Santino Giovanni Camacho – Māhina 2017

Santino Giovanni Camacho, was a student trainee in the 2017 Māhina program.

Santino Camacho (Chamoru): Dual major in psychology and gender studies, University of Washington
Hafa Adai, I am Chamoru and from the island of Guåhan in the Marianas. I just graduated with a degree in psychology and gender studies from the UW. In fall 2017 I will begin a Masters in Public Health with a focus in behavioral and social sciences. My research interests include the integration of cultural practices into stress coping models and treatment programs for mood and anxiety disorders. I hope to be able to use indigenous knowledge to research and create programs that are low cost and accessible to Pacific Islander and other indigenous communities. My Honors/McNair project studied the categorization of Asian Americans in the racial minority category and their access to academic resources. I have also done qualitative and assessment research on health behaviors for men who have sex with men in an HIV healthcare access study. I also enjoy singing and dancing in my Chamoru community.

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Māhina is supported by funding from the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number T37MD008625-01.