Dr. Riley holds a joint appointment with the Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Health Specialization at the Office of Public Health Studies and Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies at Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge. Her research interests include Indigenous restorative justice, policies supporting Indigenous wellbeing, and Indigenous nation building. Dr. Riley is especially interested in conducting research that will result in policy change through engaging with community. Her current research focuses on understanding Native Hawaiian historical trauma, identifying Indigenous models of restorative justice, and articulating the relationship between oceans and human health in Hawaiʻi through systems mapping.