DAVID D. BARNEY
New Mexico State University
College of Health and Social Services, School of Social Work
PO Box 30001, MSC 3SW
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003
(415) 272-7624
[email protected]
Education
Ph.D.
Social Welfare, University of Kansas, 1999
M.P.H.
Master of Public Health, Maternal & Child Health,
University of California, Berkeley, 1997
M.S.W.
Master of Social Work, Children, Youth, & Families,
San Diego State University, 1985
Current Position
Associate Professor, New Mexico State University
School of Social Work, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Principal Investigator, Two Should Know – Healthy Human Sexuality Initiative
Six years of program evaluation funded by the Paso del Norte Health Foundation to address social
issues related to negative sexual health outcomes such as teen pregnancy, STI and HIV
transmission, and sexual violence (includes media evaluation). Intitative provides interventions in
El Paso, Las Cruces, and Juarez region of U.S.-Mexico International Border region. Funded at
$ 761,794.
Principal Investigator, Sexual Script Analysis of Heterosexual Males
Examination of sexual scripts from dialogue of US Marine and Navy enlisted men in all-male
locker room settings. Examines risk for HIV and STI. (NMSU IRB approval #247)
Principal Investigator, Analysis of Perceptions about High-Risk Sexual Behaviors in Human
Males Leading to STD/HIV Infection
An exploratory qualitative study that identifies elements of behavior and arousal leading to high
risk sexual situations where HIV/STD transmission could occur. Study examines the insights of
participants in the adult media industry. (NMSU IRB approval #6409)
Principal Investigator, Rodeo Athlete Educational Goals Study
Examines educational goals and demographics of undergraduate NIRA sanctioned rodeo atheletes.
(NMSU IRB approval #233)
Project Evaluator, The Arc of New Mexico
Program evaluator for leadership program for adolescents with disabilities in southern New
Mexico. (from 2006 to present, federally funded project)
Teaching Experience
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY
MPH 530
Epidemiology (Spring 2010)
MPH 559
Infectious and Chronic Disease (Spring 2007 & 2008)
Social Work 467
Research I (Fall 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
Social Work 468
Research II (Spring 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Social Work 300
Practice I: Practice Skills (Fall 2004)
Social Work 221
Introduction to Social Work (Fall 2004)
Social Work 331
Social Policy I: History of Social Welfare Policy (Spring 2005)
Social Work 497
Sexual Health Research Group (Spring 2010 & 2011)
MSW 561
Family Centered Research (Spring 2005, 2007, 2008)
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
SOWK 5495
Social Work Research I (Summer 2008)
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA (Norman Campus)
Social Work 5983
Administrative and Community Practice Seminar (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Public Health 5993
Health Program Evaluation (Fall 2000, Fall 2001)
Social Work 5613
Advanced Social Group Work (Fall 1999 [2 sections], Fall 2001)
Social Work 5679
Integrative Seminar/Empirical Practice and Practicum (Spring 2000, 2004)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Social Work 253
Social Welfare and Society
Fall Semester 1989, Fall Semester 1990, Fall Semester 1991
Social Work 877
Social Work Practice with Children and Adolescents
Spring Semester 1990
Social Work 550/755
Violence in the Family
Summer Semester 1990
Social Work 521
Social Problem, Policy, and Program Analysis II
Spring Semester 1991
Social Work 721
Social Problem, Policy, and Program Analysis II
Spring Semester 1993
HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY
Social Work 933-103 Social Welfare and Society
Spring Semester 1990
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA (Oklahoma City Campus) Adjunct Assistant Professor
College of Public Health, Health Promotion Sciences, Oklahoma City, OK (2001-2002)
Publications
Barney, D. D., Barnett-Queen, T., Duran, B. E. S., de la Rosa, I. (in press). Social work student interests in rural
practice. Contemporary Rural Social Work.
Barney, D. D., Duran, B. E. S., Shelley, G. A., Tobar, C., & Barajas-Mazaheri, R. (2007). Components of culturally
responsive IPV intervention services in an Hispanic community. In D. J. Whitaker & L. Reese (Eds.),
Preventing Intimate partner violence and sexual violence in racial/ethnic minority communities: CDC's
demonstration projects (pp. 45-59). Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Moraros, J., Bird, Y., Barney, D. D., King, S. C., Banegas, M., & Suarez-Toriello, E. (2006). A pilot study: HPV
infection knowledge and HPV vaccine acceptance among women residing in Ciudad Juárez, México.
