Indigenous Wellness Research Institute

INSPIRE - Scientific and Community Leadership Council


June 20, 2023

Randall C. Swaim, PhD


Kamilla Venner, PhD


Scott Okamoto PH.D., MSW


Douglas Novins, MD


December 7, 2020

Lonnie Nelson, PhD


Denise A. Dillard, PhD


December 4, 2020

Tommi Gaines, PhD

Tommi Gaines, PhD

August 15, 2017

Nancy Rumbaugh Whitesell, PhD

Dr. Whitesell’s work focuses on child and adolescent development within the contexts of American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) communities. Her research projects apply developmental science to inform preventive interventions to improve outcomes for both young children (birth to five years) and young adolescents (10 to 14 years). Through her leadership role in the Tribal…


August 3, 2017

Melissa L. Walls PhD (Bois Forte and Couchiching First Nations Anishinabe)

Melissa L. Walls Ph.D. (Bois Forte and Couchiching First Nations Anishinabe) is a social scientist committed to collaborative research and has over a decade of experience working with tribal communities in the United States and Canada. Her involvement in community-based participatory research (CBPR) projects to date includes mental health epidemiology; culturally-relevant, family-based substance use prevention…


July 28, 2017

Geri Donenberg, PhD



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