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Supakit Wongwiwatthananukit, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dr. Wongwiwatthananukit received his B.S. in Pharmacy with First-class Honors from the Prince of Songkla University, Thailand, in 1993. In 1996, he obtained his Pharm.D. with High Honors from the University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy. He earned his M.Sc. and his Ph.D. in Pharmacy Practice in 1998 and 2001 from Purdue University, Indiana, respectively. Prior to joining the University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Pharmacy Dr. Wongwiwatthananukit was an assistant professor of Clinical Pharmacy at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. He has been a graduate student advisor for more than 25 students and an active member of many academic committees since 2002. He received the Purdue Research Foundation Fellowship Award and the Jenkins-Knevel Award for Excellence in Research in 2000 and 2001, respectively. He was also a recipient of the Nagai Award for Pharmacy Practice Research in 2006. His research focuses on the development and evaluation of health-related quality of life measurements, patient-oriented pharmacy services, self-care and dietary supplements, pharmaceutical education, evidenced-based pharmacy practice methodologies, and clinical trials of cardiovascular drugs and herbal products for smoking cessation and obesity. Dr. Wongwiwatthananukit is the recipient of over a dozen grants and has published more than 30 articles in peer-reviewed research journal, books, and other publications. Dr. Wongwiwatthananukit is an accomplished and welcome addition to the University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Pharmacy faculty.
Email Address: supakit@hawaii.edu