Dr. Justin Ako

Justin Ako, DC, BSBA

Dean, Health Administration (MHA/BSHA, MBA/BSBA Programs)

Biography

Dr. Justin Ako is the Dean of Health Administration at ¹ú²úÖ÷²¥. He was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawai’i and received his bachelor’s degree from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska with a double major in marketing and strategic management. Dr. Ako then went on to receive his doctorate from the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic and most recently completed the Institute for Management and Leadership in Education program at Harvard University.

Dr. Ako has been in private practice for more than 25 years and has been a dean of multiple programs at higher education institutions. He has served as Dean of the Master of Health Administration (MHA) and Bachelor of Health Services Administration (BHSA) programs at ¹ú²úÖ÷²¥ for the past 10 years. He also serves as the interim dean for WCU’s MBA and BSBA programs.

Dr. Ako has sat on community boards such as the board for Northridge Hospital/Dignity Health, and he works collaboratively with NGOs such as the International Federation of Red Cross/Red Crescent while serving his local community.

Abstracts

Taheri R, Ako J, Brown T, Frances J, Riddle M, Thomas H. Development, Implementation, and Assessment of a Day-Long Interprofessional Education (IPE) Learning Event. 117th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Anaheim, California, July 23-27, 2016 <>. Am J Pharm Educ; 2016; 80 (5) Article S2.

Presentations

Brown, T., Ako, J., France, J., Riddle, M., Taheri, R., Thomas, H. Assessment and Outcomes of a Day-Long Interprofessional Education (IPE) Learning Event. Education Leadership Conference of the American Physical Therapy Association October 7-9, 2016. Accepted Platform Presentation, Phoenix, AZ.

Taheri, R., Ako, J., Brown, T., France, J., Riddle, M., Thomas, H., Development, Implementation, and Assessment of a Day-Long Interprofessional Education (IPE) Learning Event. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting on Pharmacy Education July 23-27, 2016. Poster Presentation. Anaheim, CA.