Vanessa Hiratsuka, PhD, MPH

Dr. Vanessa Hiratsuka (Diné/Winnemem Wintu; she/her) is a Senior Researcher at Southcentral Foundation, in Anchorage, Alaska. Previously, Dr. Hiratsuka served as an Assistant Professor of clinical and translational research and co-director of research and evaluation at the University of Alaska Anchorage Center for Human Development. Her research interests include ethical, social, and legal implications of genomic research and precision medicine among Indigenous populations; evaluation of health interventions in public schools; and evaluation of health and training programs serving individuals experiencing intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Department Roles:

Senior Researcher

Southcentral Foundation

Research

PUBLICATIONS

A bibliography of my peer-reviewed publications is available at the following URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/vanessa.hiratsuka.1/bibliography/9544854/public/?sort=date&direction=des cending

Hiratsuka VY, Beans JA, Byars C, Yracheta J, Spicer PG. (2024). Use of Cognitive Interviews in the Development of a Survey Assessing American Indian and Alaska Native Adult Perspectives on Genetics and Biological Specimens. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2024; 21(9):1144. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21091144
Howell, B. M., Hiratsuka, V. Y., Worthington, A. K., & Redmond, L. C. (2024). Student experiences with an interprofessional hope-based healthy aging research project. Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2024.2362766
Mahanna, A., Howell, B. M., Worthington, A. K., Redmond, L. C., & Hiratsuka, V. Y. (2024). Fruit and vegetable intake, physical activity, and functional fitness among older adults in urban Alaska. International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 83(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2024.2359164
Madden, E. B., Hindorff, L. A., Bonham, V. L., Akintobi, T. H., Burchard, E. G., Baker, K. E., Begay, R. L., Carpten, J. D., Cox, N. J., Di Francesco, V., Dillard, D. A., Fletcher, F. E., Fullerton, S. M., Garrison, N. A., Hammack-Aviran, C. M., Hiratsuka, V. Y., Hildreth, J. E. K., Horowitz, C. R., Hughes Halbert, C. A., Inouye, M., … Green, E. D. (2024). Advancing genomics to improve health equity. Nature genetics, 10.1038/s41588-024-01711-z. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-024-01711-z
Koller, K. R., Nash, S. H., Beans, J. A., Day, G. M., Hiratsuka, V. Y., Lin, A. L., Narayanan, M., Patten, C. A., Hammock, S. A., Howard, B. V., & Umans, J. G. (2024). Evidence-based screening, clinical care and health education recommendations for Alaska Native peoples with prediabetes living in southcentral Alaska: findings from the Alaska EARTH follow-up study. International journal of circumpolar health, 83(1), 2343143. https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2024.2343143
Barton, K. S., Porter, K. M., Mai, T., Claw, K. G., Hiratsuka, V. Y., Carroll, S. R., Burke, W., & Garrison, N. A. (2024). Genetic Research within Indigenous Communities: Engagement Opportunities and Pathways Forward. Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics, 101158. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gim.2024.10115
Hiratsuka, V. Y., & Heath, K. (2024). “They come here for sanctuary”: educator perspectives on trauma engaged alternative education. Preventing School Failure: Alternative Education for Children and Youth, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1080/1045988X.2024.2327292
Garba, I., Sterling, R., Plevel, R., Carson, W., Cordova-Marks, F. M., Cummins, J., Curley, C., David-Chavez, D., Fernandez, A., Hiraldo, D., Hiratsuka, V., Hudson, M., Jager, M.B., Jennings, L.L., Martinez, A., Yracheta, J., Garrison, N.A., Carroll, S. R. (2023). Indigenous Peoples and research: self-determination in research governance. 8. doi:10.3389/frma.2023.1272318
Harvey, H., Reed, D, Parker, P., Ward, K., Baldwin, M., Hiratsuka, V. (2023). Parent views on the educational experience of students with Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: Advocacy, Inclusion, and collaboration, Children and Youth Services Review, Volume 155, 107192, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107192.
Smayda L, Day G, Redwood D, Beans JA, Hiratsuka VY, Nash SH, Koller KR. (2023) Cancer Screening Prevalence among
Participants in the Southcentral Alaska Education and Research towards Health (EARTH) Study at Baseline and Follow-Up. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(16):6596. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20166596
Rabang, Nathan J.; West, Amy E.; Kurtz, Eric; Warne, Jim; and Hiratsuka, Vanessa Y. (2023) Disability Decolonized: Indigenous Peoples Enacting Self-determination. Developmental Disabilities Network Journal: Vol. 3: Iss. 1, Article 11. Available at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/ddnj/vol3/iss1/11
Johnson-Jennings, M.D., Reid, M., Jiang, L., Huyser, K.R., Brega, A.G., Stiene, J.F., Manson, S.M., Chang, J., Fyfe-Johnson, A.L., Hiratsuka, V., Conway, C., O’Connell, J. (2023). American Indian Alaska Native (AIAN) adolescents and obesity: the influence of social determinants of health, mental health, and substance use. Int J Obes . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-022-01236-7
Carroll SR, Plevel R, Jennings LL, Garba I, Sterling R, Cordova-Marks FM, Hiratsuka V, Hudson M and Garrison NA (2022) Extending the CARE Principles from tribal research policies to benefit sharing in genomic research. Front. Genet. 13:1052620. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2022.1052620
Hiratsuka, V.Y., Reid, M., Chang, J. et al. Associations Between Rurality, pre-pregnancy Health Status, and Macrosomia in American Indian/Alaska Native Populations. Matern Child Health J (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-022-03536-w
McColl, E.R., Kwok, J., Benowitz, N.L., Patten, C.A., Hughes, C.A., Koller, K.R., Flanagan, C.A., Thomas, T.K., Hiratsuka, V.Y., Tyndale, R.F. and Piquette-Miller, M. (2022), The Effect of Tobacco Use on the Expression of Placental Transporters in Alaska Native Women. Clin Pharmacol Ther. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpt.2737
Beans, J. A., Trinidad, S. B., Blacksher, E., Hiratsuka, V. Y., Spicer, P., Woodahl, E. L., Boyer, B. B., Lewis Jr, C. M., Gaffney,
P. M., Garrison, N. A., & Burke, W. (2022). Communicating Precision Medicine Research: Multidisciplinary Teams and Diverse Communities. Public Health Genomics. https://doi.org/10.1159/000525684
Hiratsuka, V.Y. (2022), A Call for Solidarity in Bioethics: Confronting Anti-Black Racism Together. Hastings Center Report, 52: S89-S89. https://doi.org/10.1002/hast.1380
Goins, R., Conway, C., Reid, M., Jiang, L., Chang, J., Huyser, K., Brega, A., Steiner, J., Fyfe-Johnson, A., Johnson-Jennings, M., Hiratsuka, V., Monsoon, S., O’Connell, J. (2022). Social determinants of obesity in American Indian and Alaska Native peoples aged ≥ 50 years. Public Health Nutrition, 1-30. doi:10.1017/S1368980022000945
Fyfe-Johnson, A. L., Reid, M. M., Jiang, L., Chang, J. J., Huyser, K. R., Hiratsuka, V. Y., Johnson-Jennings, M. D., Conway,
C. M., Goins, T. R., Sinclair, K. A., Steiner, J. F., Brega, A. G., Manson, S. M., & O'Connell, J. (2022). Social Determinants of Health and Body Mass Index in American Indian/Alaska Native Children. Childhood obesity (Print), 10.1089/chi.2022.0012. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2022.0012
Burke, W., Beans, J.A., Cho, M.K., Garrison, N.A., Hiratsuka, V., Hopkins, S., Spicer, P.G., Tsosie, K.S., Woodahl, E.L., Yracheta, J.M., Thummel, K., Participants in the Strengthening Partnerships Meeting. (2022) Values and Practices to Strengthen Genetic Research Partnerships with Indigenous Communities. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action 16(4), 583-592. doi:10.1353/cpr.2022.0079.
