dr. Haggerty | College of Education | Education |
| D13 | Computer Science Education in Hawai‘i’s Public Schools: Analyzing the Impact of Act 158 | Dr. Hoffman | College of Education | Education |
| D14 | Thermal stability of carbophenes: an outreach based research project | Dr. Junkermeier | College of Natural Sciences | Education |
| D15 | Walking Safely to School and Reducing Absenteeism in Hawai’i Island | Dr. Becker | Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health | Education |
| D16 | Subduction, Tsunamis, and Hawaiʻi | Dr. Janiszewski | School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology | Emergency Preparedness |
| D17 | Microplastic accumulation in placentas from pregnancies in Hawaiʻi | Dr. Urschitz | John A. Burns School of Medicine | Health |
| D18 | Inspiring Hope Through Sources of Strength andHawaii’s Caring Systems Initiative for Youth Suicide Prevention | Dr. Goebert | John A. Burns School of Medicine | Health |
| D19 | Improving risk detection of depression among native Hawaiians and pacific islanders using Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning. | Dr. Ozorio Dutra | Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing | Health |
| D20 | Asthma: A Native Hawaiian Perspective | Dr. Palakiko | Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing | Health |
| D21 | Understanding New Graduate Nurses’ Perspectives on Transitioning into the Workforce | Dr. Hale | Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing | Health |
| D22 | Hawaiʻi Health Data Warehouse: Find out more about the health of your community | Dr. Lowery St. John | Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health | Health |
| D23 | Exploring Factors Influencing Preventive Cancer Screenings for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Adults in Hawaiʻi | Dr. Willingham Jr. | University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center | Health |
| D24 | Using Participatory Research to Develop Community-based Solutions to Homelessness | Dr. Pruitt | College of Social Sciences | Homelessness |
| D25 | Hawaii H.O.M.E. Project | Dr. Schiff-Elfalan | John A. Burns School of Medicine | Homelessness |
| D26 | Maui Fire Response, Salvage and Recovery for Cultural Heritage Collections | Dr. Van Heukelem | Library Services | Maui Fire Response |
| D27 | Alternative Models for Rehabilitation & Restorative Justice for Hawai’i | Dr. Ho Schar | School of Architecture | Public Safety |
| D28 | Assessing the Adaptive Capacity of Ancestral Post-Disaster Seafaring Networks and Lived Experiences of Climate Knowledge in RMI and FSK | Dr. Mawyer | College of Arts, Languages and Letters | Sustainability |
| D29 | Solar thermal | Dr. Lee | College of Engineering | Sustainability |
| D30 | Limu, indicators of healthy reefs. | Dr. Richards Dona | College of Natural Sciences | Sustainability |
| D31 | Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit | Dr. Honarvar | College of Natural Sciences | Sustainability |
| D32 | The Hawaiian Rare Plant Program | Dr. Kingsley | Lyon Arboretum | Sustainability |
| D33 | Letters from the sea: how marine debris travels around the Pacific and what it brings to Hawaii | Dr. Maximenko | School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology | Sustainability |
| D34 | Understanding how human impacts affect coral reef ecosystem dynamics. | Dr. Madin | School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology | Sustainability |
| D35 | Identifying Drinking Water Contamination and Social Vulnerability Impacts from Urban Fires | Dr. Cole | Water Resources Research Center | Water Safety |
| D36 | Technology and Workforce Development | Dr. Simons | Institute for Astronomy | Workforce Development |
| D37 | Pacific Pathways & Workforce Development Initiatives | Dr. Kreif | Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health | Workforce Development |
Fourth Floor Map
