Jane Chung-Do

Jane Chung-Do, DrPH, serves as Professor and Associate Chair of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, specializing in community-based participatory research to enhance youth and family wellness in rural and minority communities through culturally-grounded approaches.

Her academic credentials include:

• DrPH in Community-Based and Translational Research from University of Hawaii at Manoa
• MPH in Social and Behavioral Health Sciences from University of Hawaii at Manoa
• BA in Biology and Psychology from Gonzaga University

Dr. Chung-Do's research employs strength-based methodologies to address interpersonal youth violence, gender violence, school connectedness, suicide, and child abuse through primary prevention. As a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Interdisciplinary Research Leaders Fellow, she leads the MALAMA aquaponics project promoting healthy eating in Native Hawaiian communities and co-founded the Waimānalo Pono Research Hui for community-driven programming.

Her publication record (2015-2019) reveals consistent focus on culturally-grounded community health interventions, with recurrent themes in Native Hawaiian wellness, suicide prevention, and aquaponics-based dietary interventions – all executed through community-academic partnerships addressing health disparities.

Scientific recognition includes:

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Interdisciplinary Research Leaders Fellow

Dr. Chung-Do mentors students through PH 623 (Health Promotion Theory), PH 704 (Community-Based Participatory Research), and PH 771 (Teaching Practicum), with research supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Her MALAMA project and Waimānalo Pono Research Hui demonstrate deep community integration through backyard aquaponics programming and culturally-grounded research protocols developed with Native Hawaiian communities.