Principal Investigators
- Angela A. A. Willeto, PhD
- Priscilla R. Sanderson, PhD, CRC
Mentors
- Priscilla R. Sanderson, PhD, CRC (NAU)
- Nicolette Teufel-Shone, PhD (UA)
- Anna Schwartz, PhD (NAU)
- Octaviana Trujillo, PhD (NAU)
- Steven Barger, PhD (NAU)
Contact Information
CAIR Diversity Supplement: To build an American Indian Community/Social resilience research instrument
Project Description
This exploratory study utilizes a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) approach to explore and understand the meaning of community resilience to the American Indian community. We will address the question: What is community resiliences from the American Indian viewpoint? Our team includes faculty from Sociology and Social Work, Health Sciences, Nursing, and Applied Indigenous Studies.
Project Aims
Aim 1
To identify culturally relevant American Indian social and community resilience themes and patterns.
Aim 2
To expand Dr. Angela A. A. Willeto, (enrolled Navajo/Diné) Ph.D. experience with Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) principles, qualitative and mixed methods research with AI communities.
Project Goals
The goals of this project are to begin the process of developing an American Indian Social/Community Resilience Research Instrument (AIS/CRRI) using community-based participatory research principles and practices in conducting focus groups with adult members of the American Indian community on social/community resilience. The findings from this exploratory study will provide the materials for a multi-investigator consensus analysis to determine the first draft of the item pool questionnaire in a future study.
Relevance
American Indians (AI) suffer disproportionately from diabetes, substance abuse, unintentional injury/motor vehicle accidents and suicide. Applying a deficient approach to health challenges leaves American Indian populations conflicted about health research. The relevance of this project is the community-university development towards the foundation of an American Indian social/community resilience research instrument. This work supports the scientific growth of a collaborative team exploring the development of a research instrument that aims to gauge American Indian social/community resilience. Finally, there are no preliminary community resilience data which thus necessitates conducting focus groups with American Indian adults to determine themes and patterns on community resilience.
Key Components
- Begin building an American Indian Social/Community Resilience Research Instrument
- Journal publications