Carroll, S. R., Garba, I., Plevel, R., Small-Rodriguez, D., Hiratsuka, V. Y., Hudson, M., & Garrison, N. A. (2022). Using Indigenous Standards to Implement the CARE Principles: Setting Expectations through Tribal Research Codes [Perspective]. Frontiers in Genetics, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2022.823309
Blacksher, E., Trinidad, S. B., Woodbury, R. B., Hopkins, S. E., Woodahl, E. L., Boyer, B. B., Burke, W., & Hiratsuka,
V. (2022). Tribal Deliberations about Precision Medicine Research: Addressing Diversity and Inequity in Democratic Deliberation Design and Evaluation. Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE, 15562646221081267. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/15562646221081267
Trinidad, S. B., Blacksher, E., Woodbury, R. B., Hopkins, S. E., Burke, W., Woodahl, E. L., Boyer, B. B., & Hiratsuka, V. Y. (2022). Precision medicine research with American Indian and Alaska Native communities: Results of a deliberative engagement with tribal leaders. Genetics in Medicine, 24(3), 622-630. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gim.2021.11.003
Blacksher, E., Hiratsuka, V. Y., Blanchard, J. W., Lund, J. R., Reedy, J., Beans, J. A., Saunkeah, B., Peercy, M., Byars, C., Yracheta, J., Tsosie, K. S., O'Leary, M., Ducheneaux, G., & Spicer, P. G. (2021). Deliberations with American Indian and Alaska Native People about the Ethics of Genomics: An Adapted Model of Deliberation Used with Three Tribal Communities in the United States. AJOB empirical bioethics, 12(3), 164–178. https://doi.org/10.1080/23294515.2021.1925775
Blanchard J & Hiratsuka V. (2021) Being in Good Community: Engagement in Support of Indigenous Sovereignty. The American Journal of Bioethics, 21:10, 54-56, DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2021.1965243
Saunkeah B, Beans JA, Peercy MT, Hiratsuka VY, Spicer P. Extending Research Protections to Tribal Communities.The American Journal of Bioethics (2021) Jan 15:1-13. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2020.1865477. PMID: 33449863.
Patten, C. A., Hiratsuka, V. Y., Nash, S. H., Day, G., Redwood, D. G., Beans, J. A., Howard, B. V., Umans, J. G., & Koller, K. R. (2021). Smoking Patterns Among Urban Alaska Native and American Indian Adults: The Alaska EARTH 10-Year Follow-up Study. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 24(6), 840-846. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntab245
Hiratsuka VY, Beans JA, Reedy J, Yracheta JM, Peercy MT, Saunkeah B, Woodbury RB, O'Leary M, Spicer PG. Fostering Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications Research in Tribal Communities: The Center for the Ethics of Indigenous Genomic Research. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. (2020) Oct;15(4):271-278. doi: 10.1177/1556264619872640. Epub 2019 Sep 9. PMID: 31496352; PMCID: PMC7061084.
Woodbury, R. B., Beans, J. A., Wark, K. A., Spicer, P., & Hiratsuka, V. Y. (2020). Community Perspectives on Communicating About Precision Medicine in an Alaska Native Tribal Health Care System. Frontiers in communication, 5, 70. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2020.00070
Blanchard, J., Hiratsuka, V., Beans, J. A., Lund, J., Saunkeah, B., Yracheta, J., Woodbury, R., Blacksher, E., Peercy, M., Ketchum, S., Byers, C., Spicer, P. (2020). Power Sharing, Capacity Building, and Evolving Roles in ELSI: The Center for the Ethics of Indigenous Genomic Research. Collaborations: A Journal of Community-based Research and Practice, 3(1), 18. DOI: http://doi.org/10.33596/coll.71
Nash SH, Day G, Hiratsuka VY, Beans J, Redwood D, Holck P, Howard BV, Umans J, Koller KR. (2021) Ten-year weight gain is not associated with multiple cardiometabolic measures in Alaska EARTH study participants. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2021 Feb 8;31(2):403-410. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2020.09.022. Epub 2020 Sep 24. PMID: 33127251; PMCID: PMC7887000.
Beans JA, Woodbury RB, Wark KA, Hiratsuka VY, Spicer P. (2020) Perspectives on Precision Medicine in a Tribally Managed Primary Care Setting. AJOB Empir Bioeth. 2020 Oct-Dec;11(4):246-256. doi: 10.1080/23294515.2020.1817172. Epub 2020 Sep 17. PMID: 32940567.
Hiratsuka VY, Hahn MJ, Woodbury RB, Hull SC, Wilson DR, Bonham VL, Dillard DA, Avey JP, Beckel-Mitchener AC, Blome J, Claw K, Ferucci ED, Gachupin FC, Ghazarian A, Hindorff L, Jooma S, Trinidad SB, Troyer J, Walajahi H. (2020) Alaska Native genomic research: perspectives from Alaska Native leaders, federal staff, and biomedical researchers. Genet Med. 2020 Aug 25;. doi: 10.1038/s41436-020-0926-y. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PubMed PMID: 32839571; NIHMSID:NIHMS1624984.
Koller KR, Day GE, Hiratsuka VY, Beans JA, Nash SH, Redwood DG, Zhu J, Howard BV, Umans JG. (2020) Increase in diabetes among urban Alaska Native people in the Alaska EARTH follow-up study: A call for prediabetes screening, diagnosis, and referral for intervention [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jul 31]. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2020;167:108357. doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108357
Reedy, J., Orr, R., Spicer, P. Blanchard, JW, Hiratsuka VY, Ketchum TS, Sankeah B, Wark K, Woodbury BR. (2020). Deliberative democracy and historical perspectives on American Indian/Alaska Native political decision-making practices. Humanit Soc Sci Commun 7, 16 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-020-0506-4
Hiratsuka, V.Y., Trinidad, S.B., Ludman, E.J., Shaw, J.L., Burke, W., Robinson, R.F., Dillard, D.A. (2020). "You Actually View Us as the Experts in Our Own System": Indigenous–Academic Community Partnership. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action 14(2), 187-195. https://www.muse.jhu.edu/article/756595.
Hiratsuka VY, Beans JA, Blanchard JW, Reedy J, Blacksher E, Lund J, Spicer PG. (2020). An Alaska Native Community Views’ on Genetic Research Testing and Return of Results: Results from a Public Deliberation. PLOS One. 15(3): e0229540. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229540
Avey JP, Moore L, Beach B, Hiratsuka VY, Dirks LG, Dillard DA, Novins D. (2020) Pilot of a screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment process for symptoms of trauma among primary care patients. Fam Pract. 2020 Jul 23;37(3):374-381. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmz090. PMID: 31836903; PMCID: PMC7377346.
Hiratsuka, VY, Moore, L., Avey, J. P., Dirks, L. G., Beach, B. D., Dillard, D. A., & Novins, D. K. (2019). An Internet-Based Therapeutic Tool for American Indian/Alaska Native Adults With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: User Testing and Developmental Feasibility Study. JMIR Form Res. 3(4), e13682. doi:10.2196/13682
Shaw, JL, Beans, JA, Comtois, KA, Hiratsuka, VY. (2019). Lived Experiences of Suicide Risk and Resilience among Alaska Native and American Indian People. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 3953.
Woodbury RB, Beans JA, Hiratsuka VY, Burke W. (2019). Data Management in Health-Related Research Involving Indigenous Communities in the United States and Canada: A Scoping Review. Frontiers in Genetics. 2019;10(942).
Redwood DG, Day GM, Beans JA, Hiratsuka VY, Nash SH, Howard BV, Umans JG, Koller KR. (2019). Alaska Native Traditional Food and Harvesting Activity Patterns Over Ten Years of Follow Up, Current Developments in Nutrition, October 2019, nzz114, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz114
Hiratsuka VY, Beans JA, Reedy J, Yracheta JM, Peercy MT, Saunkeah B, Woodbury RB, O'Leary M, Spicer PG. (2020). Fostering Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications Research in Tribal Communities: The Center for the Ethics of Indigenous Genomic Research. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2020 Oct;15(4):271-278. doi: 10.1177/1556264619872640. Epub 2019 Sep 9. PMID: 31496352; PMCID: PMC7061084.
Patten, CA, Koller, KR, Flanagan, CA, Hiratsuka, V, Merritt, ZT, Sapp, F, Meade, CD, Decker, PA, Murphy, N, Thomas, TK. (2019). Postpartum Tobacco Use and Perceived Stress among Alaska Native Women: MAW Phase 4 Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 16(17). doi:10.3390/ijerph16173024
Woodbury RB, Ketchum S, Hiratsuka VY, Spicer P. (2019). Health-Related Participatory Research in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities: A Scoping Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Aug 18;16(16). doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162969. Review. PubMed PMID: 31426579.
Nash SH, Day G, Zimpelman G, Hiratsuka VY, Koller KR. (2019). Cancer incidence and associations with known risk and protective factors: the Alaska EARTH study. Cancer Causes Control. 2019 Aug 19;. doi:
10.1007/s10552-019-01216-9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31428891.
