CAIRHE is always growing as a research center. When an investigator is no longer funded by CAIRHE as a research or pilot project leader—often because she or he has received independent major funding—that investigator remains part of the center. While the following projects and/or investigators do not receive current CAIRHE funding, they continue to pursue health equity research as affiliated investigators. 

To learn more about each individual and former project, click on the links below.

 

Andreas Thorsen

Former Research Project Leader

Modeling Rural Perinatal Health Outcomes and Service Systems to Improve Health Equity

Andreas Thorsen, Ph.D.
MSU Jake Jabs College of Business & Entrepreneurship
Monica Skewes

Former Research Project Leader

Development and Pilot Test of Indigenist Relapse Prevention for American Indians

Monica Skewes, Ph.D.
MSU Department of Psychology
Carmen Byker Shanks

Former Research Project Leader

The UnProcessed Pantry Project (UP3): A Novel Approach to Improving Dietary Quality for Low-Income Adults Served by Rural Food Pantries

Carmen Byker Shanks, Ph.D.
MSU Department of Health and Human Development
Kelly Knight

Former Research Project Leaders

Somatic Mindfulness Training for a Healthy Workforce

Kelly E. Knight, Ph.D., and Colter Ellis, Ph.D. 
MSU Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology
Elizabeth Rink

Former Research Project Leader

“We Are Here Now”: A Multi-Level, Multi-Component Sexual and Reproductive Health Intervention for American Indian Youth

Elizabeth Rink, Ph.D., MSW
MSU Department of Human Development & Community Health
Vanessa Simonds

Former Research Project Leader

Guardians of the Living Water

Vanessa Simonds, Sc.D.
MSU Department of Human Development & Community Health
Elizabeth Kinion

Former Research Project Leader

Increasing Access to Oral Health Care: Evaluating the Outcomes of a Community Health Specialist Program

Elizabeth Kinion, Ed.D, MSN, FAAN
MSU College of Nursing

Emily Tomayko

Former Pilot Project Leader

Evaluating a Traditional Foods Toolkit and Youth Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Relating to Traditional Foods

Emily Tomayko, Ph.D.
MSU Department of Food Systems, Nutrition & Kinesiology
Miranda Margetts

Former Pilot Project Leader

Investigating Healthcare for Rural Females with Complex Gynecological Conditions

Miranda Margetts, Ph.D.
Center for American Indian and Rural Health Equity
Cara Palmer

Former Pilot Project Leader

Sleep Health Disparities and Socioecological Risk Factors Among Montana Youth

Cara Palmer, Ph.D.
MSU Department of Psychology
Scott Monfort

Former Pilot Project Leader

Modeling of Knee Joint Forces to Understand Osteoarthritis in Agricultural Workers

Scott Monfort, Ph.D.
MSU Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Katey Franklin

Former Pilot Project Leader

Implementing an Internet-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy Intervention in School Settings

Katey Franklin, Ph.D.
MSU Department of Counseling
Steve Martin

Former Pilot Project Leader

The Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Infection on Age-Related Chronic Inflammation

Stephen Martin, Ph.D.
CAIRHE Translational Biomarkers Core
Neha John-Henderson

Former Pilot Project Leader

A Study of Trauma, Daily Stress, Sleep, and Blood Pressure in American Indian Adults

Neha John-Henderson, Ph.D.
MSU Department of Psychology
Kelly Knight

Former Pilot Project Leaders

Responding to Secondary Trauma Among Rural and American Indian Victim Service Providers in Montana

Kelly E. Knight,Ph.D., and Colter Ellis,Ph.D. 
MSU Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Maggie Thorsen

Former Pilot Project Leaders

Multi-Criteria Evaluation of Efficiency, Access, and Outcomes at Health Centers

Maggie Thorsen, Ph.D.
MSU Department ofSociology and Anthropology, and
Andreas Thorsen, Ph.D.
MSU Jake JabsCollege of Business & Entrepreneurship
Kaylin Greene

Former Pilot Project Leader

Substance Use and Driving Among Rural Young Adults

Kaylin Greene, Ph.D.
MSU Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Brooker

Former Pilot Project Leader

Maternal Mental Health, Child Temperament, and Biological Markers of Changes in Emotion in New Mothers

Rebecca Brooker, Ph.D.
Formerly MSU Department of Psychology, now Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University