Jessica W. Blanchard

University of Oklahoma Center for Applied Social Research 5PP, 201 Stephenson Parkway, Ste 4100 Norman, OK 73072 Email: [email protected] Phone: (405) 740-3282 ______

EDUCATION 2010 Ph.D. Cultural Anthropology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma.

Dissertation: “They Came One At A Time”: Native-led Church Planting and Growing the Body of Christ from the Margins of Culture. Doctoral Committee: Morris W. Foster (chair), Daniel Swan, Sean O’Neill, Gus Palmer, Jr., Joe Watkins.

2004 M.A. Anthropology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma.

Thesis: Perception and Management of Type II Diabetes: The Narrated Experience of Diabetes in an Absentee Shawnee Community.

2001 B.A. Anthropology Major, Art History Minor. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS 2017- Research Scientist. Center for Applied Social Research; University of Oklahoma. Norman, Oklahoma.

2013-17 Lecturer and Undergraduate Faculty Advisor. Department of Anthropology; University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma.

2013-15 Adjunct Instructor. Department of Sociology and Substance Abuse Studies; University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma.

2012-13 Research Scientist. Center for Applied Social Research; University of Oklahoma, Norman. Oklahoma.

2010-12 Post-doctoral Research Fellow. Center for Applied Social Research; University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma.

2007-10 Community Outreach Coordinator and Staff Researcher. Center for Applied Social Research; University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma.

2003-06 Project Coordinator. Center for Applied Social Research; University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma.

HONORS AND AWARDS 2018 American Journal of Epidemiology Reviewer of the Year

2017 Student Mentoring Award, Spirit of Eagles Changing Patterns of Cancer in Native Communities.

2013-15 Hampton Faculty Fellow Awardee, Cohort II. Spirit of Eagles Program, Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Rochester, Minnesota.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

In press Robbie Ethridge, Jessica Blanchard and Mary Linn. The Southeast. In Smithsonian Handbook of the American Indians, Volume 1: Introduction, ed. by Igor Krupnik. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institute (in press).

2020 Blanchard, J.W. et al. Power sharing, Capacity Building, and Evolving Roles in ELSI: The Center for the Ethics of Indigenous Genomic Research. In press, Collaborations: A Journal of Community-Based Research and Practice.

2020 Reedy, J, Blanchard, J.W., Lund, J.R., Spicer, P., Byars, C., Peercy, M.T., Saunkeah, B., Blacksher, E. Deliberations about Genomic Research and Biobanks with Citizens of the Chickasaw Nation. Frontiers in Genetics 11 (2020): 466.

2020 Hiratsuka, Vanessa Y., Julie A. Beans, Jessica W. Blanchard, Justin Reedy, Erika Blacksher, Justin R. Lund, and Paul G. Spicer. An Alaska Native community’s views on genetic research, testing, and return of results: Results from a public deliberation. PloS one 15, no. 3 (2020): e0229540.

2020 Reedy, Justin, Raymond Orr, Paul Spicer, Jessica W. Blanchard, Vanessa Y. Hiratsuka, Terry S. Ketchum, Bobby Saunkeah, Kyle Wark, and R. Brian Woodbury. Deliberative democracy and historical perspectives on American Indian/Alaska native political decision-making practices. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 7, no. 1 (2020): 1-11. 2 Blanchard

2019 Blanchard, Jessica W., Simon Outram, Gloria Tallbull, Charmaine Royal. “We don’t need a swab in our mouth to prove who we are”: Identity, Resistance and Adaptation of Genetic Ancestry Testing among Native American Communities. Current Anthropology 2019 60:5, 637-655.

2018 Outram, Simon., Joseph L. Graves, Jill Powell, Chantelle Wolpert, Kerry L. Haynie, Morris W. Foster, Jessica W. Blanchard, Anna Hoffmeyer, Robert P. Agans, Charmaine D.M. Royal. Genes, Race, and Causation: US Public Perspectives About Racial Difference. Race Soc Probl (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12552-018-9223-7.

2017 Blanchard, Jessica W., Gloria Tallbull, Chantell Wolpert, Jill Powell, Morris Foster, Charmaine Royal. Barriers and Strategies Related to Qualitative Research on Genetic Ancestry Testing in Indigenous Communities. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, https://doi.org/10.1177/1556264617704542.

