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Personal Summary

My grandmother, June Chase Nickelson, was extremely proud to have attended the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ and I was proud to follow in her footsteps. Unfortunately, she passed before I was able to complete my PhD studies. My grandmother’s sister was able to travel from our reservation to attend graduation in my grandmother’s stead. Following my graduation, she honored me with my grandmother’s family name to carry forward. I made the decision to acknowledge my father’s family by replacing my middle name (Shane) with his mother’s family name (McCrackin). And I chose to hyphenate my new last name with my husband’s surname (Begay). This is why my prior work used the name D’Shane Barnett and, beginning in May 2023, I now use the name Damian M. Chase-Begay.

Education

PhD, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ (2022)

MS, University of California-San Francisco (2016)

BA, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ (2015)

Courses Taught

PUBH 591: ST: Social Epidemiology

NASX 391: ST: American Indian Public Health

Research Interests

• Indigenous Health
• Social Epidemiology
• Substance Abuse
• Chronic Illness

NOTE: As research faculty, I cannot accept Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ as advisees. 

Projects

• National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): 2024-2029 Helping End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative career development award in implementation science. Culturally adapt and then test an evidence-based substance abuse prevention intervention via a type 2 hybrid implementation-effectiveness clinical trial with urban Indigenous young adults (18-29) in Montana.
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: 2024-2026 Health Equity Scholar for Action. Conduct a Delphi study with a panel of experts in Indigenous Research Methodology (IRM) to develop consensus on the scope, application, and structure of IRM in Western research settings.

Publications

Refereed Publications

Chase-Begay DM, Adam CE, Williams E, Semmens E. Association between Caregiver-perceived Health Care Provider Cultural Sensitivity and Child Health Status in the National Survey of Children’s Health: 2016–2020. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2024; 35(3): 951-61. (Scheduled for publication in August 2024.)

Chase-Begay DM, Peterson J, Liddell J, Belcourt A. Traditional ceremonial practices as a strategy to reduce problem substance use in American Indian communities: A systematic review. J Integr Complement Med. 2023; 29(6-7): 408-19. . 

Tsosie RL, Grant AD, Harrington J, Wu K, Thomas A, Chase S, Barnett D, Beaumont Hill S, Belcourt A, Brown BD, Plenty Sweetgrass-She Kills R. The Six Rs of Indigenous Research. Tribal coll. 2022;33(4). .

Other Publications, Works in Progress

Barsky CS, McKeague LK, Emidy MB, Walters M, Beck A, Chase-Begay, DM. Public Health Implications of 911 Calls During Heat and Smoke Events. Natural Hazards Center Public Health Disaster Research Report Series, Report 42. 2024. Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado Boulder. 

Tsosie RL, Grant AD, Harrington J, Wu K, Chase S, Thomas A, Chase-Begay D, Hill S, Belcourt A, Plenty Sweetgrass R. A Growing Willow: The Six Rs Indigenous Research Framework - Stories of the Native American Faculty Journey in STEM. Rural Sociol. Under Review.

Chase-Begay DM, Cahoon J, Peterson JC, Belcourt A, Noonan CW, Brown BD. Assessing American Indian traditional ceremonial practices and substance use behaviors in an urban, multi-tribal setting: Results from a community survey. Am Indian Alsk Native Ment Health Res. Submitted.

Chase-Begay DM, Applegate B, Caringi JC, Ward TJ. Opportunities for research-practice linkage to address houselessness and community health: Results from a modified search conference. Forthcoming.

Dissertation

Barnett D. American Indian traditional ceremonial practices: Addressing problem substance use in a multi-tribal urban community. Dissertation. Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ ProQuest Dissertations (Publication No. 2684617732); 2022. . 

Affiliations

American Public Health Association

• Chair-elect, 2024-2025, Integrative, Complimentary, and Traditional Health Practices (ICTHP) Section
• Section Councilor, 2022-2024, ICTHP Section
• Member in Good Standing, 2017-

Montana Public Health Association

• Board Member/Tribal Liaison, 2024-
• Member in Good Standing, 2017-

Confluence Public Health Alliance

• Vice President, 2024-
• Board Member, 2023-

Honors / Awards

• Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society (2022)
• Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociological Honor Society (2015)
• Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society (2015)