Our Team
The Center
Erik Brodt, MD
Ojibwe
Director, NNACoE
Caitlin Donald, MSW
Osage / Ponca
Associate Director, NNACoE
Allison Empey, MD
Confederated Tribes of
Grand Ronde
Director, Wy’east Pathway
Wy’east Faculty, Indigenous Health & Wellness
Katie Martin, MD, MPH
Cherokee Nation
Assistant Director of Education Initiatives
Amanda Bruegl, MD, MCR
Oneida/Stockbridge-Munsee Nations
Assistant Director of Education Initiatives
Amy Franco, MUPP
(she/her/ella)
Strategy & Sustainability Manager
Rosa Frutos, MSW
Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs
Program Manager, AI/AN Learning at OHSU
Cristi Pinela, MS, Ph.D
Rarámuri / Tarahumara
Assistant Director,
Wy’east Pathway & RISE
Wy’east Faculty, Academic Skills & Wellness
Chloe Craig, DMD, MPH
Cherokee Nation
Program Manager,
Wy’east Dentistry Pathway
Christina Uh, MS
Mayan
Program Manager,
Outreach and Recruitment
Katie Harris Murphy, BS
Nez Perce / Cayuse / Umatilla / Karuk
Program Coordinator,
Tribal Health Scholars
Juliette Reséndez, MA, QMHP-R
Apache (she/her)
Program Coordinator, Wy’east Pathway
Natalee Sparks, MS
Choctaw
Program Coordinator,
AIAN Learning at OHSU
Jeremiah Wistrom, MPA (he/him)
Program Coordinator, Communications
Isaac Butler
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Program Assistant,
Tribal Health Scholars
Faculty
Peter Mayinger, Ph.D.
Wy’east Faculty,
Foundational Science
Laurel Hoffman, MD, MPH
Wy’east Faculty,
Population Health
Shandee D. Dixon, MS, PhD (she/her)
Apache
Wy’east Faculty, Research Thread
Jim McCormick, Ph.D.
Wy’east Faculty,
Human Physiology
Evaluation Team
Cynthia Taylor, PhD
Research Associate, Evaluation
Patricia (Patty) Carney, PhD
Professor of Family Medicine
Steele Valenzuela, MS
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska
Biostatistician
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB)
The Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board is NNACoE’s primary partner, and is involved in every initiative at NNACoE. NPAIHB provides expertise in recruitment of AI/AN students to OHSU NNACOE initiatives, assists in the development of AI/AN student and faculty programs, and ensures that AI/AN community research goals are met.
NPAIHB works closely with NNACoE on tribal engagement and provides expertise in AI/AN youth engagement through technology platforms.
