Graduate Faculty

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Veronica Carvajal, MSC
Junior Specialist
Email: vcarvaja@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-0678 | Office: Biomed C-105R

Erin Julia Chosy, PhD
Associate Specialist
Email: chosy@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-4340 | Office: Biomed D-104V

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

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

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

Lehua Brooke Keliikoa, DrPH
Associate Specialist
Email: lehuac@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-6226 | Office: Biomed D-104AB

Jordan Marshall, MPH
Junior Specialist
Email: jordanm9@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-0645 | Office: Biomed C-105R

Meghan McGurk, MPH
Junior Specialist
Email: mcgurkm@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-3401 | Office: Biomed D-210

Christy Nishita, PhD
Associate Specialist
Health Policy and Management
Email: cnishita@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-8577 | Office: Biomed D-209

Joseph Peters, MA
Junior Specialist
joseph.peters@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-0629 | Biomed C-105R

Michael Phillips, PhD
Associate Specialist
mphil@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-5756 | Biomed C-105C

Yuka Polovina, PhD
Specialist
yukajp@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-0630 | Biomed C-105R

Rebekah Rodericks, MSC
Junior Specialist
rebekah7@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-0434 | Biomed D-210

Kara Saiki, MPH
Junior Specialist
knsaiki@hawaii.edu (808) 956-5505 Biomed D-210

Whitney Watts, MS
Junior Specialist
wnwatts@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-8894 | Biomed D-210

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
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
Chad Shibuya
Office Coordinator
shibuyac@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-4544 | Biomed T-102
Norene Tanaka
Administrative Assistant
nctanaka@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-8577 | Biomed D-209D
Research Staff

Simone Schmid, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
sschmid@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-8577 | Biomed D-104W