Fall: 

• PH 583/783--American Indian Health Policy 
• PH 745--Indigenous Leadership & Ethics

Spring:  

• PH 590--Seminar in Public Health Leadership & Advocacy
• PH 784--Indigenous Health Policy

Indigenous Health Equity 

Unresolved Trauma, Adverse Childhood Experiences 

American Indian Health Disparities 

Traditional American Indian Medicine

Health Policy 

Peer-Reviewed Publications                            

Vasquez Guzman CE, Lewis M, Yancey D, Empey A, Metoxen M, Frutos R, Wescott S, Zeisman-Pereyo S, Valenzuela S, Carney PA, Warne D and Brodt E, The Time is Now: Transforming Recruitment and Retention of American Indian and Alaska Native Medical Students Using the Medicine Wheel Model, Journal of Health Sciences & Education, November 2020

Jackson FM, Rashied-Henry K, Warne DK, et. al., A Prematurity Collaborative Birth Equity Consensus Statement for Mothers and Babies, Maternal and Child Health Journal, June 2020

Jung P, Warne DK, Integrating the Preventive Medicine Specialty in the Rural and Tribal Public Health Workforce, Preventive Medicine, June 2020

Tobey M, Armstrong K, Warne DK. The 2019 Partial Government Shutdown and Its Impact on Health Care for American Indians and Alaska Natives. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2020;31(1):75-80. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2020.0009. 

Sundberg M, Leader Charge D, Owen M, Subrahmanian K, Tobey M, Warne DK, Developing Graduate Medical Education Partnerships in American Indian/Alaska Native Communities, Journal of Graduate Medical Education, December 2019

Kruger H, Zumwalt C, Guenther R, Warne DK, Dyke C, Disparities in Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Heart Disease After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Northern Plains American Indians, Health Equity, October 2019

Frerichs L, Bell R, Hassmiller Lich K, Reuland D, Warne DK, Regional differences in health insurance among American Indians and Alaska Natives after the Affordable Care Act, Health Affairs, September 2019

Frerichs L, Bell R, Hassmiller Lich K, Reuland D, Warne DK, Health insurance coverage among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the context of the Affordable Care Act, Ethnicity and Health, June 2019

Warne DK, Wescott S, Social Determinants of American Indian Nutritional Health, Current Developments in Nutrition, May 2019

Anderson A, Glogoza M, Bettenhausen A, Guenther R, Dangerfield D, Jansen R, Newman R, Warne DK, Dyke C, Disparities in Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Northern Plains American Indians Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Health Equity, August 2018

Danielson RA, Wallenborn JT, Warne DK, Masho SW, Disparities in Risk Factors and Birth Outcomes Among American Indians in North Dakota, Maternal and Child Health Journal, June 2018

Warne DK, Dulacki K, Spurlock M, Meath T, Davis M, McConnell J, Adverse Childhood Experiences among American Indians in South Dakota and Associations with Mental Health Conditions, Alcohol Use, and Smoking, Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, November 2017

Mitsch A, Seneca D, Warne DK, Surendera A, Whiteside Y, HIV Care and Treatment of American Indians/Alaska Natives with Diagnosed HIV Infection—27 States and the District of Columbia, 2012, International Journal of STD & AIDS, November 2016

Larson M, Orr M, Warne DK, Using Student Health Data to Understand and Promote Academic Success in Higher Education Settings, College Student Journal, 50(4) Winter 2016

Broffman L, Spurlock M, Dulacki K, Campbell A, Rodriguez F, Wright B, McConnell KJ, Warne DK, Davis M. Understanding Treatment Gaps for Mental Health, Alcohol, and Drug Use in South Dakota: A Qualitative Study of Rural Perspectives. Journal of Rural Health, December 2015

Davis MM, Spurlock M, Dulacki K, Meath T, Li HF, McCarty D, Warne DK, Wright B, McConnell KJ, Disparities in Alcohol, Drug Use, and Mental Health Condition Prevalence and Access to Care in Rural, Isolated, and Reservation Areas: Findings From the South Dakota Health Survey, Journal of Rural Health, December 2015

Warne DK, Lajimodiere D, American Indian Health Disparities: Psychosocial Influences, Social and Personality Psychology Compass, October 2015

Warne DK, Roanhorse O, Investing in Native Community-led Strategies to Improve Physical Activity. Commentary, Institute of Medicine, Washington, DC, April 2015

Warne DK, Frizzell LB, American Indian Health Policy: Historical Trends and Contemporary Issues, American Journal of Public Health, April 2014

Strand M, Warne DK, Diabetes, Depression, and Alcohol Syndrome: Potential Impact on Community Development, International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development, Vol. 5, No. 1, March 2014

Grandbois DM, Warne DK, Eschiti V, The Impact of History and Culture on Nursing Care of Native American Elders, Journal of Gerontological Nursing, October 2012

