Paul Spicer, PhD
CEIGR Leadership Team
Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oklahoma and a Director at the Center for Applied Social Research
Medical anthropology, human development, bioethics
Research in substance abuse, mental health, child development, genetics, and cancer in American Indian and Alaska Native communities
Cecil Lewis, PhD
CEIGR Leadership Team
Professor of Anthropology and Co-director of the Laboratories of Molecular Anthropology and Microbiome Research (LMAMR) at the University of Oklahoma
Research includes anthropological genetics; the microbiome, ancient biomolecules, health disparities, ethics, population genetics; evolution of disease associated genetic variation.
Denise Dillard, PhD (Inupiaq Eskimo)
CEIGR Leadership Team
Director of Research, Southcentral Foundation
Research interests: Ethics of research with Alaska Native people, translational health research with Alaska Native people.
Raymond Orr, PhD (Citizen Potawatomi Nation)
CEIGR Leadership Team
Associate Professor, Department Chair
Native American Studies Department, University of Oklahoma
American Indian Politics, Public Health, Comparative Indigenous Politics, Political Ideology, Racial Attitudes
Vanessa Y. Hiratsuka, PhD, MPH (Navajo/Winnemem Wintu)
CEIGR Leadership Team
Associate Professor/co-Director of Research and Evaluation, Center for Human Development, University of Alaska Anchorage
Research interests include ethical, social, and legal implications of genomic research and precision medicine among Indigenous populations; evaluation of health interventions in public schools; and evaluation of health and training programs serving individuals experiencing intellectual and developmental disabilities.
vyhiratsuka@alaska.edu
Jessica W. Blanchard, PhD
CEIGR Leadership Team, GEN Director
Researcher, University of Oklahoma's Center for Applied Social Research
Research on ethical and social implications of genomics research, cultural and medical anthropology, community partnerships in health research, cancer health disparities
Bobby Saunkeah, RN, MSHCE, CIP (Kiowa)
CEIGR Leadership Team
Chickasaw Nation Department of Health Manager of Research and Public Health Division
Chair of the Chickasaw Nation IRB and Member of the Indian Health Service National IRB
Adjunct faculty for the Department of Health Promotion at the OU College of Public Health
Master’s degree in Health Care Ethics
Joe Yracheta, MS (Purhepecha and Raramuri)
CEIGR Leadership Team
Master’s in Pharmaceutics with an emphasis in Pharmacogenomics DrPH candidate, Environmental Health & Engineering
Research interests include the intersection of Environmental exposures & Omics on public health ; Cultural, ethical, legal, social, and intellectual property issues and education of outside researchers working with Amerindigenous tribes
Amanda Cobb-Greetham, PhD (Chickasaw Nation)
CEIGR Leadership Team
Professor,
Native American Studies Department, University of Oklahoma
Founding Director, OU Native Nations Center
Research Interests
Sovereignties and Nation Building; Indigenous Research Methods; Chickasaw History and Culture; Museums, Representation, and Cultural Production; Cultural Memory
Justin Reedy, PhD
Associate Professor in the Department of Communication
Research Associate in the Institute for Public Policy Research & Analysis
University of Oklahoma
Taiawagi Helton LL.M, JD
Professor of Law at the University of Oklahoma
Focuses on environmental, property, and Indian law
Justin Lund (Navajo), MA, PhD Candidate
GEN Co-Director
Research focuses on molecular anthropology, human health and biology, and bioethics
Julie Beans, MPH (Oneida and Yup’ik)
Researcher
Provides support for community-based participatory research as well as translational research efforts for Alaska Native health systems
Interests include health policy, cultural implications of ELSI research, and the intersection of Federal Indian Law with ELSI Research
Dalaki J. Livingston, M.A. , PhD Candidate- Diné (Navajo) Nation
Full Time Lecturer at the University of North Carolina Wilmington
Health communication, Deliberation, Pop Cultural Communication and Indigenous Methodologies.