Patten, CA, Koller, KR, Flanagan, CA, Hiratsuka, VY, Hughes, CA, Wolfe, AW, Decker, PA, Fruth, K, Brockman, TA, Korpela, M, Gamez, D, Bronars, C, Murphy, NJ, Hatsukami, D, Benowitz, NL, Thomas, TK. (2019). Biomarker feedback intervention for smoking cessation among Alaska Native pregnant women: Randomized pilot study. Patient Education and Counseling, 102, 3, 528-535.
Nash, SH, Day, G, Hiratsuka, VY, Zimpelman, GL, Koller, KR. (2019). Agreement between self-reported and central cancer registry-recorded prevalence of cancer in the Alaska EARTH study. International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 78, 1, 1571383.
Beans, JA, Hiratsuka, VY, Shane, AL, Day, GE, Redwood, DG, Flanagan, CA, Wilson, AS, Howard, BV, Umans, JG, Koller, KR. (2019). Follow-up Study Methods for a Longitudinal Cohort of Alaska Native and American Indian People Living within Urban South Central Alaska: The EARTH Study. Journal of Community Health.
Beans, JA, Saunkeah, B, Woodbury, RB, Ketchum, TS, Spicer, PG, Hiratsuka, VY. (2019). Community Protections in American Indian and Alaska Native Participatory Research—A Scoping Review. Social Sciences, 8, 4, 127.
Dirks, LG, Shaw, JL, Hiratsuka, VY, Beans, JA, Kelly, JJ, Dillard, DA. (2019). Perspectives on communication and engagement with regard to collecting biospecimens and family health histories for cancer research in a rural Alaska Native community. J Community Genet, 10(3), 435-446. doi:10.1007/s12687-019-00408-9
Healey, AG, Cueva, K, Stoor, J, Larsen, C, Rink, E, Kanayurak, N, Emelyanova, A, Hiratsuka, V. (2019). Exploring the Term “Resilience” in Arctic Health and Well-Being Using a Sharing Circle as a Community-Centered Approach: Insights from a Conference Workshop. Social Sciences, 8, 2, 45.
Hiratsuka, VY, Robinson, JM, Greenlee, R, Refaat, A. (2019). Oral health beliefs and oral hygiene behaviours among parents of urban Alaska Native children. International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 78, 1, 1586274.
Hiratsuka, VY, Parker, ME, Sanchez, J, Riley, R, Heath, D, Chomo, JC, Beltangady, M, Sarche, M. (2018). Cultural adaptations of evidence-based home visitation models in tribal communities. Infant Mental Health Journal. doi: 10.1002/imhj.21708
Meyer, A, Geary, E, Heath, D, Hiratsuka, V, Salvador, M, Sanchez, J, Whitesell, N. (2018). Approaches to the evaluation of cultural adaptations of home visiting in tribal communities. Infant Mental Health Journal. doi: 10.1002/imhj.21710
Ayoub, C, Geary, E, Londhe, R, Hiratsuka, V, Roberts, E. (2018). Building evaluation partnerships with tribal communities for home visiting. Infant Mental Health Journal. doi: 10.1002/imhj.21704
Dillard, DA, Caindec, K, Dirks, LG, Hiratsuka, VY. (2018). Challenges in Engaging and Disseminating Health Research Results Among Alaska Native and American Indian People in Southcentral Alaska. American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 25(1). doi: 10.5820/aian.2501.2018.3
Hiratsuka, VY, Avey, JP, Beans, JA, Caindec, K, Dillard, DA. (2018). Approach and Methods of the 2016 Alaska Native Health Research Forum. American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 25(1). doi: 10.5820/aian.2501.2018.19
Hiratsuka, VY, Beans, JA, Dirks, LG, Avey, JP, Caindec, K, Dillard, DA. (2018). Alaska Native Health Research Forum: Perspectives on Disseminating Research Findings. American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 25(1). doi: 1 0.5820/aian.2501.2018.30
Avey, JP, Hiratsuka, VY, Dirks, LG, Moore, LA, Beach, B, Novins, DK, Caindec, K, Dillard, DA. (2018). Disseminating Information on Trauma Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment in a Tribal Health Setting: A Case Study. American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 25(1). doi: 10.5820/aian.2501.2018.43
Dirks, LG, Avey, JP, Hiratsuka, VY, Dillard, DA, Caindec, K, Robinson, RF. (2018). Disseminating the Results of a Depression Management Study in an Urban Alaska Native Health Care System. American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 25(1). doi: 10.5820/aian.2501.2018.62
Beans, JA, Hiratsuka, VY, Apok, CR, Caindec, K, Dillard, DA, Robinson, RF. (2018). Community Dissemination in a Tribal Health Setting: A Pharmacogenetic Case Study. American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 25(1). doi: 10.5820/aian.2501.2018.80
Shane, AL, Apok, CR, Doyle, MJ, Hiratsuka, VY, Dillard, DA, Caindec, K. (2018). Future Directions in Disseminating Research Findings to Urban Alaska Native People. American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 25(1). doi: 10.5820/aian.2501.2018.96
Chatwood, S., Paulette, F., Baker, G. R., Eriksen, A. M., Hansen, K. L., Eriksen, H., Hiratsuka, V.Y., Lavoie, J., Lou, W., Mauro, I, Orbinski, J, Pambrun, N., Retallack, H. .& Brown, A. (2017). Indigenous Values and Health Systems Stewardship in Circumpolar Countries. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 14(12). doi: 10.3390/ijerph14121462
Hiratsuka VY, Beans JA, Robinson RF, Shaw JL, Sylvester I, Dillard DA. (2017). Self-Determination in Health Research: An Alaska Native Example of Tribal Ownership and Research Regulation. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 14(11). doi: 10.3390/ijerph14111324
Muller, CJ, Robinson, RF, Smith, JJ, Jernigan, MA, Hiratsuka, V, Dillard, D.A, & Buchwald, D. (2017). Text message reminders increased colorectal cancer screening in a randomized trial with Alaska Native and American Indian people. Cancer, 123(8), 1382-1389. doi: 10.1002/cncr.30499
Hiratsuka VY, Trinidad SB, Avey JP, Robinson RF. Application of the PEN-3 Model to Tobacco Initiation, Use, and Cessation Among American Indian and Alaska Native Adults. Health promotion practice. (2016). 17(4):471-81. PubMed [journal] PMID:27178836
Hiratsuka VY, Moore L, Dillard DA, Avey JP, Dirks LG, Beach B, Novins D. Development of a Screening and Brief Intervention Process for Symptoms of Psychological Trauma Among Primary Care Patients of Two American Indian and Alaska Native Health Systems. The journal of behavioral health services & research. 2016; PubMed [journal] PMID: 27328846
Koller, KR, Flanagan, CA, Day, GE, Thomas, TK, Smith, CA, Wolfe, AW, Meade C, Hughes, CA, Hiratsuka, VY, Murphy NJ, Patten, C. A. (2016). Developing a Biomarker Feedback Intervention to Motivate Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy: Phase II MAW Study. Nicotine Tob Res. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntw330
Avey, JP, Hiratsuka, VY, Beans, JA, Trinidad, SB, Tyndale, RF, & Robinson, RF. (2016). Perceptions of pharmacogenetic research to guide tobacco cessation by patients, providers and leaders in a tribal healthcare setting.
Pharmacogenomics, 17(4), 405-415. doi: 10.2217/pgs.15.177
Robinson RF, Dillard DA, Hiratsuka VY, Smith JJ, Tierney S, Buchwald, DS. Formative evaluation to assess communication technology access and health communication preferences of Alaska Native people. International Journal of Indigenous Health. 2015 December; 10(2):88-101.
Hiratsuka VY, Avey JP, Trinidad SB, Beans JA, Robinson RF. Views on electronic cigarette use in tobacco screening and cessation in an Alaska Native healthcare setting. International journal of circumpolar health. 2015; 74:27794. PubMed [journal] PMID: 26487575
Hiratsuka VY, Smith JJ, Norman SM, Manson SM, Dillard DA. Guideline concordant detection and management of depression among Alaska Native and American Indian people in primary care. International journal of circumpolar health. 2015; 74:28315. PubMed [journal] PMID: 26519359
Hiratsuka VY, Suchy-Dicey AM, Garroutte EM, Booth-LaForce C. Patient and Provider Factors Associated With American Indian and Alaska Native Adolescent Tobacco Use Screening. Journal of primary care & community health. 2015; PubMed [journal] PMID: 26319931
Chatwood, S, Paulette, F, Baker, R, Eriksen, R, Hansen,KL, Eriksen, H, Hiratsuka, V, Lavoie, J, Lou, W, Mauro, I, Orbinski, J, Pabrum, N, Retallack, H, Brown, A. Approaching Etuaptmumk - introducing a consensus based mixed method for health services research. International journal of circumpolar health. 2015 June 22;74:27438 doi: 10.3402/ijch.v74.27438.
