ISSN: 2376-0419
Deborah Taira Juarez
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, The Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy at UH Hilo
Dr. Deborah Taira has a B.A. in economics from Amherst College, a Masters in Public Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, and a doctorate in health economics from the Harvard School of Public Health. She also has ten years of experience at the Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA) as research manager analyzing administrative data. Her research focuses on understanding and reducing health disparities, particularly involving Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.