2019 Excellence in Research Awarded to Dr. Cacari Stone
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On November 15, 2019, Dr. Cacari Stone was nominated by our HSC faculty colleagues for the 2019 Faculty Research Excellence Award for
Population Health Research and Science
. This is the 11th year of these awards, which recognizes the outstanding achievements of scientists in the areas of Clinical, Basic Science, Population Jr. Faculty and Team Science research.
Dr. Cacari Stone's 30 years of dedicated leadership to health and social policy and public health research and practice goes beyond describing the problem of ill health and embraces a multi-dimensional framework that guides our actions to intervene and advance health equity. Her community engaged research in the U.S.-Mexico border region and with Latinx, immigrant and other diverse communities
considers a “health in all policies” approach and focuses on translation and dissemination of new knowledge into useful applications.
This award really recognizes and honors "our" collective work and acknowledges the epistemic advantage that Latinx scholars and their communities make in research and social change.
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(From left to right) Paul B Roth, MD MS, Chancellor for Health Sciences; Lisa Cacari Stone, PhD; Esther Erdei, PhD, MPH; Angela Wandinger-Ness, PhD; Christina Salas, PhD; Thomas Resta, PhD; Richard S. Larson, MD, PhD
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Immigrant Well-being Project
Submitted By: The Immigrant Well-being Team
On December 18, 2019, the Immigrant Well-being Project (IWP) presented an overview of accomplishments to TREE Center faculty, staff, students, and community partners. Our presentation,
A Community-based Intervention to Address Social Determinants of Mental Health with Spanish-Speaking Immigrants,
was hosted by one of our four IWP community partner organizations -
Encuentro.
The presentation began with a discussion of the theoretical and empirical foundations of the Refugee Well-being Project and adaptations made for Spanish-speaking immigrants for IWP. This led to a presentation on the IWP community partnership processes that include members from four community partner organizations (Centro Sávila, New Mexico Immigrant Law Center, Encuentro, and New Mexico Dream Team) that all serve the local Spanish-speaking community. Notably, our research collaboration includes a bilingual process with members from UNM and individuals from each of the partnering organizations as equals throughout the research process (e.g., intervention delivery, methodology, data analysis). Aspects of the IWP’s participatory research process were brought to life in the presentation, and a portion was dedicated to past participants describing the ways in which the project impacted and continues to impact their lives. Additionally, the first-year findings of the project indicate that participants increased their access to resources, social support, and family communication, which are all protective factors that have been shown to improve mental health outcomes.
Other upcoming events for IWP this month include receiving the Robert A. and Beverly H. Hackenberg Prize and presenting an accompanying lecture at the
Society for Applied Anthropology
annual conference on March 19
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in Albuquerque, and presenting at the
Critical Approaches to Migration, Bordering, Diversity and Justice: From Analysis to Action
conference at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff on March 27
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TREE Center Field Trip to the Pueblo of San Felipe
Submitted By: Deborah Altschul, Ph.D. and team
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On October 25, 2019, TREE Center students, faculty and staff visited the Pueblo of San Felipe to hear about the unique 10-year community-university partnership that spurred the development of a collaborative research study. Additionally, they experienced first-hand the San Felipe Equine Therapy model.
Importantly, one of the two core research studies of the TREE Center is “Integrating Intergenerational Cultural Knowledge with Zero Suicide,” a collaboration between the Pueblo of San Felipe and the UNM Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences’ Division of Community Behavioral Health. The goal of this study is to determine the effectiveness of Zero Suicide plus a critically important cultural component (KICKS) compared to Zero Suicide alone on suicidal ideation, behaviors, and resiliency for Native youth.
The “Katishtya Intergenerational Cultural Knowledge Sessions” (KICKS) was developed in 2014 for youth to see that cultural knowledge is key to resiliency, language is vital to maintain traditions, and Native people have innate natural supports and protective factors that have enabled their survival for centuries. KICKS was piloted through a series of services grants funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA).
Additionally through SAMHSA funding, San Felipe created their Equine Therapy program, aimed at building resiliency. TREE Center members who participated in the visit experienced an Equine activity designed to build leadership skills, social connectedness, and collaboration. To the delight of all, the group was able to encourage a horse to move toward a designated spot in the arena. After the activity, all discussed the process and shared a delicious traditional lunch hosted by community members.
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Events
2020 Emerging Engagement Scholars Workshop
Philadelphia Sept. 13-14,2020
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he
Emerging Engagement Scholars Workshop
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intensive two-day workshop provides advanced doctoral students and early career faculty with background literature, facilitated discussion, mentoring, and presentations designed to increase their knowledge and enhance their practice of community engaged scholarship.
For more information, contact: EESW Chair Monica Kowal (
kowal1@unm.edu
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