Curriculum Vitae
CATHERINE E. BURNETTE, PHD, LMSW
[(Revised 8/10/15]
I. CONTACT INFORMATION
Assistant Professor, Tulane University
School of Social Work -- 8906
127 Elk Place, Room 409
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-862-3495
E-mail: [email protected]
LICENSURE
Licensed Master’s Social Worker, Iowa, License # 007299 2009-2014
Licensed Master’s Social Worker, Louisiana, License # 12397 2013-Present
II. EDUCATION
Ph.D., School of Social Work, University of Iowa, 2013 Dissertation: Unraveling the Web of Intimate Partner Violence and With Women from
one Southeastern Tribe: A Critical Ethnography
M.S.W., School of Social Work, University of Iowa, 2009
B.A., Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, 2013
III. ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Assistant Professor, Tulane University, 2013-present
IV. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
a. Editorial Boards
Current:
Research on Social Work Practice 2013-Present
Past: Perspectives on Social Work Journal, 2011-2013
Guest Reviewer:
Violence Against Women 2015-Present
Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work 2015
Journal of Interpersonal Violence 2014-Present
Psychological Trauma 2014
British Journal of Social Work 2013-2014
The Qualitative Report 2013-2014
Conference Abstract Reviewer:
American Public Health Association 2015
V. PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
Affiliations:
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American Public Health Association 2014-2015
Tulane Stress and Environment Research Collaborative on Health Disparities (SERCH)
2014-present
Gender Based Violence Faculty Group, Newcomb College Institute of Tulane University
2014-present
Newcomb Fellow, Newcomb College Institute of Tulane University 2014-present Social Work and Health Inequalities Network (SWHIN) 2014-present
Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) 2013-present
American Indian and Alaska Native Social Work Educators Member 2011-present
American Indian Student Association (AISA) Ally 2010-2013
Powwow Planning Committee Member (AISA) 2010-2013
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Member 2010-present
National Alliance on Mentally Ill (NAMI) Member 2009-present
National Association of Social Worker (NASW) Member 2008-2014
VI. FELLOWSHIPS & HONORS Faculty Scholarly Retreat in A Studio in the Woods, Tulane University
$2,800, 2014
Research Fellowship for the Study of the Global South, Tulane University
$2,500, 2014
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Leadership Fellowship
$20,000, 2013-2014, unfunded
University of Iowa Graduate College Ballard and Seashore Dissertation Year Fellowship,
$18,000, 2012-2013
University of Iowa Graduate College, Strategic Initiative Fund Research Fellowship,
$10,000, 2011-2012
University of Iowa School of Social Work Fellowship, $2,500, 2011
University of Iowa PhD Graduate Assistantship Award, 2009-2012 University of Iowa Tuitions Scholarships (Merit), 2002, 2000, 1999
University of Iowa Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology, 2001 – 2002
North Linn High School Valedictorian, 1998
VII. PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS:
1) Publications and Presentations:
All items should be in full reference in APA format and numbered from most to least
recent]
a. Refereed Journal Articles
1. Burnette, C. E. (In Press). Historical oppression and intimate partner violence
Experienced by Indigenous women in the U.S.: Understanding connections. Social
Services Review
2. Burnette, C. E. & Figley, C. R. (In Press) Risk and protective factors related to the
wellness of American Indian and Alaska Native youth: A systematic review. International
Public Health Journal, 8(2). Note: Also will be published in the International Journal
of Child Health and Human Development 9(3) and versions will appear in two book
chapters (see book chapters section).
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3. Burnette, C. E. & Billiot, S. (In Press). Reaching harmony across indigenous and
mainstream research paradigms: An emergent narrative. Journal of Indigenous Social
Development
4. Burnette, C. E. (2015). From the ground up: Indigenous women’s after violence
experiences with the formal service system in the United States. British Journal of Social
Work, 45(5), 1526-1545. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcu013
5. Burnette, C. E. (2015). Disentangling indigenous women’s experiences with intimate
partner violence in the United States. Critical Social work, 16(1).1-20. Retrieved from
http://www1.uwindsor.ca/criticalsocialwork/DisentanglingIndigenousWomenExperiences
6. Burnette, C. E., Ferreira, R. J., & Buttell, F. (2015) Male parenting attitudes and batterer
intervention: Assessing child maltreatment risk. Research on Social Work Practice. 9
(ahead-of-print). Doi: 10.1177/1049731515579202
7. Burnette, C. E. (2015). Indigenous women’s resilience and resistance to historical
oppression: A case example from the United States. Affilia, 30(2), 235-343 doi:
0886109914555215.