Californian Journal of Health Promotion, 4(3), 177-186.
Barney, David D. and Lisa E. Dalton. (2006). Social work under Nazism: An analysis of the ‘profession-in-theenvironment.’ Journal of Progressive Human Services, (17)2, 43-62.
Barney, David D., Caitlin C. Rosenthal, and Tracy Speier. (2004). Components of successful HIV/AIDS case
management in Alaska Native villages, AIDS Education and Prevention, 16(3), 202-217.
Barney, David D., Betty E.S. Duran, Caitlin C. Rosenthal. (2004). HIV/AIDS care programs for American Indians
and Alaska Natives in Ethan Nebelkopf & Mary Phillips, eds, Healing and Mental Health for Native
Americans: Speaking in Red, Walnut Creek, CA; AltaMira Press.
Barney, David D. (2003). Health risk-factors for gay American Indian and Alaska Native adolescent males. Journal
of Homosexuality, 46(1/2) 137-157.
Barney, David D. (2001). Risk and protective factors for depression and health outcomes in American Indian and
Alaska Native adolescents. Wicazo Sa, 16(1), 135-150.
Barney, David D. (1999) The Relative Influence of Protective Factors in Quantitative Models of American Indian
and Alaska Native Adolescent Health. Dissertation in School of Social Welfare. Lawrence, KS: University
of Kansas.
Barney, David D. and Linda Burhansstipanov. (1998). The Ahalya Project, Oklahoma. In Linda Burhansstipanov
(ed.), Native Americans and HIV: Summary of Ongoing Special Projects of National Significance.
Rockville, MD: US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services
Administration, 76-84.
Barney, David D. and Betty E.S. Duran. (1997). Case management: Coordination of service delivery for HIVinfected individuals. In Mark G. Winiarski (ed.), HIV Mental Health Care Into the 21st Century. New
York: New York University Press, 241-256.
Barney, David D. (1996). The national database for HIV-infected American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native
Hawaiians. Innovations: Issues in HIV Service Delivery. Summer, 1996, 4-5.
Barney, David D. (1995). Evaluation issues: Foundation building, early variable selection will simplify the
evaluation process. Innovations: Issues in HIV Service Delivery. Fall, 1995, 8-9.
Barney, David D. (1995). Mental health use by American Indian and Alaska Native elders. In Deborah K. Padgett
(ed.), Handbook of Ethnicity, Aging, and Mental Health. Westport, CN: Greenwood Press, pp. 201-214.
Barney, David D. (1994). Mental health use by American Indian and Alaska Native elders. American Indian and
Alaska Native Mental Health Research. 5(3), 1-14.
Barney, David D. (ed.). (1992). Guide to University of Kansas Library Resources for Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual
Research (2nd ed.). Lawrence, KS: Student Assistance Center, University of Kansas.
John, Robert; Hermanson, Michael; Pat Huntzinger; Dulcy Sellon; and David D. Barney. Expanding the quantity
and quality of homecare workers to serve American Indian elders: A model training program. In J. Handy
and C. K. Schuerman (eds.), Challenges and Innovations in Home Care. San Francisco, CA: American
Society on Aging.
John, Robert, David D. Barney, Pat Huntzinger, Bill Remmers, and Dulcy Sellon. (1993). Navajo Elderly Needs
Assessment (NENA) Project: Tuba City IHS Service Unit. Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas
Gerontology Center.
John, Robert, David D. Barney, Pat Huntzinger, Bill Remmers, and Dulcy Sellon. (1993). Navajo Elderly Needs
Assessment (NENA) Project: Crownpoint IHS Service Unit. Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas
Gerontology Center.
Petr, Christopher G., and David D. Barney (1993). Reasonable efforts for children with disabilities: The parent
perspective. Social Work, 38(3), 247-254.
Research Awards
College of Health and Social Services Faculty Reseach Award for Best Research Publication in the School of Social
Work, 2007-2008.
Previous Research Experience
2003 – 2007
Project Evaluator, Latino Community Development Agency Intimate
Partner Violence/Sexual Violence Prevention Project
A five-year project funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide
social and public health interventions to reduce intimate partner violence and sexual
violence among Latinos in the Oklahoma City area. Funded at $ 336,000.
