Victory Grey Owl, PhD
Victoria Grey Owl, PhD, RD, Health Outcomes & Prevention Research Center Associate Scientist, has research interests in the areas nutrition science, diet quality and dietary intake, and their role in chronic diseases/conditions specifically in regards to Type 2 diabetes and obesity in adults and youth, including weight management, education and health promotion.
Currently Dr. Grey Owl is a Co-Core Director and Primary Investigator for the Center for Health Research with Aberdeen Area Tribes: Community Partnership and Outreach Core. This is a NCMHD Exploratory Centers of Excellence grant’s Community Outreach Project to Prevent and Reduce Obesity in Children. This project encompasses utilizing Tribally-based/CBPR methodology, information and education on the prevention of childhood obesity; and information sharing between this project’s communities, the research teams, and the Aberdeen Area region to assist in development of Tribal capacity to continue addressing this health disparity.
Her prior research involved working with communities in South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana on similar studies involving diabetes self-management education, weight management for people with diabetes, prevention of childhood obesity, and breast and cervical cancer screening among Tribes in Wyoming.
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Jennifer Brosnahan, MPH, RD:
I am a Senior Research Associate in the Grey Owl lab with the Center for Health Outcomes and Prevention Research. As a dietitian, my interests include obesity and chronic disease prevention through research and environmental interventions. I am currently involved in the Center’s of Excellence Community Outreach Project to prevent and reduce obesity in children. I help to conduct community needs assessments and develop nutrition and physical activity curriculum for children and families. One of my primary goals is to help create sustainable, culturally-relevant programs that will empower families to live healthy lifestyles. |
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