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DenYelle Baete Kenyon, PhD : Assistant Scientist
Dr. Kenyon is an Assistant Scientist and has researched a diverse range of topics such as post-divorce parent-adolescent relationships, young adult individuation, and familial caregiving for elder relatives. She has program and evaluation experience with programs for teen girls at-risk for pregnancy, alternative high school students, and promoting family meals. She has led the American Indian Youth Photovoice Project with high school youth and college freshmen, and is focused on increasing educational attainment by providing American Indian undergraduate students with research experiences through summer internships. Her research interests include adolescent health/development, health disparities, transition to adulthood, and applied developmental science (prevention, intervention, evaluation).
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Tracy McMahon, MS : Research Associate II
I have researched a diverse range of topics such as transportation issues on South Dakota reservations; the biophysical characteristics of a rural National Children’s Study site; evaluation research of the South Dakota Space Grant Consortium; and the relationship between social capital and health. For my Master’s thesis, I utilized qualitative research methods via in-depth interviewing and the case study method to investigate the impact of community cultural wealth on the health of international students attending a rural, upper Midwest university. Currently I am working on a project utilizing a strengths perspective to assist American Indian youth in identifying strengths in their personal lives and communities. I am also evaluating a summer undergraduate research experience for American Indian students interested in pursuing a career in health science and/or health science research. I am also currently working on a project analyzing Hutterite nutrition.
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