Associate Professor, Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal SciencesCollege of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Work Email: mariekf@hawaii.edu
Research Interests
Nutrition and Health in Indigenous Populations, Nutritional Assessment, Nutrition Education for Underserved Populations, Infant Nutrition
Recent Publications
- Fialkowski MK, Ng-Osorio J, Kai J, Swafford K, Langfelder G, Young CGL, Chen JJ, Zhu FM, Boushey CJ. Type, Timing and Diversity of Complementary Foods Among Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Filipino Infants. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2020; 79(5 Suppl 1): 127 – 134.
- Fialkowski MK, Fonseca-Smith T, Pinto PK, Ng-Osorio J. Native Hawaiian Infant Feeding Practices as Told by Grandparents: A Transgenerational Experience. Curr Dev Nutri. In Press.
- Fialkowski MK, Calabrese A, Tillinghast B, Titchenal A, Meinke W, Banna JC, Draper J. Open Educational Resource Textbook Impact on Students in an Introductory Nutrition Course. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2020; 52(4): 359 - 358. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2019.08.006.
Recent Grants
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Children’s Healthy Living Dietetics Scholars Program (CHLD) ($200,000)(5/15/2018-5/14/
2023); USDA Multicultural Scholars Program; Role: Project Director
Current Graduate Students (Chair)
- A Calabrese (PhD Nutrition).
- A. Dentinger (MS Nutritional Sciences).
- J Kai (PhD Nutrition).
- B K-Aloha (MS Nutritional Sciences)
- G Mau (MS in Nutritional Sciences)