Caleb Rivera

Caleb is a Maui native and recently earned his PhD in Community Psychology from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Through a community psychology lens, we cannot focus only on the individual but must also look to the broader ecological context, and an integral part of that context is culture. Kanaka ʻŌiwi (Native Hawaiian) epistemology shapes the questions he asks and the methods he uses to ask them. He works with communities to capture moʻolelo (stories and lore) and explore ʻāina (land, that which nourishes) as medicine. His research is done for, by, and with community, advancing prevention and intervention initiatives that seek to contribute to healthier people while honoring the more-than-living-world. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his ʻohana (family), traveling, and eating good food.