Bonnie Duran

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Bonnie Marie Duran
Alma mater University of California, Berkeley
San Francisco State University
Scientific career
Institutions University of Washington
University of New Mexico
Thesis The struggles and outcomes of colonial and indigenous discourse about Indians and alcohol : a historic and contemporary analysis  (1997)

Bonnie Duran is an American public health researcher and Professor in the Schools of Social Work and Public Health. Duran studies the public health of indigenous communities, and has partnered with the Navajo Nation, Indian Health Service and National Congress of American Indians.

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Early life and education

Duran is of Appalousa and Coushatta descent. [1] She was an undergraduate student at San Francisco State University, where she studied health education. [2] She completed a Master of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley. She remained at the University of California, Berkeley for her graduate studies, where she studied the public health of indigenous communities. [3]

Research and career

After earning her doctorate Duran joined the University of New Mexico, where she led the Centre for Native American Health. Duran joined the University of Washington in 2007, where she was made associate professor in 2014 and full professor in 2017. [4] She serves as Director of the Center for Indigenous Health Research. Her research considers issues that impact the health of Native Americans and other minority communities in the United States. [4] She has studied the prevalence of mental disorders and the treatment of indigenous women who use Indian Health Service primary career facilities. [4]

In 2018 Duran was selected by the University of California, Berkeley as part of their most influential alumni. [5]

Awards and honours

Select publications

Books

Personal life

Duran is a Buddhist mindfulness practitioner. She is part of the Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and teaches on their council. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Bonnie Duran | School of Social Work". socialwork.uw.edu. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  2. ↑ "Bonnie M. Duran - Department of Health Systems and Population Health. Graduate Degree (PhD, MPH, MS, MHA) and Certificate". depts.washington.edu. Archived from the original on 2007-03-24. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  3. ↑ Duran, Bonnie Marie (1997). The struggles and outcomes of colonial and indigenous discourse about Indians and alcohol: a historic and contemporary analysis. OCLC   931666155.
  4. 1 2 3 "Bonnie Duran, DrPH (Opelousas/Coushatta) | Indigenous Wellness Research Institute" . Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  5. 1 2 3 Team, UC Berkeley School of Public Health Communications. "Public Health 75 | Honorees" . Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  6. ↑ "About - Awards". sph.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  7. ↑ Equitativa, Salud (2013-03-09). "GESTIÓN EN SALUD PÚBLICA: CDC - Newsletter - Health Equity Matters - Current - Minority Health". GESTIÓN EN SALUD PÚBLICA. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  8. ↑ "2016 division award winners". www.apa.org. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
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