Munirih R. Taafaki, MS, CCRP
Junior Specialist and Graduate Program Administrator
Office: MEB 411 B
mtaafaki@hawaii.edu
(808) 692-1812
Degree:
MS in Clinical and Translational Research, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
Research Focus
Cultural competence in biomedical research, clinical trials, research bioethics, human study participant protection, regulatory knowledge.
Publications
- Kamaka ML, Carpenter DL, Taafaki MR, Kaulukukui MC. Adapting a Medical Education Cultural Competency Curriculum for Clinical Researchers. In: Garvey, G. (eds) Indigenous and Tribal Peoples and Cancer. Springer, Cham. 2024 Aug 31.
- Taira DA, Ranken MS, Seto BK, Davis J, Hermosura AH, Porter C, Sentell TL, Taafaki M, Takata J, Tengan K, Trinacty CM, Seto TB. Representation of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Individuals in Clinical Trials. JAMA network open. 2024 Oct 29;7(10):e2442204. DOI: 1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.42204 PMID: 39470635; PMCID: PMC11522938.
- Taafaki MR, Taira D, Braun KL. Scoping Review of Interventional Studies in Chronic Disease for Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Filipino Populations in the United States. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2023 Oct;82(10 Suppl 1):58-66. PMID: 37901666; PMCID: PMC10612424.
- Willingham ML Jr, Sy A, Taafaki MR, Bodnar R, Diaz TP, Somera LP, Porte CL, Ceria-Ulep CD, Pingul A, Bissell J, Cassel KD. Utilizing Filipino key informants to guide community outreach for cancer prevention in Hawai'i. Public Health Nurs. 2023 Nov-Dec;40(6):836-843. DOI: 10.1111/phn.13234. Epub 2023 Aug 2. PMID: 37530122; PMCID: PMC11115969.
- Taafaki MR, Brown AC, Cassel KD, Chen JJ, Lim E, Paulino YC. Knowledge and Attitudes of Guam Residents towards Cancer Clinical Trial Participation. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Nov 29;19(23):15917. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192315917. PMID: 36497991; PMCID: PMC9736365.
- Bodnar R, Willingham M, Aguirre C, Sy A, Taafaki M, Cassel K. (2022). Hawaiʻi Cancer and Health Disparities Report. AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report.
