Alaka’i Bene

Alaka’i Bene is an MPH student with an Health Policy concentration. Her research and academic interests are suicide prevention and mental health literacy programs and how they are implemented and evaluated in K12 education. Alaka’i is on the Suicide Prevention Taskforce which is a collaborative effort across campus to develop policy and programs to benefit college students’ mental health. She is currently a Graduate Assistant with the University Center for Academic Excellence assisting first generation college students navigate their way through college. Beyond academia, Alaka’i enjoys spending time with her cat (Trash), rock climbing, social activism, and trying new restaurants.