A5016010184- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Community Health and Development
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Social Work Education and Practice
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Youth Development and Social Support
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Critical Race Theory in Education
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Art Therapy and Mental Health
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Asian American and Pacific Histories
Portland State University
2020-2024
University of Denver
2016-2020
Mental Health America
2012-2014
University of Hawaii Cancer Center
2013-2014
University of Hawaii System
2013-2014
Cancer Center of Hawaii
2013
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
2013
We applied critical race theory’s concept of intersectionality to analyze the experiences discrimination among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (APIs) in United States, across race, gender, sexuality. collected tweets from October 2016 through December 2017 using hashtag #thisis2016 on social media platform, Twitter. Data were scoped down 3,156 coded by four members our research team—all whom identify as American female workers. Only intersectional themes related convergence sexuality...
Cyberbullying among adolescents has been a major focus of attention in mainstream media and documented to have many negative effects, as evidenced by several highly publicized suicides teens who had bullied online. The growing body research about cyberbullying rarely considered, however, the practice between intimate partners. This article focuses on frequency, types, effect partners teen dating relationships. I examine use cybertools (electronic forms communication) mechanisms power control...
As Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) scholars, we formed meaningful connections as academics, students, and friends. Throughout this reflective article, explore the profound impact of our intersectional critical race-informed scholarship professional practice pedagogy while highlighting ways that collaborating work enriched journeys scholars color. These collaborations have expanded perspectives fostered new thinking about unique health mental...
Suicide rates have reached their highest documented levels in the United States with greatest increases among indigenous youth, including Native Hawaiians. Culturally informed, effective prevention and treatment services are needed now more than ever for communities to heal flourish. Multicomponent service strategies rooted values approaches show most promise. Hawaiian united around a common goal of suicide prevention, intervention postvention, linking cultural meanings improve understanding...
The health of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities remains an understudied area racial/ethnic minority research in the United States, even more so field social work. COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how AAPI welfare issues have not received adequate attention policy, work practice, research. Contrary to model myths, AAPIs are subject racialized attitudes discrimination, which been associated with adverse physical mental outcomes, including increased anxiety, depression,...
In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, crisis in Palestine, and continued rise hate crimes against Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities, clinical social work praxis centering on intersectional identities queer transgender AAPI communities has never been more vital. Through visioning an approach that addresses these intersecting our own experiences with racism, cisheterosexism, transphobia, we propose a theoretical framework, Queer AZN Pasifika Critical Race Theory (CRT), for praxis....
Rooted in Indigenist and critical feminist research principles traditional Indigenous values ethics research, Ceremony-based Participatory Practice Research (CerBPPR) is an essential approach for conducting with, by, communities. In this article, we define CerBPPR through presenting a project centering health knowledge storytelling, detailing the ceremonial protocols practices interwoven throughout process—from design development data collection dissemination. Through examination of...
This study examines a historical trauma theory-informed framework to remember Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and/or māhū (LGBTQM) experiences of colonization in Hawai`i. people LGBTQM face health issues disproportionately when compared with racial ethnic minorities Hawai’i, the United States as whole. Applying learnings from theorists, risks are examined social community-level responses colonial oppressions. Through crossover implementation...
Poetry is an ideal tool to convey participant voices in social research as it compresses the meaning and essence of narratives through using evocative sensory words that illuminate nuances lived experience. Expressive poetics emerging arts-based method facilitates a multi-sensory relational analytical process. In this article, authors describe illustrate adapted expressive highlighting experiences Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, transgender, or queer (2SLGBTQ) Indigenous youth participated...
Youth obesity has increased dramatically in the United States, disproportionally affecting Hawaiian populations. The primary research objective was to describe influence of parent and friends on dietary, physical activity, sedentary behaviors Pacific Islander high school students. Data were collected from classrooms within a private island Oahu. Participants adolescents attending Hawaii. Participating completed questionnaire, followed by corresponding focus group; specifically reporting...
As a first-year doctoral student in my first quarter, I expected to be challenged, not rocked core. entered the program with what would have described as strong, salient, and clear understanding of who am how move world. At end year, can say conviction that more learn. There were four critical moments shifted/altered/jolted learning forward. This article is structured around each these an exploration themes questions emerged.
The Ang Pagtanom og Binhi Project is a University–Community partnership and community-based participatory research project exploring the health benefits of food sovereignty practices in Philippines. In late 2021, midst data collection, Super Typhoon Odette made landfall Philippines causing massive environmental structural devastation. aftermath storm, community partners members team United States shared photos, texts, updates. These messages included descriptions damage caused by storm...
Performance methodologies take many forms—performative writing, poetic transcription, and co-performative witnessing, to name only a few—and can be both process product, differentiating unifying group between across differences. As social work researcher committed decolonial, liberatory that make bring meaning the communities I with, performance fill gap other qualitative research methods begin approach. This project is an exploration in Critical Suicidology through lens of research, with...
Community based participatory research and attention to cultural resilience is recommended in HIV prevention with Indigenous communities. This paper presents qualitative findings from evaluation of a culture-centered curriculum for youth that was developed using community approach. Specifically, the authors focus on descriptions enculturation factors after participating curriculum. Thematic analysis in-depth interviews 23 participants yields three salient themes associated including:...
This paper presents findings from an alcohol and other drug use (AOD) HIV risk needs assessment of 20 "Mexican American Indian" adults in two urban areas the United States who currently or previously participated Danza Mexica Indigenous cultural/ceremonial dance form. Findings describe community perceptions AOD knowledge, stigma, risk. The majority participants identified more than half perceived to be significant health concerns. Importantly, also described specific teachings practices...
Background and Purpose: The prevalence of youth obesity has increased dramatically in the United States, becoming a severe concern Hawai`i disproportionally impacting Filipino youth. main study objective was to describe influence parents friends on adolescents’ dietary, physical activity, sedentary behaviors. Methods: We collected quantitative qualitative data from two classrooms Hawai`i, ethnic minority adolescents (N=42; 11th 12th graders) their (N=31). Participating were 86% female with...