2000 – 2004
U.S./Mexico Border HIV/AIDS Evaluation Center & Technical
Assistance Center
Principal Investigator for a PHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Special Project of National Significance Evaluation Center to assess the effectiveness of
HIV/AIDS primary care demonstration projects located on the US/Mexico border. The
evaluation center, Centro de Evaluación, is a cooperative effort by the School of Social
Work at the University of Okalahoma and the School of Public Health at the University
of California, Berkeley. Includes special analysis with qualitative data, an adherence
study, and extensive focus on medical outcomes. Funded at approximately $ 2,100,000.
2001 – 2004
National American Indian/Alaska Native HIV/AIDS Technical
Assistance Center
Principal Investigator for a PHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Special Project of National Significance Technical Assistance Center to provide technical
assistance and assess the effectiveness of six American Indian or Alaska Native
HIV/AIDS primary care demonstration projects located throughout Alaska and the
continental U.S. Funded at approximately $ 1,100,000.
2000 – 2001
apinsa Nukfokechi Chia
Co-investigator, The “apinsa Nukfokechi Chia” research project is a study of alcohol
and other drug addiction among a tribal group in Oklahoma. It is part of a multi-site
study of alcohol and other drug addiction among American Indians sponsored by the
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism at the US DHHS National Institute
of Health. The study is designed to examine the transmission and linkage genetics of
alcoholism.
2000 – 2001
Consultant for Norman High School
Serve as a consultant for a National Humanities Center project to enhance Norman High
School faculty understanding and appreciation for adolescent health and identity issues.
Pleas refer to the Norman High School link on my faculty web site, http://facultystaff.ou.edu/B/David.D.Barney-1 for further detail.
1998 - 1999
University of California, Berkeley
Assistant Statistician in the School of Public Health for studies assessing educational
needs of maternal and child health specialists. Conducted data analysis on Indonesian
midwifery and continuing educational needs of maternal & child health specialists.
1998 - 1999
County of Alameda, Public Health Department
Medical Epidemiologist responsible to develop report for Summit Medical Center needs
assessment study. Determined rates for leading causes of infectious disease in Alameda
County including HIV/AIDS and reported directly to health officer. Also served as
epidemologist for African-American AIDS Task Force—with task force efforts resulting
in a DHHS reallocation of $ 38,000,000 to HIV/AIDS prevention program for minority
populations.
1994 - 1996
National Native American AIDS Prevention Center
Director of Research and Evaluation responsible for evaluation of the Ahalaya Project, a
direct service demonstration project providing case management social services to HIVinfected American Indians in the state of Oklahoma. Evaluation responsibilities include
conducting quantitative client satisfaction survey and focus groups of project clients and
community service providers at 12 additional American Indian, Alaska Native, and
Native Hawaiian programs. Additional responsibilities include program development for
HIV direct services and data collection designs for subsequent program evaluation.
Developed a nationwide case management data collection system that provided
surveillance on approximately twenty percent of all HIV infected American Indian,
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian individuals. Further responsibilities included
analysis and presentation of data for the National Native American AIDS Prevention
Center National HIV/AIDS Needs and Programming Assessment.
Responsibilities also included data analysis and reporting on National Native American
HIV/AIDS Needs Assessment Survey Report for the agency and the U.S. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
1993 - 1994
National American Indian and Alaska Native Youth Health Survey
Project Director conducting comprehensive health survey of 800 traditional age (late
adolescent), American Indian and Alaska Native college students at Haskell Indian
Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas. Survey assesses seven major health risk areas.
Funding was offered by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, but the study was not
completed due to a lack of institution support.
1990 - 1993
American Indian Aging, Gerontology Center, University of Kansas
Developed social service delivery development plans for many of the Pueblo tribes of
New Mexico. More recent efforts have resulted in social service delivery plans for
Navajo aging services. These plans made recommendations for approaches that tribal
administrators could most effectively use to deliver necessary social services for at-risk
tribal elders. Efforts include:
• Project Associate, Navajo Nation Comprehensive Long-Term Care Study. Study
describes patterns of medical and social service use, determines the correlates of
use/non-use for social services, and identifies elders in caregiving situations.
