Scott Okamoto, PhD, MSW
Professor at the University of Hawai'i Cancer Center
Scott K. Okamoto, PhD, MSW, 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 also has served as a Co-Investigator on related NIH-funded projects focused on the implementation and adaptation of substance use prevention in Indigenous communities in the Pacific region 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.
