Science in Context: Biomedical and Behavioral Research to Benefit Native People and other Diverse Groups

Friday, October 12, 2012: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
603 (WSCC)
Chairs:
Kathleen Etz, PhD, American Indian and Alaska Native Coordinating Committee and Program Director, ERB, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health and Clifton Poodry, PhD, Director, Division of Training, Workforce Development, and Diversity, National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Description: This session will highlight the ways that context and culture influence the scientific endeavor in areas ranging from biomedical to psychosocial sciences. It will draw examples from Native American research, but will have relevance for scientists working with any culturally distinct community.

Sponsored by: Partially Supported by NIDA



8:30 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:35 AM
Community Empowerment in the Research Endeavor: Research Examples and Research Process
LeManuel Bitsoi, PhD , Center for American Indian Health, Johns Hopkins University