Join the Nebraska Science Festival on April 18 at 5:30 p.m. for an engaging virtual science café featuring Regina Idoate, PhD, and Aislinn Rookwood from UNMC. These two experts will be presenting “Indigenous Cancer Research Education for Environmental Justice.”
During this café, the discussion will focus on a National Cancer Institute-funded research education program that integrates Indigenous STEM pedagogy, practices, and resources to advance cancer education within an environmental justice framework.
Dr. Idoate, an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, is an associate professor of health promotion at UNMC’s College of Public Health. With expertise in Indigenous research methods, she collaborates across various disciplines, colleges, and cultures to promote health and wellness through partnerships with schools, non-profits, academic institutions, communities
