People – Center for Pacific Innovations, Knowledge and Opportunities (PIKO)

Administrative (ADMIN) Core

Joseph Keawe‘aimoku Kaholokula, PhD
Contact Multiple Principal Investigator and Core Director
John A. Burns School of Medicine, UHM

Neal A. Palafox, MD, MPH
Multiple Principal Investigator and Co-Director
John A. Burns School of Medicine, UHM

Claire Kendal-Wright, PhD
Program Director
Chaminade University of Honolulu

Richard Yanagihara, MD, MPH
Senior Advisor
John A. Burns School of Medicine, UHM

**Sheri Koike**
Program Administrator
John A. Burns School of Medicine, UHM
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**Mona-Ann Cardejon**
Program Administrator
John A. Burns School of Medicine, UHM
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**Robert Parke**
Communications Specialist
Information & Computer Sciences, UHM
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**Grace Matsuura, MS, MPH**
Program Navigator
John A. Burns School of Medicine, UHM
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**Bradley Jones, PhD**
Senior Technical Specialist
Pacific Biosciences Research Center, UHM
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Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) Core

Eunjung Lim, PhD
Core Director
Lead – Biostatistics and Research Design
John A. Burns School of Medicine, UHM

Rylan Chong, PhD
Associate Core Director
Lead – Data Science
Chaminade University of Honolulu

Kathryn Braun, DrPH
Lead – Qualitative and Mixed Methods
Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health, UHM

Deborah Taira, ScD
Lead – Economic Analysis
Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy, UH Hilo

Community Engagement & Outreach (CEO) Core

Deborah Goebert, DrPH
Core Director
John A. Burns School of Medicine, UHM

Sheri Daniels, EdD
Associate Core Director
Papa Ola Lokahi

**Rhea Jose**
Research Project Associate
John A. Burns School of Medicine, UHM
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Clinical Research and Regulatory Support (CRRS) Core

Cecilia M. Shikuma, MD
Core Director
John A. Burns School of Medicine, UHM

Todd Seto, MD
Associate Core Director
John A. Burns School of Medicine, UHM
Hospital Liaison – The Queen’s Medical Center

Venkataraman Balaraman, MBBS
Associate Regulatory Support Director
John A. Burns School of Medicine, UHM
Hospital Liaison – Hawaii Pacific Health/Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

Munirih R. Taafaki, MS, CCRP

Pilot Projects Program (PPP) Core

Scott K. Okamoto, PhD
Core Director
Hawaii Pacific University

Pallav Pokhrel, PhD
Associate Core Director
UH Cancer Center, UHM

**David Horgen**, **PhD**
Associate Core Director
Hawaii Pacific University

Claire Kendal-Wright, PhD
Chaminade Liaison
Chaminade University of Honolulu

**Alana Ducroix-Miyamoto**, **MEd**
PIKO Project Assistant
John A. Burns School of Medicine, UHM
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Dedra Buchwald, MD
Core Advisor
University of Washington

Professional Development (PD) Core

Kathryn Braun, DrPH
Core Director
Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health, UHM

**Merle Kataoka-Yahiro, DrPH, MS, APRN**
Associate Core Director
Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing, UHM

Dedra Buchwald, MD
Core Advisor
Washington State University

Tracking and Evaluation (TE) Core

Jonathan Baker, PhD
Core Director
Chaminade University of Honolulu

Angela Sy, DrPH
Associate Core Director
John A. Burns School of Medicine, UHM

Spero Manson, PhD
Core Advisor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus