Projects
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cognitive Performance in American Indians
This is one of the first studies to estimate cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and cognitive performance in American Indian people. It uses data from the […]
Pilot study of a culturally tailored diabetes education curriculum with real-time continuous glucose monitoring in a Latinx population with type 2 diabetes
This project proposes a novel delivery of “Companeros en Salud,” a diabetes self–management education and support curriculum via telemedicine coupled with real time continuous glucose monitoring to Latinx populations living […]
Psychological risk factors, quality of life, community, and brain aging in American Indians: The Strong Heart Study
American Indian adults have a high burden of psychological risk factors and related sequelae, but little is known about their relation to Alzheimer’s disease. This project aims to collect psychological […]
Re-centering Indigenous Concepts of Educational Success to Promote Systemic Change (Spencer Foundation Vision Grant)
A collaborative group in the Bering Strait region is coming together to create a vision for education systems change for children that centers Indigenous measures of success. This study builds […]
Re-Defining the Outdoors in Early Childhood: A Lens Towards Equity (RDTO)
This work was informed by the historic and systemic lack of representation of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) children and families in nature in the Seattle area, and the […]
Resilience, cultural alignment, and social support in brain aging: Data from the Strong Heart Study (Resilience in SHS)
When life stresses are especially intense, chronic, or overwhelming, deleterious health effects can occur, including inflammation, cardiovascular disease, disability, depression, low quality of life, and dementia. In this context, resilience […]
Strengthening the Northwest Health Education and Research Outcomes Network: Building Capacity for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Washington State in Partnership with Rural, Tribal, and Urban Medically Underserved Primary Care Facilities (HERC CAB)
The primary objective of the proposed project is to transform NW HERON into a practice based research network more aligned with patient-centered outcomes research principles through the establishment of a […]
Strong Men, Strong Communities: Cultural Tradition to Improve Native Men's Health (Strong Men/SMSC)
Strong Men, Strong Communities: Cultural Tradition to Improve Native Men’s Health (SMSC) informs the design and implementation of culturally informed, community-based lifestyle interventions for diabetes prevention in American Indian men […]
University of Washington Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (UW ADRC): Native Research and Resource Core (NRRC)
Many American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities view research with skepticism and mistrust, in part because research has historically been done in or on communities rather than with them. […]
University of Washington Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (UW ADRC): Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement Core (ORE Core)
WSU IREACH is a sub-contract on the University of Washington’s Alzheimer’s Disease and Research Center (UW ADRC). IREACH’s primary role is to help the UW ADRC with outreach and recruitment […]
URBAn Native Elders (URBANE): Risk and Protective Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
Both comparative and single-race studies suggest that, with the reduction in life expectancy disparities experienced by American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people, Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) are […]
Validity Evidence for the Use of the USDA Adult Food Security Survey Module with American Indian and Alaska Native Adults (USDA Tufts Food Security)
Inequities in access, availability, and affordability of nutritious foods produced by settler colonialism contribute to high rates of food insecurity among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) households. Efforts to […]
Wabanaki Native American Research Center for Health (Wabanaki NARCH)
This center grant is a research partnership with Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness in Bangor, Maine. The Wabanaki Native American Research Center for Health aims to estimate the prevalence of […]
Wabanaki Native American Research Center for Health (Wabanaki NARCH) Research Project 1 (RP1): The Voices of our Elders
This effort is a partnership between Washington State University, the University of Miami, and Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness, a Tribally-founded and directed public health district serving all four federally […]
Waponahki Tribal Health Needs Assessment (WHNA)
The specific aims of the Waponahki Tribal Health Needs Assessment are to: 1. Invite all adult Waponahki Tribal members ages 18 and older to complete a cross-sectional survey to assess […]