• Project Associate, Navajo Elderly Needs Assessment (NENA) Project
Navajo Nation, Crownpoint IHS Service Unit (July 1993)
Navajo Nation, Tuba City IHS Service Unit (July 1993)
• Project Associate, Social Security/Supplemental Income National Survey of American
Indian elders. Data analysis completed on behalf of the National Indian Council
on Aging. (May 1993)
• Co-Author of research proposal, Increasing the Supply of Paraprofessional Home Care
Workers to Serve At-Risk American Indian Elders. Funded by U.S.
Administration on Aging. (October 1991)
• Project Associate, Curriculum Manual development for American Indian Tribal
Colleges, Home Health Care Worker Training Program.
• Project Associate, Defining and Meeting the Needs of Native American Elders:
Applied Research on Their Current Status, Social Service Needs, and Support
Network Operation. Funded by AARP/Andrus Foundation & U.S.
Administration on Aging. (December 1991)
 Vol. 1 Urban and Rural/Reservation American Indian Elders: A reanalysis
of the 1981 NICOA National American Indian Multifunctional Survey
 Vol. 2 Eight Northern Pueblos (Pojoaque Pueblo, Nambe Pueblo, &
Tesuque, Pueblo)
 Vol. 3 Isleta Pueblo
 Vol. 4 Laguna Pueblo
 Vol. 5 Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma
 Vol. 6 Sac and Fox Nation
 Vol. 7 San Felipe Pueblo
 Vol. 8 San Juan Pueblo
 Vol. 9 Santa Clara Pueblo
 Vol. 10 Taos Pueblo
 Vol. 11 Tesuque Pueblo
 Vol. 12 Warm Springs Confederation
 Vol. 13 Zuni Pueblo
1991 - 1992
Student Assistance Center, University of Kansas
Served as liaison to the gay, lesbian and bisexual communities at the University of
Kansas. Position included development of FIPSE grant to the U.S. Department of
Education. University resource guide and newsletter developed. Editor of Portrait
newsletter of gay, lesbian and bisexual academic issues at the University of Kansas.
Served as member of the university Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Concerns Study
Committee where I accomplished data analysis for the committee’s survey of campus
attitudes (n=980).
1989 - 1990
Beach Center on Families and Disabilities, University of Kansas
Assisted in focus group research of parents of children with disabilities in Minnesota.
Major responsibilities included recruitment of research subjects and analysis of
qualitative data. Project resulted in publication in Social Work.
Professional Paper Presentations
November 2010
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Annual Meeting
Co-presented a paper on innovative methods of sex education in Mexico
April 2010
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
Presented a paper on American Indian sexuality and sex education in a southwestern tribe
October 2009
El Poder de los Jovenes: Program Evaluation for Youth with Disabilities
Presented at Southwest Disabilities Conference, Albuquerque, NM
August 2007
El Poder de los Jovenes: Model Development & Evaluation
Presented at 2007 Youth Information Centers Administration on Developmental
Disabilities Technical Assistance Institute meeting, Washington, DC
Presentation presented evaluation process for youth with disabilities programs, including
model development.
November 2003
Traditional culture, subsistence living and the threat of HIV/AIDS
Presented at the American Public Health Association meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Presentation discussed the impact of HIV/AIDS on rural Alaska Native villages during
first wave of HIV infection for this isolated population.
October 2003
AIDS Program Evaluation along the US/Mexico Border Region: Preliminary
Findings
Presented at Making Connections/Conexiones conference at New Mexico State
University, Las Curces, NM. Presentation provided an overview of demographic, risk
factors, and barriers to entry into HIV medical care for high-risk populations living along
US/Mexico International Border.
May 2003
US/Mexico Border HIV/AIDS Issues: Lessons Learned from Three Years of
HIV/AIDS Care Projects
Presented at HIV/AIDS 2003: The Social Work Response conference in Albuquerque,
NM. Presentation provided overview of the models of HIV care for five, Hispanic
focused, care projects along the entire length of the international border. Lessons learned
were presented—mostly focused on the need for bi-national responses to border health
issues.
May 2003
American Indian and Alaska Native HIV/AIDS Issues: An Overview of Six
Care Projects in the Continental US and Alaska
Presented at HIV/AIDS 2003: The Social Work Response conference in Albuquerque,
NM. Presentation provided overview of the models of HIV care for six American Indian
and Alaska Natives.