Redvers, J, Bjerregaard, P, Eriksen, H, Fanian, S, Healyey, G, Hiratsuka, V, Jong, M, Larsen, CVL, Linton, J, Pollack, N, Silviken, A, Stoor, P, Chatwood. A scoping review of Indigenous suicide prevention in circumpolar regions. International journal of circumpolar health. 2015 Mar 4;74:27509. doi: 10.3402/ijch.v74.27509. eCollection 2015. PubMed PMID: 25742882.
Smith, JJ, Berman, M, Hiratsuka VY, Frazier, R. The Effect of Regular Primary Care Utilization on Long-Term Glycemic and Blood Pressure Control in Adults With Diabetes. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2015
Jan-Feb;28(1):28-37. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2015.01.130329. PubMed PMID: 25567820.
Starks, H, Shaw, JL, Hiratsuka, V, Dillard, DA, Robinson, R. Engaging Stakeholders to Develop a Depression Management Decision Support Tool in a Tribal Health System. Quality of Life Research. 2015 May;24(5):1097-105. doi: 10.1007/s11136-014-0810-9. Epub 2014 Sep 23. PubMed PMID: 25246185.
Smith, JJ, Johnston, JM, Hiratsuka VY, Dillard, DA, Tierney, S, Driscoll, DL. Medical Home Implementation and Trends in Diabetes Quality Measures for AN/AI Primary Care Patients. Primary Care Diabetes. 2015 Apr;9(2):120-6. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2014.06.005. Epub 2014 Aug 2. PubMed PMID: 25095763.
Hiratsuka VY. Evolution of behavioral health issues in the Circumpolar North in the 45 years of the ICCH. International journal of circumpolar health. 2013 Aug 5;72.
Dilley JA, Peterson E, Hiratsuka VY, Rohde K. Discovering Unique Tobacco Use Patterns among Alaska Native People. International journal of circumpolar health. 2013 Aug 5;72. doi: 10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21208. PMID:23971010
Hiratsuka V, Delafield R, Starks H, Ambrose AJ, Mau MM. Patient and Provider Perspectives on Using Telemedicine for Chronic Disease Management among Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native People. Int J Circumpolar Health. 2013 Aug 5;72. doi: 10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21401. PMID: 23977642
Johnston JM, Smith JJ, Hiratsuka VY, Dillard DA, Szafran QN, Driscoll DL. Tribal Implementation of Patient-Centered Medical Home Model in Alaska Accompanied by Decreased Emergency Room Visits and Hospitalizations. Int J Circumpolar Health. 2013 Aug 5;72. doi: 10.3402/ijch.v72i0.20960 PMID:23984283
Tomoaia-Cotisel A, Scammon DL, Waitzman N, Cronholm PF, Hallayday JR, Driscoll DL, Solberg LI, Hsu C, Tai-Seale M, Hiratsuka VY, et al. The Experience of 14 Research Teams in Systematically Reporting Contextual Factors Important for Practice Change. Annals of Family Medicine. 2013; 11 Supp 1:115-123. doi: 10.1370/afm.1549. PMID:23690380
Driscoll, D, Hiratsuka, V, Johnston, J, Norman, S, Reilley, K, Shaw, JL, Smith, J, Szafran, Q, Dillard, D. Process and outcomes of patient-centered medical care with Alaska Native people at Southcentral Foundation. Annals of Family Medicine. 2013; 11 Supp 1:41-49. doi: 10.1370/afm.1474 PMID:23690385
Khan BA, Hiratsuka VY, Dillard DA, Robinson RF, Mau M. Availability and deployment of telemedicine/telehealth technologies in rural Alaska. Fed Pract. 2012;29(12):19-21.
Hiratsuka V, Brown JK, Hoeft TK, Dillard DA. Alaska Native people's perceptions, understandings, and expectations for research involving biological specimens. Int J Circumpolar Health. 2012;71:189642. PMCID: PMC3417706
Hiratsuka V, Brown J, Lockhart A, Dillard D. Views of biobanking research among Alaska Native people: The role of community context. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2012;6(2);131-139. doi: 10.1353/cpr.2012.0025. PMID: 22820223
Dillard D, Muller CJ, Smith J, Hiratsuka V, Lockhart A, Manson S. The impact of patient and provider factors on depression screening of American Indian and Alaska Native people in primary care. J Prim Care Community Health. 2012;3(2):120-124. doi: 10.1177/2150131911420724
Hiratsuka VY, Loo R, Will JC, Oberrecht R, Poindexter P. Cardiovascular disease risk factor screening among Alaska Native and American Indian women: The Traditions of the Heart project. Int J Circumpolar Health. 2007;66 Suppl 1:39-44. PMID: 18154231
Covone M and Hiratsuka V. Breaking the Silence. The IHS Primary Care Provider. 2003; Vol. 28 Number 12

BOOK CHAPTERS

Howell, B.M., Fried, R.L., Hiratsuka, V.Y. (2023). The Importance of Traditional Foods and Subsistence Activities for Healthy Aging in Alaska Native Communities. In Howell, B.M., Harrod, R.P. (Ed.) Anthropological Perspectives on Aging. (pp. 152-171). University Press of Florida.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

Howell, B.M., Worthington, A.K., Redmond, L.P., & Hiratsuka, V.Y. Engaging students with older adults via an interdisciplinary hope-based healthy aging research project. Society for Applied Anthropology conference, Santa Fe, NM, March 27-30, 2024.
Howell, B.M., Worthington, A.K., Hiratsuka, V.Y., & Musa, N.A. A student-led health education intervention improves fruit and vegetable intake and BMI for older adults. Alaska Public Health Summit, Anchorage, AK, January 30-February 1, 2024.
Mahanna, A.M., Howell, B.M., Worthington, A.K., & Hiratsuka, V.Y. Fruit and vegetable intake, physical activity, and functional fitness among older adults in urban Alaska. Alaska Public Health Summit, Anchorage, AK, January 30-February 1, 2024.
Hiratsuka, V. American Indian/Alaska Native Community Engagement Preferences and Tribal Code Requirements. Genomic Medicine XV: Genomics and Population Screening. November, 8, 2023. Bethesda, MD. (Invited speaker)
Hiratsuka, V., Price, D., Nizar, N., Rivas, M. The Intersectionality of Identity, Culture & the Rare Disease Experience. 2023 RARE Health Equity Forum. September 18, 2023. San Diego, CA. (Invited panelist)
Hiratsuka V. Creating and Embracing a Culture of Respect in Research Partnerships. McGill University Global Health Graduate Program. February 17, 2023. Virtual. (Invited Speaker)
Samaco, R, Bonuck, K, Shulman, L, Moholm, S, van Stone, M, Asato, M, Schlaggar, B, Carter, E, McMillan, E, Willis, D, Lee, E, Cutting, L, Neul, J, Shogren, K, Jamison, R, Colombo, J, BcBrien, D, Strathearn, L, Rudolph, D, Kim, D, Hiratsuka, V, Burke, K, Ogbonna-Salmon, A, Thomas, C, Abbeduto, L, Tschida, J, Lunsford, M, AUCD-IDDRC Task Force, Juarez, P. Dialogue Across the AUCD Network to Advance Meaningful Collaborations- Examples from UCEDDs, LENDs and IDDRCs. Association of University Centers of Excellence on Disabilities Conference. November 14, 2022. Washington, DC.
Hiratsuka, V. Creating and Embracing a Culture of Respect in Research Partnerships. Tuskegee University Center for Biomedical Research Health Disparities Research Education Program. November 18. 2022. Virtual (Invited Speaker)
Beans J, Hiratsuka VY, Collier A. Implementing Diabetes Screening and Referral Services within Dental Clinics. NARCH Community and Scientific Advisory Committee. October 20, 2022. Virtual.