8. Burnette, C. E., & Cannon, C. (2014). “It will always continue unless we can change
something”: consequences of intimate partner violence for indigenous women, children,
and families. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 5. doi 10.3402%2Fejpt.v5.24585
9. Roh, S., Burnette, C. E., Lee, K., Lee, Y., & Martin, J. I. (2014). Predictors of help-
seeking attitudes toward mental health services among of American Indian older adults.
Journal of Applied Gerontology, doi: 10.1177/033464814558875
10. Roh, S., Burnette, C. E., Lee, K. H., Lee, Y. S., Easton, S. D., & Lawler, M. J. (2014).
Risk and protective factors for depressive symptoms among American Indian older adults:
Adverse childhood experiences and social support. Aging & mental health, (ahead-of-
print), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2014.938603
11. Burnette, C. E., Sanders, S., Butcher, H. K., & Rand, J. T. (2014). A toolkit for ethical
and culturally sensitive research: An application with indigenous communities. Ethics and
Social Welfare, 8(4), 364-382.doi: 10.1080/17496535.2014.885987
12. Burnette, C. E., & Sanders, S. (2014). Trust development in research with indigenous
communities in the United States. The Qualitative Report, 19(44), 1-19. Retrieved from
http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR19/burnette44.pdf
13. Burnette, C.E., Sanders, S., Butcher, H., & Salois, E. M. (2011) Illuminating the lived
experiences of research with indigenous communities. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural
Diversity in Social Work, 20(4), 275-296.
b. Articles Submitted for Publication
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1. Roh, S., Burnette, C. E., Lee, K. H., Lee, Y., & Goins, R. T. (Under Review). Correlates
of receipt of colorectal cancer screening among American Indians in the Northern Plains.
Social Work Research
2. Figley, C. R. & Burnette, C. E. (Under Review). Building bridges: Connecting systemic
trauma and family resilience in the study and treatment of diverse traumatized families.
Traumatology
3. Roh, S., Kim, Y., Lee, Y., & Burnette, C. E. (Under Review). Spirituality, social
support, and life satisfaction among American Indian older adults. Journal of Religion
and Spirituality in Social Work
4. Burnette, C. E. (Under Review). Historical oppression and Indigenous families:
Uncovering potential risk factors for Indigenous families touched by violence. Family
Relations
5. Haigh, S. & Burnette, C. E. (Under Review). Closing the Indigenous Australian health
gap: Clarifying causes, identifying solutions. Australian Social Work.
6. Burnette, C. E. & Hefflinger, T. (Under Review). Voices of resilience: Protective factors
among Indigenous women who experience violence. The Journal of Primary Prevention.
7. Roh, S., Burnette, C. E., Lee, Y., Giger, J. T., Petereit, D. G., Goins, R. T. (Under
Review). American Indian women cancer survivors’ depression and protective factors:
Directions toward culturally competent interventions. The Journal of Primary
Prevention.
8. Burnette, C. E. & Renner, L. (Under Review). A pattern of cumulative
disadvantage: Risk factors for violence across Indigenous women’s lives. British
Journal of Social Work.
c. Articles in Preparation
1. Burnette, C. E. & Hefflinger, T. S. (In Progress). Identifying community risk factors for
violence against Indigenous women using a framework of historical oppression and
resilience. Traumatology
2. Burnette, C. E. & Sanders, S. (Under Review). Empowering Indigenous women and
professionals to identify their own solutions to intimate partner violence: A critical
ethnography. Qualitative Social Work
3. Burnette, C. E. (Under Review). Family and culture: The bedrock of resilience for
Indigenous women experiencing violence. Journal of Marriage and Family.
