University of Washington
Indigenous Wellness Research Institute National Center of Excellence
Seattle, WA
Dr. Cynthia Pearson, is a Reserach Professor at the School of Social Work and Director of Research at the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute (IWRI) at the University of Washington. She provides oversight for the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute research activities including development of institute and tribal partnership polices, quantitative and qualitative methods, data-related activates (i.e., collection, analyses, storage), as well as human subject protocols. Since 2004, Dr. Pearson, has collaborated with Native American communities in designing and implementing community-based prevention interventions and in the development of tribally approved research polices such as data use agreement, and research and publication guidelines. Her effort has contributed to over 50 community and university-led grants. As principal investigator, Dr. Pearson has produced rETHICS - a Ethics Training for Health in Indigenous Communities Study (R01HD082181), a human subject certification training and four evidence-based therapeutic adapted curriculums with Native Americans. They include (1) Cognitive Processing Therapy addressing PTSD and HIV risk, (2) Motivational Interviewing with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (MIST) addressing substance misuse, and HIV risk; (3) Narrative Exposure Therapy for PTSD symptoms and (4) a human subject training curriculum on the Conduct of Ethical Research with AIAN communities..
F16 - Plenary: Conducting Research "With" and "Not On" Indigenous Populations
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
3:30 PM – 4:45 PM PT