Melanie Nadeau
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Vice Chair, Assistant Professor, Indigenous Health
- American Indian Health, Health Disparities, Health Equity, Epidemiology, Mixed Methods, Indigenous Driven Evaluation and Tool Development
Contact Info
- Email: melanie.nadeau@UND.edu
- Office: 701.777.0871
- Fax: 701.777.3277
Office Address
School of Medicine & Health Sciences Room E161
1301 North Columbia Road Stop 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
Curriculum Vitae
Websites
Biography
Dr. Melanie Nadeau, aka Dr. Mel, is an enrolled citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians in Belcourt, North Dakota. She completed both her Master of Public Health in community health education with a concentration in health disparities and her PhD in social/behavioral epidemiology at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Dr. Mel is a community-led scholar and has worked for 20 years on various research and evaluation projects within the American Indian community. She has successfully engaged a multitude of tribal health stakeholders from across the nation and is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of Native communities. Dr. Mel currently serves on the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Research Review Board, American Evaluation Association Indigenous Peoples in Evaluation Topical Interest Group, and American Public Health Association American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian board. Dr. Mel also serves as Vice Chair and Associate Professor for the Department of Indigenous Health at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences.
If you would like to learn more about Dr. Mel's journey, view the two digital stories she created.
1. Why Dr. Mel pursued a career in public health - https://youtu.be/6HgjTWof9iQ
2. Dr. Mel's educational journey - https://youtu.be/QAezmOYabsc
Dr. Mel has also been interviewed by Gladys Rowe. S1E10: Indigenous Insights – Melanie Nadeau. Listen to podcast here. https://gladysrowe.com/s1e10-indigenous-insights-melanie-nadeau/
PH 761: Indigenous Evaluation Framework
PH 790: Indigenous Health Seminar
American Indian Health, Indigenous Health, Social Determinants of Health, Health Disparities, Health Equity, Indigenous Driven Evaluation, Mixed Methodology, and Tool Development
Graduates of a new doctoral program in Indigenous health strive to address disparities in Native communities. CNN. November 30, 2023.
Dakota Health Podcast. Episode 1.06: Indigenous Health with Melanie Nadeau. November 28th, 2023.
First Nations, First Graduates - The first graduates of the world’s first doctoral program in Indigenous Health walk across the stage at UND. June 13th, 2023.
Why culturally appropriate research is more effective, UND researcher explains. UND Today. April 7th, 2022.
On a Turtle’s Walk. UND Today. January 27th, 2022.
ND-INBRE and Indigenous Trauma and Resilience teams receive $287k NIH award for data science. November 29th, 2021
Congratulations to the TLAS Teaching Academy inaugural class of 2020-21. September 30, 2021.
New UND faculty bring new ideas – Newcomers to the UND faculty talk about joining the University community. October 25, 2019.
Master of Public Health Program welcomes Melanie Nadeau as new assistant director. June 6th, 2019.
- UND offers world's first doctoral program in Indigenous health | MPR News with Cathy Wurzor. October 3rd, 2023. https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2023/10/03/und-offers-worlds-first-doctoral-program-in-indigenous-health
- Native health program celebrates first four graduates - ICT News by Rentata Birkenbuel, Septtember 26th, 2023. https://ictnews.org/news/native-health-program-celebrates-first-four-graduates
- Last spring, the UND doctoral program in Indigenous Health graduated its first students. Now as the new school year is underway, we get an update on the program from Dr. Melanie Nadeau, Interim Chair of the Department of Indigenous Health. Prairie Public reaches households in North Dakota, northwestern Minnesota, and parts of South Dakota, Montana, and Manitoba. September 19th, 2023. https://news.prairiepublic.org/podcast/main-street/2023-09-19/melanie-nadeau-und-department-of-indigenous-health-horticulturist-ron-smith?fbclid=IwAR0TXxiA2aMIOZFOxnvywAkn4hfjAp4hP5qAqwpTbGFlQC8rQXs_9PgD5zw
- Invited to be interviewed for the Indigenous Insights: An Evaluation Podcast hosted by Gladys Row. https://gladysrowecom/s1e10-indigenous-insights-melanie-nadeau/ March 27th, 2023
- KX NEWS. Indigenous Health: UND Ph.D. program aims to fill the gap in health disparities by Lauren Davis. December 13th, 2022. https://www.kxnet.com/news/state-news/indigenous-health-und-ph-d-program-aims-to-fill-the-gap-in-health-disparities/?fbclid=IwAR2zNuPbsLSoFwW6o6y2IPGGPW4wXBdx5jw6fidfqQwQwuKoXiTZYd3zPHo
- Winds of Change. Data Sovereignty, and Community Health. Toward Better outcomes through better data. American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES). Issue Fall 2022. https://read.nxtbook.com/aises/winds_of_change/fall_2022/feature_data_sovereignty.html
- Tribal College Journal. Of Community and Culture: A Snapshot of Tribal College Alumni. August 23rd 2021. https://tribalcollegejournal.org/of-community-and-culture-a-snapshot-of-tribal-college-alumni/
- Winds of Change. AISES. Career Builder. A firsthand look at opportunities in government, industry, academia, and Indigenous enterprise. UND Master of Public Health Program. Ask a Director. Issue. Fall 2021. https://read.nxtbook.com/aises/winds_of_change/fall_2021/career_builder_1.html
- Roll Call. Policy. Tribes see progress in Covid-19 fight. Tribal communities have been quick to vaccinate their populations. April 19, 2021. https://rollcall.com/2021/04/19/tribes-see-progress-in-covid-19-fight/
- Grand Forks Herald. 2020 was a historically deadly year for North Dakota. Here’s how far outside the norm it was. March 26th, 2021. https://www.inforum.com/newsmd/coronavirus/6951390-2020-was-a-historically-deadly-year-for-North-Dakota.-Heres-how-far-outside-the-norm-it-was#.YF4epkxhCm2.link
- National Institute of Health. NIH – “To walk in the beauty way”: treating opioid use disorder in Native communities. October 20, 2020. https://heal.nih.gov/news/stories/native-cultures
- Indian Country Today. Teaching public health during a pandemic. March 12, 2020. https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/teaching-public-health-during-a-pandemic?redir=1
- Tribal Nations Research Group (TNRG) Newsletter. Volume II Issue II April 2016. Highlighted Member. http://nebula.wsimg.com/b96769f0389a20a3a6c2ebc2fa3ada97?AccessKeyId=FF0318FE16C15B6C1F97&dispos