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Season’s greetings from the WSU IREACH team. In 2023, IREACH has embraced significant growth and change, with much to be grateful for and celebrate.


Team photo
12/22/2022
by Daniel Barker

Dear IREACH team and community, As the Founding Director of IREACH, I am delighted to share news of several recent full time faculty hires. Please join me in welcoming new […]


Team photo
12/20/2022
by Daniel Barker

Washington State University recognized IREACH, the WSU College of Nursing, and the American Heart Association at the 2022 Apple Cup for their goals to increase American Indian clinical trial participation […]

Focus Areas
| American Indian and Alaska Native
| Cardiovascular disease
| Indigenous perspectives
| metabolic health

Patrik Johansson and NEAR INTACT team members
06/28/2022
by Dr. Juliana Garcia

The INdians Transforming Alzheimer’s Care Treatment (INTACT) team has completed patient and provider focus groups which provided feedback on how to adapt Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias patient and caregiver educational material from the Dementia […]


Preview of the registration page
09/23/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

The Native Center for Alcohol Research Education (NCARE) and Native-Controlling Hypertension and Risk Through Technology (NCHART) Webinar Series presents: Considerations for Culturally Centering Evidence-Based Treatments among American Indian and Alaska […]


09/17/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

“The reason I do what I do is because I’m interested in social justice. I want to help improve the world, even if it’s just a tiny bit.” Read about […]

Focus Areas
| Epidemiology

08/20/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

If you want to make your community more dementia-friendly – whether you’re an individual with dementia, a caregiver, or somebody who works with people with dementia – please join us […]

Focus Areas
| Cognition
| Dementia
| Indigenous perspectives

08/05/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

Dr. Suchy-Dicey, Assistant Professor in WSU’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, and Dr. Celestina Barbosa-Leiker of WSU’s College of Nursing have been awarded $1.7 million for a 3-year study […]

Focus Areas
| Alzheimer's disease

08/05/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

We are excited to announce that NEAR (Natives Engaged in Alzheimer’s Research) – a new IREACH-led project battling disparities associated with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in American Indian, Alaska […]


07/27/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

Applications are being accepted now for the Fall 2021 Tribal Communities Internship Program, hosted by IREACH in partnership with WSU’s Center for Native American Research and Collaboration. Full-time paid internships […]


07/23/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

A research assistant professor in the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Dr. Nikolaus studies the relationship between food security and health. According to the US Department of Agriculture, about […]


07/01/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

The AMA announced that Dr. Dedra Buchwald, M.D., is one of 18 prominent doctors and scientists selected to identify a new editor in chief for the renowned biomedical journal, JAMA: […]


05/17/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

Click here to check out a great collection of COVID-19 resources for Native American communities compiled by the Center for American Indian Health at Johns Hopkins University.


05/17/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

In an interview with Spanish-speaking radio station, La Patrona, in conjunction with the Washington State Department of Health, Dr. Anna Zamora-Kapoor encourages Hispanics to get their COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Zamora-Kapoor […]


05/14/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

The Cultural Humility in Practice webinar with Dr. Gary Ferguson has been RESCHEDULED to Wednesday June 9th at 12 PM Pacific Time. Please register using the link below. If you already […]


05/13/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

We are pleased to share our Call for Applications for the Native Center for Alcohol Research and Education (NCARE) Pilot Project Program. Letters of Intent will be due May 28th, […]


05/10/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

Please read IREACH’s Statement of Support for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, as drafted by our Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Committee: For the past year, many people have […]


05/04/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

Please join Scholarly Assistant Professor Cheryl Ellenwood this Thurs, May 6 noon for a talk on “Racialized Public Organizations: Linking representation and race to improve public service accountability.” She will […]


04/21/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

Dr. Cheryl Ellenwood, a Scholarly Assistant Professor in IREACH and WSU’s Center for Native American Research and Collaboration, was featured in an interview about Indigenous data sovereignty – the right […]


04/21/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

IREACH is conducting research on COVID-19 and would welcome your participation in one of our upcoming TALK STORY SERIES listening sessions. Please register for the Tues, May 4 (5-7pm) session […]


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