Pilot Projects

 

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Sara Buckingham,  UAA

Pilot Test of a Cultural Intervention to Enhance Alaska Native Students' Behavioral Health

sbuckingham@alaska.edu

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Alexander Kitaysky, UAF

Surveillance for Avian Influenza in Subsistence Harvested Seabirds

askitaysky@alaska.edu

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 Inna Rivkin, UAF

Expanding Intergenerational Dialog Exchange and Action to Promote Youth Wellness
 idrivkin@alaska.edu
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Katie Cueva, UAA

Piloting Culturally Responsive, Community Engaged Cancer Education in the Northwest Arctic
kcueva@alaska.edu
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Stephen Vindigni ANTHC

Alaska Native Study to Stop Stomach Cancer: A Prospective Cohort of Individuals at High Risk of Gastric Cancer
smvindigni@anthc.org
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Paul Smith UM

Resilience to the impact of prenatal substance use exposure
paul2.smith@umontana.edu

Project Development Awards

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Laverne Demientieff,  UAF

Re-Awakening the Spirit: Engaging in Cultural Values and Traditional Practices in the Modern Alaskan Context
imdemientieff@alaska.edu
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Mark Schure, MSU

Using cultural strengths to develop a trauma-informed program for improving the mental wellbeing of the ApsAalooke People
mark.schure@montana.edu
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Jennifer Shaw, SCF

Feasibility and Acceptability of Community-Based Diagnosis and Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in an Urban Alaska Native and American Indian (ANAI) Population
henniferlyn@yahoo.com
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Valerie Gifford, UAF

Use of Telebehavioral Health with Alaska Native Rural Residents: Provider Perceptions of Strengths, Limitations, and Effectiveness
vmgifford@alaska.edu
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Ruby Fried UAA

Traditional Food Security and Health: Identifying Risk and Resilience Factors in St.Paul, AK
rlfried@alaska.edu
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Andrea Bersamin, UAF

Neqpiaput Inruugut (Our Food is our Medicine): Promoting Holistic Health and Well-Being Among Yup'ik Parents and Children Through the Lens of Substance.

abersamin@alaska.edu
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Vanessa Simonds, MSU

Promoting Healthy Relationships among ApsAalooke Youth
Vanessa.simonds@montana.edu
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Youssef Barbour, ANTHC

Assessment of Risk Factors for Rapid Progression of Liver Fibrosis in Alaska Native Persons with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
ybarbour@anthc.org
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Rosalyn Singleton, ANTHC

Evaluating a New Model of Car for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawl Syndrome (NOWS) in Alaska Hospitals
ris2@cdc.gov
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Blakely Brown, UM

Urban Indian Community Assessment Project
Blakely.brown@mso.umt.edu

Diversity Awards

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Suzanne Held and Christiane Parish, MSU

Building Healthy Relationships in the ApsAjalooke Community
Suzanne@montana.edu
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Kimber Mckay, UM

Caregiver-Child Engagement and Greenspace among American Indian Children
Helen.russette@umontana.edu

 

Early Stage Investigator Award:

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Jingjing Sun,  UM

SELA: Improving Mental Health for Native American Youth Social-Emotional Learning

jingjing.sun@umontana.edu

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Neha John- Henderson, MSU

Health Mindset as a Driver of Efficacy of a Diabetes Prevention Program in the Blackfeet Community

neha.johnhenderson@montana.edu