An award-winning psychologist who studies mental health in indigenous communities
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Dr. Goneopens in new window is a Native American (Aaniiih-Gros Ventre Tribal Nation of Montana) male clinical-community psychologist. He is currently a Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard University Medical Schoolopens in new window and Professor of Anthropology and Faculty Director of the Native American Program at Harvard Universityopens in new window. Dr. Gone has won several awards for his contributions to psychology, including the Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research from APA and Stanley Sue Award for Distinguished Contributions to Diversity in Clinical Psychology from the Society of Clinical Psychology.
Dr. Gone’s interdisciplinary research explores how Native American and other indigenous communities engage in mental health, particularly with regard to considering relevant cultural traditions and the role of spirituality. This work is often done using a participatory approach—meaning that he works with tribal communities to best understand their own conceptualizations of and healing approaches regarding, mental health.
Gone, J. P. (2013). Redressing First Nations historical trauma: Theorizing mechanisms for indigenous culture as mental health treatment. Transcultural Psychiatry, 50(5), 683-706.
Gone, J. P. (2022). Re-imagining mental health services for American Indian communities: Centering Indigenous perspectives. American Journal of Community Psychology, 69(3-4), 257–268. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12591opens in new window
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