Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Sponsored by:

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (UNMHSC)

Center for Native American Health (CNAH)

**Promoting Indigenous Research on Suicide Prevention**

**and Related Topics: A Workshop to Define Issues,**

**Develop Strategies, and Identify Sustaining Frameworks**

November 8--9, 2006

**PARTICIPANT LIST**

**Lynn Abeita, Ph.D.**

Clinical Psychologist

ACL Teen Centers

Center for Health Promotion

and Disease Prevention

RIB Suite 120, MSC 11-6145

Albuquerque, NM 87131

**Phone:** 505-272-3943

**Fax:** 505-272-4857

**E-mail:** labeita@salud.unm.edu

**Leah Arndt, Ph.D.**

Clinical Assistant Professor

University of Wisconsin‑Milwaukee

2400 East Hartford Avenue

Enderis Room 733

Milwaukee, WI 53211

**Phone:** 414-229-5407

**E-mail:** larndt@uwm.edu

**Alison Ball, Ph.D.**

University of Oregon

125 West 12th Avenue

Eugene, OR 97401‑3408

**Phone:** 541-346-4088

**Fax:** 541-346-4858

**E-mail:** aball@uoregon.edu

**Beverly Becenti Pigman**

Chair

Navajo Nation Human Research Review Board

P.O. Box 1202

Kayenta, AZ 86033

**Phone:** 928-697-2525

**Fax:** 928-697-4826

**E-mail:** Bbp_pqh@yahoo.com

**Annie Belcourt-Dittloff, Ph.D., M.A**.

Research Associate

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Mail Stop F800, Building M24, Room 330

