Azure Lwin-Maluo, MSW, is an Instructor at the school, as well as the coordinator for the Hawaii Child Welfare Education Collaboration (HCWEC) program. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Hawaii – West Oahu, and her Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Hawaii – Manoa, with a concentration in Child Welfare. She is a proud alum of the HCWEC program and worked with the State of Hawaii, Child Welfare Services as a Child/Adult Protective Specialist (C/APS). Prior to joining the Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, Azure worked at the Hawaii Permanente Medical Group (HPMG), where she managed internal and external strategic and learning events in the areas of Learning and Development, Leadership Development, Onboarding, Health and Wellness, Clinician Patient Communication, and Equity, Inclusion & Diversity.
HCWEC Program Coordinator
Gartley Hall Rm. 001B
Phone: 808-956-6237
E-mail: azurelm@hawaii.edu
Principal Investigator
Gartley Hall Rm. 205B
Phone: 808-956-4929
E-mail: fjjc@hawaii.edu
Dr. Francie Julien-Chinn is an Assistant Professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work. Dr. Julien-Chinn practiced for over a decade in the field of child welfare. Her practice experience included supervision, management, and frontline field work. She obtained her BSW from Northern Arizona University, and her MSW, and Ph.D. at Arizona State University. Dr. Julien-Chinn’s research focuses on child welfare workforce issues, family houselessness, and family resiliency. Additionally, Dr. Julien-Chinn was a fellow in the Doris Duke Fellowship for the Promotion of Child Well-Being, a fellowship that provides mentoring, support, and resources for research that promotes practice and policy initiatives aimed at enhancing child well-being and preventing child maltreatment.