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IREACH 2023 year in review
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.
New IREACH Faculty Hires
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 […]
IREACH Recognized at 2022 Apple Cup
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 […]
Patient and Provider Focus Groups
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 […]
Free Webinar On Culturally Centering Treatments For Substance Use Disorder – Friday, 10/15
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 […]
Meet IREACH’s Astrid Suchy-Dicey – Notable Woman In STEM
“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 […]
Virtual Conference On Dementia-Friendly Communities: September 14-15
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 […]
IREACH scientist Astrid Suchy-Dicey awarded NIH grants to study relationships between stress-related factors and cognitive function in Native Americans
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 […]
IREACH-led project to combat dementia in Native, Pacific Islander communities
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 […]
Apply for Fall 2021 Tribal Communities Internship Program
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 […]
IREACH’s Dr. Cassandra Nikolaus – WSU Researcher on the Rise
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 […]
American Medical Association taps IREACH Director Dedra Buchwald for prestigious search committee
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: […]
COVID-19 Resources for Native American Communities
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.
¡Vacúnese contra el COVID! Get vaccinated against COVID! – urges IREACH’s Dr. Anna Zamora-Kapoor
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 […]
NCARE and Native-CHART Webinar on Cultural Humility in Practice RESCHEDULED to Weds, June 9
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 […]
Call for Applications for the NCARE Pilot Project Program
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, […]
IREACH Statement of Support for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
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 […]
IREACH’s Ellenwood to speak on racialized public organizations
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 […]
Dr. Cheryl Ellenwood, IREACH scholar, on Indigenous data sovereignty
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 […]
IREACH TALK STORY SERIES: COVID-19 Listening Sessions in Early May
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 […]