Nia Aitaoto

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Researcher

University of Arkansas

Faculty Researcher

18 h-index 52 pubs 842 cited

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Biomedical Subjects

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Nia Aitaoto's research focuses on understanding health disparities and needs within specific ethnic and cultural groups, particularly Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations. Her work has investigated the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and substance use patterns of these communities, as well as issues related to vaccine hesitancy and mental health. Aitaoto also examines sociocultural influences on health behaviors, such as dietary patterns among women at risk for endometrial cancer, and explores the risk factors for conditions like prediabetes in pediatric populations. With 52 publications and an h-index of 18, her scholarship contributes to the fields of public health, behavioral science, and health services research, addressing the unique health challenges faced by minority populations in the United States.

Metrics

h-index: 18
Publications: 52
Citations: 842

Selected Publications

Insights on wellbeing and society from a Taulasea/traditional healer perspective (2025)

Kōtuitui New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
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)

BMJ Public Health DOI OpenAlex
Best Practices for Community-Engaged Research with Pacific Islander Communities in the US and USAPI: A Scoping Review (2019)

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 53 citations DOI OpenAlex
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)

Medicine 19 citations DOI OpenAlex
Factors Inhibiting Physical Activity as Treatment for Diabetic Chuukese in Chuuk and Hawai'i. (2017)

PubMed 5 citations OpenAlex
Cultural Adaptation of Diabetes Self-Management Education for Marshallese Residing in the United States: Lessons Learned in Curriculum Development (2017)

Progress in community health partnerships 37 citations DOI OpenAlex
Leveraging community-based participatory research capacity to recruit Pacific Islanders into a genetics study (2017)

Journal of Community Genetics 30 citations DOI OpenAlex
Engagement practices that join scientific methods with community wisdom: designing a patient‐centered, randomized control trial with a Pacific Islander community (2016)

Nursing Inquiry 41 citations DOI OpenAlex