{"id":6828,"date":"2022-02-01T17:14:17","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T17:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/sherc\/?page_id=6828"},"modified":"2025-08-12T20:39:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T20:39:30","slug":"resilience-indigenous-nations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/sherc\/resilience-indigenous-nations\/","title":{"rendered":"Supplement–Understanding Resilience and Mental Wellbeing: Southwest Indigenous Nations and the Impact of COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

Understanding resilience and mental wellbeing: southwest Indigenous nations and the impact of COVID-19<\/h1>\n

The goal of this administrative supplement is to demonstrate the resilience of Native nations and Indigenous communities in Arizona and to identify Indigenous Determinants of Health invoked during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has exacerbated health disparities throughout the United States and impacted American Indian populations in significant ways. Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized sovereign Native nations with more than 350,000 American Indians\u2014the third largest population in the US.<\/p>\n

American Indians represent approximately 4.6% of the state\u2019s population, yet account for 19% of COVID-19 deaths where race and ethnicity is reported. Despite the substantial challenges faced during COVID-19 and the high rate of infection, Native nations in Arizona have demonstrated resilience.<\/p>\n

The study will determine the role of Indigenous determinants of health in tribal government policy and action that support Indigenous mental health and wellbeing, and in turn, resilience during the COVID-19 crisis. The project will map how and when Indigenous assets are leveraged by tribal leaders to protect community mental health.<\/p>\n

Document the impact of Indigenous determinants of health on Indigenous mental health and wellbeing, and resilience of four specific community groups. The four specific community groups, first responders, educators, recovery community, and traditional healers, will be engaged to understand Indigenous concepts of wellbeing linked to collective mental health and resilience. The project will employ talking circles, key-informant interviews, and surveys\u00a0 to understand specific instances where IDOH have assisted or challenged the resilience of these specific groups.<\/p>\n

Study title: <\/strong>Understanding Resilience and Mental Wellbeing: Southwest Indigenous Nations and the Impact of COVID-19 Specific Aims<\/a>
\nFunding:<\/strong> The study is funded by NIMHD\/NIH 3U54MD012388-04S6
\nIRB project number:<\/strong> 1693297-1<\/p>\n

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About the investigators<\/h2>\n

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Julie Baldwin, PhD<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Principal Investigator, SHERC<\/strong><\/div>\n
Administrative Core Lead<\/strong><\/div>\n
Recruitment Core Lead<\/strong><\/div>\n
Principal Investigator, SHERC Administrative Supplements<\/strong><\/div>\n
Director, Center for Community Health and Engaged Research (CHER)<\/div>\n
Regents’ Professor, Department of Health Sciences<\/div>\n
Email:<\/strong> Julie.Baldwin@nau.edu<\/a><\/div>\n
Phone:<\/strong> 928-523-6566<\/a><\/div>\n
Research interests: <\/strong>Community-based participatory research, HIV\/AIDS & substance abuse prevention, chronic disease prevention, diverse & rural populations<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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Karen Jarratt-Snider, PhD<\/h3>\n
Co-Investigator<\/strong><\/div>\n
Chair, Applied Indigenous Studies<\/div>\n
Associate Professor, Applied Indigenous Studies<\/div>\n
Email: <\/strong>Karen.Jarratt-Snider@nau.edu<\/a><\/div>\n
Phone:<\/strong> 928-523-6219<\/a><\/div>\n
Research interests: <\/strong>Indigenous Environmental Justice, Tribal Environmental Management, Federal Indian Policy and Law, Tribal Administration, Indigenous Cultural and Ecotourism, Indigenous and Native American Entrepreneurship, USDA Forest Service Environmental Justice Policy, USDA Forest Service-Tribal Relations. Tribal and Indigenous Community-Based Participatory Research, Environmental Health and Indigenous Communities<\/div>\n

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Manley Begay Jr, Ed.D<\/h3>\n
Co-Investigator<\/strong><\/div>\n
Professor, Department of Applied Indigenous Studies<\/div>\n
Email: <\/strong>Manley.Begay-Jr@nau.edu<\/a><\/div>\n
Phone:<\/strong> 928-523-6437<\/a><\/div>\n
Research interests: <\/strong>Issues pertaining to Indigenous Nation-Building: Sovereignty, Governance, Culture, Leadership, and Economic Development.<\/div>\n

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Darold Joseph, PhD, M.Ed<\/h3>\n
Co-Investigator<\/strong><\/div>\n
Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Specialties<\/div>\n
Email:<\/strong> Darold.Joseph@nau.edu<\/a><\/div>\n
Phone:<\/strong> 928-523-7179<\/a><\/div>\n

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Nicolette Teufel-Shone, PhD<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Co-Investigator<\/strong><\/div>\n
Community Engagement Core Lead<\/strong><\/div>\n
Professor, Health Sciences<\/div>\n
Email:<\/strong>\u00a0Nicky.Teufel@nau.edu<\/a><\/div>\n
Phone:<\/strong>\u00a0928-523-2058<\/a><\/div>\n
Research interests: <\/strong>Building community capacity to address health promotion in Native American communities, chronic disease prevention<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Alisse Ali-Joseph, PhD, MA<\/h3>\n
Co-Investigator<\/b><\/div>\n
Faculty Athletic Representative, Office of the President<\/div>\n
Assistant Professor, Applied Indigenous Studies<\/div>\n
Email:<\/strong> Alisse.Ali-Joseph@nau.edu<\/a><\/div>\n
Phone:<\/strong> 928-523-6118<\/a><\/div>\n

Research interests: <\/strong>Sports and physical activity as a vehicle for empowerment, cultural identity, health and education for American Indian people, American Indian health, wellness, and education.<\/p>\n

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Chesleigh Keene, PhD, MA<\/h3>\n
Co-Investigator<\/strong><\/div>\n
Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology<\/div>\n
Email:<\/strong> Chesleigh.Keene@nau.edu<\/a><\/div>\n
Phone:<\/strong> 928-523-5321<\/a>\nResearch interests: <\/strong>Population health; mobile and sensing technologies as tools to reduce health disparities; cultural models and predictors of wellness; and psychosocial factors that improve health outcomes<\/div>\n
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Juliette Roddy, PhD, MBA<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Co-Investigator<\/strong><\/div>\n
The NARBHA Institute James Wurgler MD Chair of Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice<\/div>\n
Email:<\/strong> Juliette.Roddy@nau.edu<\/a><\/div>\n
Phone:<\/strong> 928-523-5214<\/a><\/div>\n

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Amanda Hunter, PhD, MPH<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Postdoctoral Scholar<\/strong><\/div>\n
Email: <\/strong>Amanda.Hunter@nau.edu<\/a><\/div>\n
Phone: <\/strong>520-300-1457<\/a><\/div>\n
Research interests: <\/strong>American Indian health and wellness<\/div>\n

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Angelina Castagno, PhD<\/h3>\n
Co-Investigator<\/strong><\/div>\n
Professor, Department of Educational Leadership<\/div>\n
Email: <\/strong>Angelina.Castagno@nau.edu<\/a><\/div>\n
Phone: <\/strong>928-523-0258<\/a><\/div>\n
Research interests: <\/strong>Diversity and equity, race, whiteness, Indigenous education<\/div>\n

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Marianne Neilsen, PhD<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Co-Investigator<\/strong><\/div>\n
Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice<\/div>\n
Email: <\/strong>M.Nielsen@nau.edu<\/a><\/div>\n
Phone: <\/strong>928-523-6512<\/a><\/div>\n
Research interests: <\/strong>Native Americans and justice, Indigenous Peoples and justice, criminal justice organizations, media and criminal justice<\/div>\n

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Kelly McCue, MPH<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Research Coordinator, Sr.<\/strong><\/div>\n
Email: <\/strong>Kelly.McCue@nau.edu<\/a><\/div>\n
Phone: <\/strong>928-523-3593<\/a><\/div>\n
Research interests: <\/strong>Health equity, maternal and child health, social determinants of health, food security<\/div>\n

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The Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative is a grant-funded initiative of the Center for Community Health and Engaged Research at Northern Arizona University. SHERC is supported by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number 3U54MD012388-04S6.<\/em><\/h6>\n

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