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IWRI’s ETHICS (acronym for Ethics Training for Health in Indigenous Communities Study) Research Coordinator, Catlin Donald, MSW (Osage/Ponca) co-wrote an article together with Jennifer Rountree in spring 2014 while she was an intern at the National Indian Child Welfare Association in Portland, OR titled, “Evidence-Based Practice: Implications for Communities of Color and Child Welfare.” The…

During Winter Quarter 2015, the IWRI National Center of Excellence hosted more than ten Indigenous Elders from Washington and Alaska over a period of nine weeks. This very successful program, one of only a couple of university- or tribal college-based Elders-in-residence programs in the United States, enriched all who participated in it. Once word of…

The Research, Training, and Education Core of IWRI has partnered with Partnerships for Native Health at the UW to offer a lecture series to undergraduate and graduate students in Spring Quarter 2015. The lectures are designed to support students who are interested in Indigenous health promotion research and careers. Students will also meet Indigenous professionals…

I Raro I te Atarau Karohibohi: E Whakatere Haera Ana Nga Waka I Te Moana-Nui-A-Kiwa (Māori) “By the shimmering light of the Moon: Sea vessels are navigating the shared waters and knowledges of the Pacific Ocean” Māhina is a partnership among the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute (IWRI) at the University of Washington (UW, principal investigators…

Throngs of community members, students, faculty, and staff joined tribal leaders and elders from around the area at the opening of Intellectual House, the new longhouse-style center in the heart of the University of Washington. The sound of drums and singing rang out across campus as people gathered over two days in March to celebrate…

In September 25-26, 2014, a small group representing research, policy and community advocacy came together to begin to articulate a research agenda to eliminate violence against Native women. This was facilitated and sponsored by the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC), a Native nonprofit organization created specifically to serve as the National Indian Resource Center…

Dr. Cynthia Pearson, Dr. Myra Parker (Mandan and Hidatsa), Dr. Celia Fisher, and Caitlin Donald (Osage Nation and The Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma) are pleased to announce that ETHICS – Ethics Training for Health in Indigenous Communities study was funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (1R01HD082181; 9/2014…

Dr. Melanie Cheung (Ngāti Rangitihi, Te Arawa), a Fulbright New Zealand scholar developing a brain resilience training program for Huntington’s disease, presented “Brains AND Heart: The perfect marriage?” to the UW community on Wednesday, October 29. Dr. Cheung is committed to exploring both Indigenous and Western scientific paradigms to help people with neurodegenerative diseases. She…

The American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare is a society of distinguished scholars and practitioners dedicated to achieving excellence in the field of social work and social welfare through high-impact work that advances social good. The Academy selected a class of 12 new fellows in 2014, including IWRI’s Director Karina Walters, PhD. The…

David Huh, PhD Research Scientist, IWRI-NCE Research Core David Huh, PhD, joined IWRI as a Research Scientist in July 2014, having recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship in alcohol research at the UW Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors.  He is a clinical and quantitative psychologist with a special interest in applying innovative…