Monday, May 16, 2016

Dr. Rosay delivered presentations at Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Law School on April 26 about violence against American Indians and Alaska Natives

On April 26 at Harvard University, Dr. André Rosay, Justice Center Director, joined Christine Crossland (National Institute of Justice) and Ada Pecos Melton (American Indian Development Associates) at two events about policy and research addressing violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women and men. The first event was at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the second was at Harvard Law School.
Pictured here from far right to left are presenters Christine Crossland, NIJ;
Ada Pecos Melton, AIDA; and Dr. André Rosay, UAA Justice Center;
with several of the hosts from Harvard after the events.

 The topic at each event was "A discussion of research priorities, implementation, and findings on violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women and men."

The events were sponsored by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Native American Student Organization, the Harvard Medical School Native American Health Organization, and the Harvard Law School Native American Law Students Association, with support from the Harvard University Native American Program, the Harvard Society for the Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, and multiple units at the T.H. Chan School of Public Health (the Office for Student Affairs; the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences; the Women of Color Collective; and the Interdisciplinary Concentration in Women, Gender, and Health).