d. Non-Refereed Publications
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1. Burnette, C. E. (2014). Book Review— Motivational interviewing (3rd ed.): Helping
people change. Research on Social Work Practice. doi: 10.1177/1049731514532847
2. Burnette, C. E. (2014). Book Review—Successful grant writing: Strategies for health
and human service professionals (4th ed.). Research on Social Work Practice.
doi:10.1177/1049731513518354
3. Burnette, C. E. & McCleary, Jennifer S. (2014). An opportunity for social work
researchers: Climbing out of educational loan debt Research on Social Work Practice.
doi:10.1177/1049731513520237
2) Book Chapters
Accepted Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters:
1. Burnette, C. E. & Figley, C. R. (2015) Chapter 4: Wellness of American Indian and
Alaska Native youth. F. B. Merrick (ed.) In B. D. Friedman & J. Merrick (Eds.) Public
Health, Social Work, and Health Inequalities (pp. 58-75). Hauppage, New York: Nova
Science Publishers. Note: this chapter is a version of: Burnette, C. E. & Figley, C. R.
(In Press) Risk and protective factors related to the wellness of American Indian and
Alaska Native youth
2. Burnette, C. E. & Figley, C. R. (In Press) Risk and protective factors related to the
wellness of American Indian and Alaska Native youth. In B. D. Friedman & J. Merrick
(Eds.) Yearbook on Child Health and Human Development. Hauppage, NY: Nova Science
Publishers. Note: this chapter is a version of: Burnette, C. E. & Figley, C. R. (In
Press) Risk and protective factors related to the wellness of American Indian and
Alaska Native youth
3) Lectures, Speeches, Workshops, and Conference Presentations
Accepted Peer-Reviewed Conference Presentations:
1. Burnette, C. E. (2015, October) A Framework of resilience and historical oppression:
Promoting Indigenous strengths and linking social problems to their structural causes.
Paper to be presented at 19th Annual American Indian Alaska Native Social Work
Educators' Conference, Denver, CO
2. Burnette, C. E. & Sanders, S. (2015, October). Solutions to intimate partner violence:
Indigenous women and professionals' perspectives. Paper to be presented at the 61st
Annual Program Meeting for the Council on Social Work Education, Denver, CO.
3. Burnette, C. E. (2015, June). Promoting community and cultural resilience to prevent
violence in Indigenous communities. Paper presented at the 10th Annual Tribal
Leader/Scholar Forum for the National Congress of American Indians Policy Research
Center, St. Paul, Minnesota.
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4. Burnette, C. E. (2015, January). Martialing Resilience within a Critical Framework to
Address the Underlying Causes and Consequences of Violence against Indigenous
Women. Symposium paper presented Society for Social Work Research (SSWR), New
Orleans, LA.
5. Burnette, C. E. (2015, January). Intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention and
mitigation: Professionals' perspectives on solutions to IPV experienced by American
Indian Women. Paper presented Society for Social Work Research (SSWR), New
Orleans, LA.
6. Roh, S., Burnette, C. E., Lee, K., Lee, Y., & Easton, S. D. (2014, November). Risk and
protective factors for depressive symptoms among American Indian older adults: Adverse
childhood experiences and social support. Paper presented at the Gerontological Society
of America's 67th Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington, DC.
7. Roh, S., Kim, Y., Lee, Y., & Burnette, C. E. (2014, November). Spirituality, social
support, and life satisfaction among American Indian older adults. Paper presented at the
Gerontological Society of America's 67th Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington, DC.
8. Burnette, C. E. (2014, November). Relationships among the consequences of intimate
partner violence and mental health disparities experienced by American Indian
population. Paper presented at the 142nd American Public Health Association (APHA)
Annual Meeting and Exposition, New Orleans, LA.
9. Burnette, C. E. & Cannon, C. (2014, October) Consequences of intimate partner
violence on indigenous women, children, and families. Paper presented at the 60th Annual
Program Meeting for the Council on Social Work Education, Tampa, FL.
