Degrees

• BA, Psychology, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
• PhD, Gerontology, University of Southern California

Bio

Christy Nishita, Ph.D. is a Gerontologist at the University of Hawaiʻi Center on Aging. She received her Ph.D. in Gerontology from the University of Southern California. Her focus is on improving community-based long-term care, dementia care systems, workforce development in aging, and intergenerational programming. She is the co-founder and co-coordinator of the Kupuna Collective, a statewide network of over 200 kupuna-serving organizations who are incubating new thinking and action in the aging network. She is the consultant for the Mayor’s Age-Friendly Honolulu Initiative, which is creating more inclusive and equitable communities in Honolulu. Dr. Nishita is also leading policy and programmatic strategies to develop a more age-friendly and dementia-capable workforce in Hawaii. 

Research interests

• Age-friendly communities
• Dementia care systems
• Workforce development in aging
• Intergenerational programming and mentorship