Vanessa Y. Hiratsuka

PhD MPH
co-Director of Research & Evaluation/Assistant Professor

Institution(s):

University of Alaska Anchorage

Methods

Community Engaged Research
Intervention Research
Mixed Methods

Disciplines

ELSI
Public Health
Translational Research

Areas of Expertise

Alaska Native/American Indian Health Research
community based participatory research
Intellectual Disability
Developmental Disabilities
health disparities

Publications

Precision medicine research with American Indian and Alaska Native communities: Results of a deliberative engagement with tribal leaders
Genetic research within Indigenous communities: Engagement opportunities and pathways forward
Advancing genomics to improve health equity
Use of cognitive interviews in the development of a survey assessing American Indian and Alaska Native adult perspectives on genetics and biological specimens

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