2015 Blanchard, Jessica W. et al. Stakeholder Engagement: A Model for Tobacco Policy Planning in Oklahoma Tribal Communities. American Journal of Preventative Medicine, Special Issue: “Best Practices, Research, and Relationships – Oklahoma’s Investment in Tobacco Control.” Volume 48, Issue 1, Supplement 1, S1-S120.

2011 Blanchard, Jessica W. Inequitable Partners in Collaborative Research: Reflections on Community-Based Participatory Research. The Applied Anthropologist 31(2), p. 29-36.

PROFESSIONAL REPORTS/TRIBAL COLLABORATIONS 2018 Blanchard, J.W., Khan, S., and Spicer, P. Executive Summary Report: The Role of Genetics and Genomics Research in the Cherokee Nation, A Pilot Study. Prepared for Review by the Cherokee Nation.

2014 Blanchard, Jessica W., Will Foster, with contributions from Laura Beebe. Evaluation of Oklahoma Executive Order 2012-01: A Process Implementation Follow-Up Study. Prepared for Review by Oklahoma State Department of Health, Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center.

2014 Blanchard, Jessica W., Arian Davis, with contributions from Laura Beebe. Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline Interview Study Report. Prepared for Review by Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center and affiliated partners.

3 Blanchard 2012 (Unnamed Tribe-disclosure agreement) Nation Comprehensive Tobacco Free Plan. Prepared as a collaborative effort by representatives of _x_ Nation Businesses, _x_ Nation Health Services, _x_ Nation Gaming Commission, University of Oklahoma Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability (Heather Richter), University of Oklahoma Center for Applied Social Research (Jessica W. Blanchard).

2012 Blanchard, Jessica W., Angela Helt, Arian Davis, with contributions from Laura Beebe. Evaluation of Oklahoma Executive Order 2012-01: A Process Implementation Study. Prepared for Review by Oklahoma State Department of Health, Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center.

GRANTS External 2018-2024 Programs for the Training and Advancement of the Next GENeration of Native Researchers in Genetics, Ethics and Society. National Human Genome Research Institute: 1R25HG010132-01A1 (Spicer, PI; Blanchard, Co-PI and Director)

2018-2023 Dissemination of a Colon Cancer Screening Program Across American Indian Communities in the Southern Plains and Southwest United States. National Cancer Institute: P30CA225020 (Mannel, PI; Blanchard, Co-PI)

2012-16 Public Perspectives and Experience Regarding Genetic Ancestry Testing. National Institutes of Health: 12-NIH-1105, PI-Subcontract ($364,157).

2013-14 Longitudinal Evaluation of the Governor’s Executive Order – A Qualitative Study of Process Implementation and Impact of Tobacco Policies. Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center, PI ($29,000).

2013-14 Evaluation of TSET-funded Programs. Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust, PI ($25,000).

2013-14 Determination of Oklahoma American Indian Preferred Smokeless Tobacco Cessation Strategies, Perceived Barriers, Facilitators, and Motivators. Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center, Co-PI; Valerie Eschiti, PI ($50,000).

2011-12 Multiplex Stakeholder Analysis as a Framework for Assessing the Implementation of Smoke-free Policies in Tribal Facilities. University

4 Blanchard of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust, Co-PI; Heather Basara, PI ($187,740).

2010-11 Oklahoma Indoor Air Quality Study: Casino Exposure Assessment. Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust, Co-PI; Heather Basara, PI ($93,492).

2008-09 The University of Oklahoma Community Networks Program (OUCNP): Funding for Cancer Screening Activities. Oklahoma State Department of Health Prevent Block Funding, Co-PI; Janis Campbell, PI ($47,500).

2007 Jacobs Research Fund, Whatcom Museum Society, Dissertation Research Grant, PI ($2,000).

2006 Phillips Fund for Native American Research, American Philosophical Society, Dissertation Research Grant, PI ($3,000).

Internal 2019 Building Partnerships to Explore Patterns of Care among American Indian Children with Cancer. Oklahoma Shared Clinical and Translational Resources Community-Engaged Research Exploratory (CERE) Award ($10,000). Janitz, A. & Blanchard, J, Co-PIs.

