Lisa J Lefler
Biographic Data
| ID | 10245337 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lisa J Lefler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lisa J |
| FAMILY NAME | Lefler |
| SIGNATURE | LEFLER L J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western Carolina University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Social Support and Diabetes Management Among Older American Indians
Objective: Greater understanding how relationships that can facilitate or impede type 2 diabetes (T2D) management and control among older American Indian people is an overlooked, yet urgently needed strategy. Thus, we examined social support among older American Indian people in relation to their T2D management. Methods: During the fall 2015, we conducted qualitative interviews with 28 participants aged ≥ 60 years who were members of a federally-…
Traditional Knowledge and Health
The Cherokee people, or more appropriately, the people of Kituwah, have lived in the Southern Appalachian region for more than 12,000 years. They have lived in one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems in the world, and have done so long enough to have observed, trial-tested, and inventoried thousands of flora and fauna, cosmological movements, climatological changes, and geological phenomena to fill a multitude of volumes.
Water and Cherokee Healing
Ramps
Folklife skillfully describes how important foodways 1 are in defining Smoky Mountain culture. Acknowledging the many changes that fast food and modernization have brought to the area in the last three decades, she still speaks to "meanings attached to specific foods and customs that surround them." She also relays a multitude of stories from families' memories of food grown, harvested, cooked, prepared, preserved, and shared. She says that "food…
My Boys Act Like Midwives'
As scholars focused on fatherhood have pointed out in recent years, more qualitative research is needed to understand "what makes fathers tick" and how "social processes, among others, shape their roles" (Lamb 1997 and Marsiglio 1995).To try to address these issues among Indian men in Oklahoma, the American Indian Fatherhood Project 1 conducted interviews with Chickasaws, Kiowas, Comanches, and Ft.Sill Apaches about fatherhood in their communitie…
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My Boys Act Like Midwives'
As scholars focused on fatherhood have pointed out in recent years, more qualitative research is needed to understand "what makes fathers tick" and how "social processes, among others, shape their roles" (Lamb 1997 and Marsiglio 1995).To try to address these issues among Indian men in Oklahoma, the American Indian Fatherhood Project 1 conducted interviews with Chickasaws, Kiowas, Comanches, and Ft.Sill Apaches about fatherhood in their communitie…
Ramps
Folklife skillfully describes how important foodways 1 are in defining Smoky Mountain culture. Acknowledging the many changes that fast food and modernization have brought to the area in the last three decades, she still speaks to "meanings attached to specific foods and customs that surround them." She also relays a multitude of stories from families' memories of food grown, harvested, cooked, prepared, preserved, and shared. She says that "food…
Water and Cherokee Healing
Traditional Knowledge and Health
The Cherokee people, or more appropriately, the people of Kituwah, have lived in the Southern Appalachian region for more than 12,000 years. They have lived in one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems in the world, and have done so long enough to have observed, trial-tested, and inventoried thousands of flora and fauna, cosmological movements, climatological changes, and geological phenomena to fill a multitude of volumes.
Social Support and Diabetes Management Among Older American Indians
Objective: Greater understanding how relationships that can facilitate or impede type 2 diabetes (T2D) management and control among older American Indian people is an overlooked, yet urgently needed strategy. Thus, we examined social support among older American Indian people in relation to their T2D management. Methods: During the fall 2015, we conducted qualitative interviews with 28 participants aged ≥ 60 years who were members of a federally-…
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