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Carmen Lopez, Executive Director
Carmen Lopez is a member of the Navajo Nation, her family is from the Forest Lake area of Black Mesa, Arizona and she also grew up in Farmington, New Mexico. Mrs. Lopez is of the Bitter Water clan born for the Anglo clan; her maternal grandfather's clan is Many Goats and her paternal grandfather's clan is Anglo. Mrs. Lopez is the Executive Director of the Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP) located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In her efforts to build a vibrant intellectual community committed to Native American Studies at Harvard, Mrs. Lopez oversees the operation of the University-wide Interfaculty Initiative which focuses on American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian recruitment and student support; interdisciplinary teaching and research projects on Native issues; and community outreach. Mrs. Lopez also serves as a member of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Committee on Ethnic Studies, The Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations, and as an Admissions Reader for the JFK School of Government's Master in Public Policy program. Prior to her appointment at HUNAP, Mrs. Lopez served on the faculty of Cushing Academy located in Ashburnham, MA and the Native American Preparatory School located in Rowe, NM where she taught United States History, American Studies, and American Politics and Government. She received her B.A. in History modified with Native American Studies from Dartmouth College and her Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Mrs. Lopez volunteers her time as a board member to the Indian Dispute Resolution Services, Inc. and as a Dartmouth Alumni Council member. Mrs. Lopez enjoys running, volleyball and basketball; she is an avid Formula One racing fan; enjoys her husband's photography; reading science-fiction; and collecting Navajo folk art.
Steven Abbott joined the Harvard University Native American Program as Associate Director for Recruitment and Student Affairs in January of 2005. In his role as associate director, Steven oversees recruitment and outreach efforts, works in the areas of student development and retention, and helps foster a sense of community for Native students at Harvard. Originally from southern Connecticut , Steven graduated with a BA in Native American Studies from Bates College . He is currently completing an MA from Dartmouth College . Before coming to Harvard, Steven worked at Bates College , Dartmouth Medical School , and the University of Michigan . In addition to his experience in programming and student development and advocacy, he has served as a presenter, speaker, and facilitator for the National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education (NINHLE) and other entities on topics such as Native American student needs, contemporary Native issues, and Native community leadership development. He has also taught Native American Studies courses in ethnography, film, and culture at Bates College . Steven serves as a member of the NINLHE Governing Council and as a Reader for the Gates Millennium Scholars program, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Dr. Norman is Board Certified in Clinical and Child and Adolescent Psychology. He received his doctorate in Human Development (Cross Cultural Psychology), Counseling and Consulting Psychology from Harvard University and also has an M.A. in Child Development from Tufts University, Child Study Department. Dr. Dr. Norman's research interests include: personality structure and functioning, psychosocial adjustment to chronic illness and trauma, and intellectual and neuropsychological correlates of ADHD and provision of culturally appropriate health care services. He is the faculty chair for the Indian Health Initiative for the Harvard University Native American Program. Dr. Norman is Past Chair of the Board of Registration for Psychology, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Joseph P. Kalt is the Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He served as faculty chair of the Harvard University Native American Program from 1998-2005 and currently serves as a faculty advisory board member. Along with Professors Stephen Cornell and Manley Begay of the University of Arizona, Professor Kalt directs the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development and the Native Nations Program for Leadership, Management, and Policy. In addition, he is the co-author of What Can Tribes Do? Strategies and Institutions in American Indian Economic Development. Professor Kalt has served as the Kennedy School's Academic Dean for Research, chair of degree programs, chair of Ph.D. programs, and chair of the economics and quantitative methods section. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Fort Apache Heritage Foundation of the White Mountain Apache Tribe (Arizona), the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for American Communications, and the Faculty Advisory Board of the Harvard University Native American Program. He served as advisor to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, a commissioner on the President's Commission on Aviation Safety, and on the Steering Committee of the National Park Service's National Parks for the 21st Century. In addition to his work on issues of economic development and self-determination in Indian Country, Professor Kalt is a specialist in the economics of antitrust and regulation, with particular emphasis on the natural resource and transportation sectors. His publications in the area include: The Economics and Politics of Oil Price Regulation; Drawing the Line on Natural Gas Regulation (with Frank C. Schuler); Petroleum Price Regulation: Should We Decontrol? (with Kenneth Arrow); and New Horizons in Natural Gas Deregulation (with Jerome Ellig). Professor Kalt has testified frequently before the U.S. Congress, federal and state regulatory commissions, and in state and federal legal proceedings on matters of competition policy, mergers, and industry regulation. Professor Kalt received his B.A. in economics from Stanford University (1973) and his M.A. (1977) and Ph.D. (1980) in economics from the University of California at Los Angeles. Professor Kalt was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona.
Natasha previously worked in the Dean's Office and the Office of Academic Affairs at the Harvard Divinity School as an event planer and financial processor. In her role at HUNAP, Natasha coordinates the HUNAP Opportunities on-line newsletter, co-edits the HUNAP Newsletter, and assists with the coordination and planning for the HUNAP Lunch Seminar series, as well as various lectures, recruitment receptions, HUNAP's Welcome Dinner, HUNAP's Commencement Dinner, and HUNAP's Student-Faculty Dinner. She also provides administrative assistance to students, faculty, and staff. Natasha graduated with a BA from Smith College in 2001 and is currently taking courses to become an elementary school teacher.
Steven Abbott Alyce Adams, Ph.D. Nadine L. Bill Allen Counter, Jr., Ph.D., Dr.Med.Sc. Thomas DeLong, Ph.D. William Fash, Ph.D. Edwin Furshpan, Ph.D. Charles Harris, Ed.M. Ronald Heifetz, M.D. James Hoyte, J.D. Joseph Kalt, Ph.D. Niall Kirkwood, M.L.A. Carmen Lopez,
Ed.M. '00 John McArthur, D.B.A. Dennis Norman, Ed.D. '81 Gary Orfield, Ph.D. Joan Reede, M.D., M.P.H Thomas Sequist M.D. Joseph Singer, J.D. Darrell Smith, M.D. Prudence Steiner, Ph.D. Julie Wilson James Zuckerman, M.D.
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