All these studies share focus at the intersection of culture, resistance, and health. A third effort seeks to understand cultural and spiritual factors individuals in Pacific Northwest and Northern Minnesota tribal communities are using in their recovery from opioid use. The second strand of this work is documenting and describing the role of community-level protective mechanisms, sometimes called cultural continuity, in the low suicide rates of certain communities within high suicide impacted regions of rural Alaska. The Qungasvik (toolbox) intervention is a strength-based, community-directed and community-staffed approach that creates protective experiences to buffer risk factors and promote well-being. This collaboration has documented culture-based strategies for youth suicide and alcohol misuse prevention and is now testing their effectiveness.
My current emphasis is youth development and health as part of a long-term 25-year collaboration with rural Alaska Native communities. My research focuses on ways to enhance the capacities of American Indian/Alaska Native communities to promote their own health and well-being. Martin Mayman Award for Distinguished Contribution to Personality Assessment.Current work is in the implementation and testing of multilevel health promotion interventions in American Indian/Alaska Native rural communities. My clinical interests include individual and family therapy, and assessment. I am a licensed psychologist with training in community and clinical psychology.
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