Hiratsuka, V, Mayan, M. Lessons Learned through the Research Process. Applying Mixed Methods and Qualitative Approaches to Social Policy Questions: 2022 Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation Methods Meeting. October 19, 2022. Virtual. (Invited Panelist)
Hiratsuka, V, Harvey, H. Time, People and Money: Qualitative Research Design Considerations. Applying Mixed Methods and Qualitative Approaches to Social Policy Questions: 2022 Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation Methods Meeting. October 19, 2022. Virtual. (Invited Panelist)
Hiratsuka, V, Mayan, M. Why Qualitative Methods: Showcasing Two Recent Studies. Applying Mixed Methods and Qualitative Approaches to Social Policy Questions: 2022 Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation Methods Meeting. October 19, 2022. Virtual. (Invited Panelist)
Molena, J, Haring, R, Hiratsuka, V. Future Directions: Clinical Models for Integration of Care. Cancer Prevention In Indigenous Communities: Screening to Follow Up. October 4, 2022. Tucson, Arizona. (Invited Panelist)
Smith, C, Hiratsuka, V, Fishel, S. Evaluating Trauma-Informed Practices of the Alaska Alternative Schools Coalition. Improving Lives Conference. September 27, 2022. Anchorage, AK.
Barron, R, McGregor, M, Hiratsuka, V, Venugopal, N, Durand, C. Building Cultural Humility. 2022 Global Genes Health Equity Webinar Series. September 1, 2022. Virtual. (Invited Panelist
Hiratsuka, V. Public Deliberations with American Indian and Alaska Native People about the Ethics of Genomic Research. Medical University of South Carolina Health and Social Policy Program. July 11, 2022. Virtual (Invited Speaker)
Beans J, Trinidad SB, Hiratsuka VY. Communicating precision medicine research: multidisciplinary teams and diverse communities. The 5th ELSI Congress. May 31, 2022. Virtual.
Hiratsuka, V. (2022) Showing Respect and Humility In Indigenous Research Relationships. 2023 Alaska Indigenous Research Program. May 13, 2022. Anchorage, AK. (Invited Speaker)
Burchard, E., Hiratsuka, V., Landry, L., Sabatello, M., Perez-Stable, E. (2022) Moving Forward: From Health Disparities to Health Equity in Genomics. Future Directions in Genomics and Health Equity Research. April 6, 2022. Virtual. (Invited Panelist)
Hiratsuka V. (2022) Global Health: Research Within The Alaska Native Health System. McGill University Global Health Graduate Program. March 21, 2022. Virtual.
Harvey, H., Hiratsuka, V., Reed, D., Johnson, D., Brown, P., Smith, C. (2022) Educator Survey and Caregiver Perspectives on Students with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Alaska's Educational Systems. Alaska Statewide Special Education Conference 2022. February 8, 2022. Anchorage, AK.
Hiratsuka V. (2022) Public Deliberations with American Indian and Alaska Native People about the Ethics of Genomic Research. Finding Common Ground: Approaches for Dialogue, Deliberation, and Decision-Making in Genomics Research Short Course. February 4, 2022 Virtual. (Invited Speaker)
Hiratsuka, V, Johnson, D, Reed, D, Harvey H. (2022) Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and the Alaska Education System. Alaska Public Health Summit. January 18, 2022. Virtual.
Hiratsuka, V. (2021) Creating and Embracing a Culture of Respect in Research Partnerships. Tuskegee University Center for Biomedical Research Health Disparities Research Education Program. November 19. 2021. Virtual (Invited Speaker)
Shapiro, J, Cook, L, McCormick, C, Hiratsuka, V. (2021) Learning Together: Finding Common Ground and Language Between Research and Lived Experience. Association of University Centers on Disabilities. November 15, 2021. Virtual. (Invited Panelist)
Beans J, Schaefer K, Lillie K, Shaw J, Hiratsuka V. Suicide risk and resilience among Alaska Native and American Indian people: a multi-faceted research approach. World Indigenous Suicide Prevention Conference. August 23, 2021. Virtual.
Beans J, Redwood D, Hiratsuka V, Koller K, Nash S, Day G. Changes in chronic disease risk and resilience factors among south central Alaska Native EARTH Follow-up study participants. Alaska Native Health Research Conference. June 10, 2021. Virtual.
Blanchard J, Beans J, Lund J, Blacksher E, Peercy M, Saunkeah B, Byers C, Yracheta J, Tsosie K, Reedy J, Hiratsuka V, Spicer P. Deliberations about Genomic Research in Three Tribal Communities: An Approach to Engagement. Alaska Native Health Research Conference. June 8, 2021. Virtual.
Hiratsuka, V. (2021) Mixed Methods in Practice. 2021 Alaska Indigenous Research Program. May 14, 2021. Virtual. (Invited Speaker)
Woodbury, R. B., Hiratsuka, V., & Devine, B. (2020, March 31). Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing among Alaska Native and American Indian People: Preliminary Results on Use, Knowledge and Impacts [Platform talk]. 2020 NHGRI Research Training and Career Development Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States. https://biostat.wustl.edu/dacc2/conference-home/
Hiratsuka, V. (2020). Understanding the Impact of Inequality on Health, Disease, and Who Participates in Research. National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine. An Examination of Emerging Bioethical Issues in Biomedical Research: A Workshop. Washington, DC. February 26, 2020. (Invited Panelist) https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/02-26-2020/an-examination-of-emerging-bioethical-issues-in-biomedical-re s earch-a-workshop#sectionEventPublications
Hiratsuka, V. (2019). Community Engagement: Development of Relationships. Arctic Research Symposium. November 20, 2019. Halifax, Nova Scotia. (Keynote)
Hiratsuka V, Beans J, Blanchard J, Tsosie K, Claw K, Collins N, Lund J, Shane A, Emerson M, Begay R, Skop A, Haring R, Simcox J, Yracheta J, Livingston D, Fox K. (2019). Native Perspectives in Genomics: Personal Experiences and Professional Pathways into Genomics. Society for Advancing Chicanos/Hispanics & Native American in Science National Diversity in STEM Conference. November 1, 2019. Honolulu, HI.
Blanchard J, Hiratsuka V, Beans J, Tsosie K, Claw K, Collins N. (2019). Our genomes, our communities, our ways: incorporating traditional knowledge and community engagement. Society for Advancing Chicanos/Hispanics & Native American in Science National Diversity in STEM Conference. November 1, 2019. Honolulu, HI.
Beans JA, Avey JP, Trinidad SB, Hiratsuka VY. (2019). Pharmacogenetic Research Conducted through an Indigenous Lens. 2^nd World Indigenous Cancer Conference. September 19, 2019. Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Hiratsuka VY. (2019). Precision Medicine Research among Alaska Native and American Indian people in Southcentral Alaska. Northwest-Alaska Pharmacogenomics Research Network All-Investigator Meeting. August 19, 2019. Seattle, WA.
Beans J, Byars C, Moran A, Spicer PG, Hiratsuka VY. (2019). The development of a genetics and biological specimen survey for three American Indian and Alaska Native communities – a cognitive interview study. NHGRI Annual Meeting. April 9, 2019. St. Louis, MO.
Beans J, Hiratsuka V, Koller K. (2019). Education and Research Towards Health (EARTH): Continuation of a longitudinal cohort study of the health among urban Alaska Native and American Indian People. 15th Annual Arctic Health Sciences Seminar. April 5, 2019. Anchorage, AK.
Hiratsuka, VY. (2019). Cognitive Interviewing Overview and Hands On Training. Cultural Innovations for Recovery in Community-based Learning Environments Workshop. April 22-23, 2019, Anchorage, AK. (Invited Speaker)
Woodbury RB, Hiratsuka VY, Beans JA, Burke W. (2019). Data Management in Health-Related Research Involving North American Indigenous Populations: A Scoping Review. 15th Annual Arctic Health Sciences Seminar. April 5, 2019. Anchorage, Alaska.
Hiratsuka V, Beans J, and Shane A. (2018) Community Dissemination of Research Findings in a Tribal Setting. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition. November 10-14, 2018. San Diego, CA.
Hiratsuka V. (2018). Community Engaged Research to Elicit Ethical and Cultural Concerns on Genomic Research. University of Alaska One Health Seminar Series. October 15, 2018. Fairbanks, AK. (Invited Speaker)
Hiratsuka V. (2018). Strategies for Writing a Peer-reviewed Journal Manuscript. University of Alaska Fairbanks Biomedical Learning and Student Training series. October 15, 2018. Fairbanks, AK. (Invited Speaker)
Woodbury, RB, Ketchum, S., Hiratsuka, V., Spicer, P. (2018). Participatory Research in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities: A Scoping Review. 2nd Annual National Native Health Research Training Initiative Conference. August 8-10, 2018. Prior Lake, MN.
