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Nia Aitaoto
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18 h-index
52 pubs
842 cited
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Nia Aitaoto's research focuses on addressing health disparities within Pacific Islander communities, with a significant emphasis on cancer prevention and control. Her work involves developing culturally tailored programs and engaging communities in research processes. Aitaoto has investigated non-communicable diseases, including type 2 diabetes, and their risk factors in territories like American Samoa, employing a systems perspective. She has also explored mental illness stigma among Pacific Islanders and contributed to understanding health challenges faced by Asian American populations during the COVID-19 pandemic and periods of increased racism. Aitaoto's scholarship includes building local capacity for health research and programming within these communities, aiming to integrate scientific methods with community knowledge.
Metrics
- h-index: 18
- Publications: 52
- Citations: 842
Selected Publications
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Insights on wellbeing and society from a Taulasea/traditional healer perspective (2025)
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Fanau Manuia programme: key findings from a co-design process using a Pacific family-based approach to address pre-diabetes risk among Pacific children, New Zealand (2025)
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Best Practices for Community-Engaged Research with Pacific Islander Communities in the US and USAPI: A Scoping Review (2019)
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Design of a comparative effectiveness randomized controlled trial testing a faith-based Diabetes Prevention Program (WORD DPP) vs. a Pacific culturally adapted Diabetes Prevention Program (PILI DPP) for Marshallese in the United States (2018)
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Factors Inhibiting Physical Activity as Treatment for Diabetic Chuukese in Chuuk and Hawai'i. (2017)
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Cultural Adaptation of Diabetes Self-Management Education for Marshallese Residing in the United States: Lessons Learned in Curriculum Development (2017)
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Leveraging community-based participatory research capacity to recruit Pacific Islanders into a genetics study (2017)
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Engagement practices that join scientific methods with community wisdom: designing a patient‐centered, randomized control trial with a Pacific Islander community (2016)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Pearl A. McElfish
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
5 shared publications
In database
- Best Practices for Community-Engaged Research with Pacific Islander Communities in the US and USAPI: A Scoping Review
- Engagement practices that join scientific methods with community wisdom: designing a patient‐centered, randomized control trial with a Pacific Islander community
- Cultural Adaptation of Diabetes Self-Management Education for Marshallese Residing in the United States: Lessons Learned in Curriculum Development
- Leveraging community-based participatory research capacity to recruit Pacific Islanders into a genetics study
- Design of a comparative effectiveness randomized controlled trial testing a faith-based Diabetes Prevention Program (WORD DPP) vs. a Pacific culturally adapted Diabetes Prevention Program (PILI DPP) for Marshallese in the United States
Karen Hye‐cheon Kim Yeary
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (US)
4 shared publications
- Best Practices for Community-Engaged Research with Pacific Islander Communities in the US and USAPI: A Scoping Review
- Engagement practices that join scientific methods with community wisdom: designing a patient‐centered, randomized control trial with a Pacific Islander community
- Cultural Adaptation of Diabetes Self-Management Education for Marshallese Residing in the United States: Lessons Learned in Curriculum Development
- Design of a comparative effectiveness randomized controlled trial testing a faith-based Diabetes Prevention Program (WORD DPP) vs. a Pacific culturally adapted Diabetes Prevention Program (PILI DPP) for Marshallese in the United States
Britni L. Ayers
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
3 shared publications
In database
- Best Practices for Community-Engaged Research with Pacific Islander Communities in the US and USAPI: A Scoping Review
- Leveraging community-based participatory research capacity to recruit Pacific Islanders into a genetics study
- Design of a comparative effectiveness randomized controlled trial testing a faith-based Diabetes Prevention Program (WORD DPP) vs. a Pacific culturally adapted Diabetes Prevention Program (PILI DPP) for Marshallese in the United States
Sheldon Riklon
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
3 shared publications
In database
- Cultural Adaptation of Diabetes Self-Management Education for Marshallese Residing in the United States: Lessons Learned in Curriculum Development
- Leveraging community-based participatory research capacity to recruit Pacific Islanders into a genetics study
- Design of a comparative effectiveness randomized controlled trial testing a faith-based Diabetes Prevention Program (WORD DPP) vs. a Pacific culturally adapted Diabetes Prevention Program (PILI DPP) for Marshallese in the United States
Peter Goulden
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
2 shared publications
- Engagement practices that join scientific methods with community wisdom: designing a patient‐centered, randomized control trial with a Pacific Islander community
- Cultural Adaptation of Diabetes Self-Management Education for Marshallese Residing in the United States: Lessons Learned in Curriculum Development
Zoran Bursac
University of Tennessee Health Science Center (US)
2 shared publications
- Engagement practices that join scientific methods with community wisdom: designing a patient‐centered, randomized control trial with a Pacific Islander community
- Design of a comparative effectiveness randomized controlled trial testing a faith-based Diabetes Prevention Program (WORD DPP) vs. a Pacific culturally adapted Diabetes Prevention Program (PILI DPP) for Marshallese in the United States
Jonell Hudson
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Engagement practices that join scientific methods with community wisdom: designing a patient‐centered, randomized control trial with a Pacific Islander community
- Cultural Adaptation of Diabetes Self-Management Education for Marshallese Residing in the United States: Lessons Learned in Curriculum Development
Rachel S. Purvis
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
2 shared publications
In database
- Best Practices for Community-Engaged Research with Pacific Islander Communities in the US and USAPI: A Scoping Review
- Engagement practices that join scientific methods with community wisdom: designing a patient‐centered, randomized control trial with a Pacific Islander community
Christopher R. Long
2 shared publications
- Leveraging community-based participatory research capacity to recruit Pacific Islanders into a genetics study
- Design of a comparative effectiveness randomized controlled trial testing a faith-based Diabetes Prevention Program (WORD DPP) vs. a Pacific culturally adapted Diabetes Prevention Program (PILI DPP) for Marshallese in the United States
Ralph Wilmoth
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Leveraging community-based participatory research capacity to recruit Pacific Islanders into a genetics study
- Design of a comparative effectiveness randomized controlled trial testing a faith-based Diabetes Prevention Program (WORD DPP) vs. a Pacific culturally adapted Diabetes Prevention Program (PILI DPP) for Marshallese in the United States
Williamina Ioanna Bing
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Cultural Adaptation of Diabetes Self-Management Education for Marshallese Residing in the United States: Lessons Learned in Curriculum Development
- Design of a comparative effectiveness randomized controlled trial testing a faith-based Diabetes Prevention Program (WORD DPP) vs. a Pacific culturally adapted Diabetes Prevention Program (PILI DPP) for Marshallese in the United States
Ridvan Firestone
Massey University (NZ)
2 shared publications
- Insights on wellbeing and society from a Taulasea/traditional healer perspective
- Fanau Manuia programme: key findings from a co-design process using a Pacific family-based approach to address pre-diabetes risk among Pacific children, New Zealand
Layla Latu
Massey University (NZ)
2 shared publications
- Insights on wellbeing and society from a Taulasea/traditional healer perspective
- Fanau Manuia programme: key findings from a co-design process using a Pacific family-based approach to address pre-diabetes risk among Pacific children, New Zealand
Peter O. Kohler
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
1 shared publication
- Engagement practices that join scientific methods with community wisdom: designing a patient‐centered, randomized control trial with a Pacific Islander community
Marie‐Rachelle Narcisse
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
1 shared publication
In database
- Leveraging community-based participatory research capacity to recruit Pacific Islanders into a genetics study
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