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Collette Adamsen, PhD
Associate Director and Assistant Professor

Dr. Collette Adamsen serves as an associate director for the Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) and is an assistant professor at SMHS.

Projects

Most Recent Publications & Presentations

Native Aging Visions, Spring 2023
In this issue you will features stories, tips, and other matters that are import to Native communities.
Project: National Resource Center on Native American Aging
Author(s): Adamsen, C., Davis, C., Dionne, J., Pierce, J.
Date: March 2023
Type: Newsletter
Identifying Our Needs: A Survey of Elders
Presented on August 8, 2022 to the Advancing Native Students in Aging Research course, University of Minnesota
Project: National Resource Center on Native American Aging
Author(s): Adamsen, C., Dionne, J
Date: August 2022
Type: Presentation
Identifying Needs to Empower Native Elders
Presented on Nov 4, 2021 at the Administration for Community Living, Title VI Chat
Project: National Resource Center on Native American Aging
Author(s): Adamsen, C., Dionne, J., Souvannasacd, C.
Date: November 2021
Type: Presentation
The Association of Cultural Participation and Social Engagement with Self-Reported Diagnosis of Memory Problems Among American Indian and Alaska Native Elders
This research examines the association of cultural participation and social engagement with older American Indians and Alaska Natives with self-reported diagnosis of memory problems, and how low rates of participation and engagement can increase problems with memory.
Project: National Resource Center on Native American Aging
Author(s): Adamsen, C., Manson, S., Jiang, L.
Publication: Journal of Aging and Health, 33(7-8S), 60S-67S
Date: June 2021
Type: Journal Article
The Relationship Between Diabetes and Oral Health Status, and Dental Visits Among American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Elders
This research examines the rates of diabetes, oral health, and number of dental visits in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian populations, and the need to increase oral health literacy and dental visits among Elders with diabetes.
Projects: National Resource Center on Native American Aging, Oral Health Research and Evaluation
Author(s): Adamsen, C., Besse, R., Schroeder, S.
Publication: Journal of the American Dental Association, 152(4), 293-301
Date: April 2021
Type: Journal Article
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