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  • Juliette Roddy, Robin Hebert serve as co-investigators on study to develop criminal justice deflection and diversion infrastructure

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Juliette Roddy, Robin Hebert serve as co-investigators on study to develop criminal justice deflection and diversion infrastructure

Posted by College of Social & Behavioral Sciences on December 21, 2020

In Coconino County, individuals are admitted to jail twice as often per year as the national average, with about 3,093 per 100,000 people per year admitted to Coconino County Detention Facility (CCDF).

To address the incarceration rate, Northern Arizona University faculty members are collaborating with Coconino County Attorney’s Office to analyze the most effective methods in creating a comprehensive diversionary program—including housing, behavioral health and job training—to successfully reduce incarcerations at CCDF.

The NARBHA Foundation funded the study, which is led… Read more

Filed Under: CCJ, News, Research

Michelle Miller recognized as Higher Ed IT Influencer

Posted by College of Social & Behavioral Sciences on November 10, 2020

ProfesPhoto of cover art for article including Dr. Miller as an IT Influencersor Michelle Miller (Department of Psychological Sciences) was recognized in the EdTech: Focus on Higher Education online magazine as one of 30 influencers who are “shaping the conversation about university IT and education.” Dr. Miller is the author of Minds Online: Teaching Effectively with… Read more

Filed Under: News, Psychology, Research

Kelley Hays-Gilpin publishes Color in the Ancestral Pueblo Southwest

Posted by College of Social & Behavioral Sciences on October 22, 2020

Professor of anthropology Kelley Hays-Gilpin worked with Marit Munson of Trent University to publish the book, “Color in the Ancestral Pueblo Southwest.” This volume explores museum collections and more than a century of archaeological research to create the first systematic understanding of the many ways Ancestral Pueblo people chose specific colors through time and space to add meaning and visual appeal to their lives.

Hays-Gilpin is professor of anthropology at Northern Arizona University and Edward Bridge Danson Curator of Anthropology at the… Read more

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Institute for Human Development awarded grants totaling $3.2 million

Posted by College of Social & Behavioral Sciences on October 14, 2020

New developments and research projects are underway at Northern Arizona University’s Institute for Human Development (IHD) thanks to three grants totaling $3.2 million to support students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and study vocational rehabilitation practices in Indian Country.

The first is a five-year, $2.5 million grant awarded by the Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID), part of the U.S. Department of Education. The grant will allow IHD to develop and implement a radically inclusive… Read more

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SBS, SHERC to work with Native nations during COVID-19 crisis 

Posted by College of Social & Behavioral Sciences on October 12, 2020

Multiple SBS faculty are serving as co-investigators on “Understanding Resilience and Mental Wellbeing: Southwest Indigenous Nations and the Impact of COVID-19” an interdisciplinary research project funded by the National Institute of Health. Faculty include: Alisse Ali-Joseph, Manley Begay and Karen Jarratt-Snider (Applied Indigenous Studies), and Marianne Nielsen and Juliette Roddy (Criminology and Criminal Justice). Julie Baldwin, Director of the Center for Health Equity Research, is the principal investigator.

SHERC and SBS co-investigators will work with Native Nations in Arizona to… Read more

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IHD receives grant to assist youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities transition to adulthood

Posted by College of Social & Behavioral Sciences on October 8, 2020

Transitioning from a student to adulthood is challenging for everyone, especially for those youth and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Now, there’s hope for an easier transition.

The Institute for Human Development (IHD) at Northern Arizona University was recently awarded a one-year, $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Disabilities to develop a comprehensive, integrated pilot plan to help youth with I/DD transition to employment or postsecondary education in the state… Read more

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