Devon is currently a doctoral student at Utah State University in the Clinical/Counseling Combined PhD program. She is a recipient of the Ford Predoctoral Fellowship, Presidential Doctoral Research (PDRF) Fellowship and the American Indian Support Project Scholarship. Her research focuses on the intersection of culture and mental health, with an emphasis on risk and protective factors for mental health. Her work in Native American Mental health and cultural competence has helped her earn the Cedar Award (APA, Division 35, Section 6) and the Toy Caldwell-Colbert Student Contributions to Service Award (APA, Division 45).
Devon has a passion for mentoring ethnic minority undergraduate students to help diversify the field of psychology. Devon’s long-term goal is to teach at the university level to address the need for Native American mental health research and to provide support to diverse students seeking careers in the social sciences. She was recently awarded the K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award from the Association of American Colleges and Universities for her commitment to equity, community, and teaching and learning.
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