The St. David’s Center for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Research in Underserved Populations (St. David’s CHPR) provides pilot seed-monies to full-time faculty and research scientists to conduct small projects deemed necessary to move their programs of research forward. These projects are designed to facilitate interdisciplinary and collaborative research that… read more
St. David’s CHPR Colloquia: Examining HIV/AIDS Health Risk Behaviors among Non-Reservation Urban American Indian/Alaskan Native Young Adults Living in Florida – April 15, 2022
Dr. Melessa Kelley is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing. Dr. Kelley is Native American (Keetoowah-Cherokee) and one of 25 with a Doctorate in Nursing Research. Dr. Kelley’s overall program of research focuses on conducting culturally congruent research to improve the health and… read more
St. David’s CHPR Colloquia: Essential Guide to Person-Centered Care for Persons with Advanced Dementia: Family Caregivers – April 8, 2022
Jung Kwak, PhD, MSW, FGSA, is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Kwak’s program of research has been grounded in her commitment to improving access to and quality of long-term and palliative care, that is more inclusive and equitable, for older… read more
St. David’s CHPR Colloquia: Exploring a Share history of Colonization, Historical Trauma and Links to Alcohol Use with Native Hawaiians living in Rural Hawaii – April 1, 2022
Dr. Cynthia Greywolf is the Provosts Early Career Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing. Her research focuses on substance abuse prevention and treatment in underserved Pacific Islander populations in Hawaii. Dr. Greywolf has extensive advance practice nursing experience. She has served as the attending practitioner… read more
