Nia Aitaoto MPH, MS, PhD

Dr. Aitaoto is a community-base researcher with affiliation with the University of Hawaii JABSOM (RMATRIX) and the University of Iowa (College of Public Health). She is a principal investigator of several research studies in Hawaii and the Pacific. She is also the advisor of two regional coalitions, the Faith in Action Research and Resource Alliance (FARRA) and the Pacific Partnership for Tobacco-free islands (PPTFI). She has over 15 years of experience in the health and education field focusing on cancer, diabetes, cultural competency assessment and support to ministries of health and community groups in Hawaii, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Republic of Belau and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.