Our Team

The Center

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Erik Brodt, MD
Ojibwe
Director, NNACoE

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Allison Empey, MD
Confederated Tribes of
Grand Ronde
Director, Wy’east Medicine
Wy’east Medicine Faculty, Indigenous Health & Wellness

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Katie Martin, MD, MPH
Cherokee Nation
Director of Clinical Learning

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Amanda Bruegl, MD, MCR
Oneida/Stockbridge-Munsee Nations
Director of Faculty Development

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Shandee D. Dixon, MS, PhD (she/her)
Apache
Director of Didactic Learning

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Rosa Frutos, MSW
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
Program Manager, AI/AN Learning at OHSU

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Cristi Pinela, MS, Ph.D
Rarámuri / Tarahumara
Assistant Director,
Wy’east Medicine & RISE
Wy’east Medicine Faculty, Academic Skills & Wellness

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Christina Uh, MS
Mayan
Program Manager,
Outreach and Recruitment

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Katie Harris Murphy, MS
Wallowa Band Nez Perce / Cayuse / Umatilla / Karuk
Program Manager,
Tribal Health Scholars

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Jeremiah Wistrom, MPA (he/him)
Program Manager,
Communications

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Christine Poulin, BA
Research Project Coordinator,
NNACoE

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Mariah Stacona-Alexander
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
Program Assistant,
Tribal Health Scholars

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Isaac Butler
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Program Assistant,
Tribal Health Scholars

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Sara Stanger, MPH
Colville/Umatilla/Nez Perce/Coeur D’Alene
Program Assistant II,
Tribal Health Scholars

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Alethea Barlowe, MS
Klamath Tribes
Bridge Pathway Manager

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Faculty

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Laurel Hoffmann, MD, MPH
Wy’east Faculty,
Population Health

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Jim McCormick, Ph.D.
Wy’east Faculty,
Foundational Sciences and Human Physiology

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Chloe Craig, DMD, MPH
Cherokee Nation
Wy’east Dentistry Pathway Director

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Morgan Torris-Hedlund, PhD, MPA, RN, CEN, PHNA-BC, NHDP-BC, FAWM
Wy’east Nursing Pathway Director

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Brianna Wing, RN, MSN, WHNP-BC, APNP
Mashpee Wampanoag
Wy'east Nursing Pathway Assistant Director

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Evaluation Team

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Cynthia Taylor, PhD
Research Associate, Evaluation

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Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB)

The Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board is NNACoE’s primary partner, and is involved in every initiative at NNACoE. NPAIHB provides expertise in recruitment of AI/AN students to OHSU NNACOE initiatives, assists in the development of AI/AN student and faculty programs, and ensures that AI/AN community research goals are met.

NPAIHB works closely with NNACoE on tribal engagement and provides expertise in AI/AN youth engagement through technology platforms.

Learn about NPAIHB

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