Alvina Pauuvale is a lecturer in the School of Public Health and Interdisciplinary Studies at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT). Her research interests are particularly focused on the root causes that influence the trajectory of Pacific people’s health and on understanding these determinants from a Pacific worldview. Her PhD research explored food insecurity in a socioeconomically disadvantaged community with a significant Pacific population. She has also been involved in various studies, primarily on Pacific people’s health, ranging from health literacy in New Zealand and Pacific Island countries (e.g., Tonga and the Cook Islands), dementia among the Pacific elderly, tobacco control, and epidemiological studies for healthier and safer roads.