Jane Jaeeun Chung-Do

Jane Jaeeun Chung-Do is an associate professor in the Office of Public Health Studies in the Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health. She begins her work with students from the classroom leading up to their extensive community practicums by co-developing a Brave Space Agreement. These set the terms of engagement regarding equitability, accountability, intentionality, confidentiality, compassion, critical thought and cultural adeptness, all tenets that flow continuously between classroom and community. A medical professional colleague observes that Chung-Do ensures student education is “not solely theory-based, rather it centers on the needs of Hawaii’s communities and true community-based approaches to disparities work. She leads by example, inspiring those around her to impact the health of Hawaiʻi’s communities.” A former student writes she “was only able to take one class with Dr. Chung-Do. Yet, this class was the most iconic course of my master’s in public health journey. At completion of the course, she suggested publishing our group project and continued to guide me through that process until it was published.”