Faculty Information
The Bell Curve: What happens when patients find out how good their doctors really are? by Atul Gawande, The New Yorker (December 6, 2004).

Core Disciplines and Faculty
Interdisciplinary Faculty and Staff List (2007-2008) - This is a current list of the Hawaii MCH LEND Program's faculty and staff.

Core Disciplines

Audiology	Yusnita Weirather, MA, CCC-A, Charge Audiologist
Dentistry	Mark Greer, MPH, DDS, Chief, State Department of Health-Dental Division; and David Sumikawa, MS, DDS, Pediatric Dentistry, private practice
Families	Leolinda Parlin, BA, Family Voices Health Administration Jean Johnson, DrPH, Assistant Professor Center on Disability Studies, Interim Director Center on Disability Studies (eff. August 1, 2004)
Nursing	Alice M. Tse, PhD, APRN, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Nursing
Nutrition	Carol Waslien, PhD, Professor of Public Health Sciences and Epidemiology
Occupational Therapy	Lucille Lew, MS, OTR, Occupational Therapist III
Pediatrics	Louise K. Iwaishi, MD and Jeffrey K. Okamoto, MD
Physical Therapy	Kathy Ratliffe, PhD, PT, Project Director Center on Disability Studies
Psychology	Melinda Kohr, PhD, Faculty- Argosy University and Clinical Psychologist
Social Work	Ron Matayoshi, MSW, LSW, ACSW, Director of Practicum, School of Social Work
Speech Pathology	Margaret Wada, MS, CCC-SLP, Early Childhood Services, 0-3 Hawai‘i

Expanded Disciplines

Assistive Technology	Jim Skouge, EdD, Assistant Professor of Special Education
Dental Hygiene	Julee Omori, MPH, RDH, Instructor of Dental Hygiene
Disability Studies	Norma Jean Stodden, PhD, Assistant Professor
Law	Tina Tamai, RDH, MPH, JD, Health Educator
Political Science	Garrett Toguchi, MA, Board of Education member
Public Health	Tina Tamai, RDH, MPH, JD; and Ruth Ota, RN, MPH, Chief-Public Health Nursing Branch, State Department of Health
Special Education	Norma Jean Stodden, PhD, Assistant Professor; and Jim Skouge, EdD, Assistant Professor of Special Education