Directory

Graduate Faculty


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Mapuana Antonio, DrPH
Associate Professor
Specialization Head: Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Health

Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Health
Email: antoniom@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-2334 | Office: Biomed C-103


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Kathryn L. Braun, DrPH
Professor
Graduate Chair, PhD Public Health Program

PhD in Public Health (Community-Based and Translational Research)
Social and Behavioral Health Sciences
Email: kbraun@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-5768 | Office: Biomed D-202


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Opal Vanessa Buchthal, DrPH
Associate Professor
Social and Behavioral Health Sciences
Email: opalb@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-4308 | Office: Biomed D-201


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Jane Chung-Do, DrPH
Professor & Associate Director
Specialization Head: Social and Behavioral Health Sciences

Social and Behavioral Health Sciences
Email: chungjae@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-4548 | Office: Biomed D-103B


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Jonathan Y. Huang, PhD
Assistant Professor
Epidemiology
Email: huangjy@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-7495 | Office: Biomed D-104K


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Eric Hurwitz, DC, PhD
Professor & Director
Graduate Chair, PhD Epidemiology Program
Specialization Head: Epidemiology

Epidemiology
Email: ehurwitz@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-7425 | Office: Biomed D-104AA


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Samantha Keaulana-Scott, PhD
Assistant Professor
Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Health
Email: skscott@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-3206 | Office: Biomed D-104B


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Lisa Kehl, MSW, MPH, LSW, TTS
Practicum Coordinator
Health Policy and Management
Social and Behavioral Health Sciences
Email: kehl@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-5771 | Office: Biomed D-104E


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Yuanan (Ron) Lu, PhD
Professor
Environmental Health
Epidemiology
Email: yuanan@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-2702 | Office: Biomed D-104J


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Elizabeth McFarlane, PhD
Associate Professor
Health Policy and Management
Social and Behavioral Health Sciences
Email: ecmcfarl@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-4553 | Office: Biomed T-102B


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Denise Nelson-Hurwitz, PhD
Associate Professor
Undergraduate Chair

Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Health
Email: denisene@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-3089 | Office: Biomed D-203


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Alex Ortega, PhD
Dean, Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health
Professor of Public Health

Health Policy and Management
Email: aortega2@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-6300 | Office: Gartley Hall, Dean’s Office


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Catherine Pirkle, PhD
Professor
Health Policy and Management
Email: cmpirkle@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-8748 | Office: Biomed T-102


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Lorinda Riley, SJD
Assistant Professor
Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Health
Email: lorindar@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-5764 | Office: Biomed D-104H


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Tetine Lynn Sentell, PhD
Professor of Public Health
Specialization Head: Health Policy and Management
Chin Sik & Hyun Sook Chung Endowed Chair

Health Policy and Management
Email: tsentell@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-5781| Office: Biomed D-104M


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David A. Stupplebeen, PhD
Assistant Professor
Social and Behavioral Health Sciences
Email: dstupp@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-2862 | Office: Biomed D-104D


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Jeanelle Sugimoto-Matsuda, DrPH
Associate Professor
Graduate Chair, MPH and MS Programs

Social and Behavioral Health Sciences
Email: jsugimot@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-5695 | Office: Biomed C-105CA


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Jake Ryann C. Sumibcay, DrPH
Assistant Professor
Health Policy and Management
Email: jrcs@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-3142 | Office: Biomed D-104C


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Yan Yan Wu, PhD
Professor
Epidemiology
Email: yywu@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-6025 | Office: Biomed D-104L


Instructional Faculty

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Vanessa Cunanan, PhD
Instructor

Epidemiology
Email: vcunanan@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-5742 | Office: Biomed D-104G


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Uday “AJ” Patil, PhD
Instructor
Email: uday@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-2871 | Biomed D-104F


Research Faculty

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Veronica Carvajal, MSC
Junior Specialist

Email: vcarvaja@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-0678 | Office: Biomed C-105R


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Erin Julia Chosy, PhD
Associate Specialist

Email: chosy@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-4340 | Office: Biomed D-104V


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May Rose Dela Cruz, DrPH
Associate Researcher

Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Health
Social and Behavioral Health Sciences
Email: isnec@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-8530 | Office: Biomed T-611


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Alden Henderson, PhD
Specialist

Email: akh34@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-0632 | Office: Biomed C-105R


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Claire Huang, MPH
Junior Specialis
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Email: clairehu@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-7277 | Office: Biomed D-104R


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Lehua Brooke Keliikoa, DrPH
Associate Specialist

Email: lehuac@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-6226 | Office: Biomed D-104AB


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Jordan Marshall, MPH
Junior Specialist

Email: jordanm9@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-0645 | Office: Biomed C-105R


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Meghan McGurk, MPH
Junior Specialist

Email: mcgurkm@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-3401 | Office: Biomed D-210


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Christy Nishita, PhD
Associate Specialist

Health Policy and Management
Email: cnishita@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-8577 | Office: Biomed D-209


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Joseph Peters, MA
Junior Specialist

joseph.peters@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-0629 | Biomed C-105R


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Michael Phillips, PhD
Associate Specialist

mphil@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-5756 | Biomed C-105C


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Yuka Polovina, PhD
Specialist

yukajp@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-0630 | Biomed C-105R


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Rebekah Rodericks, MSC
Junior Specialist

rebekah7@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-0434 | Biomed D-210


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Kara Saiki, MPH
Junior Specialist

knsaiki@hawaii.edu (808) 956-5505 Biomed D-210


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Whitney Watts, MS
Junior Specialist

wnwatts@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-8894 | Biomed D-210


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Rosana Hernandez Weldon, PhD, MPH
Associate Specialist

rhweldon@hawaii.edu (808) 956-5775 Biomed D-104U


Administrative Staff

Lyn Guiang
Administrative Officer
guiang@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-4554 | Biomed D-208C


Marie Guillermo
MEd Graduate Advisor
phgradv@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-8267 | Biomed D-204


Sarah Haanen
Field Education Assistant Coordinator

phfield@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-0628 | Biomed D-204C


Bailey Holly
Undergraduate Advisor

phadvise@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-5753 | Biomed D-204C


Kimberly Inouye
Student Services Specialist

ophsas@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-8267 | Biomed D-204


Tina Lee
Administrative Officer

tina@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-4545 | Gartley Hall 104


Kirsten Sensano
Student Services Specialist

ophsas@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-8267 | Biomed D-204


Norene Tanaka
Administrative Assistant

nctanaka@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-8577 | Biomed D-209D


Research Staff

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Simone Schmid, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher

sschmid@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-8577 | Biomed D-104W