Kyle Hill

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About Kyle Hill

Kyle Hill, Ph. D, MPH, is Ojibwe, Dakota and Lakota, enrolled citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa in North Dakota, descendant of Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate (Dakota) and Cheyenne River Sioux (Lakota) tribal Nations. Dr. Hill is an assistant professor in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Minnesota, School of Public Health. Dr. Hill completed a Master of Public Health degree at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University in May of 2020. Throughout his education and training experiences, Dr. Hill has developed a multifaceted skill set in decolonizing mental health treatment, trauma-informed practices, health equity and Indigenous frameworks of health and wellness. In addition, he is has helped guide projects in translational research utilizing community-based participatory frameworks. He has also supplemented his public health research and practice with a natural ability to create and deliver educational experiences in the areas of Indigenous ethnopsychologies, Indigenous research methodologies, decolonization in health and climate justice initiatives within American Indian and First Nations communities. In addition, He has worked with numerous American Indian tribes, as health professional, researcher, as well as leadership roles with youth. His research interests focus on climate change adaption vis-a-vis Indigenous traditional practices and active engagement of Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledges.