Research

• Relationship of Parental Health Literacy with Change over Time in Oral Health Outcomes among American Indian Children: Funded by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), the project involves testing a theoretical framework aimed at clarifying how parental health literacy is associated with oral health outcomes over time among American Indian children. 
• Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Diabetes Translation Research: Funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the center provides services and consultation to support translational research focusing on diabetes in Native populations.
• Culturally Tailoring a Dietary Support Program for Tribal and Urban American Indians and Alaska Natives: Funded by the American Diabetes Association (ADA), the project involves formative research and development of a culturally tailored version of the ADA’s “What Can I Eat?” diabetes nutrition curriculum.
• Supporting American Indian/Alaska Native Mothers and Daughters in Reducing Gestational Diabetes Risk:  Funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), the project involves development and testing of a pre-conception counseling intervention to reduce gestational diabetes risk among overweight American Indian and Alaska Native adolescents.