Jacob Davis, BA
Jacob Davis is the Project Coordinator of the National Resource Center on Native American Aging at Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota (UND) School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Grand Forks.
In this position, Davis serves the National Resource Center on Native American Aging on a state, regional, and national level as an administrative and resource person for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian aging issues. He provides assistance in the areas of financial management, project development, and grant management.
Before joining the CRH, Davis worked as an Administrative Research Assistant/Grant Writer for the Turtle Mountain Community College since August 2006. He has assisted and administered research projects including the Genetics and Pre-eclampsia Project funded by the IdEA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE), Risk Factors Associated with Severe Injury and Mortality on a Rural American Indian Reservation: 1996-2006 funded through the Colorado Injury Control Research Center (CICRC), Native American Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Educational Workshop funded through CICRC, Domestic Violence Silent Witness Silhouette Presentation funded through CICRC, and the Heart of Young Native Women Workshop funded through the CICRC.
Davis stays busy through involvement in community, state, and national groups such as the Turtle Mountain Wellness Conference, North Dakota Academy of Science, and the Native Research Network. He is also actively involved on issues regarding domestic violence and child abuse in Indian Country.
He is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and is originally from Belcourt, ND. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology with a minor in criminal justice from Minot State University. Davis plans to pursue a Masters degree in community development.
Established in 1980, the Center for Rural Health is one of the nation's most experienced rural health organizations. It has developed a full complement of programs to assist researchers, educators, policymakers, health care providers and, most importantly, rural residents to address changing rural environments by identifying and researching rural health issues, analyzing health policy, strengthening local capabilities, developing community-based alternatives, and advocating for rural concerns.
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