Denise Anne Dillard, PhD

Director of Research
Southcentral Foundation

Denise Anne Dillard is a licensed psychologist of Inupiaq Eskimo descent. She is the Director of Research for Southcentral Foundation, a tribal health organization which provides primary health care services for 65,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people. She interfaces directly with tribal leadership as they consider approval of research occurring in southcentral Alaska and has grown the Southcentral Foundation Research Department from a staff of 10 to a staff of 25, of which 75% are Alaska Native or American Indian. She has led a diverse portfolio of studies to address the wide ranging health and research needs of the community served. She has served as the principal investigator of projects focused on behavioral health, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer screening. She has also led several pharmacogenetic studies and participated in efforts to explore the ethics and translational potential of research in which genetic and biological samples are collected. In 2015, Dr. Dillard was nominated by the King Island Tribal Council to serve on the National Institutes of Health Tribal Advisory Committee, first as the Alaska delegate and now as a Member at Large.

Presentation(s):

• Panel I: Diverse Representation in Clinical Trials—Why Does It Matter and How Do We Move Forward?

  Monday, November 18
  10:15 AM – 11:30 AM