May 2003
US/Mexico International Border Health & HIV Findings: Lessons learned for
Future Projects
Presented at the “All Things are Connected” Conference in Savannah, GA. Presentation
focused on uses of different kinds of data for use in improving HIV/AIDS program
development. Paper included a discussion of triangulation of quantitative, qualitative and
medical outcomes data for HIV/AIDS project evaluation.
April 2003
Qualitative Study of Latina Cultural Values and Beliefs about Intimate
Partner Violence
Presented at the Safety in Numbers, 2003 Conference in Atlanta. The paper provided
results of qualitative study with focus groups and key informant interviews of Latina
victims of IPV/SV. Thematic analysis provided.
September 2002
US/Mexico Border Health & HIV/AIDS Conference
Presented on the accomplishments of HRSA SPNS initiative to date at this special HRSA
conference held in Tucson, AZ. A general overview of the demographic characteristics of
those infected with HIV was presented. Additional discussion was provided on evaluating
adherence issues for Border HIV/AIDS programs.
May 2001
US/Mexico HIV/AIDS Border Health Initiative: A Multi-site Research Effort
Presented at the U.S.-Mexico Border Health Association Annual Meeting in Las Cruces,
NM. Five community-based organizations and one Evaluation Center were funded by
HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau and the HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care. The grants
were intended to improve early detection of HIV and use of health care services for
people with HIV/AIDS living along the 2,000 mile US/Mexico border with an emphasis
on outreach to Hispanics. This panel presentation presented preliminary data from the
five demonstration sites, as well as discuss the development of the multi-site evaluation.
Representatives from HRSA and project evaluators will describe the various levels of
community assessment and evaluation initiated locally and across sites. The projects are
Camino de Vida Center for HIV Services (Las Cruces, NM), Centro de Salud Familiar La
Fe (El Paso, TX), El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Center (Tucson, AZ), San Ysidro
Health Center (San Ysidro, CA), Valley AIDS Council (Harlingen, TX), and the
University of Oklahoma (multi-site evaluation center).
June 2000
American Indian Adolescent Health and Wellbeing: Trends & Social Service
Needs
Presented at Native Pathways to Wellness conference sponsored by the Oklahoma Native American
Behavioral Health Circle, Oklahoma City.
November 1999
Health Risk Factors for Gay American Indian and Alaska Native Adolescent
Males
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting at Chicago, IL
This paper identifies risk factors for self-identified gay American Indian & Alaska Native
adolescent males. These risk factors are contrasted to the adolescent’s heterosexual counterparts.
November 1999
American Indian Culture and Parenting Practices: An Illustration from the
Tewa Pueblo
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting at Chicago, IL
April 1999
Quantitative Models of HIV Prevention for American Indian and Alaska
Native Adolescents
Poster presentation at the National 1999 AIDS Up-date Conference. San Francisco, CA
November 1998
Comprehensive Models of American Indian Adolescent Health
Presented at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting at Washington, DC.
Linear structural equation models (LISREL) were presented that identified key risk and protective
factors for American Indian adolescents in determination of self-perceived well-being.
March 1997
HIV-Care for American Indians and Alaska Natives Adolescents
Poster presentation at the National 1997 AIDS Up-date Conference. San Francisco, CA
November 1996
HIV-Care Services for American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native
Hawaiians: A National Perspective
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting at New York.
This poster presentation identified risk factors for American Indian and Alaska Native adolescents.
November 1996
Panel Moderator: HIV-Case Management and Traditional Healing for
American Indians and Native Hawaiians
Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting at New York.
This panel identified the important use of traditional healing in the HIV-care for American Indians
and Native Hawaiians.
July 1996
Effective Case Management for HIV-Infected American Indians and Native
Hawaiians
Poster presented at the XI International Conference on HIV/AIDS at Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Focus groups data used in analysis showing that culturally-sensitive case management was
effective in the delivery of case management services.
March 1996
Evaluation of HIV Case Management Models for American Indians, Alaska
Natives, and Native Hawaiians
Presentation at the National 1996 AIDS Up-date Conference. San Francisco, CA
October 1995
HIV-Care Services for American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native
Hawaiians: A National Perspective
Presented at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting at San Diego. This paper
identified current demographics and health statistics for 170 HIV-infected Indian and Native
individuals in the NNAAPC national database.
October 1995
Justifying Scare Dollars: Evaluating Programs that Fail and Succeed
Presented at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting at San Diego, CA.