2014 College of Arts and Sciences Career Development Mini-Grant

2008 Anthropology Student Award Committee Research Award, University of Oklahoma

2007 Graduate Student Senate Conference Grant, University of Oklahoma

2007 Robert E. Bell Fund, University of Oklahoma Department of Anthropology

2007 Department Research Award, University of Oklahoma Department of Anthropology

2007 Graduate Student Senate Research and Conference Grants, University of Oklahoma

2006 Robberson Conference Presentation Travel Grant, University of Oklahoma Graduate College

2006 Robberson Research Grant, University of Oklahoma Graduate College

5 Blanchard 2006 Opler-Opler Endowment Fund, University of Oklahoma

2005 Robert E. Bell Fund for Graduate Research, University of Oklahoma.

2005 Morris E. Opler Memorial Scholarship Fund, University of Oklahoma.

2005 Anthropology Graduate Student Association Conference Travel Grant, University of Oklahoma.

2005 Graduate Student Senate Research and Creative Activity Grant, University of Oklahoma.

2005 Summer Research Grant, University of Oklahoma Department of Anthropology

2003 Graduate Student Senate Research and Creative Activity Grant, University of Oklahoma.

2003 Robert E. Bell Fund for Graduate Research, University of Oklahoma.

2003 Morris E. Opler Memorial Scholarship Fund, University of Oklahoma.

2002 Graduate Student Senate Research and Creative Activity Grant, University of Oklahoma.

2002 Robert E. Bell Fund for Graduate Research, University of Oklahoma.

2002 Morris E. Opler Memorial Scholarship Fund, University of Oklahoma.

SCHOLARLY PAPER PRESENTATIONS, INVITED LECTURES & PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

2020 "Deliberation as Community Engagement: Promoting Dialogue about Genetic Research in Tribal Contexts" (Blanchard and Lund). Stephenson Cancer Center Cancer Prevention and Control Grand Rounds Speaker Series. Jan. 7, 2020. Stephenson Cancer Center, Oklahoma City, OK.

2020 “Deliberation as Community Engagement: Data Sovereignty on Cheyenne River" (Blanchard and Lund). Missouri Breaks Industries Research Annual Research Symposium. April, 23, 2020. Eagle Butte, SD.

6 Blanchard 2020 "Colorectal Cancer and Screening Across American Indian Communities." 2020 Annual Cancer Research Symposium, Stephenson Cancer Center, Feb. 7, 2020. Oklahoma City, OK.

2019 “Dialogue as Engagement: Addressing Community Perspectives about Genetics Research” (Blanchard and Collins, panelists). Our Genomes, Our Communities, Our Ways: Incorporating Traditional Knowledge and Community Engagement in Genetic Research. SACNAS; Honolulu, HI.

2019 “Native Perspectives in Genomics: Personal Experiences and Professional Pathways into Genomics” (facilitator). SACNAS; Honolulu, HI.

2019 “Indigenous Research Methods / Qualitative Research Methods.” Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country, Indigenous Research Methods Training. Southern Plains Tribal Health Board. Oklahoma City, OK.

2019 “Deliberation and Community Engagement on Genetics in Three Communities” (Blanchard, Peercy, Yracheta, Lund). National Congress of American Indians 2019 Mid-Year Conference and Marketplace, June 26, 2019. Reno, NV.

2019 “Colorectal Cancer and Screening Across American Indian Communities.” Plenary Session, Association of American Indian Physicians Conference. Chicago, IL.

2019 “Deliberation as Community Engagement: Promoting Dialogue about Genetic Research in the Chickasaw Nation” (Blanchard, Saunkeah, Peercy, Byars, Blacksher, Reedy, Lund, Spicer). Stephenson Cancer Center Research Symposium; Oklahoma City, OK.

2019 “Precision public health: Tailoring communication and policy for populations.” NHGRI CEER Consortium Annual Meeting; Salt Lake City, UT.

2018 “Genetic Research: Tribal Strategies to Protect and Benefit.” (Spicer, Blanchard, Peercy, Yracheta). National Congress of American Indians 2018 Mid-Year Conference and Marketplace, June 3-6, 2018. Kansas City, MO.

2018 “Beyond Ancestry: The Production and Consumption of Genetic Knowledge.” Mayo Clinic’s Office of Health Disparities Research and Native American Interest Group, November 13, 2018. Rochester, MN. 7 Blanchard

2018 “The Role of Genetics Research in the Cherokee Nation: Shaping Tribal Policy Through Community Dialogue” (Blanchard, Khan). Genetic Research: Tribal Strategies to Protect and Benefit, Breakout Session- National Congress of American Indians Tribal Leader Scholar Forum. Kansas City, MO.

