Speaker

Carolee Dodge Francis

Oneida Nation of WI. Professor, School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Dr. Carolee Dodge Francis is a Native American (Oneida Nation) social behavioral researcher, Chair, Department of Civil Society & Community Studies and Ecology of Human Well-Being Professor at the School of Human Ecology, UW – Madison. She strives to intertwine community engagement and research scholarship as a reflection of her cultural understanding within a contemporary context focusing upon the well-being of Indigenous populations. Dr. Dodge Francis has over 30+ years’ work experience ranging from public health/community wellness, Indigenous evaluation & program development, to qualitative community-based participatory research within urban and rural Native American communities. She is a published author and has been a Principal Investigator with federal (NIH and CDC) funding sources for well over a decade.