Degrees:

• PhD, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
• MS, Pacific College of Health and Science

Bio:

Saikaew Dudla is a Research Associate at the Center of Aging, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She holds a PhD in Public Health with a specialization in community-based and translational research. Her work spans program management, evaluation, and mixed-methods research across healthy aging, chronic disease, tobacco control, and mental health. She collaborates with community organizations, academic researchers, and state and local government agencies to support public health initiatives, and translates research and evaluation findings to inform programs and policy.

Research interests

• Age-friendly communities
• Healthy aging
• Immigrant health
• Mental health
• Program management
• Program evaluation