Dr. Lisa Rey Thomas is a Research Scientist at the
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute. Dr. Thomas received a degree in clinical
psychology from the University of Washington, and completed her clinical
internship at the VA Medical Center at American Lake (Tacoma). She
is currently a Member-at-Large of the American Psychological Association Division 45 Executive Committee, and past-chair of the APA's Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs
(CEMA), as well as Chair of the APA's
Division 18, Psychologists in Indian Country Section, and has
recently been involved in the People
Awakening Project, an NIAAA-funded project at the University of
Alaska – Fairbanks studying Alaska Native pathways to sobriety. Dr. Thomas is also Treasurer of the Native Research Network. She is on planning team for the APA 2011 National Multicultural Conference and Summit, which will be held in Seattle. At ADAI, she is Co-Investigator of the Healing
of the Canoe project, working with Drs. Dennis Donovan and Heather
Lonczak, and PI of the Tribal Healing and Wellness Conference funded by NIH/NCMHD.
Current Projects:
- Tribal Healing and Wellness Conference. This
important and unique one and one-half day conference was convened
at Kiana Lodge in May 2008, and brought together representatives
from among the 29 federally recognized tribes, other American Indian
and Alaska Native (AIAN) agencies, and urban AIAN communities in
Washington state. Panel presentations provided information about
culturally competent clinical approaches for working with AIAN clients
and for conducting ethical, respectful, and effective research with
Native Communities. Breakout sessions addressed health disparity
and health promotion topics of greatest concern to AIAN communities
in Washington. A Final Report is available on hte conference website:
http://adai.washington.edu/tribalconference/
- The Healing of the Canoe. This three-year project will
plan, implement, and evaluate a community-based and culturally-based
intervention aimed at connecting Native American youth to their
cutlural heritage, as a means to reduce substance abuse and other
health problems. The project will be highly collaborative with the
Suquamish Tribe, a reservation community in the Pacific Northwest.
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- National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network - Pacific
Northwest Node. A multisite network of regional research and
training centers working in conjunction with community-based treatment
programs to implement and evaluate behavioral and pharmacological
interventions with demonstrated efficacy in community-based programs.
(Dr. Thomas works with the Southeast
Alaska Regional Health Consortium, one of the community treatment
programs participating in the Pacific Northwest Node of the CTN.)
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View all ADAI projects Dr. Thomas has participated in, both current and completed.
Recent
and Representative Publications:
- Thomas LR, Donovan DM, Sigo RLW. Identifying community needs and
resources in a Native community: A research partnership in the Pacific
Northwest. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
2010;8(1) (Abstract) [THO 09-03]
- Thomas LR, Donovan DM, Sigo RLW, Austin L, Marlatt GA, Suquamish
Tribe. The Community Pulling Together: A tribal community-university
partnership project to reduce substance abuse and promote good health
in a reservation tribal community. Journal of Ethnicity & Substance
Abuse 2009;8(3):283-300. [THO 09-02]
- Alvarez AN, Blume AW, Cervantes JM, Thomas LR. Tapping the wisdom
tradition: Essential elements to mentoring students of color. Professional
Psychology: Research and Practice 2009;40(2):181-188. [THO
09-01]
- Mohatt GV, Rasmus SM, Thomas LR, Allen J, Hazel K, Marlatt GA.
Risk, resilience, and natural recovery: A model of recovery from
alcohol abuse for Alaska Natives. Addiction 2007 103:205-215
(Pubmed
abstract) [THO 08-01]
- Journeys of the Circle Project, Seattle Indian Health Board, Addictive
Behaviors Research Center, Department of Psychology, University
of Washington. Canoe Journey - Life's Journey: A Life Skills Manual
For Native Adolescents. Seattle : University of Washington, Addictive
Behaviors Research Center, 2002. [Abstract] [THO 06-01]
- Mohatt GV, Rasmus SM, Thomas LR, Allen J, Hazel K, Hensel C. "Tied
together like a woven hat" : Protective pathways to Alaska
Native sobriety. Harm Reduction Journal 2004; 1(10).
(Full
text)
[THO 04-01]
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more publications by Dr. Thomas.
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