2017 Talking Circles: Conversations about Needs and Recommendations for Improving Childhood Cancer Care across Indian Country. Spirit of Eagles Changing Patterns of Cancer in Native Communities. Niagara, NY.

2016 "Finding Faith: Exploring the Role of Christianity among the Eastern Shawnee in Oklahoma." Shawnee History Summit, Keynote Speaker. Wyandotte, OK.

2015 “The Familiar and Strange in Remaining ‘Native’ and Becoming Anthropologist: Celebrating Dr. Beatrice Medicine’s Contributions to Anthropology.” (Session Chair: Scott Ketchum) Invited Executive Session at the 2015 American Anthropological Association Meetings in Denver, CO.

2015 “Stakeholder Engagement: A Model for Tobacco Policy Planning in Oklahoma Tribal Communities.” Panel: Community Engagement. Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center Symposium. Oklahoma City, OK.

2014 “Stakeholder Engagement as a Model for Comprehensive Tobacco Policy Planning in Oklahoma Tribal Communities.” Panel: Tobacco, Tobacco Control, and Health Policy. 25th Anniversary Native Health Research Conference. Phoenix, AZ.

2013 “Testing the Waters: Navigating Contested Ideas About DNA Ancestry Testing in Indigenous and Other Historically Exploited Communities." Panel: Human Experience in the Genomic/Post- Genomic Age. American Anthropological Association Annual Meetings, Chicago, IL.

2013 “Genetic Ancestry Testing: Experiences and Perceptions.” Descendants of Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes Seventh Treaty Celebration Conference; Oklahoma City, OK

2012 “Challenging Insignificance: Native-led Church Planting and Relationality in Indigenous Communities.” Native American and Indigenous Studies Association Meetings, Uncasville, CT. 8 Blanchard

2011 “Managing Exposure: Sovereignty and the Inter-governmental politics of Tobacco Control in Tribal Casinos.” Panel: Tobacco’s Traces. American Anthropological Association Annual Meetings, Montreal, QC.

2011 “Sovereign Subjects: Healthy Nations, Healthy Profits, and the Politics of Community-based Health Research in Contested Communities;” Invited Lecture, University of Hawai’i Department of Anthropology Spring Colloquium Series.

2010 “Native-led Church Planting and the Work of Fostering Exclusion: Discursive Movements within and against the Margins of Culture.” Panel: North American Christianities. American Anthropological Association Annual Meetings, New Orleans, LA.

2010 “Community-Based Participatory Research: Cancer Disparities Research in Oklahoma’s Historic All-Black Towns.” Panel: Community Networks Program. 3rd Bi-Annual Cherokee Nation Cancer Summit, Tulsa, OK.

2008 “Reconsidering ‘Equal’ Partners: the Role of Universities, Tribal Nations and All-Black towns in Oklahoma’s Community Networks Program.” Panel: Race, Multiculturalism and Paradoxes of ‘Equality’. American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco.

2007 “’To and From the Sorriest of Lands': Contests Over the Norman Dam Project in an Absentee Shawnee Community." Speaker, Anthropology Graduate Student Association Brown Bag Lecture Series, University of Oklahoma, Department of Anthropology.

2007 "'To and From the Sorriest of Lands': Contests Over the Norman Dam Project in an Absentee Shawnee Community," Panel: Contentious Celebrations: Reflections on Difference, Inequality and Injustice During Oklahoma's Centennial Year. American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Washington D.C.

2006 “‘God is on the move in Little Axe, Oklahoma’: Indian Baptist Churches, Christian Conversion and the Problem of Cultural Conservatism,” Panel: Conflict and Conversion: Linkage and Implications in a Global and Historical Perspective. American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, San Jose, CA.

9 Blanchard 2006 “‘God is on the move in Little Axe, OK’: Indian Baptist Churches, Christian Conversion and the Problem of Cultural Conservatism,” Panel: Perspectives on Identity in Native North America: Case Studies from the Plains and Periphery. Plains Anthropological Conference, Topeka, KS.

2005 “Indian Baptist Churches, Native Congregations and the Problem of ‘Cultural Conservatism’,” Panel: Social Complexity in Indian Country: Perspectives from Oklahoma. American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Washington D.C.

2005 “Perception and Management of Diabetes in an Absentee Shawnee Community: Case Studies in Medical Anthropology.” Guest Lecturer, Honors Medical Anthropology Course, Dr. Mary Katherine Crabb. University of Oklahoma.

