Michelle Sarche is a licensed clinical psychologist and professor with tenure in the Centers for American Indian & Alaska Native Health and Department of Community & Behavioral Health at the Colorado School of Public Health. Dr. Sarche has worked with American Indian and Alaska Native communities for over 25 years. Her work has focused on children’s development, parenting, and early care environments such as Head Start, home visiting, and child care.
Areas of Expertise
- American Indian and Alaska Native Child Development
- Research Methods in AIAN communities
- AIAN Mental Health Issues
Research
- ACF/OPRE: American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Research Center (Principal Investigator)
- NIH/NIAAA: AI Reservation-based FASD Prevention ( Principal Investigator)
- Society for Research in Child Development: An Interdisciplinary study group on child development in Native Children (Co-Principal Investigator)
Publications and Presentations
- Loyola University, Clinical Psychology, 1999
- University of Colorado Denver, Pre-doctoral Internship, 1998
- Loyola University, MA, Clinical Psychology, 1995
- University of Wisconsin, BS, Psychology, 1990