Supporting the Next Generation of Indigenous Psychologists: An Illustrative Case Example

“Supporting the Next Generation of Indigenous Psychologists: An Illustrative Case Example,” authors Anna Kawennison Fetter, Andrea Wiglesworth, LittleDove F. Rey, Amanda R. Young, Michael Azarani, and Joseph P. Gone, provide an illustrative case example of a graduate student-led, cross-institutional Indigenous Research Group (IRG) mentored by an Indigenous faculty member. The authors summarize their experience in the IRG and conclude with recommendations for graduate programs to support Indigenous students. Copyright: 2024

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• Analyze the disproportionately small number of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) psychologists in the workforce.
• Compare how this disparity affects AI/AN communities who are both underserved clinically and in research.
• Summarize the formation of the IRG and the development of this article.
• Assess the reflections of the Indigenous experiences in Graduate education.
• Recognize the recommendations for mentors to support Indigenous scholars.

• Anna Kawennison Fetter, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Andrea Wiglesworth, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• LittleDove F. Rey, Conscious Culture Psychology Clinic
• Amanda R. Young, Two Feathers Native American Family Services
• Michael Azarani, Deep Eddy Psychotherapy
• Joseph P. Gone, Harvard University, Cambridge and Harvard Medical School, Boston

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