10. Burnette, C. E. (2014, October) Family level risk and protective factors related to
violence experienced by American Indians in the Southeast. Paper presented at 18th
Annual American Indian Alaska Native Social Work Educators' Conference, Tampa, FL
11. Burnette, C. E. & Figley, C. R. (2014, June). Bolstering resiliency: An ecological review
of risk and protective factors related to mental health and substance use among Native
American and Alaska Native youth and adolescents. Paper presented at the 25th Native
Health Research Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
12. Burnette, C. E. & Sanders, S. (2015, January) Trust development in research with
indigenous communities in the United States. Paper accepted but not presented due to
schedule conflict at the 6th TQR Annual Conference (TQR2015), Fort Lauderdale, FL.
13. Burnette, C. E. (2014, January). Unraveling the web of intimate partner violence with
indigenous women. Poster presented Society for Social Work Research (SSWR), San
Antonio, TX.
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14. Burnette, C. E. (2013, October). Fostering growth through culturally sensitive theory
choice in research with indigenous communities. Poster presented at the 17th Annual
American Indian Alaska Native Social Work Educators' Conference, Dallas, TX.
15. Burnette, C. E. (2013, November). Unraveling the web of intimate partner violence with
indigenous women. Poster presented at the 59th Annual Program Meeting for the Council
on Social Work Education, Dallas, TX.
16. Burnette, C. E. (2013, June). Understanding parallels between colonization and intimate
partner violence experienced by indigenous women in the Southeast. Paper accepted but
not presented (due to move to New Orleans) at the 25th Ethnographic Qualitative
Research Conference, Cedarville, OH.
17. Burnette, C. E. (2013, May). Understanding the interplay between past and present:
Indigenous women’s experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) in the Southeast.
Paper accepted but not presented (due to Ph.D. graduation falling on same weekend) at
the Ninth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Champaign, IL.
18. Burnette, C. E. (2012, November). Social work research as social work practice with
one Southeastern tribe. Paper presented at the16th Annual American Indian Alaska
Native Social Work Educators' Conference, Washington, DC.
19. Burnette, C. E. (2012, November). A Critical ethnographic examination of Native
Women whom experience intimate partner violence. Paper presented at the 58th Annual
Program Meeting for the Council on Social Work Education, Washington, DC.
20. Burnette, C. E. (2012, May). Research considerations in working with indigenous
people: The researcher’s toolkit. Paper presented at the Eighth International Congress of
Qualitative Inquiry, Champaign, IL.
21. Burnette, C. E., Sanders, S., & Butcher, H. (2011, October). Social work and social
science research experiences with indigenous communities: Ethical implications. Paper
presented at the 57th Council on Social Work Education, Atlanta, GA.
22. Burnette, C. E., Sanders, S., & Butcher, H. (2011, May). The lived experiences of
research with indigenous communities: A Phenomenological inquiry. Paper presented at
the Seventh International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Champaign, IL.
23. Burnette, C. E., Sanders, S., & Butcher, H. (2011, February). Experiencing the interplay
between the past and the present: Research with Indigenous communities. Paper
presented at the Twelfth Annual CIC-American Indian Studies Consortium Graduate
Student Conference, Detroit, MI.
Peer Reviewed Conference Presentations Under Review:
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1. Burnette, C. E. (Under Review). The dynamics and characteristics of Indigenous
families affected by violence: Identifying emergent risk factors. Paper to be presented at
the 20th Annual Society for Social Work Research Conference, Washington, DC.
2. Burnette, C. E. (Under Review). Historical oppression and resilience: A framework to
promote health equity among Indigenous peoples. Submitted for the Joint World
Conferences on Social Work, Education, and Social Development (SWSD) as part of the
Social Work and Health Inequalities Network (SWHIN) Symposia “Promoting dignity,
health, and well-being of Indigenous and minority peoples across the life cycle.” Seoul,
South Korea, June 27-30th, 2016.
.
Invited:
1. Burnette, C. E. (2015). Dissertation and Professional Development Workshop, Pro-
Seminar II: CCCC 7950, Guest Lecturer, Tulane University CCC Doctoral Program, New
Orleans, LA.
2. Burnette, C. E. (2015). Culturally Sensitive Research and Qualitative Data Analysis.
Qualitative Analysis: CCC 7350, Guest Lecturer, Tulane University CCC Doctoral
Program, New Orleans, LA.
