Publications & Data.

  • Publications.

    Click below to access our publications along with their Samoan abstracts. If f you are unable to access a paper because of a journal paywall, please contact olaga@yale.edu for a private copy. More publications to be added soon.

    Find our Published Work Here

  • Data.

    Several of our datasets can be made available to interested students and investigators outside our group. Click here to explore our data and request access.

    Explore Available Data

  • Surveys.

    We have translated and validated several widely used tools for use in Samoa and American Samoa. These tools are available for download here.

    Access Translated Survey Instruments

  • Access to Genetic Data.

    Data from our Soifua Manuia Genome Wide Association Study (2010) and data from participants sequenced as part of the TOPMed Whole-Genome Sequencing Program are available through dbGaP. Click the link below to explore options for access. For questions, contact rminster@pitt.edu

    Work with our Genetic Data

Recent Highlights

  • A group prenatal care intervention reduces gestational weight gain and gestational diabetes in American Samoan Women

    Hawley et al. Obesity. 2024; 32 (10): 1833-1843.

  • Development of a parenting framework for adolescent mental wellbeing in American Samoa

    Mew et al. Child and Youth Services Review. 2024; 160: 107502.

  • Associations of childhood BMI traits with blood pressure and glycated haemoglobin in 6-9-year-old Samoan children

    Choy et al. Pediatric Obesity. 2024; 19 (6): e13112.

  • Characterization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) concentrations in a community-based sample of infants from Samoa

    Heinsberg et al. Chemosphere. 2024; 353: 141527.

  • Global prevalence of preterm birth among Pacific Islanders: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Wu et al. PLOS Global Public Health. 2023; 3 (6): e0001000.