About me
Scott K. Okamoto, PhD, LSW, is a Researcher/Professor in the Population Sciences in the Pacific Program at the University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Dr. Okamoto’s research focuses on the social determinants of health and on developing evidence-based prevention interventions with Indigenous, rural, and underserved communities. He currently serves as the Principal Investigator on a NIH/NIDA-funded, community-based study focused on the development and evaluation of an e-cigarette prevention intervention for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander youth on Hawai‘i Island. He has also served as a Co-Investigator on related NIH-funded projects focused on the implementation and adaptation of substance use prevention with Indigenous communities across the United States Affiliated Pacific Islands and Southwestern U.S. He has clinical practice experience working with youth and families in residential and shelter-based settings in Hawai‘i and California.