3. Burnette, C. E. (2014). Working Across Difference: Culturally Sensitive Social Work
Across Diverse Contexts, Louisiana~Mississippi Hospice and Palliative Care
Organization Conference, New Orleans, LA.
4. Burnette, C. E. (2014). Dissertation Writing and Completion, Pro-Seminar II: CCCC
7950, Guest Lecturer, Tulane University CCC Doctoral Program, New Orleans, LA.
5. Burnette, C. E. (2013). Gaining Entrée, Building Trust, and Culturally Sensitive
Research, Qualitative Analysis: CCC 7350, Guest Lecturer, Tulane University CCC
Doctoral Program, New Orleans, LA.
6. Burnette, C. E. (2013). A toolkit for culturally sensitive work in cross-cultural
encounters: An application with indigenous communities. Presented at Tulane School of
Social Work New Faculty Series, New Orleans, LA.
7. Burnette, C. E. (2012). Cultural competency, cultural humility, and trust in cross
cultural encounters. Presented at Rethinking Cultural Competence Workshop: Insights
from Native North America, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
8. Burnette, C. E. (2013). Crisis social work practice. Social Work Practice with
Individuals, Families, and Groups: 042:150:002, Guest Lecturer, University of Iowa
School of Social Work, Iowa City, IA
9. Burnette, C. E. (2013). Qualitative social work methods. Social Work Research
Methods: 042:148:002, Guest Lecturer, University of Iowa School of Social Work, Iowa
City, IA
10. Burnette, C. E. (2013). The historical context and culturally sensitive research with
marginalized groups. Integrated Seminar on Critical Cultural Competence: 208:190:001,
Guest Lecturer, University of Iowa School of Social Work, Iowa City, IA
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11. Burnette, C. E. (2013). Mental Health and Social Work Practice. Introduction to Social
Work Practice: 042:022:001, Guest Lecturer, University of Iowa School of Social Work,
Iowa City, IA
12. Burnette, C. E. (2012). Crisis social work practice. Social Work Practice with
Individuals, Families, and Groups: 042:150:002, Guest Lecturer, University of Iowa
School of Social Work, Iowa City, IA
13. Burnette, C. E. (2012). Comprehensive exams and the dissertation: The good, the bad,
and epic study. Social Work Proseminar: 042:300:001, Invited Workshop Leader,
University of Iowa School of Social Work, Iowa City, IA
14. Burnette, C. E. (2012). The historical context and culturally sensitive social work
practice: A case example with indigenous peoples. Discrimination, Oppression, and
Diversity: 042:147:001 & & 042:147:002, Guest Lecturer, University of Iowa School of
Social Work, Iowa City, IA
15. Burnette, C. E. (2012). Mental Health and Social Work Practice. Introduction to Social
Work Practice: 042:022:001, Guest Lecturer, University of Iowa School of Social Work,
Iowa City, IA
16. Burnette, C. E. (2011). Mental Health and Social Work Practice. Introduction to Social
Work Practice: 042:022:001, Guest Lecturer, University of Iowa School of Social Work,
Iowa City, IA
17. Burnette, C. E. (2010). Mental Health and Social Work Practice. Introduction to Social
Work Practice: 042:022:001, Guest Lecturer, University of Iowa School of Social Work,
Iowa City, IA
18. Burnette, C. E. (2002). Traditional dance from Ghana, Africa. Modern Dance II, Guest
Lecturer, University of Iowa Department of Dance, Iowa City, IA
VIII. RECENT (since 2008) GRANT PROPOSALS
Dates Title and Role
Principle Investigator (PI)
Funding Source Amount Funded
2015-
2016
PI, Bolstering Resilience to Reduce
AI/AN Health Disparities
University Senate
Committee on Research
Grant Program, Tulane
University
$5960
2015 PI, Bolstering Resilience to Prevent
and Treat Violence among Native
American Women and Families in the
Southeast
Newcomb College Institute
of Tulane University
