Lana Kaʻopua, PhD, ACSW
Associate Professor
Henke Hall Rm. 117
E-mail: lskaopua@hawaii.edu
Curriculum Vitae 
Education
Ph.D., University of Hawai’i-Manoa, School of Social Work (2000)
M.S.W., University of Hawai’i-Manoa, School of Social Work (1980)
B.A., University of Hawai’i-Manoa, College of Arts and Sciences (1975)
Research Interest/Area:
Health/Mental Health Practice
Spiritually Sensitive Practice
Intervention Research
Culture and Health
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Peoples
Medically Underserved Women
Publications:
Summer 2008
Goodyear-Ka`opua JN, Ka‘opua LS. (2007)*. Weaving the Sails of Waka: Wahine Ma`oli Identity. Pacific Studies, 30, special issue Women Writing Oceania: Weaving the Sails of Waka (48-63).
*although published with 2007 date, this publication came out in Summer 2008
Ka‘opua LS (2008). Developing a culturally-responsive breast cancer screening promotion with Native Hawaiian women in churches. Health and Social Work, 33 (169-177)..
Ka‘opua LS, Mitschke DM, Kloezeman, KC (2008). Coping with breast cancer at the nexus of religiosity and Hawaiian culture: Perspectives of Native Hawaiian survivors and family members. Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work, 26 (275-95)..
(2003-05 only)
Ka`opua LS (2003). Training Community Practitioners in a Research Intervention: Practice Examples at the Intersection of Cancer, Western Science, and Native Hawaiian Healing. Cancer, Culture, and Literacy Supplement, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, 10 (5-12).
Ka`opua LS (2003). Book Review: Record Keeping in Psychotherapy & Counseling: Protecting Confidentiality and the Professional Relationship. NASW Mental Health Section Connection, July 2003 (7-8).
Gotay CC, Ka`opua LS (2003). Evaluating the Continuing Education Needs of Providers Associated with the Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program in Hawai`i, a technical report. Honolulu, HI: HI State Department of Health/Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program-HI.
Ka`opua LS (2004). Reducing Cancer Disparities with and for Native Hawaiians. Hawai`i Medical Journal, 63(7) (216-217).
Ka`opua LS. (2004). Book Review: Community-Based Participatory Research for Health (Minkler M, Wallerstein N, editors). Pacific Health Dialog, 11(2) (268-270).
Ka`opua, LS (2004) Book Review: Gender, Social Inequalities, and Aging. Journal of Women and Aging, 15 (97-99).
Ka`opua LS (2004). From the Editor. NASW Mental Health Section Connection, Spring 2004: 2, 16.
Ka`opua LS, Giddens B. (2004) ADHERE: A Practice Model for Enhancing Client Follow-Through with Recommended Treatments. NASW Mental Health Section Connection, Spring 2004: 3-7.
Ka`opua LS, Mitschke DB, Lono JK. (2004).Increasing participation in cancer research: Insights from Native Hawaiian women in medically underserved communities.Pacific Health Dialog, 11(2) (170-175).
Ka`opua LS & Mueller C.W.(2004). Treatment adherence among Native Hawaiians living with HIV, Social Work, 49 (55-64).
Ka`opua LS, Gotay, CC, Hannum, M., & Bunghanoy, G. (2005). Adaptation to long- term prostate cancer survival: The perspective of elderly, Asian/Pacific Islander wives, Health and Social Work, 30(2) (145-154).
Ka`opua LS (2005). Use of spiritually based resources by cancer survivors’ wives. NASW Mental Health Section Connection. (5-7).
Ka`opua LS (2005). From the Editor. NASW Mental Health Section Connection (2).
Upcoming Publications
Ka`opua LS, Anngela L. (in press). Culture, spirituality, and breast cancer screening: Experiences of Native Hawaiian women from medically underserved communities. Cancer Control Journal, Cancer, Culture, and Literacy Supplement.
Ka`opua LS, Gotay, CC, & Boehm PS. (in press). Spiritually based resources in adaptation to long- term prostate cancer survival: Perspectives of elderly wives, Health and Social Work.
Giddens B, Ka`opua LS (in press). Systems approaches to enhancing patient adherence. In WO Donohue & E Levensky (Eds.) Treatment adherence: A practitioner’s guide. Thousand Oaks, Ca.: Sage.
Current Research Grants and Contracts:
Hernandez BY, Ka‘opua, LS, Tofaeono Williams V. “Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and barriers to cervical cancer control in American Samoa”, Cancer Research Center of HI, B Hernandez & LS Kaopua, Principal Invesitgators, V.Tofaeono Williams, Co-PI (Aug 2008-Aug 2009).
Ka`opua LS. “Exploring the Feasibility of a Faith-Based Ha`imo`olelo Intervention to Increase Breast Cancer Screening among Older, Native Hawaiian Women”, the National Cancer Institute.
Ka`opua LS. “Training Cancer Survivor Role Models to Deliver a Culturally Tailored Breast Health Intervention Promoted through Hawaiian Churches”, Susan G. Komen Foundation – HI Affiliate.
Ka`opua LS. “Technical Assistance to Develop Cancer Prevention and Control Infrastructure in 6 Pacific Island Jurisdictions”, the Centers for Disease Control.
Service:
National Association of Social Workers: Mental Health Specialty Practice Section, WA, DC.
National Association of Social Workers – HI Chapter, Board Member-At-Large.
Native Hawaiian Institutional Review Board.
Scientific and Professional Honors:
Rising Star Award, NCI Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (2004).
NASW Outstanding and Exemplary Dedication Award for service to HIV/AIDS Spectrum Committee (2005).
NASW Outstanding Service Award to NASW Specialty Practice Sections (2004).
Social Worker of the Year in Training and Education, NASW – HI Chapter (1993).
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