Department
Department of Biobehavioral Health & Population Sciences
Organization
University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus
Email
jallen@umn.edu

Location

Duluth , Minnesota 55812
United States

Science Specialties

human behavior, Alaska public policy, public health

Current Research

Cultural research methodologies, and resilience, protective factors, and community interventions with Alaska Native and other circumpolar indigenous people. Engaged in two multi-site studies: development, implementation, and testing of a cultural approach to prevention of suicide and alcohol abuse for Alaska Native youth, and resiliency and the pathways to adulthood of international circumpolar indigenous youth.