Institution

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Based in

United States , Honolulu

Languages

English French

Short Bio

Trained in both life-course and environmental epidemiology, I have worked across the globe investigating and addressing systems and structures that contribute to positive and negative health outcomes. I have done extensive work globally on health systems and quality of care, especially in the field of maternal and child health. My work in Hawaiʻi, and globally, has involved close collaborations with governmental agencies, health service providers, and community-based organizations. I am particularly interested in the health effects of pivotal reproductive health milestones, in both men and women, across the life course. I have investigated age at first birth, lifetime childbirths, age and type of menopause and their associations with indicators of disablement. I also work in environmental health, especially related to marine pollution, food security, envenomation. My work in environmental health has brought me to the Canadian Arctic, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Bermuda, the Republic of the Philippines, and Colombia. I have active projects in Hawaiʻi on Oceans and Human Health and the 2021 Red Hill Jet Fuel spill. I am the Scientific Director of the Thompson School Registry Hub, which provides technical assistance to the Red Hill Independent Registry.

Other Expertise

One Health Food and Nutrition Security Epidemiology