Beans, J, Woodbury RB, Wark, K, Hiratsuka, V. (2018). Alaska Native and American Indian Perspectives on Precision Medicine in a Tribal Context. 17th International Congress on Circumpolar Health. August 12-15, 2018. Copenhagen, Denmark.
Beans, JA, Woodbury, RB, Wark, KA, Hiratsuka, VY. (2018). Alaska Native and American Indian Perspectives on Precision Medicine in a Tribal Context. University of Alaska Biomedical Research Conference. May 18, 2018. Anchorage, Alaska.
Hiratsuka, VY. (2018). Cognitive Interviewing Overview and Hands On Training. Center for Ethics of Indigenous Genomic Research. March 22-23, 2018, Anchorage, AK.
Hiratsuka V, Avey, J, Dirks, L, & Schaefer K. (2018). Stakeholder-Engaged Methods Guiding Identification, Conduct, and Dissemination of Research. Alaska Public Health Association Health Summit 2018, January 27, 2018, Anchorage, AK.
Hiratsuka, VY. (2017). What happens after coding? A case study of qualitative analyses from the “Genetics & Tobacco Cessation Treatment in an Alaska Native Community” NARCH study. American Indian-Alaska Native Clinical and Translational Research Center Biostats Brown Bag Series. November 15, 2017, Anchorage, AK. (Invited speaker)
Hiratsuka, VY & Koller K. (2017).Education and Research Towards Health (EARTH): Continuation of a longitudinal cohort study of the health among urban Alaska Native and American Indian people. Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) 2017. October 18-21, 2017. Salt Lake City, UT.
Hiratsuka, VY, Beans JA, and Woodbury, RB. Data-Sharing in Research: Maximizing Benefits and Minimizing Risks for Alaska Native and American Indian Populations. 5^th Alaska Native Health Research Conference. October 16-18, 2017.Anchorage, AK.
Hiratsuka, VY, Beans JA, and Woodbury, RB. Alaska Native and American Indian Perspectives on Precision Medicine in a Tribal Context. 5th Alaska Native Health Research Conference. October 16-18, 2017. Anchorage, AK.
Avey, J.P., Dillard, D.A., Dirks, L.G., Outten, B., Moore, L., Hiratsuka, V.Y., Beach, B., Novins, D. Screening, Detection, and Management of Trauma in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities. Oral presentation at Synergy III: Communities Thrive When Culture is Alive a conference in by the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center in partnership with Southcentral Foundation. September 28, 2017, Anchorage, AK.
Hiratsuka, VY and Dillard DA. Alaska Native People’s Perspectives on Biospecimen Use in Research & Genetic Research. Tribal Data Sharing and Genetics Policy Development Workshop. August 31-September 1, 2017. Albuquerque, NM.
Hiratsuka, V, Beans, J, Sylvester, I, Robinson, R, Shaw, J, and Dillard, D. Self-Determination in Health Research: An Alaska Native Example of Tribal Ownership and Regulation. World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference. July 24-28, 2017. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Dillard, D.A., Avey, J.P., Dirks, L.G., Outten, B., Moore, L., Hiratsuka, V.Y., Beach, B., Novins, D. Screening, Detection, and Management of Trauma in American Indian and Alaska Native Primary Care. 2017 Tribal Public Health Summit of the National Indian Health Board. June 8, 2017, Anchorage, AK.
Hiratsuka, VY, Robinson, R, Shaw, J, Beans, J, Dillard, D. Alaska Native Community-Driven Genomic Testing and Research. 2017 ELSI Congress Genomics and Society: Expanding the ELSI Universe. June 5, 2017. Farmington, CT.
Avey, JP, Moore, L, Beach, B, Hiratsuka, VY, Dirks, LG, Dillard, DA, Novins, D. Trauma screening in primary care for American Indian and Alaska Native People: Development and feasibility testing of a pilot process using community-based participatory research. Indian Health Service National Behavioral Health Conference, August 10, 2016, Portland, OR.
Hiratsuka, VY. Alaska Native People’s Perspectives on Biospecimens: A Focus on the Alaska Area Specimen Bank. Native Research Network 2016, June 5, 2016, Cherokee, NC.
Burke, TK, Hiratsuka VY, Brock, JM. BUILD-EXITO at UAA. Alaska Native Studies Conference 2016. April 16, 2016. Anchorage, Alaska.
Hiratsuka VY. Health outcomes from the Nuka System of Care – The impact of health relationships. Transforming Health Care In Remote Communities Conference, March 28-30, 2016. Edmonton, AB. (Keynote)
Hiratsuka VY. Alaska Native People’s Perspectives on Biospecimens: A Focus on the Alaska Area Specimen Bank. Native American Research and Training Winter Institute, February 19, 2016. Tucson, Arizona.
Hiratsuka, VY., Avey, JP, & Robinson, RF. “Genetics and Tobacco Cessation in an Alaska Native Community: Stakeholder Understandings and Preferences” presented at 2015 AMSUS Annual Continuing Education Meeting, San Antonio, TX, December 1, 2015
Hiratsuka, VY., Avey, JP, & Robinson, RF. “Stakeholder Engagement: Involving Patients in the Design, Development, and Assessment of a Depression Management Decision-Support Tool to Guide Care within a Tribally-Owned and Operated Healthcare System” presented at the Academy Health Annual Meeting, June 15,2015. Minneapolis, MN (panel presentation)
Hiratsuka VY. Oral health-related quality of life among an Alaska Native/American Indian urban outpatient pediatric population. 16^thInternational Congress on Circumpolar Health, June 10, 2015. Oulu, Finland.
Hiratsuka, V., Moore, L., Dillard, D., Avey, J., Dirks, L., Beach, B. & Novins, D. Development of a Trauma Screening and Brief Intervention Process for Alaska Native People in a Primary Care Setting. 16^thInternational Congress on Circumpolar Health, June 10, 2015. Oulu, Finland.
Robinson, RF., Hiratsuka VY., Dillard, DA. “Development and use of culturally-grounded text messages to increase colorectal cancer screening in Alaska Natives and American Indians: a mixed methods study”. Presented to Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, April 30, 2015. Anchorage, AK.
Hiratsuka, VY., Avey, JP, & Robinson, RF. Views of Pharmacogenetics and Tobacco Cessation among Alaska Native People. Presented to the State of Alaska Tobacco Prevention and Control. February 3, 2015. Anchorage, AK.
Robinson, R.F., Hiratsuka V.Y., Trinidad, S.B. Avey, J.P., Dillard, D.A., Thummel, K. Views of pharmacogenetics and tobacco cessation among Alaska Native People. Society for Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, 2014 National Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Hiratsuka VY. Patient and Provider Factors Associated with Alaska Native Adolescent Tobacco Use Screening and Referral to Treatment. 2014 Native Children’s Research Exchange. September 18-19, 2014. Denver, CO.
Hiratsuka VY. & Whitmore CB. Nurse Family Partnership in an Alaska Native Tribal Health System: Building Partnership and Aligning Expectations in a Tribal Context. 2014 Native Children’s Research Exchange. September 18-19, 2014. Denver, CO.
Hiratsuka VY. Oral health-related quality of life among an Alaska Native/American Indian urban outpatient pediatric population. 2014 Native Children’s Research Exchange. September 18-19, 2014. Denver, CO.
Whitmore C & Hiratsuka VY. Southcentral Foundation Nuka System of Care: Enhancing and Adapting the Nurse Family Partnership Model for Use in an Alaska Native Tribal Health System. National Congress of American Indians 2014 Mid Year Conference Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum. June 10, 2014. Anchorage, AK.
Chatwood, S, Hiratsuka, V, Kristin HG, Kvernmo, S, Paulette, F, Eriksen H. Indigenous values and health systems stewardship, an approach for health systems performance in circumpolar regions. Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research Conference. May 12 – 15, 2014. Toronto, Canada.
Hiratsuka, V. Oral Health Quality of Life among American Indian/Alaska Native Urban Pediatric Population. 13^th Annual Arctic Health Sciences Seminar. April 4, 2014. Anchorage, AK.
Hiratsuka, V. Alaska Native Community Member and Leader Recommendations for Researcher Conduct. 4^th Alaska Native Health Research Conference. March 27-28, 2014. Anchorage, AK. (Keynote)
Hiratsuka, V., Avey, J., Gadamus, L., & Robinson, R. Views of Pharmacogenetics and Tobacco Cessation among Alaska Native People: Preliminary Findings. 4^th Alaska Native Health Research Conference. March 27-28, 2014. Anchorage, AK.
