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Research Interests
Damian Chase-Begay, PhD, MS (Mandan/Arikara) is Associate Professor of Social Epidemiology & Indigenous Health in the University of Montana (UMT) School of Public and Community Health (SPCH). In July 2024, he received a career development award in implementation science (NIDA 1K01DA061078) from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to rigorously adapt an evidence-based substance abuse prevention intervention for urban Indigenous young adults in Montana to incorporate traditional cultural and ceremonial practices. He will test the intervention via a hybrid type 2 implementation-effectiveness clinical trial at five Urban Indian Health Centers. He also has a Health Equity Scholars for Action award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to explore the scope, application, and structure of Indigenous Research Methodologies in Western research settings.
Research interests:
- Indigenous Health
- Indigenous Research Methodologies
- Social Epidemiology
- Substance Abuse
- Chronic Illness
Teaching Experience
PUBH 591: ST: Social Epidemiology
PUBH 491: ST: Academic Health Department
Education/Academic qualification
Master, Healthcare Administration and interprofessional Leadership, University of California at San Francisco
PhD, Public Health, University of Montana
Bachelor, Sociology, University of Montana
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Assessing American Indian Traditional Ceremonial Practices and Substance Use Behaviors in an Urban, Multi-Tribal Setting: Results from a Community Survey
Chase-Begay, D. M., Cahoon, J., Peterson, J. C., Belcourt, A., Noonan, C. & Brown, B., 2026, In: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research. 32, 4, p. 57-82 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Call to Protect the Nation’s Investment in Integrative, Complementary, and Traditional Health Practice Research
Roth, I., Chase-Begay, D., Behm, V. Y., Harris, Z., Tomczak, P., Owen-Smith, A., La Monica, M., Corbett, A. & Kizhakkeveettil, A., Sep 25 2025, In: Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health. 14, 27536130251384296.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Expanding the Reach of Opioid Agonist Therapy—Lessons for Indigenous Communities
Chase-Begay, D. M., Jun 2025, In: JAMA network open. 8, 6, e2521434.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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A Growing Willow: The Six Rs Indigenous Research Framework—Stories of the Native American Faculty Journey in STEM*
Tsosie, R. L., Wu, K., Grant, A. D., Harrington, J., Chase, S. T., Thomas, A., Chase-Begay, D., Hill, S. B., Belcourt, A. & Plenty Sweetgrass-She Kills, R., Dec 2024, In: Rural Sociology. 89, S1, p. 620-637 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Public Health Implications of 911 Calls During Heat and Smoke Events
Barsky, C. S., McKeague, L. K., Emidy, M., Walters, M., Beck, A. & Chase-Begay, D., 2024Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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