Initiative for California American Indian Health Research and Evaluation (I-CAIHRE)
Community Partners
Grace Katie Bell MSN RN-BC CARN PHN
MOUD/SUD Nurse Consultant for Center for Care Innovations Addiction Treatment Starts Here, DHCS SOR and Tribal MAT projects
Daniel Dickerson, DO, MPH (Inupiaq)
Associate Research Psychiatrist
UCLA, Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP)
Andrea N. Garcia, MD, MS (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara)
Physician Specialist
American Indian Counseling Center
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Carrie Johnson, PhD (Wahpeton Dakota)
Clinical Psychologist
Vice President of Behavioral Health
United American Indian Involvement, Inc. (UAII)
Sacred Path Indigenous Wellness Center (SPIWC)
Lou Moerner (ani-yv-wiya)
Lou Moerner Consulting, Inc.
American Indian/Alaska Native Advocacy, Research, Training, Policy
Kurt Schweigman, MPH (Oglala/Sicangu Lakota)
Public Health Consultant
Albert Titman Sr. CADCII (Nisenan, Miwok, Pit River)
Native Dad’s Nerwork Inc.
Chairman Board of Directors
Cultural Integration Specialist
Darren Urada, PhD
Research Psychologist
UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
Areas of Research
Faculty and Staff
Tribal affiliations:
Navajo / Jemez Pueblo




Cameryn Kelly Woods

Jessica Goldberg

Amy E. West PhD, ABPP
Tribal affiliations: Southern Cheyenne
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Psychology, and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Director, Psychology Internship
Associate Director of Psychology Training