Research in media depictions of culture and minorities; interpersonal
Nanibaa' Garrison, PhD (Diné)
Associate Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
Affiliations: Institute for Society and Genetics, Institute for Precision Health, and the Division of General Internal Medicine & Health Services Research
Michael Peercy, MPH
Epidemiologist/Biostatistician for the Chickasaw Nation
Administrator for the Chickasaw Nation IRB
Master’s degree in Public Health
Bachelor’s degrees in Medical Technology and Psychology
Research interests include ethical research practices in Native communities, data ownership and sovereignty, cancer epidemiology, and data analytics
Erika Blacksher, PhD
John B. Francis Chair in Bioethics at the Center for Practical Bioethics
Research Professor, Department of History and Philosophy of Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center
Research Interests: Bioethics, Population Health, Health Disparities, Social Justice
Susan Brown Trinidad, MA, PhD candidate
Research Scientist
Department of Bioethics and Humanities
University of Washington
Christie Byars-Chavez (Chickasaw)
Research Assistant, Chickasaw Nation Research and Public Health Division
Certified in Phlebotomy and Medical Terminology
Research interests include Public Health and Intervention
Krystal Tsosie, PhD, MPH, MA- Diné (Navajo) Nation
Arizona State University, incoming Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences
Native BioData Consortium, Ethics and Policy Director
Geneticist-Bioethicist
Population genetics, precision health, health AI, genetic counseling, bioethics, Indigenous data governance and sovereignty, biobanking
Scott Ketchum, PhD (Choctaw)
Assistant Professor, Director of Native American Studies and Chickasaw Nation Endowed Chair, East Central University
Research in collaborative and Indigenous research methodologies, Ecological Research, Indigenous Metaphysics, Political Theories, health policy research, Indigenous Games, Cultural Resource Management, ethnographic methodologies, visual anthropology, and Choctaw History.
Guthrie Ducheneaux (Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe)
Data Manager at Missouri Breaks
Former Information Technology Technician for the Cheyenne-Eagle Butte School and Cheyenne River Health Center
Founder/Owner of Quantum Cattle Company
Executive Director of Project H3LP! (www.projecth3lp.com)
Timothy K Thomas MD
Director, Research Service Member, Alaska Area IRB
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Areas of Interest: Health disparity research primarily focused on water and sanitation, oral health, colon cancer, and tobacco use.
Katrina G. Claw, PhD (Diné)
Assistant Professor, Division of Biomedical Informatics and Personalized Medicine, Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Sarah Nash, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Co-Investigator, Iowa Cancer Registry
Full Member, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center College of Public Health
Brian Woodbury
Southcentral Foundation, Researcher
Provides support for community-based participatory research as well as translational research efforts for Alaska Native health systems
Research interests include data sharing and data management in genomic research
Gloria Tallbull (Cheyenne)
Center for Applied Social Research, Research Scientist
Community engagement and public health research
Abbie Willeto, MA (Dine')
Health Research and Specimen Coordinator Research Services
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Areas of interest: Research ethics, biospecimen repositories, mentorship and research with Indigenous communities in Circumpolar regions
Elizabeth Ferucci, MD, MPH
Rheumatologist / Medical Researcher
Co-Chair, Alaska Area IRB
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Areas of Interest: Arthritis and autoimmune disease epidemiology, etiology, and outcomes; research ethics and protection of human participants
Cara Monroe, PhD.
Research Associate: Department of Anthropology, Center for Applied Social Science, and Laboratories of Molecular Anthropology and Microbiome Research (LMAMR) at the University of Oklahoma
Research Interests: Ethics of paleogenomic and forensic research, K-12 education disparities, molecular archaeology.
Kyle Wark, MA Anthropology (Tlingit)
Researcher, Southcentral Foundation
Provides support for community-based participatory research (CBPR) as well as translational research efforts for Alaska Native health systems
Research Interests: cultural & medical anthropology, Indigenous research methodologies, Alaska Native history & culture, community engagement & CBPR, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) & social determinants of health, ethnotoxicology of alcohol
Horvey M. Palacios, MA, PhD Student
Graduate Student Researcher
Department of Anthropology, Human Health and Biology Track
Bioethics, Community-Engaged Molecular Anthropology, Ancient Biomolecules, Inequality, Situated Biologies
