Nicholet Deschine Parkhurst
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Mail code: 4308Campus: Tempe
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Student Information
Graduate StudentJustice Studies
The College of Lib Arts & Sci
I am Lakota of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Dine' of the Navajo Nation. Currently, I am pursuing a PhD in Justice Studies. My research interests include American Indian federal policy, health disparities prevention, digital activism, and information and communication technology (e.g. broadband Internet access, social media platforms).
I earned a Master of Public Policy, Masters of Social Work, and Bachelor of Science in Family Resources & Human Development. I have 7+ years experience in research settings at a university and non-profit conducting policy research, health disparities research, and program evaluations.
M.P.P. Public Policy, 2017
Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona
M.S.W. Social Work, 2010
Concentration: Policy, Administration & Community Practice
Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona
B.S. Family Resources & Human Development, 2003
Concentration: Family Studies & Child Development
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
American Indian Tribal intergovernmental relations, American Indian policy, policy process and citizen participation, Internet studies, social movements, activism, representations of Native Americans in media, CBPR: community-engaged and participatory research, Indigenous research methodologies
Journal Articles
- Yellow Horse, A.J., Deschine Parkhurst, N.A., & Huyser, K.R. (2020). COVID-19 in New Mexico Tribal Lands: Understanding the Role of Social Vulnerabilities and Historical Racisms. Frontiers in Sociology, 5, 119. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2020.610355
- Deschine Parkhurst, N.A., Huyser, K.R., & Yellow Horse, A.J. (2020). Historical Environmental Racism, Structural Inequalities, and Dik’os Ntsaaígíí-19 (COVID-19) on Navajo Nation. Journal of Indigenous Social Development, 9(3), 127-140. https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jisd/article/view/70753
- Kulis, S.S., Tsethlikai, M., Harthun, M.R., Hibbeler, P., Ayers, S.L., Deschine Parkhurst, N.A. (2019). Parenting in 2 Worlds: Effects of a Culturally Grounded Parenting Intervention for Urban American Indians on Participant Cultural Engagement. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000315
- Vigil-Hayes, M., Deschine Parkhurst, N., & Duarte, M. (2019). Complex, Contemporary, and Unconventional: Characterizing the Tweets of the# NativeVote Movement and Native American Candidates through the 2018 US Midterm Elections. In Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 3(CSCW), 103.https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3359205
- Deschine Parkhurst, N. A. (2017). Protecting Oak Flat: Narratives of Survivance As Observed Through Digital Activism. Australasian Journal of Information Systems. http://dx.doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v21i0.1567
- Vigil-Hayes, M., Duarte, M., Deschine Parkhurst, N., & Belding, E. (2017). #Indigenous: Tracking the Connective Actions of Native Americans on Twitter. In Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW ’17), 1387-1399. New York, NY: ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/2998181.2998194
- Deschine Parkhurst, N.A., Tahy, E., Morris, T., & Mossberger, K. (2015). The digital reality: E-government and access to technology and Internet for American Indian and Alaska Native populations. In Proceedings of the 16thAnnual International Conference on Digital Government Research (dg.o ’15), 217-229. New York, NY: ACM. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2757401.2757424
- Kulis, S. S., Robbins, D. E., Baker, T. M., Denetsosie, S., & Deschine, N. A. (2015). A latent class analysis of urban American Indian youth identities. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology.http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000024
Book Chapters
- Mossberger, K., Swindell, D., Deschine Parkhurst, N.A., & Tai, K. (2018). Policy Analysis and Evidence-Based Decision Making At The Local Level. Chapter in Policy Analysis in the US. Policy Press. https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt22h6q1x
Reports
- Deschine Parkhurst, N.A., Burke, A., Montiel, A., Davis, J., & Ritchey, J. (2018, October). The Opioid Epidemic in Indian Country: What Tribal Leaders in Arizona Need to Know.Phoenix, Arizona: Tribal Epidemiology Center, Inter Tribal Council of Arizona. http://itcaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ITCA-TEC-Opioid-Report-2018.pdf
- Deschine Parkhurst, N.A., Slinn, S., & Taggart, G. (2015, November). Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College: Doctoral Program Focus Group Report. External Evaluation Services for ASU Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. Phoenix, Arizona: ASU Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.
- Deschine, N., Wolfersteig, W., & Marsiglia, F. (2014, July). Parenting in 2 Worlds Evaluation, Final Report Year 4.External Evaluation Services for Urban Indian Coalition of Arizona, Parent Training Project Grant. Phoenix, Arizona: Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center.
- Deschine, N., Wolfersteig, W., Jeong, S.H., Long, J., Noriega, L., & Marsiglia, F. (2013, July). Parenting in 2 Worlds Evaluation, Final Report Year 3.External Evaluation Services for Urban Indian Coalition of Arizona, Parent Training Project Grant. Phoenix, Arizona: Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center.
- Deschine, N.,Wolfersteig, W., Wolven, T., Denetsosie, S., Marsiglia, F. (2012, July). Families Preparing a New Generation Evaluation, Final Report Year 2.External Evaluation Services for Urban Indian Coalition of Arizona, Parent Training Project Grant. Phoenix, Arizona: Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center.
- Sitzler, A., Wolfersteig, W., Deschine, N.,Hoffman, K., Swan, K., Wardian, J., & Marsiglia, F. (2011, November). Workplace Cimate Survey 2011.Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Grant, Arizona Suicide Prevention Project. Phoenix, Arizona: Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center.
- Wolfersteig, W., Deschine, N., Johnson, T., Deschine, D., Wardian, J., Sitzler, A., Yanachek, J., & Marsiglia, F. (2011, July). Arizona Adults’ Access to Health Care. St. Luke’s Health Initiatives, Arizona Health Survey. Phoenix, Arizona: Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center.
- Deschine, N.,Wolfersteig, W., Deschine, D., Johnson, T., Marsiglia, F. (2011, July). Families Preparing a New Generation Evaluation, Final Report Year 1.External Evaluation Services for Urban Indian Coalition of Arizona, Parent Training Project Grant. Phoenix, Arizona: Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center.
- Wolfersteig, W., Lewis, H., Sitzler, A., Deschine, N., Johnson, T., Deschine, D., Schepel, E., Wardian, J., & Marsiglia, F. (2010, December). Adult Substance Use in Arizona 2010. St. Luke’s Health Initiatives, Arizona Health Survey. Phoenix, Arizona: Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center.
Manuscripts In Process
- Deschine Parkhurst, N. (Forthcoming, August 2021). From #Mniwiconi to #StandwithStandingRock: How the #NODAPL Movement Disrupted Physical and Virtual Spaces and Brought Indigenous Liberation to the Forefront of People’s Minds Across the World. Chapter in B. Carlson & J. Berglund (Eds.), Indigenous Peoples Rise Up. Rutgers University Press. https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/indigenous-peoples-rise-up/9781978808775
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
- Archibeque, R., Deschine Parkhurst, N. A., Ekeogu, O., & Martin, N. (2015). Building Strong, Vibrant Communities by Preparing Sun Devils for a Globalized World. Educational Outreach & Student Services, Arizona State University.
- Kulis, S., Brown, E. F., Wolfersteig, W., Deschine, N., Lewis, J., Ayers, S., Harthun, M., Jumper Reeves, L., Denetsosie, S., Hibbeler, P. (2012). Parenting in 2 Worlds. Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center, Arizona State University.
Courses
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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SST 520 | Learning Tech-Native Education |
2022 Fall
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SST 520 | Learning Tech-Native Education |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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SST 520 | Learning Tech-Native Education |