Jami Bartgis

About

Researcher ,

One Fire Associates, LLC

Summary

Dr. Jami Bartgis completed her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Oklahoma State University and predoctoral internship at the University of South Florida, Florida Mental Health Institute. She is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and has spent her career working for both tribal and urban American Indian (AKA, Native American) communities. Dr. Bartgis is currently the President and CEO of One Fire Associates, LLC, a research and evaluation firm dedicated to community-based and participatory projects with underserved and disenfranchised populations. In her previous position as the Director of Technical Assistance and Research at the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) in Washington DC; Dr. Bartgis provided technical assistance, research support, and capacity building for urban Indian health clinics and programs across the United States to improve the quality and accessibility of health care for American Indian and Alaska Native people living in urban areas. Highlights of her previous work include the development, implementation and evaluation of children’s health systems; a range of community-based and participatory projects to advance health and environmental knowledge, policy and practice; and the honor of working with countless American Indian youth and families as a clinical service provider, community-based researcher/evaluator, and in the development and advocacy of health service systems for her community.

Qualifications and credentials

English, Excellent, Excellent, Excellent

Work experience

One Fire Associates, LLC, President/CEO, Oklahoma, Fresno Area, California, Project Evaluator, Tule River System of Care, Developing a comprehensive children's mental health system of care with an urban American Indian Health Center in Fresno, California with replicatio, San Diego, CA, Project Evaluator, Native Youth Center, Supporting evaluation capacity building for the San Diego American Indian Health Center's Youth Center. Work includes engaging youth and staff in the , San Francisco, CA, Principle Investigator, The Gathering of Native Americans (GONA) Project, Serve as the Principle Investigator for a cross site research initiative of the Gathering of Native Americans (GONA), a culturally-based prevention a

University of South Florida, Courtesy Faculty Appointment, Tampa, FL

National Council of Urban Indian Health, Director, Research and Technical Assistance, Washington DC, United States, Research and Technical Assistance Lead, Methampehtamine and Suicide Prevention Initative, Served as the national technical assistance and research provider for the Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative (MSPI) funded by the Indi, United States, Principle Investigator, Community Health Representatives in Urban Areas, Provided leadership in the development and research for a national Community Health Representative (CHR) program for urban American Indian populations, United Nations, NYC, US Rep, Indigenous Women's Forum, Participated in the 2009 forum as a U.S. Representative for Indigenous Women's Rights., United States, Policy Development, US Conferring Policy for Urban Indian health, Provided support and coordination for the development of the first ever conferring policy between the US governmental agency the Indian Health Service, United States, Technical Assistance, H1N1 Outbreak, Served on a team of technical experts with the White House and Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the roll-out of the national vaccination p, Washington DC Area, Training/Technical Support/Policy, United States Federal Agencies/White House Offices/Senate, Provided ongoing training and technical support to federal agencies under the Department of Health and Human Services and related White House offices , Fresno, California, Evaluator, Fresno Family Wellness Project, Supported the Fresno American Indian community (youth and adult family members) in developing a system of care for local Native youth. The work involv, California, Principle Investigator, Service to Science, Served as the Principle Investigator on a Service to Science award supporting American Indian communities in building the capacity to research cultura, United States, Policy/Technical Assistance/Research, Affordable Care Act (US Health Reform Law), Supported policy for the inclusion of urban American Indian health centers in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Once the law was passed, provided ongoin

Indian Health Care Resource Center of Tulsa, Inc, Staff Psychologist, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Co Principle Investigator, Circles of Care, Supported the development of a comprehensive system of care service model for the Tulsa American Indian community. Work included the implementation of