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NRN presents Webinar with
Dr. Joseph P. Gone
Professor of Anthropology and of Global Health and Social Medicine,
Harvard University
NRN hosts a webinar with Dr. Gone entitled, "Rethinking American Indian Mental Health Services: Explorations in Alter-Native Psy-ence"
September 25, 2026
Joseph P. Gone, Ph.D., is the Faculty Director of the Harvard University Native American Program and an international expert in the psychology and mental health of American Indians and other Indigenous Peoples. A professor at Harvard University, Dr. Gone has collaborated with tribal communities for over 30 years to critique conventional mental health services and to harness traditional culture and spirituality for advancing Indigenous well-being. As a clinical-community psychologist and action researcher, he has published 130 scientific articles and received recognition in his fields through more than 25 fellowships and career awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship. An enrolled member of the Aaniiih-Gros Ventre Tribal Nation of Montana, he also served briefly as the Chief Administrative Officer for the Fort Belknap Indian reservation. In 2023, Gone received a Gold Medal Award for Impact in Psychology from the American Psychological Foundation. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine.
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NRN presents Webinar with Chassity Begay, MPH
Nicky Teufel Shone, PhD
DISCUSSING: Community-engaged strategies to advance cancer health equity among Native Americans in Arizona
July 10, 2026
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service (IHS), will partner with the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES), the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC), and the Native Research Network (NRN) to sponsor the 2nd Annual National Native Health Research Training (NNHRT) Conference, in August 2018. It is the goal of the National Native Health Research Training Initiative (NNHRTI) to expand the number of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) researchers while supporting health care, health concerns, reducing health disparities, and enhancing quality health care to American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
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NRN presents Webinar with
Dr. Natalie S. Joe
PHD, MPH (SHE/HER)
(DINE/NAVAJO NATION)
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ONCOLOGY
"FROM RED VALLEY TO ROSWELL PARK: MY JOURNEY TO BECOMING AN INDIGENOUS CANCER RESEARCHER"
March 27, 2026
Dr. Natalie S. Joe (Dine'/Navajo Nation), PhD, MPH, will share her journey from Red Valley on the Navajo Nation to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Joe received her BS in biology and chemistry at Fort Lewis College, a Native American-serving institution in SW Colorado. As an undergraduate, she took advantage of NIH and other summer research programs. In 2016, she enrolled in the Johns Hopkins University doctoral degree in cellular and molecular medicine. In 2023, she earned her MPH during a Cancer Prevention Fellowship at NCI. After completing her NCI fellowship in early 2026, she joined the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, NY, as an Assistant Professor. She will speak about how she developed her love of science, how she managed barriers and what she offers as lessons learned to aspiring indigenous students.
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