Whitmore, C. Hiratsuka, V. Enhancing and Adapting the Nurse Family Partnership Model for Use in an Alaska Native Tribal Health System. 4^th Alaska Native Health Research Conference. March 27-28, 2014. Anchorage, AK.
McCallan, S., Barlow, A, Beltangady, M., Kee, C., Whitmore, C. and Hiratsuka VY. Cultural Adaptation in Tribal Home Visiting Programs. National Summit on Quality in Home Visiting Programs. January 29-30, 2014. Washington, DC.
Hiratsuka, VY, Prince, CB, Baldwin, D, Thomas, M, and Anliker, T. Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting in Alaska. 2014 Alaska Public Health Summit. January 27-29, 2014.
Robinson RF, Shaw, J, Starks, H, Hiratsuka VY, and Dillard DA. Stakeholder perspectives on Depression Management and Decision-Making in an Alaska Native/American Indian Primary Care Setting. 141^st American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition. November 2-6, 2013. Boston, MA.
Robinson RF, Shaw, J, Hiratsuka VY, Norman S, Smith JJ, Dillard DA, and Starks H. Engaging Stakeholders to Improve Depression Management in a Tribal Health System. AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. June 23-25, 2013. Baltimore, MD.
Hiratsuka, VY. Ethics and Research with Alaska Native and American Indian Populations. Northwest-Alaska Pharmacogenomics Research Network. October 25, 2012. Seattle, WA.
Weiss, B.D, Kemberling, M. and Hiratsuka, V.Y. Health Literacy and Northern Women’s Health Seminar. 15^thInternational Congress on Circumpolar Health, August 5, 2012. Fairbanks AK.
Hiratsuka, VY, Delafield, R., Khan, B, Robinson, R.F., and Mau, M.M. Perspectives on Telemedicine Use with Chronic Disease in Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Populations. 15^thInternational Congress on Circumpolar Health, August 10, 2012. Fairbanks AK.
Johnston JM, Smith JJ, Hiratsuka VY, Dillard DA, Szafran Q., Driscoll DL. Tribal Implementation of Patient-Centered Medical Home Model in Alaska Accompanied by Decreased Emergency Room Visits and Hospitalizations. 15^th International Congress on Circumpolar Health, August 5-10, 2012. Fairbanks AK.
Hiratsuka, VY, Smith, JJ, Dillard, DA, Szafran, Q, Johnston, J, and Driscoll, D. Primary Care Sensitive Measures Before and After the 1999 Implementation of a Patient Centered Medical Home Model in an Urban Primary Care Center. 17^th International Scientific Symposium on Improving Quality and Value in Healthcare. December 5, 2011. Orlando, FL.
Driscoll, D, Hiratsuka, VY, Smith, JJ, Szafran, Q, and Dillard, DA. Assessing change in primary care sensitive measures before and after implementation of a Patient-Centered Medical Home model in Alaska. 139^th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition. October 29-November 2, 2011. Washington, DC.
Dillard, DA and Hiratsuka, VY. Primary Care Depression Screening Among American Indian and Alaska Native Adults. Summer Seminar in Health Disparities: Fostering a Community Conversation on Next Steps Together. July 14, 2011. Anchorage, AK.
Hiratsuka, VY, Brown, JK, Robinson RF, and Dillard, DA. Views of Biobanking Research Among Alaska Native People: The Role of Community Context. 23^rd Annual Native Health Research Conference. June 26-30, 2011. Niagara Falls, NY.
Dillard, D.A., Jacobsen, C., Smith, J.J., Hiratsuka, V.Y., Lockhart, A., and Manson, S.M. Primary Care Depression Screening Among American Indian and Alaska Native Adults: The Role of Patient and Provider Factors. Arctic Health Sciences Seminar. February 18, 2011. Anchorage, AK.
Hiratsuka VY, Oberrecht R, and Landis K. Assessing Changes in Physical Activity in Alaska Native Women. 135^th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition. November 3-7, 2007. Philadelphia, PA.
Hiratsuka VY, Oberrecht R, and Landis K. Audience Response System Use In Traditions of the Heart Cardiovascular Health Randomized Controlled Trial. 18^th Annual Indian Health Services Research Conference. Discovering Pathways to Better Health for American Indians and Alaska Natives. April 24-26, 2006. Albuquerque, NM.
Hiratsuka VY. Traditions of the Heart: A cardiovascular health program for Alaska Native women. 133^rd American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition. December 10-14, 2005. Philadelphia, PA.
Hiratsuka VY. Traditions of the Heart: Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Intervention. Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Among American Indians and Alaska Natives 2005. May 16-19, 2005. Denver, CO.
Hiratsuka VY. Traditions of the Heart- A Cardiovascular Screening and Intervention Program for Alaska Native Women in the Anchorage Area. Arctic Health Sciences Seminar. February 2005; Anchorage, AK.
Hiratsuka VY and Cook B. Traditions of the Heart- WISEWOMAN Project. 22^nd Annual Alaska Public Health Summit, November 29-December 2, 2004; Anchorage, AK.
Orians CE, Grass RG, Tsosie VY, Keckler A, Kenyon K, Nageak VB, Lantz PM, Liewbow E and Kleinman DJ. Participatory approach to conducting case studies: walking the talk in a study of tribal breast and cervical cancer screening programs. 129^th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition. October 21-25, 2001. Atlanta, GA.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

Beans J, Takeno T, Hiratsuka V, King D, Koller K, Day G, Stillwater B. Using implementation science framework to inform diabetes screening and referral to primary care within a Tribal dental clinic. Tribal Public Health Conference. April 23, 2024. Tulsa, OK.
Hiratsuka, V, Rabang, N, Douglas, T, Boyer, T. (2022). Inclusion of Individuals with Disabilities in Disabilities Research, Evaluation and Surveillance Teams. Association of University Centers of Excellence on Disabilities Conference. November 15, 2022. Washington, DC.
Rabang, N, Hiratsuka, V (2022) The Alaska LEND: A Leadership Opportunity for Self-Advocates, Family, Caregivers, and Professionals to Better Serve Alaskans with Disabilities. Improving Lives Conference. September 27, 2022. Anchorage, AK.
Woodbury, R. B., Hiratsuka, V., & Devine, B. (2020, March 9-10). Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing among Alaska Native and American Indian People: Preliminary Results on Use, Knowledge and Impacts [Poster presentation]. Harvard Annual Bioethics Conference, Boston, MA, United States. https://bioethics.hms.harvard.edu/events/annual-bioethics-conference (Conference Canceled)
Koller K, Hiratsuka V, Beans J, Day G. (2019). Continuation of a longitudinal cohort study of the health among urban Alaska Native and American Indian people: The Education and Research Towards Health (EARTH) Study. Alaska Indigenous Research Program. May 9, 2019. Anchorage, Alaska.
Beans J, Spicer P, and Hiratsuka V. (2019). Cognitive interviews in development of a genetics and biological specimen survey – a process for engagement for an Alaska Native health system. Alaska Public Health Summit. January 23, 2019. Anchorage, AK.
Hiratsuka, V, Yracheta, J, Saunkeah, B, Helton, T and Spicer, P. (2018). Tribal Perspectives, Experiences, and Potentials in Biobanking. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition. November 10-14, 2018. San Diego, CA.
Hiratsuka, V, Beans, J, Woodbury RB, & Spicer, P. (2018). Perspectives on Precision Medicine Among Alaska Native and American Indian People and Their Health Care Providers. Pharmacogenomics Research Network – The American Society of Human Genetics Symposium. October 15, 2018. San Diego, California.
Beans, JA, Woodbury, R.B., Wark, K.A., Hiratsuka, V.Y. Alaska Native and American Indian Perspectives on Precision Medicine in a Tribal Context. 2018 National Human Genome Research Institute Research Training and Career Development Annual Meeting. March 18-20, 2018. Los Angeles, CA.
Patten, C, Koller, K, Hiratsuka, V, Hughes, C, Wolfe, A, Decker, P, Fruth, K, Korpela, M, Gamez, D, Bronars, C, Murphy, N, Hatsukami, D, Benowitz, N & Thomas, T. Biomarker feedback intervention for smoking cessation among pregnant Alaska Native women. Society of Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Conference. February 21-24, 2018. Baltimore, MD.
Koller K, Hiratsuka V, Beans J, Day G. (2017). Continuation of a longitudinal cohort study of the health among urban Alaska Native and American Indian people: The Education and Research Towards Health (EARTH) Study. Alaska Native Health Research Conference. October 17, 2017. Anchorage, Alaska.
