Associate Professor
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Elizabeth McFarlane, MPH, PhD is Associate Professor of Public Health at the Office of Public Health Studies. She has 20+ years of experience as an early childhood intervention scientist whose work informs programs and policies focused on children born into families experiencing risk. Her research takes an ecological perspective, considering the influence of disparate home, school, community, and policy contexts on child health and development. She worked on longitudinal studies to assess the effectiveness of home visiting to prevent child maltreatment and promote child health, development, and school readiness. As a PI and Co-Investigator on various studies, she worked closely with federal and state leadership, community stakeholders, and program participants to design and implement interventions and study protocols. She partners with families and community to inform developmental and implementation science and shape public policy to eliminate maternal and child health disparities.