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Angela Sy, Assistant Professor  

Angela Sy, DrPH
Assistant Professor, Social & Behavioral Health Sciences

1960 East West Road, Biomed D104D
Honolulu, HI 96822

email: sya@hawaii.edu
phone: (808) 956-8711
fax: (808) 956-5818

Academic Degrees
DrPH (Public Health), University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
MPH (Public Health), University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
BS (Combined Sciences-Biology), Santa Clara University

Awards/Honors

Summer Research Career Development Institute in Minority Health and Health Disparities Scholar, University of Pittsburgh, National Center of Minority Health & Health Disparities, 2005
Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Caucus award to attend American Public Health Association conference, 2004

Research Interests (past and current)

Health disparities: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Youth smoking prevention
Community based participatory research
Health promotion program evaluation

Current Research Grants
Hui Malama o ke Kai. After school youth risk prevention program in Waimanalo, Asian/Pacific Islander Youth Violence Prevention Center, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

Courses Taught
PH 681 Environmental Determinants of Health
Cardiovascular Epidemiology Seminar: Youth Cardiovascular Health Promotion

Selected Publications
Sy, AU & Glanz, K. Factors Influencing Teachers' Implementation of an Innovative Tobacco Prevention Curriculum for Multiethnic Youth: Project SPLASH. Journal of School Health. In press.

Crump, C & Sy, A. Local Fitness and Nutrition Council Manual: Guide for Community Action 2000: Physical Activity and Nutrition Unit, Health Promotion Branch, Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Section, Division

 

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