Paper presented a CHAID analysis (segmentation model) of the client population of an American
Indian HIV-case management program.
September 1995
HIV-Case Management Practice and Evaluation for American Indian
Communities
Presented at conference, The People Are Living with HIV & AIDS at Syracuse, NY.
Case management, Indian Child Welfare Act, and research issues presented at training
July 1995
Accessing Health Care for HIV-Infected American Indians, Alaska Natives,
and Native Hawaiians
Presented at the 1995 Public Health Conference on Records and Statistics in Washington, DC.
This paper identified how variables were selected for the NNAAPC National Database and how the
database effectively fits into a national program of research, service delivery, and advocacy for
American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian people.
June 1995
The Historical Impact of the Santa Fe Railway on American Indians of the
Southwest
Presented at the Santa Fe Railway Historical and Modeling Society annual meeting. This paper
examined the relationship between the Santa Fe Railway and its unintended impact upon American
Indian people. Promotion of Santa Fe passenger services, beginning as early as 1890, contributed
to the creation of a new national perspective that “romanticized” the image of American Indians,
particularly Indians of the southwestern United States. It was this romanticized image that served
as a catalyst in the 1920s and 1930s for dramatic political and social change for American Indian
people. The method of analysis was visual anthropology.
February 1995
Effects of the Indian Child Welfare Act on HIV-Infected American Indian and
Alaska Native Women and Children
Presented at the HIV Infection in Women Conference in Washington, DC.
This national conference was sponsored by the U.S. Public Health Service, NIH, CDC, and HRSA.
February 1995
Profiles of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian HIVInfected Women
Poster presentation at the HIV Infection in Women Conference in Washington, DC.
February 1995
Case Management Variables in HIV Care for American Indians: A
Multivariate Analysis
Paper presented at the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center symposium, HIV-Care
Models for American Indian, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians: Community and Provider
Perspectives at Berkeley, California.
February 1995
The Indian Child Welfare Act: A Brief Overview as the ICWA Pertains to the
HIV-Positive Client
Presented at the Native American-Specific HIV/AIDS Training Workshop for Social Workers in
Oklahoma City. This workshop was co-sponsored by the Oklahoma County Chapter of the
National Association of Social Workers and the National Native American AIDS Prevention
Center.
September 1994
Evaluation of Indian HIV Case Management Programs: The Ahalaya
Example and National Agenda
Presented at HIV/AIDS in Native American Communities: Maintaining Our Balance in the Circle
of Life. Conference sponsored by the U.S. Indian Health Service and the Office of AIDS Research,
National Institutes of Health. Conference location: Albuquerque, New Mexico.
August 1994
Profiles of American Indian Adolescent Concern about AIDS.
Poster presented at the X International Conference on HIV/AIDS at Yokohama, Japan. Data from
the National American Indian Adolescent Health Survey was used in a regression model to identify
predictors of risk for HIV infection.
March 1994
Tewa Pueblo Parenting Practices: Implications for Indian Child Welfare
Practice
Presented at the Midwest Sociological Association Annual Meeting, at St. Louis, MO.
April 1992
Mental Health Use Patterns by American Indian Elders
Presented at the Midwest Sociological Association Annual Meeting at Kansas City, MO.
Co-Authored Poster Presentations
July 1996
RANCAP - Rural Alaska Native Community AIDS Planning
Tracey Speier and David Barney
Poster presented at XI International Conference on AIDS at Vancouver, Canada. This poster
identified outcomes of a series of community organizing and community education meetings in
rural Alaska.
July 1996
Traditional Healing and Spirituality in HIV-Care Services for American
Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians
Betty E.S. Duran and David Barney
Poster presented at XI International Conference on AIDS at Vancouver, Canada.
This poster presented information on the effectiveness of traditional healing, as well as culturally
competent services for American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.
July 1996
Sources of Health Care Payment for American Indian, Alaska Natives and
Native Hawaiians Living with HIV/AIDS
Ron Rowell, David Barney, and Betty Duran
Poster presented at XI International Conference on AIDS at Vancouver, Canada. This poster
identified sources for payments for HIV related health care, including Medicaid, Medicare, private
insurance and IHS benefits.
Colloquia, Symposiums, Monographs, and Fact Sheets
May 1997
Fact Sheet: Adolescent Violence Prevention Models & Programs
Prepared for the National Adolescent Health Information Center, Division of Adolescent Medicine
& Institute for Health Policy Studies
Fact sheet completed for the University of California, San Francisco for field studies requirements
at UC Berkeley School of Public Health.
