Associate ProfessorDepartment of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences, College 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, Kai J, Young C, Langfelder G, Ng-Osorio J, Shao Z, Zhu F, Kerr DA, Boushey CJ. An Active Image-Based Mobile Food Record Is Feasible for Capturing Eating Occasions among Infants Ages 3-12 Months Old in Hawai'i. Nutrients. 2022 Mar 3;14(5):1075. doi: 10.3390/nu14051075. PMID: 35268049; PMCID: PMC8912647.
- Kai J, Chen JJ, Braun KL, Kaholokula JK, Novotny R, Boushey CJ, Fialkowski MK. Associations between Cultural Identity, Household Membership and Diet Quality among Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Filipino Infants in Hawai'i. Children (Basel). 2022 Jan 2;9(1):48. doi: 10.3390/children9010048. PMID: 35053673; PMCID: PMC8774442.
- 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 POEK, Ng-Osorio J. Native Hawaiian Complementary Feeding Practices as Told by Grandparents: A Transgenerational Experience. Curr Dev Nutr. 2020 May 26;5(Suppl 4):40-53. doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa086. PMID: 34222766; PMCID: PMC8242222.
Recent Grants
- U24 CA268228 Boushey (PI); Role: Co-Investigator 1/12/2022-12/31/2026 Traditional and New Dietary Assessment Methods (TANDAM) for Personalized Nutrition
- R01 HD103885 Shepherd (MPI); Role: Co-Investigator 7/1/2021-6/30/2026 Quantifying Pediatric Body Shape in Clinical Research