P.O. Box 6508

Aurora, CO 80305

**Phone:** 303-724-1645

**Fax:** 303-724-1474

**E-mail:** Annie.Belcourt@uchsc.edu

**Beth Bowers, M.Div., M.S.W.**

Assistant Director for Community Engagement

National Institute of Mental Health

6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 7217

Bethesda, MD 20892

**Phone:** 301-443-3776

**E-mail:** bbowers@mail.nih.gov

**Pamela Deters, Ph.D.**

Assistant Professor of Psychology

University of Alaska Fairbanks

P.O. Box 757000

311 Irving

Fairbanks, AK 99775

**Phone:** 907-474-5528

**Fax:** 907-474-5700

**E-mail:** Pam.Deters@uaf.edu

**Iwalani Else, Ph.D.**

Assistant Professor

Associate Director, National Center

on Indigenous Hawaiian Behavioral Health

Department of Psychiatry

John A. Burns School of Medicine

University of Hawaii

1356 Lusitana Street, 4th Floor

Honolulu, HI 96813

**Phone:** 808-586-7433

**Fax:** 808-586-2940

**E-mail:** elsei@dop.hawaii.edu

**Angela Fernandez, B.S.W.**

Research Assistant, IWRI

University of Washington School

of Social Work

4101 15th Avenue, NE

Seattle, WA 98105

**Phone:** 206‑685‑0164

**E-mail:** angelaf2@u.washington.edu

**Joseph Gone, Ph.D.**

Assistant Professor of Psychology

and American Culture

University of Michigan

530 Church Street

2239 East Hall

Ann Arbor, MI 48109‑1043

**Phone:** 734-647-3958

**Fax:** 734-615-0573

**E-mail:** jgone@umich.edu

**Donna Grandbois, M.S., R.N., Ph.D. (c)**

130 Evergreen Circle

West Fargo, ND 58078

**Phone:** 701-282-4591

**E-mail:** donna_grandbois@und.nodak.edu

**Kathleen Graves, Ph.D., M.S.W.**

International Polar Year Postdoctoral Fellow

Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies

University of Alaska Anchorage

3211 Providence Drive

Anchorage, AK 99508

**Phone:** 907-786-6523

**Fax:** 907-786-6576

**E-mail:** anksg@uaa.alaska.edu

**Rodney Haring, L.M.S.W., Ph.D. (c)**

One Feather Consulting

12190 Brant Reservation Road

Irving, NY 14081

**Phone:** 716-432-2674

**Fax:** 716-549-2911

**E-mail:** rcharing@hotmail.com

**Billie Kipp, Ph.D.**

Assistant Professor

University of New Mexico

1001 Medical Arts Building, NE

Albuquerque, NM 87103

**Phone:** 505‑925‑4494

**E-mail:** bkipp@salud.unm.edu

**Philip May, Ph.D.**

Professor; Senior Research Scientist

University of New Mexico

2650 Yale Boulevard, SE

Albuquerque, NM 87106

**Phone:** 505-925-2307

**Fax:** 505-925-2313

**E-mail:** pmay@unm.edu

**Carmen Moten, Ph.D.**

Chief, Primary Care and Disparities in Mental

Health Services Programs

National Institute of Mental Health

6001 Executive Boulevard

MSC 9631, Room 7131

Bethesda, MD 20892

**Phone:** 301-443‑3364

**E-mail:** cmoten@mail.nih.gov

**Joyce Naseyowma-Chalan, M.P.H.**

Associate Director

University of New Mexico Health Sciences

Center

MSC 09 5040

Albuquerque, NM 87131

**Phone:** 505-272-4297

**Fax:** 505-272-6019

**E-mail:** jnaseyowmachalan@salud.unm.edu

**Roy Old Person, M.S.W.**

Ph.D. Student

University of Washington

School of Social Work

Seattle, WA 98105

**Phone:** 505-603-0979

**E-mail:** royo@u.washington.edu

**Nancy Palmanteer-Holder, B.Ed., M.Ed.**

Doctoral Student, NIMH Research Prevention

Trainee Fellow

University of Washington

4101 15th Avenue, NE

Box 352820

Seattle, WA 98105‑6299

**Phone:** 206-543-5640

**E-mail:** nh@u.washington.edu

**Tassy Parker, Ph.D., R.N.**

Assistant Professor and Co-Director

Center for Native American Health

University of New Mexico

1 University of New Mexico

2400 Tucker NE, MSC 09-5040

Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001

**Phone:** 505-925-2317

**Fax:** 505-925-2351

**E-mail:** taparker@salud.unm.edu

**Jane Pearson, Ph.D.**

Chair, NIMH Suicide Research Consortium

National Institute of Mental Health

6001 Executive Boulevard

MSC 9635, Room 7161

Bethesda, MD 20852

**Phone:** 301-443-3598

**Fax:** 301-594-6784

**E-mail:** jp36u@nih.gov

**Michelle Sarche, Ph.D.**

Assistant Professor

University of Colorado at Denver

and Health Sciences Center

AIANP, Mail Stop F800

P.O. Box 6508

Aurora, CO 80045

**Phone:** 303-724-1460

**Fax:** 303-724-1461

**E-mail:** michelle.sarche@uchsc.edu

**Warren Skye, Jr., L.M.S.W.**

Associate Professor, Director of Social Work

Field Program

Keuka College

305 Hegeman Hall

Keuka Park, NY 14478

**Phone:** 315-279-5298

**E-mail:** wskye@rochester.rr.com

**Antony Stately, Ph.D.**

Director

University of Washington

4101 15th Avenue, NE

Seattle, WA 98105

**Phone:** 206-543-7411

**Fax:** 206-543-1228

**E-mail:** statelya@u.washington.edu

**Kamilla Venner, Ph.D.**

Research Assistant, Professor of Psychology

University of New Mexico, CASAA

2650 Yale Boulevard, SE

Albuquerque, NM 87106

**Phone:** 505-925-2577

**Fax:** 505-925-2501

**E-mail:** kamilla@unm.edu

**Steven Verney, Ph.D.**

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychology

University of New Mexico

MSC 03‑2220

Albuquerque, NM 87131‑0001

**Phone:** 505-277-0633

**Fax:** 505-277-1394

**E-mail:** sverney@unm.edu

**Melissa Walls, B.A.S., M.A.**

Graduate Student

University of Nebraska--Lincoln

711 Oldfather Hall

P.O. Box 880324

Lincoln, NE 68588‑0324

**Phone:** 402-472-3631

**Fax:** 402-472-6070

**E-mail:** mwalls@unlserve.unl.edu

**Hilary Weaver, M.S.W.**

Associate Professor

State University of New York at Buffalo

624 Baldy Hall

Buffalo, NY 14260

**Phone:** 716-645-3381, ext. 241

**Fax:** 716-645-3456

**E-mail:** hweaver@acsu.buffalo.edu