October 1995
Community presentation about gay and lesbian American Indian history
On behalf of Red Rock Community Mental Health Center Gay and Lesbian Outreach.
September 1995
Published paper, “The National Database for HIV-Infected American Indians, Alaska Natives, and
Native Hawaiians,” in Proceedings: 25th Public Health Conference on Records and Statistics,
Hyattsville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
February 1995
Profiles of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian HIVInfected Women
Fact sheet distributed by the CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse, Educational Materials Database,
Abstract Number: AD0018028.
February 1995
HIV-Care Models for American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native
Hawaiians: Community and Provider Perspectives
Organized a one-day symposium of nationally recognized leaders in the field of HIV-care for
American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian people. The symposium was held at
Berkeley, California.
March 1992
Mental Health Service Use Needs of American Indian Elders
University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare.
April 1991
Historical Influence of the Indian Child Welfare Act
University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare.
Professional Social Welfare Experience
1993 - 1994
Casework Supervisor
Native American Family Services, Inc.
Providing casework supervision for staff of four social workers conducting child
protective services for the Pottawatome, Sac & Fox, and Iowa tribes of Northeast Kansas.
1988 - 1989
Social Worker III
State of New Mexico Public Defender Department
Clinical intervention and development of alternative sentencing plans for juvenile and
adult offenders coming before the First District Court for the State of New Mexico.
Served all of northeast New Mexico including Taos, Raton, and Las Vegas, as well as
Santa Fe, New Mexico.
1986 - 1988
Project Director
Children’s Defense Project
Project Director for the social work component of the Community Defender’s Juvenile
Court Office of the San Diego County Juvenile Court.
Responsibilities come under four categories:
1. Clinical and Casework Management - The Project Director and staff supervise minors
under the Project’s court ordered dispositional plan. Crisis intervention and clinical
practice as necessary for minor’s and family’s treatment. Such supervision is essential to
ensure that the goals of the dispositional plan are achieved.
2. Resource Development - Project Director is responsible for networking with existing
agencies at all levels of the system including, CBO’s and diversion, Probation,
Department of Social Services, mental health service providers, and the juvenile court.
This position assists the court in maximizing the full benefit of existing programs for
delinquent and dependent wards. Additionally, new programs are sought or developed to
meet the needs of “hard-to-place” minors.
3. Dispositional Recommendations - The Project Director carries a caseload of juvenile
court wards for whom sentencing recommendations are prepared. Such dispositional
recommendations require background investigation and Project expert witness evaluation
with written or oral testimony.
4. Agency Administration - The Project Director is also responsible for fundraising and
agency contract administration. This position requires documentation of agency efforts
for funding sources (JJDP), also including analytical evaluation of agency goals and
objectives
1986
Consulting Resource Development Specialist
National Center on Institutions and Alternatives
Primary responsibilities included development of resources for difficult to place minors
who have a history of serious delinquent and criminal activities. These placement options
were available at the discretion of the juvenile court.
Program Development (other grants funded)
Child Welfare Supervisors Training Program for American Indian Tribal Agencies in the
Southwestern United States
A DHHS Administration for Children and Families funded project to provide training for Indian
Child Welfare Supervisors working in tribal and urban Indian programs. Trainings provided at
reservations throughout the Southwestern United States. Major emphasis placed on supervision of
line staff and implementation of federal child welfare laws in tribal courts. Funding at $600,000.
Professional Organization Membership
American Public Health Association
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
Supplemental Experience
1999
Co-chair of Diversity Committee, School of Social Work, University of Oklahoma
1991 - 1992
Member of the University of Kansas Student Senate representing the KU Graduate
School.
1987
Presented oral testimony before the California Senate Judiciary
Committee. Topic of testimony was on proposed legislation to increase penalties for
violent juvenile offenders under the Welfare and Institutions Code.
1986-1988
Field Supervision of M.S.W. candidates, third year law students, and undergraduate
criminal justice administration majors at the Defenders Office of the San Diego County
Juvenile Court.
1987
Committee member of the Law and Social Work Conference offered by the Chairs of
Social Work at San Diego County. This fifth annual conference presented topics of
interest to both the legal and social welfare community.
updated: July 13, 2011