Jennie Joe

Jennie Joe (Navajo) was a professor in Department of Family and Community Medicine in the College of Medicine (DFCM) and was on faculty in the American Indian Studies. 

Professor Joe was also the Director of the Native American Research and Training Center (NARTC). In addition to a number of research reports, articles, and book reviews, Professor Joe also had over 20 chapters published in edited books. She served on a number of national and international committees and/or boards. Some of the courses taught in AIS by Professor Joe have included: Living in the Place of the Sacred, Research Methods and Health Research, Health Policies and Indian Health, Health Policies and Culture: the Navajo Example, etc. As a researcher, she was involved in a number of health-related studies that are conducted in cooperation with tribal groups throughout the country.