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CSDC Professional & Support Staff

 

 

Kathrine Fast, Ph.D.

Alan Hawk, M.D.

James "Russ" Henrie, Ph.D.

Patrick Jichaku, Ph.D.

Ava Kadohiro, B.S.

Somphone Khen, Psy.D.

Nicole "Nikki" Moravec, Psy.D.

Alvin E. Murphy Jr., M.D. 

Linda Nahulu, M.D.

Allyson M. Tanouye, Ph.D.

Joan Ukishima, M.Ed.

 

 

© UHM CSDC

Updated:  April 2013

 

 

CSDC services are provided by well-trained professionals in various areas.  The center is staffed by licensed psychologists, psychiatrists, post-doctoral level counselors, and testing specialists, as well as pre-doctoral intern and practicum counselors.  Furthermore, the center's administration is managed by a receptionist and student assistants.

 

Kathrine Fast, Ph.D.

Position:  Staff Counselor

Education:  Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from University of Hawai
‘i at Mānoa, 2010;
M.A. in Clinical Psychology at University of
Hawai‘i at Mānoa, 2003.

Worked at CSDC since:  2007
 

Professional Interests:  Cognitive Behavior Therapy, stress management and promotion of self-care, grief and bereavement, adjustment to health related conditions, culturally sensitive counseling, women's issues, LGBTI issues, non-traditional students, outreach.

 

Alan Hawk, M.D.

Position:  Psychiatrist

Education:  M.D. from Harvard University, 1968.

Worked at CSDC since:  2002

Professional Interests:  Cross-cultural psychology; treatment of depression.

 

James "Russ" Henrie, Ph.D.

Position:  Licensed Psychologist; Coordinator of Clinical Services; Coordinator of Group Counseling Program

Education:  Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Utah, 1985.

Worked at CSDC since:  1989

Professional Interests:  Individual, group, and couple/family counseling and psychotherapy. Career and life planning. Integration of whole person health and wellness models, with a variety of change
approaches, including current psychotherapies, traditional healing and helping traditions (e.g., story teller, shaman, midwife, etc.), family systems/strategic interventions, and therapeutic
wilderness experience. Other practical and research interests include training and supervision, group change approaches across cultures, multicultural issues in group therapy, values issues in psychology, integration of personal and professional ethics, sustainable future, ecopsychology, and the psychology of the wilderness.

Personal Statement:  "We are extraordinary beings living in an extraordinary world. We can all be really good to each other as we celebrate being alive in our own ways. Besides working with students at UH, I love music (Martin Pahinui, Haunani Apoliona, Stephen Inglis, Judy Mowatt, Jerry Garcia, etc.), backpacking the wild places of the islands, and surfing Paumalu."

 

Patrick Jichaku, Ph.D.

Position:  Licensed Psychologist; Coordinator of Training

Education:  Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Minnesota, 1994;
M.A. in Clinical Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, 1987;
B.A. at the University of Hawai
i at Mānoa, 1981.

Worked at CSDC since:  2009

Professional Interests:  Individual, group, and couple & family counseling and psychotherapy, crisis counseling, mindfulness meditation and its psychological applications, person-centered cultural psychology, personality assessment.

 

Ava Kadohiro, B.S.

Position:  Student Services Specialist

Education:  B.S. from University of Hawai
i at Mānoa.

Worked at CSDC since:  2001
 

Somphone Khen, Psy.D.

Position:  Licensed Psychologist; Coordinator of Assessment Services; Coordinator of Assessment Practicum

Education:  Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from Pacific University School of Professional Psychology, 2008;
B.S. from Brown University, 1999.

Worked at CSDC since:  2006

Professional Interests:  Multicultural counseling, Brief Psychodynamic/Interpersonal therapy, Gestalt therapy, couples and group therapy, women's issues, racial/ethnic identity development, acculturation and bi-cultural issues, LGBTI issues, LD/ADHD assessment and psychological testing, career counseling, and training/supervision.

 

Nicole "Nikki" Moravec, Psy.D.

Position:  Licensed Psychologist

Education:  Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from Argosy University, Hawai
‘i, 2010;
M.A. in Integral Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies, 2003;
B.A. in Psychology from the University of California at Santa Cruz, 1995.

Worked at CSDC since:  2009

Professional Interests:  Humanistic and Emotion Focused approaches in therapy, Women's Issues, Disordered Eating, individual, couples, and group therapy.

 

Alvin E. Murphy Jr., M.D.

Position:  Psychiatrist

Education:  A. B. from Harvard College, Cambridge, MA, 1957;
M.D. from University of Florida, Gainesville, 1963.

Psychiatry Training:  Boston State Hospital, 1967-1968; Boston Veterans Administration Hospital, 1968-1970; Massachusetts General Hospital, 1969-1970 (child).

Military experience:  Intern Chelsea Naval Hospital, 1963-1964; General Medical Officer Barbers Point NAS, Hawai
i 1964-1967.

Worked at CSDC since:  June 2008

Professional Interests:  Depression, psychopharmacology, computers in Psychiatry, voice recognition, Linux.

Personal Statement:  "Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit."

 

 

Linda Nahulu, M.D.

 

Position:  Psychiatrist

Education:  M.D. from University of Hawai
i at Mānoa, JABSOM, 1987.

Worked at CSDC since:  2009

Professional Interests:  Native Hawaiian Mental Health, Suicide, Suicidal-Related Behaviors and Prevention relating to Indigenous Pacific Islander in the United States.


Allyson M. Tanouye, Ph.D.

Position:  Licensed Psychologist; Center Director; CIR coordinator

Education:  Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia, 1990;
M.Ed. in Counselor Education from the University of Hawai
i at Mānoa;
B.S. in Human Development from the University of Hawai
i at Mānoa.

Worked at CSDC since:  1991

Professional Interests:  Training and supervision, multicultural diversity, career life development, and self-esteem in women.

 

Joan Ukishima, M.Ed.

Position:  Test Program Coordinator

Education:  M.Ed. in Counselor Education from the University of Hawai
i at Mānoa, 1988.

Worked at CSDC since:  1988

Professional Interests:  Career and psychological testing, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Testing and Type Dynamics, and counseling and multicultural diversity in our local culture.

Personal Statement:  "Lucky I live Hawai
i! I enjoy being a part of the University of Hawaii Student Services mission and team promoting the spirit of 'lokahi' (unity) and 'kokua' (help)."