Requested
Amount:
$7,175.35
Amount of
funding: $1500
2014-
2016
PI, Identifying Culturally Relevant
Risk and Protective Factors Related to
The Silberman Fund
Faculty Grant Program
Requested
Amount: $40,000
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Intimate Partner Violence Among
American Indians: The Relevancy of
Changing Male Roles
Amount of
funding: $40,000
2014 PI, Bolstering Resilience to
Ameliorate American Indian and
Alaska Native Violence and
Disparities
Indian Health Services Requested
Amount:$150,000
Amount of
funding: Pending
2014 PI, Bolstering Resilience to
Ameliorate Violence and Reduce
Disparities
Elizabeth Wisner Social
Welfare Research Center
for Families and Children
Requested
Amount: $5000
Amount of
funding:
Unfunded
2014-
2016
PI, Bolstering Resilience to
Ameliorate Violence and Reduce
Disparities
Fahs-Beck Fund for
Research and
Experimentation Faculty
Grant Program
Requested
Amount: $20,000
Amount of
funding: $20,000
2013 &
2014
PI, Bolstering Resilience to
Ameliorate Violence and Reduce
Disparities
National Institute of Health
Loan Repayment Program
Pending
2014 Investigator, Community Health
Workers: A Strategy to Engage Hard-
to-Reach Populations
Patient Centered Outcomes
Research Institute (PCORI)
Requested
Amount: $977,167
Amount of
funding: Not
Funded
2013 PI, Bolstering American Indian and
Alaska Native Resilience to
Ameliorate Mental Health Disparities
NIMHD Social, Behavioral,
Health Services, and Policy
Research on
Minority Health and Health
Disparities (R01)
Requested
Amount:
$1,881,250
Amount of
funding:
Unfunded
2012 PI, Investigating the Interplay
Between Past and Present:
Mississippi Choctaw Women
Affected by Intimate Partner
Violence.
Fahs-Beck Fund for
Research and
Experimentation Doctoral
Dissertation Grant Program
Requested
Amount: $5000
Amount of
funding: $5000
2012 PI, A Critical Ethnographic
Examination of Native Women whom
Experience Intimate Partner Violence
University of Iowa School
of Social Work Travel
Grant.
Requested
Amount: $500
Amount of
funding: $500
2012 PI, Investigating the Interplay
Between Past and Present:
Mississippi Choctaw
Women Affected by Intimate Partner
Violence.
University of Iowa School
of Social Work Dissertation
Travel Grant.
Requested
Amount: $300
Amount of
funding: $300
2012 PI, Investigating the Interplay
Between Past and Present:
Native Women Affected By Intimate
Partner Violence
Executive Council of
Graduate and Professional
Students (ECPGS)
Research Grant
Requested
Amount: $1000
Amount of
funding: $800
2012 PI, Research Considerations in
Working with Indigenous People: The
University of Iowa School
of Social Work Travel
Requested
Amount: $500
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Researcher’s Toolkit Grant. Amount of
funding: $500
2011 PI, Social Work and Social Science
Research Experiences With
Indigenous Communities: Ethical
Implications.
University of Iowa School
of Social Work Travel
Grant.
Requested
Amount: $500
Amount of
funding: $500
2011 PI, The lived experiences of research
with Indigenous communities:
A Phenomenological inquiry.
University of Iowa School
of Social Work Travel
Grant.
Requested
Amount: $500
Amount of
funding: $500
2011 PI, Experiencing the interplay
between the past and the present:
Research with Indigenous
communities.
University of Iowa School
of Social Work Travel
Grant.
Requested
Amount: $500
Amount of
funding: $500
IX. CURRENT BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF TEACHING AND RESEARCH
INTERESTS
a. Research Interests:
1. Intimate Partner Violence, 2.Mental Health Disparities and Trauma, 3.Resilience at the
Individual, Family, and Community Levels, 4. Indigenous Populations, 5. Culturally Sensitive
Research and Social Work Practice, and 6. Historical Oppression.
