The Community Engagement and Outreach Core provides guidance in community-based participatory research approaches and regional support to investigators to help develop respectful research partnerships with American Indian and Alaska Native people in Montana and Alaska. For assistance contact the site director nearest you.

Montana Community Research Navigators: 

Niki Graham

Niki Graham, MPH

Montana Site Director

University of Montana

Missoula, Mt

Tribal Affiliation: 

Confederated Salish and Kootenai

Lori Lambert

Lori Lambert, Ph.D 

Montana Community Research Navigator

Montana State University, 

Bozeman, Mt

Tribal Affiliation:  Enrolled Member of Nulhegan Abenaki and Mi'kmaq

 Alaska Community Research Navigators:

denise

Denise Dillard, Ph.D 

Alaska Site Director 

Anchorage Areas
South central Foundation, Alaska

Tribal Affiliation: Unupiaq Eskimo

kyle

Kyle Wark, MA Anthropology, MA Eastern Classics 

Alaska Community Research Navigator

 

Tribal Affiliation:

Tlingit

cyndi

Cyndi Nation

Alaska Community Research Navigator