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Overview

Kathryn L. Braun is affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focused on social sciences, health professions, and medicine. Within these broad fields, their work addresses areas such as general health professions, public health including environmental and occupational health, neuropsychology and physiological psychology, and demography.

The scientist has contributed to topics including health disparities and outcomes, aging and gerontology research, health policy implementation science, community health and development, geriatric care and nursing homes, social sciences research, and issues related to obesity, physical activity, and diet.

Among frequent coauthors collaborating with Kathryn L. Braun are:

  • Noreen Mokuau
  • S. Kukunaokalā Yoshimoto
  • Linda Burhansstipanov
  • Shelley Muneoka
  • Rachel L. Burrage

Common venues for their publications include:

  • Innovation in Aging
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Frontiers in Public Health
  • PubMed
  • Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Kathryn L. Braun encompass a variety of topics and publication venues, such as:

  • A Review of Promising Multicomponent Environmental Child Obesity Prevention Intervention Strategies by the Children's Healthy Living Program., 2024, PubMed
  • Effectiveness of mHealth Interventions for Improving Contraceptive Use in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review, 2020, Global Health Science and Practice
  • University of Hawai'i Cancer Center Connection: The Pacific Way to Child Wellness: The Children's Healthy Living Program for Remote Underserved Minority Populations of the Pacific Region (CHL)., 2024, PubMed
  • A Resilience Model of Adult Native Hawaiian Health Utilizing a Newly Multi-Dimensional Scale, 2020, Behavioral Medicine
  • Community Engagement Practices at Research Centers in U.S. Minority Institutions: Priority Populations and Innovative Approaches to Advancing Health Disparities Research, 2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Kathryn L. Braun has also contributed to book publications with the University of Hawaii Press, including works titled Ka Māno Wai published in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Low Health Literacy, Limited English Proficiency, and Health Status in Asians, Latinos, and Other Racial/Ethnic Groups in California

    Tetine Sentell;Kathryn L. Braun

  • Asian and Pacific Islander Cultural Values: Considerations for Health Care Decision Making.

    Linda A. McLaughlin;Kathryn L. Braun

  • Fathers' thoughts on breastfeeding and implications for a theory-based intervention.

    Kristen Mitchell‐Box;Kathryn L. Braun

  • Perceptions of Dementia, Caregiving, and Help Seeking among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans

    Kathryn L. Braun;Colette V. Browne

  • The Effectiveness of Dance Interventions to Improve Older Adults' Health: A Systematic Literature Review

    Phoebe Woei-Ni Hwang;Kathryn L Braun

  • Death and dying in four Asian American cultures: a descriptive study.

    K L Braun;R Nichols

  • Research on Indigenous Elders: From Positivistic to Decolonizing Methodologies

    Kathryn L Braun;Colette V Browne;Colette V Browne;Lana Sue Ka'opua;Lana Sue Ka'opua;Bum Jung Kim;Bum Jung Kim

  • Globalization, Women's Migration, and the Long-Term-Care Workforce

    Colette V. Browne;Kathryn L. Braun

  • Cancer Patient Navigator Tasks across the Cancer Care Continuum

    Kathryn L Braun;Marjorie Kagawa-Singer;Alan E C Holden;Linda Burhansstipanov

  • Cultural issues in end-of-life decision making

    Kathryn Braun;James H. Pietsch;Patricia L. Blanchette

  • Risk factors for the development of PTSD and depression among child and adolescent victims following a 7.4 magnitude earthquake.

    Aysel Ekşi;Kathryn L. Braun;Hayriye Ertem-Vehid;Gulcan Peykerli

  • Low health literacy and cancer screening among Chinese Americans in California: a cross-sectional analysis

    Tetine L Sentell;Janice Y Tsoh;Terry Davis;James Davis

  • The influence of community and individual health literacy on self-reported health status.

    Tetine Sentell;Wei Zhang;James Davis;Kathleen Kromer Baker

  • Longevity disparities in multiethnic Hawaii: an analysis of 2000 life tables.

    Chai Bin Park;Kathryn L. Braun;Brian Y. Horiuchi;Caryn Tottori

  • Testing a culturally appropriate, theory-based intervention to improve colorectal cancer screening among native Hawaiians

    Kathryn L Braun;Megan Fong;Momi E Kaanoi;Martina L Kamaka

  • Supports and Obstacles to Cancer Survival for Hawaii's Native People

    Kathryn L. Braun;Noreen Mokuau;G. Haunani Hunt;Momi Kaanoi

  • Low health literacy and poor health status in Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Hawai'i.

    Tetine Sentell;Kay Kromer Baker;Alvin Onaka;Kathryn Braun

  • Impact of Male-Partner-Focused Interventions on Breastfeeding Initiation, Exclusivity, and Continuation:

    Kristen M. Mitchell-Box;Kathryn L. Braun

  • Colorectal Cancer Screening: Low Health Literacy and Limited English Proficiency Among Asians and Whites in California

    Tetine Sentell;Kathryn L. Braun;James Davis;Terry Davis

  • Improving Native Hawaiian Health Through Community-Based Participatory Research

    Megan Fong;Kathryn L. Braun;JoAnn Umilani Tsark

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudio R. Nigg
Claudio R. Nigg University of Bern
Lynne R. Wilkens
Lynne R. Wilkens University of Hawaii at Manoa
Daniela B. Friedman
Daniela B. Friedman University of South Carolina
Beti Thompson
Beti Thompson Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Grace X. Ma
Grace X. Ma Temple University
Dongmei Li
Dongmei Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Marcia G. Ory
Marcia G. Ory Texas A&M University
Isabel C. Scarinci
Isabel C. Scarinci University of Alabama at Birmingham
Kasisomayajula Viswanath
Kasisomayajula Viswanath Harvard University

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