Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative
Jeffrey Proulx
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Biography
Jeffrey Proulx's research focuses on addressing health outcomes in underserved communities through culturally-adapted mindfulness classes that reflect the cultures of the people he is serving. Although Dr. Proulx's work is designed to address health outcomes, such as diabetes and dementia in Native American communities, his work is also designed to highlight cultural methods of living and healing as a means of cultural revival.