2005 “The Anthropology of Religion and Change.” Guest Lecturer, General Anthropology Course, Dr. Stance Hurst. University of Oklahoma.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS 2020 “Genomics and Ethics Program for Native Students (GEN): A Model for Indigenous-based, Mentor-linked Learning” (May 21-23, 2020). Indigenous Health Conference; Toronto, ON (conference canceled due to Covid-19).

2018 “The Role of Genetics and Genomics Research in the Cherokee Nation: Initiating Community Dialogue about Genomics Research in Tribal Communities.” Jessica Blanchard, Sohail Khan and Paul Spicer. Partnerships to Advance Cancer Health Equity (PACHE) Program Meeting; Rockville, MD.

2018 “The Role of Genetics and Genomics Research in the Cherokee Nation: Initiating Community Dialogue about Genomics Research in Tribal Communities.” Jessica Blanchard, Sohail Khan, and Paul Spicer. Stephenson Cancer Center Research Symposium; Oklahoma City, OK.

2015 “Genetics, Identity and Health: Navigating Contested Ideas about DNA Ancestry Testing in American Indian and Freedman Populations in Oklahoma.” Jessica Blanchard and Gloria Tallbull. National Cancer Institute (NCI) Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD) 2015 Professional Development Workshop (competitive). Rockville, MD.

10 Blanchard 2015 "Oklahoma American Indian Preferred Smokeless Tobacco Cessation Strategies, Perceived Barriers, Facilitators, and Motivators." Eschiti, V. et. al. Stephenson Cancer Center Research Symposium; Oklahoma City, OK.

2014 “Navigating Contested Ideas about DNA Ancestry Testing in American Indian and Freedman Populations in Oklahoma.” Jessica Blanchard and Gloria Tallbull. American Society for Human Genetics, San Diego, CA.

2014 “Stakeholder Engagement as a Model for Comprehensive Tobacco Policy Planning in Oklahoma Tribal Communities.” Jessica Blanchard, JT Petherick, and Heather Basara. OU Stephenson Cancer Center Research Symposium, Oklahoma City, OK.

2013 “Eliminating Tobacco-Related Cancer Health Disparities in Oklahoma Workplaces: A Qualitative Policy Evaluation.” Angela Helt and Jessica Blanchard. OU Stephenson Cancer Center Research Symposium, Oklahoma City, OK.

2013 “Qualitative Interviews with Smokers Following E-Cigarette Sampling & Website Viewing.” Oliver, E., J. Blanchard, and T. Wagener. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Boston, MA.

2013 “Qualitative Interviews with Smokers Following E-Cigarette Sampling & Website Viewing.” Oliver, E., J. Blanchard, and T. Wagener. OU Stephenson Cancer Center Research Symposium, Oklahoma City, OK.

2011 “Reassessing the Role of Interdependent Partnerships in Community- based and Tribal Tobacco Control Research.” OU Cancer Center Research Retreat, Oklahoma City, OK.

2009 “Reconsidering ‘Equal’ Partners: the Role of Universities, Tribal Nations and All-Black towns in Oklahoma’s Community Networks Program.” National Cancer Institutes Community Networks Program Annual Summit, Bethesda, MD.

2009 “Reconsidering ‘Equal’ Partners: the Role of Universities, Tribal Nations and All-Black towns in Oklahoma’s Community Networks Program.” Black Graduate Student Association Research Symposium, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK.

COURSES TAUGHT

11 Blanchard Cultural Anthropology Medical Anthropology Religion in Everyday Life Peoples of the World Contemporary Issues in Native North America Native Peoples of North America

AREAS of SPECIALIZATION Cultural anthropology, Native North America, Community-based Participatory Research, Medical Anthropology, Genomics and Ethics, Indigenous health disparities, Indigenous Christianities

LANGUAGES Shawnee (reading, writing, and basic working proficiency)

SERVICE ACTIVITIES Professional:

Environmental Science and Policy, reviewer (2020-)

Indigenous Research Impacts Speaker Series, Coordinator (2019-)

Field Methods, Reviewer (2019)

American Journal of Epidemiology, Reviewer (2018)

Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH), Review Panelist (2017)

Developing World Bioethics, Reviewer (2017-)

Preventing Chronic Disease, Reviewer (2015-)

Oklahoma Strategic Tribal Alliance for Health, Member (2013-15)

Journal of Transcultural Nursing, Reviewer (2013-)