Hiratsuka, V, Beans, J, Sylvester, I, Robinson, R, Shaw, J, and Dillard, D. Self-Determination in Health Research: An Alaska Native Example of Tribal Ownership and Regulation. Alaska Native Health Research Conference. October 17, 2017. Anchorage, Alaska.
Hiratsuka, VY, Beans, JA & Woodbury, RB. Alaska Native and American Indian Perspectives on Precision Medicine in a Tribal Context. 1^st Annual National Native Health Research Training Conference. September 18-19, 2017. Denver, CO.
Hiratsuka, VY, Murphy K, Anliker T & Wang, M. Tribal Home Visiting Perspectives on Nurse-Family Partnership Cultural Adaptations. Zero to Three Annual Conference 2016. December 7-9, 2016. New Orleans, LA.
Hiratsuka, V., Trinidad, S., Avey, J. & Robinson, R. Application of the PEN-3 Model on Tobacco Initiation, Use, and Cessation Among American Indian and Alaska Native Adults. 16^thInternational Congress on Circumpolar Health, June 10, 2015. Oulu, Finland.
Hiratsuka, V., Moore, L., Dillard, D., Avey, J., Dirks, L., Beach, B. & Novins, D. Development of a Trauma Screening and Brief Intervention Process for Alaska Native People in a Primary Care Setting. 16^thInternational Congress on Circumpolar Health, June 10, 2015. Oulu, Finland.
Hiratsuka VY, Suchy-Dicey A, Garroutte EM, & Booth-LaForce C. Patient and Provider Factors Associated with Alaska Native Adolescent Tobacco Use Screening. 2015 Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research Conference. April 28, 2015. Davis, CA.
Hiratsuka VY, Suchy-Dicey A, Garroutte EM, & Booth-LaForce C. American Indian and Alaska Native Tobacco Use: Screening in Primary Care. 2014 Minority Health and Health Disparities Conference. December 1-3, 2014. National Harbor, MD.
Smith JJ, Berman MD, Hiratsuka VY & Frazier RR. Measuring the effect of primary care utilization on health outcomes. IHI Scientific Symposium. December 8, 2014. Kissimmee, FL.
Gadamus, L., Hiratsuka V., Shaw, J., Avey, J.P., Dillard D.A., Starks, H., Robinson, R.F. (2014, June). Use of stakeholder engagement to improve and support depression management within a patient-centered medical home model. Poster presented at the Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Hiratsuka V, Whitmore C, & Wang M. Enhancements and Adaptations to the Nurse Family Partnership Home Visitation Model in an Alaska Native Tribal Health Organization. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. November 15-19, 2014. New Orleans, LA.
Robinson R, Muller CJ, Hiratsuka V, Gadamus L, Smith J, Dillard D, & Buchwald D. Development and use of culturally-grounded text messages to increase colorectal cancer screening in Alaska Natives and American Indians: a mixed methods study. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. November 15-19, 2014. New Orleans, LA.
Hiratsuka VY, Whitmore, C, & Wang, M. Nurse-Family Partnership in an Alaska Native Tribal Health System: Enhancements and Adaptation. 2014 Native Children’s Research Exchange. September 18-19, 2014. Denver, CO.
Hiratsuka VY, Shaw JL, Avey J, Gadamus LR, Dillard DA, Starks H, & Robinson RF. Use of Stakeholder Engagement to Improve and Support Depression Management within a Patient-Centered Medical Home Model. AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. June 8-10, 2014. San Diego, CA.
Hiratsuka, V., Shaw, J. & Smith, J. Healthcare Environmental Design Impacts on Satisfaction and Health Outcomes. 4^th Alaska Native Health Research Conference. March 27-28, 2014. Anchorage, AK.
Dillard, D., Hiratsuka, V., Dirks, L., Moore, L., & Novins, D. Cross-site Formative Research to Develop a Screening and Brief Intervention for Trauma in Primary Care. 4^th Alaska Native Health Research Conference. March 27-28, 2014. Anchorage, AK.
Hiratsuka VY, Whitmore, C, and Wang, M. Southcentral Foundation’s Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant Program Research Component. National Summit on Quality in Home Visiting Programs. January 29-30, 2014. Washington, DC.
Swier J, Landis K, Oberrecht B, and Hiratsuka VY. Cancer Prevention and Screening Promotion in Urban, Rural, and Frontier Areas Using Traditional and Social Media. 141^st American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition. November 2-6, 2013. Boston, MA.
Landis K, Swier J, Oberrecht R, and Hiratsuka VY. Traditional and Social Media Campaign on Cancer Prevention and Screening for Urban, Rural, and Frontier Women. 2013 Dialogue for Action on Cancer Screening. March 20-22, 2013. Baltimore, MD.
Johnston, JM, Smith, JJ, Hiratsuka VY, Driscoll DL, Dillard DA, Shaw J, Szafran QN, and Reilly K (2012). Changes in Asthma-related Healthcare Utilization Associated with PCMH Implementation in a Tribal Healthcare System. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, September 9-11, 2012 Bethesda MD.
Hiratsuka, V.Y., Brown, J.K. Hoeft, T.J., and Dillard, D.A. Alaska Native People’s Perceptions, Understandings and Expectations for Research Involving Biological Specimens. 15^thInternational Congress on Circumpolar Health. August 5-10, 2012. Fairbanks, AK.
Landis, K., Swier, J. and Hiratsuka, VY. Multi-channel Media and Marketing in Rural and Frontier Areas Targeting Alaska Native People. 2012 Dialogue for Action on Colorectal Cancer Screening. March 22-23, 2012. Baltimore, MD.
Landis, K., Oberrecht, R., Swier, J., and Hiratsuka, VY. Planning and Policy Development Changes Based on a Tribal WISEWOMAN Program. 139^th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition. October 29-November 2, 2011. Washington, DC.
Driscoll, D, Hiratsuka, VY, Smith, JJ, Szafran, Q, Dillard, DA, and Johnston, J. Transforming Primary Care at Southcentral Foundation: Preliminary Findings. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Annual Meeting. September 21, 2011. Washington, D.C.
Smith, J., Hiratsuka, V., Szafran, Q., Dillard, D., and Driscoll, D. Analysis of Primary Care Sensitive Measures Before and After the 1999 Implementation of a Patient-Centered Medical Home in an Urban Primary Care Center. AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. June 12-14, 2011. Seattle, WA.
Hiratsuka, V., Brown, J., Hoeft, T., and Dillard, D. Development of Partnerships: A Project to Ascertain Alaska Native People’s Views on Specimen Banking. 138^th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition. November 6-10, 2011. Denver, CO.
Brown, J., Hiratsuka, V., Hoeft, T., and Dillard, D. Weighing Harms and Benefits: Alaska Native Perspectives on the Risks and Benefits of Research with Biological Specimens. 138^th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition. November 6-10, 2011. Denver, CO.
Pickle K., Pizacani B., Peterson E., Utermohle C., and Hiratsuka V. Alaskans Quitting Smoking: A Population-Based Picture. 2009 National Conference on Tobacco or Health. June 8-11, 2009. Phoenix, AZ.
Dilley J., Dowler D., Peterson E., Hiratsuka V., and Rohde K. Discovering Unique Tobacco Use Patterns Among Alaska Native People in Specific Regions of Alaska. 3^rd Annual Alaska Native Health Research Conference. March 19-20, 2009. Anchorage, AK.
Hiratsuka VY. Alaska Native Women’s Cardiovascular Health Intervention Research Project. 13th International Congress on Circumpolar Health, Gateway to the International Polar Year. June 12-16, 2006. Novosibirsk, Russia.
Hiratsuka VY, Oberrecht R, and Landis K. Preliminary Findings of a Cardiovascular Health Program for Alaska Native Women. The International Meeting on Inuit and Native American Child Health and the 17th Annual IHS Research Conference. April 29-May 1, 2005. Seattle, WA.
Hiratsuka VY and Cohea B. Collaborations and Contributions in Developing Statewide Surveillance: Efforts of the State of Alaska and Alaska Native Tribal Health Organizations. 2002 National Conference on Tobacco or Health. November 19-22, 2002. San Francisco, CA.
Wake FM, Tsosie VY, Kleinman DJ, Burhansstipanov L, and Orians CE. Alaska Native Women's Wellness Program: A comprehensive breast and cervical cancer screening program of Southcentral Foundation. 129^th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition. October 21-25, 2001. Atlanta, GA.

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