Department of Public Health Sciences

Biomedical Sciences D204
1960 East-West Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-8577
Fax: (808) 956-3368
Email: pubhlth@hawaii.edu
Web: manoa.hawaii.edu/publichealth/

Faculty

A. Ortega, PhD (Dean)—health policy and management
*T. L. Sentell, PhD (Chair)—health policy and management
*M. Antonio, DrPH—Native Hawaiian and Indigenous health
*K. L. Braun, MPH, DrPH—social and behavioral health sciences
*E. J. Chosy, PhD, MA—epidemiology
*J. J. Chung-Do, DrPH—social and behavioral health sciences
*V. Cunanan, MPH, PhD—epidemiology
*M. R. Dela-Cruz, DrPH—Native Hawaiian and Indigenous health, social and behavioral health sciences
*J. Huang, PhD—epidemiology
*E. L. Hurwitz, DC, PhD—epidemiology
*S. Keaulana-Scott, PhD—Native Hawaiian and indigenous health
L. Kehl, MPH, MSW, LSW—social and behavioral health sciences, health policy and management
*L. B. Keliikoa, MPH, DrPH—social and behavioral health sciences
*Y. Lu, PhD—environmental health
*E. McFarlane, MPH, PhD—social and behavioral health sciences, health policy and management
M. McGurk, MPH—health policy and management
*D. C. Nelson-Hurwitz, PhD—Native Hawaiian and Indigenous health
*C. M. Nishita, PhD—health policy and management
*U. Patil, PhD—social and behavioral health sciences
*M. Phillips, PhD—social and behavioral health sciences
*C. Pirkle, PhD—health policy and management
*L. Riley, MA, JD, SJD—Native Hawaiian and Indigenous health
R. Rodericks, MSPH—health policy and management
K. Saiki, MPH—health policy and management
*J. Sugimoto-Matsuda, DrPH—social and behavioral health sciences
*J. R. Sumibcay, DrPH—health policy and management
*D. Stupplebeen, PhD—social and behavioral health sciences
W. Watts, MS—health policy and management
R. H. Weldon, PhD, MPH—health policy and management
*Y. Y. Wu, PhD—biostatistics, epidemiology

Emeritus Faculty

J. Grove, PhD—biostatistics
J. Hankin, MPH, DrPH—public health nutrition
S. Izutsu, PhD—health policy and management
A. R. Katz, MD, MPH—epidemiology
L. Kolonel, MPH, PhD—epidemiology
C. B. Park, MPH, DrPH—biostatistics

Cooperating Graduate Faculty

H. Ahn, PhD—epidemiology
A. M. Binder, PhD—epidemiology
J. A. Butel, MPH, PhD—human nutrition, food and animal science
E. Caldwell, PhD—social and behavioral health sciences
K. Cassel, MPH, DrPH—social and behavioral health sciences
S. P. Chang, PhD—epidemiology
J. J. Chen, PhD—biostatistics
J. Davis, PhD—biostatistics, epidemiology
S. N. K. Fernandes, MD—Native Hawaiian and Indigenous health, social and behavioral health sciences
G. C. Gavero, DO—social and behavioral health sciences
D. A. Goebert, DrPH—social and behavioral health sciences
A. Grace, MD—health policy and management
A. Hermosura, PhD—social and behavioral health sciences
T. A. Herzog, PhD—social and behavioral health sciences
C. T. Ing, DrPH—social and behavioral health sciences
J. K. Kaholokula, MS, PhD—Native Hawaiian and Indigenous health
T. Le, PhD—social and behavioral health sciences
L. Le Marchand, MD, MPH, PhD—epidemiology
H. R. Lee, PhD—social and behavioral health sciences
W. Lee, MD—Native Hawaiian and Indigenous health
G. Maskarinec, MD, MPH—epidemiology
M. Mau, MD, MPH—Native Hawaiian and Indigenous health
A. Maunakea, PhD—Native Hawaiian and Indigenous health
V. R. Nerukar, PhD—epidemiology
R. Novotny, PhD—epidemiology, social and behavioral health sciences
I. S. Pagano, PhD—epidemiology
S. S. L. Park, PhD—epidemiology
P. Pohkrel, PhD—social and behavioral health sciences
S. Raidoo, MD, MPH—health policy and management
B. Rodriguez, MD, MPH, PhD—epidemiology
Y. B. Shvetsov, PhD—epidemiology
R. Soon, MD, MPH—social and behavioral health sciences
A. Sy, DrPH—social and behavioral health sciences
D. Taira, ScD—health policy and management
L. R. Wilkens, DrPH—biostatistics
E. K. Wright, PhD—social and behavioral health sciences
L. Wu, PhD—epidemiology
S. Yamada, MD, MPH—epidemiology

Affiliate Graduate Faculty

R. Delafield, PhD, MPH—community-based and translational research
P. Hwang, DrPH—community-based and translational research
M. Inada, DrPH—community-based and translational research
L. V. Le, PhD—epidemiology
T. Lowry-St. John, PhD, MPH—epidemiology
M. S. Ranken, MD—community-based and translational research
R. J. Williams, DrPH, MPH—community-based and translational research

* Graduate Faculty

The Academic Program

The mission of the Department of Public Health Sciences is to advance the health of the people of Hawaiʻi, the nation, and the Asia-Pacific region through knowledge, discovery, innovation, engagement, inclusion, and leadership.

The program offers the bachelor of arts (BA) degree in public health, as well as a minor; the master of public health (MPH) with specializations in epidemiology, social and behavioral health sciences, Native Hawaiian and Indigenous health, and health policy and management; the master of science (MS) degree with specialization in epidemiology; the doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree in public health; and the doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree in epidemiology.

Advising

Advising for undergraduate students enrolled or interested in the BA in public health is available through the undergraduate academic advisor; (808) 956-5753; email: phadvise@hawaii.edu; website: manoa.hawaii.edu/publichealth/degrees/undergraduate/advising.

General advising for graduate students enrolled and interested in the Master of Public Health degree is available through the graduate advisor; (808) 956-8267, email: phgradv@hawaii.edu; appointment calendar: https://go.hawaii.edu/QDF.

Information, applications, and initial advising regarding all other degree programs in public health are available from the Department of Public Health Student Academic Services, Biomedical Science D-204, 1960 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822; phone (808) 956-8267; email: ophsas@hawaii.edu; website: manoa.hawaii.edu/publichealth/.

Please see “Programs” section below for more information about our undergraduate and graduate programs.

Honors and Awards

Cameron & Jeanette Ainsworth Memorial Scholarship
Joseph E. Alicata Award in Public Health
Elmer J. Anderson Professional Travel Award
Chin Sik and Hyun Sook Chung Memorial Award
Mary Guo Memorial Scholarship for Public Health
Abraham Kagan, MD Endowed Fellowship
Lawrence Koseki Award for Excellence in Community Service
Frances Ayako Matsuda Sano Fellowship in Public Health
John McComas and Christine Kobayashi Fellowship Endowment for Public Health
Pauline Stitt Scholarship
Pauline Stitt Outstanding Student Award
Robert M. Worth Epidemiology Scholarship

Programs

Bachelor’s

Public Health, BA

Master’s

Doctorate

Minor

Public Health, Minor