Oklahoma Population Institute (OPI), Affiliate Member (2011)

Oklahoma Comprehensive Cancer Control Network, Member (2008-11)

Cherokee Nation Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition, Early Detection and Diagnosis Committee Member (2009-10) 12 Blanchard

Oklahoma Comprehensive Cancer Control Network, Prevention Committee Chair (2009)

Cherokee Nation Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition, Evaluation Committee Member (2009)

OUCNP Community Health Navigation Program, Trainer (2008-2010)

Department: OU Department of Anthropology Curriculum Committee (2015-17), assisted in the development of the Bachelor’s of Science Human Health and Biology Major

Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Member (2015)

“Zero Waste” Committee, Member (2015)

Paul E. Bowman, Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund Committee, Member (2014-17)

OU Undergraduate Anthropology Society Faculty Sponsor (2014-17)

OU Undergraduate Anthropology Program Outcomes Assessment (2014-17)

OU Department of Anthropology Undergraduate Academic Advisor (2013-17)

University: University of Oklahoma College of Arts & Sciences Advisory Committee on Academic Advising, Member (2013-2017)

Community Service: Following the Trail Indian Men and Boy’s Conference; Little Axe, Oklahoma. Health Coordinator and Planning Committee (2010)

Healthy Heart Community Cooking Class, Developer and Trainer (2009)

Lance Armstrong Foundation Cancer Survivorship Education, Recruitment (2008- 2010)

Pink Hat Luncheon: Breast Cancer Awareness Community Project, organizer (2008- present)

Cherokee Nation Cancer Programs Summit Program Steering Committee Member (2008)

13 Blanchard Indian Falls Creek, Health Fair Coordinator (2008)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Indian Data Community of Practice, Support Group Member

Native Research Network, Treasured Friend

Oklahoma Strategic Tribal Alliance for Health, Member

Peggy and Charles Stephenson Cancer Center Cancer Health Disparities Research Program, Full Member

American Anthropological Association

Society for the Anthropology of Religion

Society for the Anthropology of North America

Central States Anthropological Society

Society of Medical Anthropology

Native American and Indigenous Studies Association

Association of Indigenous Anthropologists

SELECT FIELDWORK & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EXPERIENCE 2017- Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma; focus groups, student mentoring, tribal curriculum development in conjunction with The Role of Genetics and Genomics Research in the Cherokee Nation: A Pilot Study (Paul Spicer, PI; Jessica Blanchard, Co-PI).

2012- 2016: Southeastern Native American and Freedmen communities in Oklahoma; Individual interviews, focus groups, public forums, and student mentoring in conjunction with Public Perspectives and Experience Regarding Genetic Ancestry Testing. (Charmaine Royal, PI; Jessica Blanchard, Co-PI).

2010- 2012: (Unnamed tribe-disclosure agreement), Oklahoma; Individual interviews, stakeholder-led working groups, tribal collaboration and mixed methods approaches in conjunction with Multiplex Stakeholder Analysis as a Framework for Assessing

14 Blanchard the Implementation of Smoke-free Policies in Tribal Facilities (Heather Basara, PI; Jessica Blanchard, Co-PI).

2006-10: Indian Baptist Congregations in Oklahoma; individual interviews, group discussions, extended participant-observation, oral histories, archival research and testimonial narrative collection in conjunction with dissertation fieldwork (Jessica Blanchard, PI).

2003-10: Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; individual interviews, group discussions, extended participant-observation, oral history collection, archival research, language instruction, language materials development in conjunction with dissertation and thesis fieldwork (Jessica Blanchard, PI).

2003-06: Freedmen communities of Oklahoma; individual interviews and focus groups in conjunction with Community Review of Genetics Research (Morris Foster, PI).

Jan- June 2003: Cherokee communities (non-federally recognized) in Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas; individual interviews in conjunction with Becoming Indian: The Struggle For Cherokee Identity in the 21st Century (Circe Sturm, PI).

2002-10: Historic All-Black Towns of Oklahoma (rural and urban African American populations); individual interviews, oral histories, genealogies and family health histories, focus groups, and community-based participatory research projects in conjunction with Community Review of Genetics Research (Morris Foster, PI), Haplotap Map Project (Morris Foster, PI), OU Community Networks Program (Janis Campbell, PI), and University of Oklahoma Community Networks Programs Prevent Block Project (Jessica Blanchard, Co-PI).

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