Halaevalu F. O. Vakalahi Ph.D., MSW, M.Ed.

College of Health and Society

Dean, College of Health and Society

EDUCATION: 

• Hartford Faculty Scholar
• Fulbright Senior Scholar
• CSWE Minority Fellow
• Ph.D., Social Work, University of Utah
• M.Ed., Educational Administration, University of Utah
• MSW, Social Work, University of Hawai'i - Manoa
• B.S., Business Management, Brigham Young University - Hawai'i

EXPERTISE: Aging across cultures; Pacific Islander family and community; women of color in academia (well-being, mentorship); leadership