b. Teaching Assignments:
Diversity and Social Justice Theory & Practice, SOWK 7130-01, Tulane University School of
Social Work, New Orleans, LA, 2014-present
Independent Study (Clare Cannon), SOWK 783, Critical Theory and Publishing, Tulane
University School of Social Work, New Orleans, LA, 2014
Theory II: Theories of Human Behavior II, SOWK 7220, Tulane University School of Social
Work, New Orleans, LA, 2014-present
Theory I: Theories of Human Behavior I, SOWK 7210, Tulane University School of Social
Work, New Orleans, LA, 2013-present
Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families, and Groups, (Co-Instructor/Teaching
practicum), 042:150:002, University of Iowa School of Social Work, Iowa City, IA,
2011. Student Evaluations: Median 5.71/6, Mean 5.48/6, N=16
Advanced Research, 042:270:002, Teaching Assistant, University of Iowa School of Social
Work, Iowa City, IA, 2011. Student Evaluations: Median 5.68/6, Mean 5.38/6, N=25
Social Work Research Methods, 042:148:002, Teaching Assistant, University of Iowa School
of Social Work, Iowa City, IA, 2010. Student Evaluations: Median 5.7/6, Mean 5.57/6,
N=22
Computer Lab (Social Work Research Methods—SPSS), 042:146:002 & 004, Instructor,
University of Iowa School of Social Work, Iowa City, IA, 2010. Section 002, Student
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Evaluations: Median 5.44/6, Mean 5.23/6, N=12; Section 004, Student Evaluations:
Median 5.53/6, Mean 5.21/6, N=12
b. Professional Projects—Faculty Advisor:
2014: Timothy Craft and Jennifer Richee: Health Care Attitudes Towards the Treatment
of Trans* Individuals
2014: Eli Coppock and Leigh Ann Hoover: Establishing a Non-Profit Organization in
Mississippi
2014: Jenny Dzurica and Orette Reid: A Systematic Review of Interventions for Working
with Minority Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
2015: Katie Cox, Caroline Dewey, and Miriam Eisenstat: Identifying Risk and Protective
Factors Among Indigenous Community Members in the Southeast
2015: Alexis Guidry, Katie Najder, and Jenny Sklar: Shake It Off: Decreasing Stress and
Anxiety Using Body-Focused Therapy
X. RECENT COMMUNITY SERVICE
a. School Dean Search Committee Member, Tulane School of Social Work, New Orleans, LA,
2015-present
Sequence Chair: Diversity and Social Justice Theory & Practice, SOWK 7130, Theories
of Human Behavior I, SOWK 7210 and Theories of Human Behavior II, SOWK
7220, Tulane University School of Social Work, New Orleans, LA, 2015-present
Course Coordinator: Diversity and Social Justice Theory & Practice, SOWK 7130,
Tulane University School of Social Work, New Orleans, LA, 2015-present
Course Coordinator Theories of Human Behavior I, SOWK 7210 and Theories of Human
Behavior II, SOWK 7220, Tulane University School of Social Work, New Orleans,
LA, 2015-present
Faculty Search Committee Member, Tulane School of Social Work, New Orleans, LA,
2014-2015
Diversity Committee member, Tulane School of Social Work, New Orleans, LA, 2013-
present
Research Club Committee member, Tulane School of Social Work, New Orleans, LA,
2013-present
Elected Doctoral Studies Committee Student Representative, 2012-2013
b. University
Tulane University Office of Student Conduct, Hearing Board Member, 2015-Present
Tulane University Office of Student Conduct, Student Advisor, 2015-Present
Tulane University Office of Student Conduct, Title IX (Sexual Assault) Hearing Board
Member, 2015-Present
Tulane University Senate, Member/School of Social Work Representative, 2014-Present
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Elected Education Committee Head, American Indian Student Association (AISA), Iowa
City, IA, 2012-2013
Elected Treasurer, American Indian Student Association (AISA), Iowa City, IA, 2010-
2011
c. Community
United Houma Nation Vocational Rehabilitation Needs Assessment Planning Group,
Houma, LA, 2014-Present
United Houma Nation Violence Prevention Group, Houma, LA, 2014-Present
Sirens of New Orleans Members, New Orleans, LA, 2014-Present
Domestic Violence Intervention Program Board of Directors Member, Iowa City, IA,
2012-2013
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Fundraising for NAMI WALKS Iowa City,
IA, 2009
d. National
National Congress of American Indians Policy Research Center Collaborator, 2015-
Present
American Indian and Alaska Native Social Work Educators Association Planning
Committee: Annual Meeting, 2014-present
e. International
Indigenizing the Academy Conference Steering Committee Member, 2013 – 2014