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Iris HeavyRunner
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Iris HeavyRunner is an enrolled member of the
Blackfeet Tribe in Browning, Montana, and has been involved in
American Indian Higher Education and Advocacy for much of her
career. |
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Her work experience includes serving as Dean
of Academic Affairs, Coordinator for the development of the Family
Education Model, Student Support Services Coordinator, Human
Services Faculty, Research Coordinator on Faculty Development,
Cultural Coordinator for Adolescent prevention, treatment and
aftercare, Indian Child Welfare Trainer, and a Consultant on
cultural resilience, student persistence, and family violence. |
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In addition, she conducted a community-wide
needs assessment for the Twin Cities American Indian community,
served as conference chair for four years with the American Indian
Mental Health Association, and was the team facilitator for 10
regional meetings sponsored by the Center for Substance Abuse
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Iris’ undergraduate work was at Haskell
Indian Junior College (now known as Haskell Indian Nations
University) and at the University of Kansas. Her graduate work has
been with the University of Minnesota School of Social Work. In
1994, she was a Bush Fellow in Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, a
1996 Department of Education Experienced Faculty Fellow, a 1999 Bush
Leadership Fellow, a training fellow for the National Institute for
Native Leadership in Higher Education (NINLHE) for four consecutive
years (2000-2004), and most recently selected as the 2004 Andrew
Mellon Faculty Enhancement Fellow by the American Indian College
Fund (AICF). Currently, Iris serves as Adjunct Professor in Social
Work at the University of Montana and Adjunct Faculty at Fort Peck
Community College. She will graduate with her Ph.D. in April 2005.
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