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Doctoral Students

Ramona Beltran (Mexican-American/Yaqui) is a doctoral student and works as an NIMH Prevention Trainee on the Honor Project and the American Indian Vietnam Veterans Project (Co-PI Karina Walters). The focus of her doctoral studies is on the role of spirituality in prevention and healing from co-occurring disorders and chronic health issues in indigenous communities.
Karen Fieland is a doctoral student and has worked with the Honor Project since June 2002. Her current work with the Honor Project is funded under a three-year pre-doctoral research grant, in conjunction with the Honor Project and is entitled Spirituality and Health among HIV+ Native Americans; (NRSA: 1 F31 MH076663-01; Sponsor: Karina Walters, Ph.D.).
Roy Old Person (Blackfeet, Ohkay Owingeh) is a CSWE research fellow with the HONOR Project. His interests include Mental Health discourses that impact policy and mental health practices in Native American communities. In addition, he is also interested in HIV/AIDS intervention and prevention in these communities.
A. Tyler Perry is doctoral student and NIMH Prevention Research Trainee working with the HONOR Project. Tyler's primary research interest is the discourse of "HIV/AIDS" and emerging "at-risk" populations -- as created by the media prevention efforts since the beginning of the HIV pandemic.
Theresa Ronquillo (Filipina) is a doctoral student in social welfare at UW and is a Research Associate with the Honor Project. Her research interests focus mainly on processes of identity and critical consciousness among indigenous and other minority groups.

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