The Indigenous HIV/AIDS Research Training program is pleased to welcome the 2010-2012 Fellows Cohort.
Associate Professor, MSW Program Director, School of Social Work
University of Washington Seattle
Dr. Evans-Campbell is associate professor in the University of Washington School of Social Work, director of the Center for Indigenous Child & Family Research, and associate director of the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute. She earned her PhD from the Department of Social Welfare at the University of California, Los Angeles. Evans-Campbell's research is aimed at Indian child welfare and the impact of historical trauma on caretaking, families, parenting and welfare.
| Primary Mentor: | Geri Donenberg, PhD Professor, Department of Psychiatry University of Illinois at Chicago |
Pilot Project Title: HIV/AIDS and Urban American Indian Women: A Prevention Study
Dr. Johnson-Jennings is Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Science at the University of Minnesota, Duluth campus. She received her PhD from the Department of Counseling Psychology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Her research interests include American Indian healthcare disparities and biopsychosocial protective factors.
| Primary Mentor: | Jan Beals, PhD Co-Director of Research, Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health Department of Community and Behavioral Health Coorado School of Public Health University of Colorado Denver |
Pilot Project Title: Preventative Factors against Prescription Drug Abuse, Other Substances Use, Risky Sexual Behavior and HIV Risks among American Indians
Dr. Jolivette is associate professor and chair of American Indian Studies at San Francisco State University. He received his PhD in Sociology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. His areas of interest include the urban Indian experience, critical mixed race studies, and HIV/AIDS disparities in indigenous and people of color communities.
| Primary Mentor: | Nina Wallerstein, Dr.PH Projessor, Department of Family and Community Medicine Director, Center for Participatory Research Unviersity of New Mexico Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy University of New Mexico |
Pilot Project Title: Mixed Race Native American Gay Men and HIV: A Study of Social Stigmatization and the Impact of Social Stigmas on Risk Behavior among Mixed Race Native American MSM Living in Urban Areas
Dr. Patterson is assistant professor of Social Work and director of the Native American Center for Wellness Research at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. He earned his PhD in Social Work from the University of Louisville/University of Kentucky. His professional interests are: alcohol and other drug treatment retention and effectiveness for special populations; barriers to best practices adoption in community-based organizations; and Native American/Indigenous people's health and wellness.
| Primary Mentor: | Jane Simoni, PhD Professor, Department of Psychology University of Washington |