Dr. Scott K. Okamoto received his MSW from San Jose State University and a PhD in Social Welfare from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He is a Professor (Researcher) at the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center and an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Psychiatry, Research Division, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. His research focuses on the social determinants of health and on developing evidence-based prevention interventions with indigenous and underserved communities.