Session: Science in Context: Biomedical and Behavioral Research to Benefit Native People and other Diverse Groups (Science, Technology, and Diversity for a Healthy World)

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

8:55 AM

Recapturing Context in Behavioral Science Research: The Case of American Indian Cultural Identity
Joseph Gone, PhD , University of Michigan

9:15 AM

Research Methods with Alaska Native Rural Communities: A Study of Nicotine and Carcinogen Exposure and Genetic Variation among Alaska Native Tobacco Users
Caroline Renner, MPH , Alaska Native Medical Center

9:35 AM

Asking Permission to Come Ashore: Partnering with Native Communities to Engage in the Scientific Enterprise
Lisa Rey Thomas, PhD , University of Washington

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