This event is being offered to a specific cohort and is not accepting applications.
The Northwest MHTTC is offering this training in collaboration with Partnerships for Native Health at Washington State University, the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, and Portland Area Indian Health Services.
This training is being held from June 4 - 5, 2024, at the Skagit Valley Hotel and Casino in Bow, WA.
Dr. Lonnie Nelson (descendant of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) earned his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Arizona and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Rehabilitation Psychology at University of Washington's Harborview Medical Center. In 2012, he returned to the field of Native health disparities through the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Career Development Award (K12) at the University of Washington School of Public Health. Dr. Nelson joined the Washington State University College of Nursing in 2015. His work aims to address health disparities experienced by American Indian and Alaska Native communities through multiple avenues. His current research interests focus on the elimination of health disparities in urban dwelling and other Native populations through the application of culturally adapted evidence-based interventions and other patient centered approaches to changing health behaviors, such as indigenized motivational interviewing and harm reduction treatments. Outside of work, he enjoys making and using traditional Native archery gear and spending time with his 7-year-old daughter, Amelia.
