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 M, Carpenter D, Taafaki MR, Kaulukukui M. (2024). Adapting a Medical Education Cultural Competency Curriculum for Clinical Researchers. Indigenous and Tribal Peoples and Cancer. Springer Cham. Ch. 19.
- 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.
