1999-2005: Ph.D., American Studies, University of Hawaii
1996-1999: M.A., American Studies, University of Hawaii
1993-1996: B.A., Comparative Culture, minor in Sociology, University of California, Irvine
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
2007-present: Juvenile Justice Research Analyst, State of Hawaii, Department of the Attorney General, Crime Prevention & Justice Assistance Division
2005-2007: Assistant Professor, University of Hawaii, Department of Psychiatry
2001-2005: Program Manager, University of Hawaii, Asian/Pacific Islander Youth Violence Prevention Center
1997-2001: Program Coordinator, University of Hawaii, Youth Gang Project
SELECTED SCIENTIFIC/PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
2008: Okamoto, S.K., Mayeda, D.T., Ushiroda, M., Rehuher, D., Lauilefue, T., and
Ongalibang, O. Risk and protective factors of Micronesian youth in Hawaii: an exploratory study. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 35 (2), 127-147.
2006: Mayeda, D. T., Hishinuma, E. S., Nishimura, S. T., Garcia-Santiago, O., and
Mark, G. Y. Asian/Pacific Islander Youth Violence Prevention Center: Interpersonal Violence and Deviant Behaviors among Youth in Hawaii. Journal of Adolescent Health,39, 276.e1-276.e11.
2006: Mayeda, D. T., Pasko, L, and Chesney-Lind, M. You got to do so
much to actually make it: Discussing racism and sexism with Samoan girls in Honolulu, Hawaii. AAPI Nexus, 4 (2), 1-20.
2005: Mayeda, D. T., Okamoto, S. K., and Mark, G. Y. Adapting culture in a colonial
and capitalized world: role strain and acculturation in Hawaiian and Samoan families. Journal of Poverty, 9 (1), 105-120.
2002: Arakawa, M., Kramer, M., Liu, C., Mayeda, D., Mitsuda, J., Quartero, G.,
Sueoka, D., Tsutsumoto, T. Woo, K., and Yim, D. (April 22). America complicit in islander suffering. Honolulu Advertiser, A8. [Reprinted in The Marshal Islands Journal, April 26, 2002, p. 26] Available online here (Newspaper OpEd).
2001: Mayeda, D. T., Chesney-Lind, M., and Koo, J. Talking story with Hawaii's
youth: confronting violent and sexualized perceptions of ethnicity and gender. Youth and Society, 33(1), 99-128.
2001: Mayeda, D. T. Characterizing gender and race in the 2000 Summer Olympics:
NBC's coverage of Maurice Greene, Michael Johnson, Marion Jones, and Cathy Freeman. Social Thought and Research, 24 (1-2), 145-186.
2001: Mayeda, D. T. and Okamoto, S. K. Challenging the Asian Pacific American
rubric: social constructions of ethnic identity among Samoan youth in Hawaii. Journal of Poverty, 6 (4), 43-62.
1999: Mayeda, D. T. From model minority to economic threat: media portrayals of
Major League Baseball pitchers Hideo Nomo and Hideki Irabu. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 23(2), 203-217. Available online here.
PUBLISHED BOOK
2008: Mayeda, D.T. and Ching, D.E. Fighting for Acceptance: Mixed Martial Artists and Violence in American Society. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, Inc.
UNPUBLISHED DISSERTATION
2005: Mayeda, D. T.Re-conceptualizing Risk: Adolescents in Hawaii Talk about
Rebellion and Respect. University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of American Studies.
PUBLISHED BOOK REVIEWS
2004: Mayeda, D. T. Review of A Rainbow of Gangs: Street Cultures in the Mega-
City. By J. D. Vigil. Austin: Texas University Press. In Journal of American Ethnic History, 24 (1), 152-153.
PUBLISHED BOOK CHAPTERS
2006: Mark, G.Y., Revilla, L.A., Tsutsumoto, T., and Mayeda, D.T. Youth violence
prevention among Asian American and Pacific Islander youth. Pp. 127-148 in Nancy G. Guerra & Emilie P. Smith (eds) Preventing Youth Violence in a Multicultural Society. Washington DC: American Psychological Association.
2003: Pasko, L., Chesney-Lind, M., and Mayeda, D. Effective Responses and Outreach
Challenges: Lessons from the Hawaii Youth Gang Project. Pp. 600-610 in Frieder Dunkel and Kirstin Drenkhahn's (eds) Youth Violence: New Patterns and Local Responses�Experiences in the East and West. Greifswald, Germany: Forum Verlag Godesburg.
KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS
2008: Mayeda, D.T. (October 30). Juvenile Arrests and Status Offense Hawaii Data. Presentation at the 'Get the 411 on Youth' Conference, State of Hawaii, Department of the Attorney General. Honolulu, Hawaii.
2006: Mayeda, D.T. (October 12). Disproportionate Minority Contact in Hawaii. Presentation at the State of Hawaii, Office of Youth Services Disproportionate Minority Contact Conference. Honolulu, Hawaii.
2006: Strong, A., Glassco, K., and Mayeda, D.T. (November 7). Asian/Pacific Islander
Youth Violence Prevention Center: Development of a High School Ethnic Studies Class to Prevent Youth Violence. American Public Health Association, National Conference, Boston, MA.
2005: Mayeda, D. T. (December 12). Exposure to Youth Gangs: Violence Prevention
with Asian and Pacific Islander Adolescents. American Public Health Association National Conference. Philadelphia, PA.
2005: Mayeda, D. T., Wegner, E., Nishimura, S. T., Fiaui, P., and Hoover, M. (June
15). Preventing youth violence among Filipino, Hawaiian, and Samoan youth. Pacific Global Health Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii.