Warne DK, Kaur JS, Perdue D, American Indian/Alaska Native Cancer Policy: Systemic Approaches to Reducing Cancer Disparities, Journal of Cancer Education, March 2012

Warne DK, Policy Issues in American Indian Health Governance, Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, Connecting Public Health Law, Practice, Policy, and Research: JLME Supplement Spring 2011

Warne DK, Ten American Indian Health Policy Challenges for the New Administration in 2009, Wicazo Sa Review 24, no. 1, May 2009

Warne, DK, Policy Challenges in American Indian/Alaska Native Health Professions Education, Journal of Interprofessional Care, October 2007

Warne DK, Research and Educational Approaches to Reducing Health Disparities Among American Indians and Alaska Natives, Journal of Transcultural Nursing 17(3):1-6 July 2006

Warne DK, Traditional Perspectives on Child and Family Health. Paediatrics and Child Health 10(9):542-544 November 2005

Warne DK Genetics Research in American Indian Communities: Socio-cultural and Ethical Considerations, Jurimetrics, Winter 2005

Broekhuizen J, Warne DK, Dekker A, Evaluation and Treatment of Chronic Pain in the Native American Patient, American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians CME Supplement, November/December 2004

Warne DK, The Native Research Network: Promoting Culturally Sensitive Research in Indigenous Communities.  IHS Primary Care Provider, March 2004

Warne DK, Hanson R, Bennett PH, Comparison of Body Size Measurements as Predictors of NIDDM in Pima Indians Diabetes Care, April 1995

Peer-Reviewed Policy Briefs               

Moore P, Musgrove R…Warne DK, et al, Exploring the Rural Context for Adverse Childhood Experiences, National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services Policy Brief, August 2018

Moore P, Musgrove R…Warne DK, et al, Understanding the Impact of Suicide in Rural America, National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services Policy Brief, December 2017

Warne DK, Delrow D, Hornbuckle CA, Shelton BL, Impact of ACA Repeal on American Indians and Alaska Natives, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation / National Indian Health Board, March 2017

Moore P, Musgrove R…Warne DK, et al, Social Determinants of Health, National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services Policy Brief, January 2017

Warne DK, Sustainability in Healthcare:  Balancing Public Health Needs with Market Forces, Arizona Policy Choices 2007: Sustainability for Arizona, Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Arizona State University, November 2007

Book Chapters                     

Warne DK, Alcoholism and Substance Abuse—Chapter 83 Integrative Medicine:  Complementary Therapy in Medical Practice, Volume 4 Edited by David Rakel, MD-Medical College of Wisconsin, W.B. Saunders, 2017

Warne DK, Nadeau, M, American Indian Population Health—Chapter 16 Solving Population Health Problems Through Collaboration, Public Health Foundation, Volume 1, Edited by Bialek, Bietsch, and Moran. Taylor and Francis, 2017

Warne DK, Alcoholism and Substance Abuse—Chapter 81 Integrative Medicine:  Complementary Therapy in Medical Practice, Volume 3 Edited by David Rakel, MD-Medical College of Wisconsin, W.B. Saunders, 2012

Warne DK, Alcoholism and Substance Abuse—Chapter 84, Integrative Medicine:  Complementary Therapy in Medical Practice, Volume 2 Edited by David Rakel, MD-University of Arizona Integrative Medicine Program, W.B. Saunders, 2007

Warne DK, Alcoholism and Substance Abuse—Chapter 64, Integrative Medicine:  Complementary Therapy in Medical Practice Edited by David Rakel, MD-University of Arizona Integrative Medicine Program, W.B. Saunders, 2003

Selected International Presentations                               

“Diabetes in American Indian Populations”                                  Busan, Korea

Indigenous Diabetes Panel                                                         December 3, 2019

International Diabetes Federation Congress 2019

“Closing Leadership Plenary”                                                      Calgary, Canada

World Indigenous Cancer Conference                                         September 19, 2019

“Traditional & contemporary approaches to NCD control in AIs”    Wellington, New Zealand

3rd Indigenous Cardiovascular Health Conference                       June 13, 2019

Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand

“Indigenous Health Equity”                                                         Tromso, Norway

Center of Sami Health Research                                                  08/22/19

University in Tromso, The Arctic University of Norway

“Indigenous Approaches to Healing”                                             Koror, Palau

25th Annual Sharing & Caring Conference                                    September 18, 2018

Republic of Palau

“Lakota Perspectives on Wellness and Suicide Prevention”          Montreal, Canada

Indigenous Experiences in Wellness and Suicide Prevention        October 25, 2017

World Health Organization / Pan American Health Organization

“Adverse Childhood Experiences among American Indians”        London, England

2nd International Conference on Child Psychology                       10/06/16

Conference Series LLC

“American Indian Health Equity”                                                Winnipeg, Canada

Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba                      03/18/16

University of Manitoba

Honors/Awards           

Trailblazer Award, Governor Doug Burgum and First Lady Kathryn Burgum, Recovery Reinvented, October 2020

Fostering Diversity in Medicine Award, North Dakota Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October 2020

National Service Award – Health Care Heroes Awards Gala, National Indian Health Board, October 2020

Outstanding Block Instructor, Class of 2024, UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences, September 2020

Promotion from Associate Professor to Professor, Department of Public Health, College of Health Professions, North Dakota State University, 2017

National Honoree, Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice, December 2016

Alumni Hall of Fame Induction, Stanford University, October 2016

2016 National Honoring, National Council of Urban Indian Health, May 2016

2015 Public Health Innovation Award, National Indian Health Board, April 2015

Nomination for Consideration for United States Surgeon General, National Indian Health Board & National Congress of American Indians, Endorsed by National Rural Health Association & American Cancer Society, July 2013

Tapestry of Diverse Talents Award, Memorial Union, North Dakota State University, May 2013

Dean’s Service Award, College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Sciences, North Dakota State University, May 2013

Green and Golden Globe Diversity Award, Division of Equity, Diversity and Global Outreach, North Dakota State University, April 2013

Mary J. Berg Distinguished Professor of Women’s Health, North Dakota State University, April 2012 – May 2018

Tenure / Associate Professor, College of Health Professions, North Dakota State University, October 2011

Josiah N. Moore Native American Alumnus of the Year, Arizona State University Alumni Association, 2008

Healthcare Heroes Finalist, Community Outreach, Phoenix Business Journal, 2007

Area Impact Award, Phoenix Area, National Indian Health Board, August 2004

NIH Plain Language Award, “Message of Hope: We Can Prevent Diabetes in Native American Communities” Educational Videotape, National Institutes of Health, 2003

Doctor Fang-Ching Sun Memorial Award, Commitment to Underserved Communities, Harvard School of Public Health, 2002

NIH Plain Language Award, “The Gift of Life: Kidney Donation and Transplant” Educational Videotape, National Institutes of Health, 2001

Pima Medicine Staff Ceremony, Tohono O’odham Reservation, Arizona, January 2000

Walter Brazie, MD Award, Outstanding Family Practice Resident, State of Arizona, 1997, Arizona Academy of Family Physicians

Lakota Naming Ceremony, Pejuta Wicasa (“Medicine Man”), Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, June 1992

Indian Education Grant, United States Department of Education, 1990-94

A.T. Anderson Memorial Scholarship, American Indian Science and Engineering Society, 1990-94

Sequoyah Fellowship, Association on American Indian Affairs, 1990-91

Outstanding Student Award, Mesa Community College, 1989

Regents Minority Scholarship, Board of Regents, State of Arizona, 1987-89

Rose Garreau Memorial Scholarship, Arizona State University, 1987-88

BS Arizona State University, 1989 

MD Stanford University, 1995 

MPH Harvard University, 2002 

Residency, Family Medicine, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, 1995-1998 

Fellowship, Alternative Medicine, Arizona Centers for Health and Medicine, 1998-1999 

Fellowship, Minority Health Policy, Harvard Medical School, 2001-2002 

Senior Fellow, American Indian Health Policy, University of New Mexico RWJF Center for Health Policy, 2009

Chair, Department of Public Health & Professor, Tenured, College of Health Professions, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, Oct 2011-May 2018

Consultant, American Indian Health, Sanford Health, Sioux Falls, SD, Oct 2011-Oct 2013

Director, Office of Native American Health, Sanford Health, Sioux Falls, SD, July 2010-Oct 2011

Senior Policy Advisor, Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board, Rapid City, SD, July 2010-current

Executive Director, Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board, Rapid City, SD, July 2008-July 2010

Senior Fellow, American Indian Health Policy, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, Jan 2009-Dec 2009

Adjunct Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, March 2009-current

Adjunct Professor, Sanford / University of South Dakota Medical School, Sioux Falls, SD, August 2009-current

Health Policy Research Director, Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, July 2006-Oct 2008

Senior Policy Consultant, American Indian Health Management & Policy, Phoenix, AZ, Oct 2008-Oct 2015

President & CEO, American Indian Health Management & Policy, Phoenix, AZ, April 2004-Oct 2008

Adjunct Clinical Professor, Indian Legal Program, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, July 2007-current

Clinical Professor, Indian Legal Program, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, July 2003-June 2007 

Staff Clinician, Intramural Research, National Institutes of Health, NIDDK, Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, Phoenix, AZ, Oct/00-July/03 

Staff Physician, Family Practice, Gila River Health Care Corporation, Sacaton, AZ, Aug/98-Oct/00