Josie Raphaelito, MPH

Department of Indigenous Cancer Health

Research Interests:

  • Two-Spirit and Native LGBTQ+ inclusion efforts
  • Sexual and gender minority health equity
  • Student enhancement through STEAM education
  • Indigenous knowledge-based cancer health interventions

Biography

I am a citizen of the Navajo Nation, raised on the Ramah Navajo Reservation in New Mexico. I graduated with a Master's degree in Public Health specializing in Health Policy from the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. 
I serve as the Assistant Director of the Department of Indigenous Cancer Health to administer and provide leadership on Departmental research and grant projects. I leverage my unique knowledge and experience in public health approaches in Indigenous communities to build community partnerships and implement community based participatory research initiatives.

 

Positions

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

  • Assistant Director
  • Diné/Navajo Nation
  • Department of Indigenous Cancer Health