Dr. Maurine Lilleskov has extensive experience working with Tribal communities facilitating culturally appropriate research and health promotion activities in tribal communities through collaborations between tribes and universities. She has worked closely with the Aberdeen Area Tribal Alcohol Directors Association and assisted them to develop their first Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Services Assessment Survey. In 2009, she was instrumental in bringing tribal alcohol use issues to the National forefront by inviting and hosting through the Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairmens Health Board (AATCHB) the National Institutes of Drug Abuse (NIDA) director, Dr. Nora Volkow to meet with tribal alcohol providers. Previously, Dr. Lilleskov served as a research assistant and evaluation coordinator for the Prairielands Addiction Technology Transfer Center (PATTC) in the College of Public Health, University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. Dr. Lilleskov is a member of the American Public Health Association and is a Certified Health Education Specialist.
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Dr. Lilleskovs research interests include health disparities affecting populations suffering discrimination in both developed and developing societies, where cultural beliefs, norms, and social institutions legitimize subordination of some populations (such as Native Americans, women, Gays, Lesbians and Transgender individuals, and children); gender roles and their effects on health; substance use and mental health issues affecting of women; health communication and the role of the internet and other media.Dr. Lilleskov conducted an oral presentation at the Indian Health Service/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (IHS/SAMHSA), National Behavioral Health Conference in San Diego, California, 2006 titled: The Long Road - Towards Effective and Culturally Sensitive Substance Abuse Training and Certification of American Indian addiction treatment professionals. In November, 2006, she also served on a technical and training team implementing a Brief Motivational Intervention in Botswana, funded by the Center for Disease Control and the Global AIDS Program.
Dr. Lilleskovs research interests include health disparities affecting populations suffering discrimination in both developed and developing societies, where cultural beliefs, norms, and social institutions legitimize subordination of some populations (such as Native Americans, women, Gays, Lesbians and Transgender individuals, and children); gender roles and their effects on health; substance use and mental health issues affecting of women; health communication and the role of the internet and other media.
Dr. Lilleskov conducted an oral presentation at the Indian Health Service/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (IHS/SAMHSA), National Behavioral Health Conference in San Diego, California, 2006 titled: The Long Road - Towards Effective and Culturally Sensitive Substance Abuse Training and Certification of American Indian addiction treatment professionals.
In November, 2006, she also served on a technical and training team implementing a Brief Motivational Intervention in Botswana, funded by the Center for Disease Control and the Global AIDS Program.
Maurine A. Lilleskov, Ph.D., MPH, CHES,Research Consultant, has over five years of experience in community and behavioral health. She has a PhD in Health Communication from the University of Iowa. Dr. Lilleskov has also received her Master of Public Health and Master of Health Promotion degrees from the University of Iowa. Her Bachelors degree was in Education from Moi University in Kenya, which is her native country.
Maurine A. Lilleskov, Ph.D., MPH, CHES,
Research Consultant, has over five years of experience in community and behavioral health. She has a PhD in Health Communication from the University of Iowa. Dr. Lilleskov has also received her Master of Public Health and Master of Health Promotion degrees from the University of Iowa. Her Bachelors degree was in Education from Moi University in Kenya, which is her native country.
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