A sampling of current projects
This 4-year project is funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities and the National Institutes of Health. Over a 2 year period, this project will track long-term and short-term changes in social connectedness and corresponding trajectories of markers of mental and cardio metabolic health.
COVID-19 on the Blackfeet reservation
Longitudinal study to better understand the ways in which the pandemic is affecting mental and physical health on the Blackfeet Reservation
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COVID-19: Implications for American Indians across the United States
Prospective work looking at changes in sleep quality, mental health, food security, social interactions, and social support as relate to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Development of a health mindset intervention
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In partnership with members of the Blackfeet Tribal Community, we are developing a health mindset intervention, aiming to promote a growth health mindset in order to reduce disease risk for community members.
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METRICS
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A four year longitudinal study in college students examining changes in social connectedness, biobehavioral factors as a function of early life experiences
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Daily life processes during pregnancy: connecting early life maternal adversity and postnatal outcomes
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In this study, we use ecological momentary assessment during pregnancy and after along with tracking infant outcomes to understand how early life maternal adversity may shape pregnancy and infant outcomes.
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Early life adversity and memory processes
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In this study, we are interested in understanding how early life adversity shapes physiological reactivity and subsequent memory and attentional biases.
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