9th Annual American Indian Health Research Conference
October 28, 2011
Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND
The annual American Indian Health Research Conference provides a daylong event with national speakers, researchers, students, and community members. This is an opportunity to learn about how to do research with American Indian communities, what research needs to be done in American Indian communities, for students to present their research with American Indians, and opportunities to partner between communities, tribal colleges, and researchers.
2011 Featured Speaker: Gayle Skawennio Morse, Ph.D.
Dr. Gayle Skawennio Morse, Assistant Professor at Utah State University in the combined Clinical, Counseling and School Psychology PhD program in the Psychology Department, is the Co-Director of the Psychology Department American Indian Support Program (AISP). She is also founder and co-editor of the Journal of Indigenous Psychology and a licensed psychologist. Dr. Morse will address multidisciplinary research and the importance of developing native health researchers to examine the issues related to indigenous people.
For over a decade Dr. Morse has conducted research examining the effects of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other toxic chemicals on Mental Health. Dr. Morse has served as Co-Principal Investigator of a research project entitled “Biopsychosocial Well-Being among Akwesasne Residents,” which examines the effects of toxic chemicals on mental health. She has published in juried journals about the negative health effects of environmental toxins and has participated in both national and international professional conferences about Environmental health. Currently she is looking at the neurological effects of toxic chemicals as well as risk factors of dementia, substance abuse and PTSD.
Dr. Morse is a member of the Society of Indian Psychologists (SIP) and serves as the SIP member of the American Psychological Association (APA) Council of Representatives. She is a member of the APA, and has served as the interim Vice-President and Secretary of the Native American Concerns Committee for the Association of Multicultural Concerns Division of the American Counseling Association. She was nominated and installed into the 2005, 2007, and 2009 publications of Who's Who of American Women. She has also served on the editorial board for the Journal of Counseling and Development. Finally, she is an enrolled member of the Mohawk Tribe, and draws from the tribe the principles of respect, trust, and empowerment that have guided her both professionally and personally.
Dr. Alan J. Allery Health Research Award
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS DUE OCTOBER 1, 2011!
Nominate a promising American Indian health researcher for the Dr. Alan J. Allery Health Research Award. Deadline is October 1, 2011.
For over a decade Dr. Morse has conducted research examining the effects of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other toxic chemicals on Mental Health. Dr. Morse has served as Co-Principal Investigator of a research project entitled “Biopsychosocial Well-Being among Akwesasne Residents,” which examines the effects of toxic chemicals on mental health. She has published in juried journals about the negative health effects of environmental toxins and has participated in both national and international professional conferences about Environmental health. Currently she is looking at the neurological effects of toxic chemicals as well as risk factors of dementia, substance abuse and PTSD.
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS DUE OCTOBER 1, 2011!