2005: Mayeda, D. T. (April 21). Psychological dating violence among Filipino,
Hawaiian, and Samoan Teens: Culture- and Gender-based Influences. National meeting for the Association of Asian American Studies, Los Angeles, CA.
2005: Chesney-Lind, M., and Mayeda, D. T. (April 7). Female youth violence: myths,
reality and methods for intervention. 6th National Family Conference on Violence Prevention, Navigating Pathways to Violence Prevention: Exploring and Strengthening the Links Between Families and Communities, Honolulu, Hawaii.
2005: Mayeda, D. T. (February 18). Re-conceptualizing risk: adolescents in Hawaii
talk about rebellion and respect. Western Society of Criminology Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii.
2004: Mayeda, D. T. (May 26). Building partnerships for research with Pacific
Island and Asian American Communities. 3rd National Sexual Violence Prevention Conference. Los Angeles, CA.
2000: Chesney-Lind, M., and Mayeda, D. T. (November 16). Ethnic and gender
identity among troubled youth in Hawaii. National meeting for the American Society of Criminology. San Francisco, CA.
1999: Mayeda, D. T. (February 26). Constructing ethnicity and masculinity within the confines of urban Honolulu. Western Society of Criminology Conference, Oakland, CA.
1998: Mayeda, D. T. (June 29). Ethnic and racial formation in Hawaii: Aspirations
and expectations of at-risk Samoan youth. National meeting for the Association of Asian American Studies. Honolulu, Hawaii.
SELECTED LOCAL WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, and PRESENTATIONS
2008: Mayeda, D.T., and Tsuyenoshi, C. (October 30). Mixed Martial Arts and Teen Violence. Presentation at the 'Get the 411 on Youth' Conference, Department of the Attorney General. Honolulu, Hawaii.
2007: Mayeda, D.T., Gatewood, T., Perkins, K., Tangonan, F., Eguires, L., Kahikina, A., and Shiroma, S. (October 12). Communities in Schools Community-based Participatory Research Project: Crime and its Affects on Businesses in Waipahu. Presentation at Waipahu Intermediate School. Waipahu: Hawaii.
2005: DeRego, T., Ellis, J., Fiaui, P., Glassco, K., Himan-Kalua, K., Mayeda, D.,
Scronce, A., Sheppard, A., Strong, A., and Ueki, K. (October 21). Translating research into action: development of a high school ethnic studies course to prevent adolescent violence. Kamehameha Schools 2005 Researach Conference on Hawaiian Well-Being, Honolulu, Hawaii.
2005: Mayeda, D. T., Fiaui, P., and Jahangard-Mahboob. (August 11). Violence and
Substance Use among Hawaiian, Samoan, and Filipino High School Students in Hawaii: Prevalence Rates and Implications for Practice. Presentation to State of Hawaii, State Advisory Group. Honolulu, Hawaii.
2005: Mayeda, D. T. (June 22). Minority youth in the juvenile justice system.
Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii. Koolau Golf Club, Kailua, Hawaii.
2003: Mayeda, D. T. (September 19). Vestiges of colonialism: root causes of juvenile
risk, arrests, and incarceration among contemporary Hawaiian youth. Kamehameha Schools Conference on the Well Being of Native Hawaiians, Kahuku, Hawaii.
2002: Mayeda, D. T., Hiu, B., and Garagas, G. (November 21). Bridging the divide
between academia and community: teaching service learning with a youth violence prevention agency. Colloquium presentation for the University of Hawaii, Department of American Studies, Honolulu, Hawaii.
2001: Chesney-Lind, M., Mayeda, D. T., and Fujishima, D. (January 11). Hawaii's
Gangs: Prevention, Tracking, and Intervention Issues. Presented at Caring for Hawaii's Kids: Bridging Research and Services conferences. Honolulu: Tokai University Pacific Center.
DOCUMENTARY WORK
2008: Lee, E., Mayeda, D.T., and Bouit, J. MMA 808 - Inside Hawaii's Fight Game. Director, Co-producer, and Narrator. Available for viewing in its entirety by clicking HERE
COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC HISTORY
1995: Big West Conference Champion, 400m Hurdles, personal best time of 51.25 seconds, running for U.C. Irvine.
1995: U.C. Irvine Team Captain and Most Valuable Player.
1995: First Annual Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sport-Scholar Award winner, given to minority scholar-athletes who exhibit excellence athletically and academically.
1994: Big West Conference Champion, 400m Hurdles, personal best time of 51.09 seconds. Represented U.C. Irvine at the N.C.A.A. Division I National Championships.
1994: Anchor leg on third place finishing team, 4X400m relay, Big West Conference Championships, 46.40 400m second split, running for U.C. Irvine.
1994: U.C. Irvine Most Valuable Player.
1993: California College Athletic Association Champion, 4X100 relay (third leg), running for U.C. Riverside.
1993: Fourth place 400m Hurdles, California College Athletic Association Championships, 53.15 seconds, running for U.C. Riverside.
Three year scholar athlete award winner.
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC HISTORY (University High School, Irvine, CA)
1991 Sea View League Male Athlete of the Year.
1991 Irvine World News Male Athlete of the Year.
Four years wrestling (3 years varsity); two time Sea View League Champion; All California Interscholastic Federation; All Orange County; Team Co-Captain.
Four years track and field (3 years varsity); five times All Sea View League; All California Interscholastic Federation, 800 meters; Team Captain.
Four years football (2 years varsity); one time All Seaview League, defensive back.
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