Tovar, M., Thompson, K., & Billiot, S. (2020). Training American Indian and Alaska Native social workers for Indian country. Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work, 17(1), 75–89. https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2019.1629557
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Mental and Physical Health in Service Member and Veteran Students Who Identify as American Indians and Alaskan Natives
Albright, D. L., Fletcher, K. L., McDaniel, J. T., Godfrey, K., Thomas, K., Tovar, M., & Bertram, J. M. (2020). Mental and physical health in service member and veteran students who identify as American Indians and Alaskan Natives. Journal of American College Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2019.1707206
Brown School authors encourage Native land acknowledgment

This fall, the Brown School began encouraging organizers to open public events by reading a Native acknowledgment statement.
Buder scholars join faculty at universities in Alaska, Illinois

The Center for Social Development congratulates Shanondora Billiot, PhD, and Jessica Black, PhD, on their new faculty positions at the University of Illinois School of Social Work and the University of Alaska Fairbanks, respectively.
Update: Financial Capability Month

Financial Capability and Asset Building for All is one of the 12 Grand Challenges for Social Work and a growing practice in the social work profession. The Center for Social Development is committed to working with its partners to increase the financial capability of individuals, families, and communities across the globe!
American Indian/Alaska Native Elders
Tovar, M., Patterson, D. A., & Jordan, L. (2015). American Indian/Alaska Native elders. In D. B. Kaplan & B. Berkman (Ed.), Handbook of Social Work in Health and Aging (pp. 535–544). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Toward a Culturally Informed Rehabilitation Treatment Model for American Indian/Alaska Native Veterans
Tovar, M., Patterson, D. A., & Stevenson, J. (2015). Toward a culturally informed rehabilitation treatment model for American Indian/Alaska Native Veterans. Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 14(3), 163–175. doi:10.1080/1536710X.2015.1068255
Impact of Disabilities and Other Physical Health Issues on Academic Outcomes Among American Indian and Alaskan Native College Students: An Exploratory Analysis
Patterson, D. A., VanZile-Tamsen, C., Black, J., Billiot, S., & Tovar, M. (2015). Impact of disabilities and other physical health issues on academic outcomes among American Indian and Alaskan Native College Students: An exploratory analysis. Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 14, 208–221. doi:10.1080/1536710X.2015.1068254
A Comparison of Self-Reported Physical Health and Health Conditions of American Indian/Alaskan Natives to Other College Students
Patterson, D. A., VanZile-Tamsen, C., Black, J., Billiot, S., & Tovar, M. (2013). A comparison of self-reported physical health and health conditions of American Indian/Alaskan Natives to other college students. Journal of Community Health, 38(6), 1090–1097. doi:10.1007/s10900-013-9718-5