Larry Murillo, DrPH (Shoshone) - Assistant Professor

Department of Public Health & Preventive Medicine
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry

phone: (503) 494.3703
fax: (503) 494.2907
e-mail: murillol@ohsu.edu

Education:

DrPH (2004) University of California, Berkeley
Emphasis on Behavioral Health and Native American Culture

M.P.H. (1988) University of California, Berkeley
Major: Health Education

M.S. (1982) Idaho State University
Major: Clinical Psychology

B.A. (1979) Gonzaga University
Major: Psychology
Graduated Cum Laude

Experience and Interests:

Dr. Murillo's primary interest is the incorporation of Traditional Health Practices into public behavioral health programs in American Indian/Native communities. Toward that end, he has considerable experience as a program director, a provider of technical assistance and a consultant to numerous agencies and programs.

Examples of programs include the National Institute of Health's (NIH) National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine; the Mental Health Program of the Oakland Native American Health Center; a Native American Cancer Prevention research project for the California American Indian Research and Education (CAIRE); the Tuba City Indian Medical Center in Tuba City, Arizona, development of AIDS and Community Health Representative (CHR) Programs at an area office level; and, to a Special Project of National and Regional Significance (SPRANS) funded California statewide perinatal program.

From an academic perspective, he is committed to teaching Western medical and social service professionals Native American Public Health issues and the philosophy and history that provide a context to understand and provide quality care. In addition, he is committed to work with Tradition healers to facilitate the incorporation of community standards into program development strategies that are most likely to be effective locally.

Professional Experience:

Spring, Fall 2002, Fall 2003
Instructor, University of California at Berkeley schools of Public Health and Native American Studies, Oakland, California

5/2002 - 8/2002
Consultant, National Institute of Mental Health for the Mental Health Program of the Oakland Native American Health Center

8/2001 - 12/ 2001
Graduate Student Instructor, National Institute of Mental Health for the Mental Health Program of the Oakland Native American Health Center

8/2000 - 12/2000
Graduate Student Instructor, University of California at Berkeley

6/2001 - 8/2001
Health Service Officer, National Institute of Health’s (NIH) National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

2/2001 - 6/2001
Health Promotion Program Assistant, Native American Cancer Prevention research project for California American Indian Research and Education (CAIRE), Berkeley, California.

6/1997 -7/2000
HPDP Coordinator, Tuba City Indian Medical Center, Tuba City, Arizona.

4/1994 - 6/1997
AIDS and CHR Coordinator, I.H.S. Area Office

7/1990 - 4/1994
Family and Community Health Director, a California tribal community based organization

3/1988 - 6/1990
Perinatal Health Education Consultant, California Urban Indian Health Council; Sacramento, CA
Specialized Training:

5/1996 - 12/1996
Technology of Participation Group Facilitation Training, International Culture Association of Canada, This group process model promotes participation by all members of a group to reach consensus. Excellent ongoing development for applying this model to social issues related to Native American communities.

1993-1994
Public Health and Media Advocacy, Western Consortium of Public Health. Ongoing training involving Tobacco Control issues related to Native Americans. The Rowland Company of Los Angeles provided support and personalized training as part of the State of California Tobacco Education Media Campaign.

1993
Injury Prevention Fellowship, Indian Health Service, A two-week course that included an epidemiological approach to injury prevention with course work conducted at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This training included quarterly training at various sites and a two-week course at the University of Michigan.

1987
Traditional Indian Medicine, Indian Health Service, Introduction to beliefs and practices of Native American Healers. Staff consisted mainly of Apache, Tohono O’dom, and Pueblo healers. Have updated this training with personal research and working with 100+ Native American healers and spiritual communities mainly in California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana.

8/1984 - 3/1985
Indian Child Welfare, Northwest Indian Child Welfare Institute, Portland, Oregon. Training the trainer’s model for a culturally relevant social welfare model targeting professionals to raise awareness of Indian Child Welfare laws and social issues.

Recent Publications

2004
"Perspectives on Traditional Healing." L. Murillo. in Healing and Mental Health for Native Americans: Speaking in Red. Eds. E. Nebelkopf and M. Phillips. Alta Mira Press, Walnut Creek, CA. (In Press)

Academic Research:

2004
"American Indian and Alaska Native Traditional Health Practices: Providing a Socio-Cultural Context for Health Care and Implications for Health Disparity." This dissertation project is for the completion of a Dr.P.H. degree at the University of California, Berkeley.
1983 Labeled versus unlabeled presentation of a social stimulus as determinants of its efficacy as a social reinforcer. Thesis.

Papers Presented:

9/2002
Preventing Heart Disease and Stroke In Minnesota, Minnesota Department of Health Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Provided a 60-minute presentation entitled "Cardiovascular Health Policies for Native Americans."

7/2002
Presenter - Cancer Prevention Conference in Fort Hall, Idaho. Provided two 90-minute presentations: "Why do we need to change our health behaviors?" and "Understanding Cancer Risks the Indian Way."

5/2002
3rd Bay Area Adolescent Health Conference in Asilomar, California. Provided a 90-minute presentation on innovative approaches to Native American adolescent health programs.

4/2002
National Institute of Health, Cardiovascular Health For All: Meeting the Challenge of Healthy People 2010 - A National Conference in Washington, D.C. Provided a 30-minute presentation on creating cardiovascular health programs for Native American communities.

3/2002
First Nations Conference in Boise, Idaho. Presented a 90-minute lecture on Native American Cultural Medicine - A historical perspective from California.

3/2002
Keynote Speaker - Northern California Society of Public Health Educators, San Francisco, CA. Presentation focused on Minority and Ethnic Health Disparities.

9/2002
Keynote Speaker - Northern California Society of Public Health Educators in San Francisco, CA. Provided a 45-minute presentation at this annual conference representing health educators in Northern California.

5/2001
Minority Training Program in Cancer Control Research (MTPCCR) at the Northern California Cancer Center (NCCC) in Union City, California. Provided a 30-minute presentation on education and work issues for minority professionals.

5/2002
Minority Training Program in Cancer Control Research (MTPCCR) at the Northern California Cancer Center (NCCC) in Union City, California. Provided a 30-minute presentation on education and work issues for minority professionals.

1997
California Native American youth and smokeless tobacco survey. Co-presented with Felicia Hodge at the Annual American Public Health Association Meeting.

1997
Indian Health Service physician survey: integrating culture and health. Presented at the Annual Indian Health Service Research Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

1990
Labeled versus unlabeled presentation of a social stimulus as determinants of its efficacy as a social reinforcer. Presented at the Annual Idaho Psychological Association.

1989
Child injury control and American Indian culture. Presented at the Annual American Public Health Association Meeting in Chicago, Illinois.