Earl S. Hishinuma, Ph.D., Associate Professor

EDUCATIONAL SUMMARY

B.A., M.A., & Ph.D. from the Department of Psychology, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Minors in special education and psycho-educational assessment

RELEVANT PRIOR EXPERIENCE

Graduate Assistant & Lecturer, Department of Psychology & Continuing Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Psychological Examiner, Department of Education, State of Hawaii

Head of Research, Psychoeducational Diagnostician, Teacher, & High School Principal, ASSETS School

Instructor, Kapiolani Community College, School of Social Work, Continuing Education (Outreach), University of Hawaii at Manoa

RESPONSIBILTIES/ACTIVITES IN THIS RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Hawaii

Associate Director of Research & Co-Principal Investigator, Native Hawaiian Mental Health Research Development Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Hawaii

RESEARCH/SCHOLARLY INTERESTS

Learning disabilities, gifted, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, intelligence, cross-cultural psychology, learning theory, psychometrics, accommodations & the law, philosophy of science

PUBLICATIONS

Baker, F. M., Stokes-Thompson, J., Davis, O. A., Gonzo, R., & Hishinuma, E. S. (1999). Two-year outcomes of psychosocial rehabilitation of black patients with chronic mental illness. Psychiatric Services, 50(4), 535-539.

Fox III, E. C., Waldron, J. A., Bohnert, P., Hishinuma, E. S., & Nordquist

Hishinuma, E. S. (1998). Issues related to WAIS-R testing modifications for individuals with learning disabilities and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Learning Disability Quarterly, 21(3), 228-240.

Hishinuma, E. S. (1999). An update on NCAA college freshman academic requirements: The impact on students with LD. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 32(4), 362-371.

Hishinuma, E. S., Miyamoto, R. H., Nishimura, S. T., & Nahulu, L. B. (in press). Differences in State-Trait Anxiety Inventory scores for ethnically diverse adolescents in Hawaii. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology.

Hishinuma, E. S., & Nishimura, S. T. (in press). Parent attitudes on the importance and success of integrated self-contained services for students who are gifted, learning disabled, and gifted/learning disabled. Roeper Review.

Hishinuma, E. S., & Yamakawa, R. (1993). Construct and criterion-related validity of the WISC-III for exceptional students and those who are “at-risk.” Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment: Advances in Psychoeducational Assessment Monograph Series, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children: Third Edition, 94-104.

Yuen, N. Y. C., Nahulu, L. B., Hishinuma, E. S., & Miyamoto, R. H. (in press). Cultural identification and attempted suicide in Native Hawaiian adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.