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Indigenous Health Department Faculty & Staff

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Melanie Nadeau
PhD, MPH
Associate Professor/Vice Chair
Specialty: American Indian Health, Health Disparities, Health Equity, Epidemiology, Mixed Methods, Indigenous Driven Evaluation and Tool Development
  • melanie.nadeau@UND.edu
  • 701.777.0871
  • School of Medicine & Health Sciences Room E161
    1301 North Columbia Road Stop 9037
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
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Grace Karikari
PhD, MPH, CHES, NBC-HWC
Grants Development Coordinator, ITRRC
  • grace.karikari@UND.edu
  • 701.777.6035
  • School of Medicine & Health Sciences Room E264
    1301 North Columbia Road Stop 9037
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
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Brynn Luger
PhD, MA, LPCC, NCC
Assistant Professor
  • brynn.luger@UND.edu
  • 701.777.6521
  • School of Medicine & Health Sciences
    1301 N Columbia Road Stop 9037
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
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Shawnda Schroeder
PhD, MA, University of North Dakota
Director of Curriculum and Course Design | Assistant Professor
Specialty: Public/Indigenous health program evaluation, Indigenous and public health research methods, health equity
  • shawnda.schroeder@UND.edu
  • 701.777.0787
  • School of Medicine & Health Sciences Room E264
    1301 North Columbia Road Stop 9037
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
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Julie Smith-Yliniemi
PhD, LPCC, NCC
Assistant Professor, Director of Community-Engaged Research
Specialty: Indigenous Trauma & Resilience, Culturally Adapted Evidence-Based Trauma Therapy, Cultural Immersion, Community Based Participatory Research, Clinical Mental Health, School Counseling, Health Education, Suicide Prevention & Intervention
  • julie.smithyliniemi@UND.edu
  • School of Medicine & Health Sciences Room E263
    1301 North Columbia Road Stop 9037
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
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Joel Steele
Assoc Prof/Dir IH Research
  • joel.steele@UND.edu
  • 701.777.6521
  • School of Medicine & Health Sciences Room E263
    1301 North Columbia Road Stop 9037
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
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Cary Waubanascum
PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor
  • cary.waubanascum@UND.edu
  • 701.777.6521
  • School of Medicine & Health Sciences
    1301 North Columbia Road Stop 9037
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
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Bethanie Parker
Department Manager
  • bethanie.parker@UND.edu
  • 701.777.6521
  • School of Medicine & Health Sciences
    1301 North Columbia Road Stop 9037
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
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Malati Tamang
Administrative Assistant
  • malati.tamang@UND.edu
  • 701.777.6521
  • School of Medicine & Health Sciences Room E263
    1301 North Columbia Road Stop 9037
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
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Darcia Pingree
MPH
Grants and Project Coordinator
  • darcia.pingree@UND.edu
  • 701.777.2517
  • School of Medicine & Health Sciences
    1301 North Columbia Road Stop 9037
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
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Roselle Martin
PhD(c), MPH, LN
NARCH/BIRCH Program Manager
  • roselle.martin@UND.edu
  • 701.777.6521
  • School of Medicine & Health Sciences Room E161
    1301 North Columbia Road Stop 9037
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
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Courtney Davis
MS
Tribal Research Liaison
  • courtney.davis@UND.edu
  • 701.777.6521
  • School of Medicine & Health Scienes
    1301 North Columbia Road Stop 9037
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037

Affiliate Faculty

Department of Population Health

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Andrew Williams
Associate Professor
  • andrew.d.williams@UND.edu
  • 701.777.6718
  • School of Medicine & Health Sciences E231
    1301 N Columbia Rd Stop 9037
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
Indigenous Health Department
Suite E263
1301 N Columbia Rd Stop 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
P 701.777.6521
IndigenousHealth@UND.edu

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