Dr. Maya Magarati is an affiliate faculty with the University of Washington (UW) department of sociology, and a research scientist with the Seven Directions: A Center for Indigenous Public Health and Indigenous Wellness Research Institute. She currently leads CDC/NNPHI-funded “Opioid Overdose Prevention in Tribes” project at Seven Directions. Maya has spent her last 10 years conducting culture-centered research, evaluation, and technical assistance projects around alcohol, opioid, mental health, non-communicable diseases, and environmental health in Indian Country including Tribal Colleges and Universities. She received an M.A. in sociology under the Fulbright program followed by Ph.D. in sociology from UW and B.H.Sc. in nutrition & dietetics in Australia. She is Indigenous Magar from Nepal’s Himalayas.

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