coe-staff: Feedback Requested for Indigenous Studies Tenure Track Faculty Candidate Emma Elliott-Groves

[Denise E McKenney]

The Indigenous Studies search committee would like to thank everyone who took time out of their busy schedules to meet with candidate Emma Elliott-Groves, and/or attend her colloquium.

If you were unable to attend her colloquium, you can view the recording here: https://uoregon.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=8e5ed832-41c9-408c-a3fc-315a63ed3e78


Please provide your feedback on the candidate by completing our survey here: https://oregon.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_ey2ESzGWHXoxX37
The link will remain open and evals can be submitted through Feb 1. I have also attached her CV to this email. Thank you again for your participation in this important process.

Emma Elliott-Groves, Ph.D., MSW
Insights from Cowichan: A Multilevel Approach to Understanding Suicide in One First Nations' Collective

Colloquium and Q&A
Thursday, January 19, 2017 - 2:00-3:30 PM
HEDCO 230T

Explanations for suicide are theorized primarily in terms of the individual, seldom considering the interdependent orientation of Indigenous communities. Drawing on the interpersonal theory of suicide, as well as settler colonial theory, Dr. Elliott-Groves attempts to explain Indigenous suicide on two levels: the individual and the collective. Dr. Elliott-Groves will present a study involving the conduct of 21 interviews with tribal members to understand reasons for suicide in one community. Qualitative analysis identified constructs proposed by the interpersonal theory, and conditions stemming from the imposition of colonialism, as proposed by settler colonial theory as reasons for suicide in Cowichan. Indigenous suicidal behavior is best understood from interdependent standpoint.

Dr. Elliott-Groves is an assistant research professor at Partnerships for Native Health at Washington State University. She holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Washington, in the field of Learning Sciences and Human Development, and a MSW in the Children, Youth, and Families concentration from the UW's School of Social Work. Her dissertation study explored the meanings and explanations of suicidal behavior from the perspective of Cowichan tribal members. Her investigation centered the interrelational epistemology of the Cowichan people, and as such, her mixed methods approach to research included qualitative and Indigenous methodological approaches and community based design research (CBDR). By employing a strengths-based approach to recovery, Dr. Elliott-Groves' research rigorously engages youth, families, and communities in the development of integrated behavioral health interventions to address complex social issues (e.g., suicide). The interdisciplinary intersections of her research include contemporary Indigenous issues; culture, learning, and human development; and trauma, prevention, and recovery.

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