Michelle Watts
Biographic Data
| ID | 3845818 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michelle Watts |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michelle |
| FAMILY NAME | Watts |
| SIGNATURE | WATTS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | American Public University System |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1905-4159 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Spiraling Up
Based on 140 interviews with respondents in six Indigenous communities in Alaska, New Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala, this phenomenological study focuses on Indigenous communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using Flora and Flora's Community Capitals Framework, as well as Emery and Flora's concept of the spiral of Community Capitals assets, this article explores both the challenges and coping mechanisms of Indigenous Peoples. Our findings sugges…
Bomberos, maestros y psicólogos
Natural disasters are devastating in many ways; the impact is worse when government response is insufficient. Guatemala’s government has a history of corruption and of contributing to socially constructed vulnerability; government policies have made parts of the population more insecure and vulnerable to disasters. Our study examines individual perceptions of how volunteers, first responders, and members of nongovernmental organizations responded…
Making Sovereignty Mean Something
Scholarship regarding Native Nations has often focused on the problems of Native Nations caused by a brutal history of genocide, repression and forced assimilation. Relatively little attention has been paid to how Native Nations creatively adapt to their circumstances in a continual process of reinvention. This article provides insights into Native Nations through examples in the lower 48 states and Alaska. This study, based on 16 interviews the …
Improving Immunization Rates Through Community-Based Participatory Research
Improving Immunization Rates Through Community-Based Participatory Research:Community Health Improvement for Milwaukee’s Children Program Earnestine Willis, MD, MPH, Svapna Sabnis, MBBS, Chelsea Hamilton, MS, Fue Xiong, Keli Coleman, MD, Matt Dellinger, PhD, Michelle Watts, Richard Cox, Janice Harrell, Dorothy Smith, Melodee Nugent, and Pippa Simpson, PhD What is the Purpose of This Study/Review? • The purpose of the Community Health Improvement …
Improving Immunization Rates Through Community-Based Participatory Research
Using multilayered interventions, CHIMC contributed to the elimination of immunization disparities in children. A culturally tailored CBPR approach is effective to eliminate immunization disparities
Game of Norms
As it has sought to be recognized as a developed nation with equitable human rights, the government of Panama has been an active player in international discussion of indigenous rights. The indigenous people of P anama continue to face serious challenges. Our research examines the N gäbe B uglé because they are the largest and most politically active indigenous groups in P anama. Almost half of the indigenous people live on semiautonomous reserva…
Drugs, Thugs, and the Diablos Rojos
In many ways, Panama has come into its own. Its running of the Panama Canal is indisputably successful, its post‐Noriega elections appear to be relatively corruption free, the multibillion dollar expansion of the Canal and the modernization of its transportation system are in full swing—all ostensibly signs of a developed country, but appearances can be deceiving. Dig deeper, and perils emerge: an increase in gangs and drug trafficking, a huge di…
Drugs, Thugs, and the Diablos Rojos
In many ways, Panama has come into its own. Its running of the Panama Canal is indisputably successful, its post‐Noriega elections appear to be relatively corruption free, the multibillion dollar expansion of the Canal and the modernization of its transportation system are in full swing—all ostensibly signs of a developed country, but appearances can be deceiving. Dig deeper, and perils emerge: an increase in gangs and drug trafficking, a huge di…
Drugs, Thugs, and the Diablos Rojos
In many ways, Panama has come into its own. Its running of the Panama Canal is indisputably successful, its post‐Noriega elections appear to be relatively corruption free, the multibillion dollar expansion of the Canal and the modernization of its transportation system are in full swing—all ostensibly signs of a developed country, but appearances can be deceiving. Dig deeper, and perils emerge: an increase in gangs and drug trafficking, a huge di…
Game of Norms
As it has sought to be recognized as a developed nation with equitable human rights, the government of Panama has been an active player in international discussion of indigenous rights. The indigenous people of P anama continue to face serious challenges. Our research examines the N gäbe B uglé because they are the largest and most politically active indigenous groups in P anama. Almost half of the indigenous people live on semiautonomous reserva…
Improving Immunization Rates Through Community-Based Participatory Research
Improving Immunization Rates Through Community-Based Participatory Research:Community Health Improvement for Milwaukee’s Children Program Earnestine Willis, MD, MPH, Svapna Sabnis, MBBS, Chelsea Hamilton, MS, Fue Xiong, Keli Coleman, MD, Matt Dellinger, PhD, Michelle Watts, Richard Cox, Janice Harrell, Dorothy Smith, Melodee Nugent, and Pippa Simpson, PhD What is the Purpose of This Study/Review? • The purpose of the Community Health Improvement …
Improving Immunization Rates Through Community-Based Participatory Research
Using multilayered interventions, CHIMC contributed to the elimination of immunization disparities in children. A culturally tailored CBPR approach is effective to eliminate immunization disparities
Making Sovereignty Mean Something
Scholarship regarding Native Nations has often focused on the problems of Native Nations caused by a brutal history of genocide, repression and forced assimilation. Relatively little attention has been paid to how Native Nations creatively adapt to their circumstances in a continual process of reinvention. This article provides insights into Native Nations through examples in the lower 48 states and Alaska. This study, based on 16 interviews the …
Bomberos, maestros y psicólogos
Natural disasters are devastating in many ways; the impact is worse when government response is insufficient. Guatemala’s government has a history of corruption and of contributing to socially constructed vulnerability; government policies have made parts of the population more insecure and vulnerable to disasters. Our study examines individual perceptions of how volunteers, first responders, and members of nongovernmental organizations responded…
Spiraling Up
Based on 140 interviews with respondents in six Indigenous communities in Alaska, New Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala, this phenomenological study focuses on Indigenous communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using Flora and Flora's Community Capitals Framework, as well as Emery and Flora's concept of the spiral of Community Capitals assets, this article explores both the challenges and coping mechanisms of Indigenous Peoples. Our findings sugges…
Political science (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Law (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Political economy (3 works)