Melissa Tehee
Biographic Data
| ID | 4996545 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melissa Tehee |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melissa |
| FAMILY NAME | Tehee |
| SIGNATURE | TEHEE M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Utah State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7921-3281 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Community-driven design research: Restructuring research partnerships among universities and Indigenous communities
Informed by the rich methodological work around humanizing and community-based research, this article unpacks our journey of understanding and conceptualizing community-driven design research in partnership with Tribal Nations. Through a multi-year critical ethnographic approach, we identified four pivots necessary to enact community-driven design research that each require a shift in current research infrastructure and systems, especially those …
Youths' relationship with culture: Tracing sixth graders' learning through designing culturally centred multimedia projects
Although education is framed as a future‐oriented enterprise, we often fail to serve the diverse futurities of youth, particularly in formal learning environments. The cultural norms of formal learning environments are rooted in dominant ways of being and knowing and this shapes how learning environments and learning technologies can be designed. As a result, the futures youth can envision for themselves in these spaces are often static and limit…
Konaway Nika Tillicum Native Youth Academy: Enacting a medicine wheel educational framework
Implications of findings show that when educated in a learning space that promotes Native students' culture, youth show healthy development in factors valued across Indigenous and Western perspectives, including cultural identity, self-esteem, and academic optimism. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved)
Learning with the land: How sixth graders restory interactions with the land through field experiences
Perceptions of disabilities among Native Americans within the state of Utah
Currently, little research exists on disabilities among Native American communities and no research exists on how Native Americans perceive disabilities, services currently available, and unmet needs. Understanding these key areas is essential to providing efficacious and culturally relevant care. To address this gap in the literature, we used Indigenous research methodology through sharing circles throughout the state of Utah to listen and ampli…
Fighting for our sisters: Community advocacy and action for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) are victims of pervasive violence that began centuries ago, one that has gone unrecognized by governments, institutions, and society as a whole. To fight this silencing, Native communities have come together to decolonize the narrative, advocate for MMIWG, and honor the lost lives of their daughters, sisters, and matriarchs. We provide an overview of the history of MMIWG, the lack of respons…
The moderating role of psychological inflexibility in the relationship between minority stress, substance misuse, and suicidality in LGB+ adolescents
All You Have to Do Is “ASK”: An Indigenous Approach to Holistic Wellness in Academia
Research Article| October 01 2020 All You Have to Do Is “ASK”: An Indigenous Approach to Holistic Wellness in Academia Devon S. Isaacs; Devon S. Isaacs DEVON S. ISAACS, MS, is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and studies culture and mental health and cultural competence. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Erica Ficklin; Erica Ficklin ERICA FICKLIN, MS, is Tlingit and Oglala Lakota and researches physical, learn…
Traumatic Stress, Social Support, and Health Among Older American Indians: The Native Elder Care Study
Traumatic stress was associated with less perceived social support and poorer health. Social support was not found to moderate the relationship between traumatic stress and physical and mental health
Sexting Behaviors Among College Students: Cause for Concern
Objectives: Sexting, defined as the transmission of sexually suggestive or explicit pictures or videos via mobile phone, has garnered considerable attention in both the public and research sectors. In popular culture, sexting has received considerable negative attention in regards to potential risk. Methods: The present study examined the prevalence of sexting behaviors among 287 volunteer students attending a university in the Southwest United S…
Effects of Alcohol Use and Anti-American Indian Attitudes on Domestic-Violence Culpability Decisions for American Indian and Euro-American Actors
Self-rated anti-American Indian attitudes were examined for the influence on domestic violence culpability perceptions when the domestic violence actors’ race (American Indian or European American) and alcohol use (intoxicated or not) were varied. Those higher in anti-American Indian attitudes produced more negative culpability ratings concerning American Indian women involved in domestic violence than those low in American Indian bias. This has …
American Indian and European American Women’s Perceptions of Domestic Violence
American Indian and European American Women’s Perceptions of Domestic Violence
Fighting for our sisters: Community advocacy and action for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) are victims of pervasive violence that began centuries ago, one that has gone unrecognized by governments, institutions, and society as a whole. To fight this silencing, Native communities have come together to decolonize the narrative, advocate for MMIWG, and honor the lost lives of their daughters, sisters, and matriarchs. We provide an overview of the history of MMIWG, the lack of respons…
American Indian and European American Women’s Perceptions of Domestic Violence
Effects of Alcohol Use and Anti-American Indian Attitudes on Domestic-Violence Culpability Decisions for American Indian and Euro-American Actors
Self-rated anti-American Indian attitudes were examined for the influence on domestic violence culpability perceptions when the domestic violence actors’ race (American Indian or European American) and alcohol use (intoxicated or not) were varied. Those higher in anti-American Indian attitudes produced more negative culpability ratings concerning American Indian women involved in domestic violence than those low in American Indian bias. This has …
Sexting Behaviors Among College Students: Cause for Concern
Objectives: Sexting, defined as the transmission of sexually suggestive or explicit pictures or videos via mobile phone, has garnered considerable attention in both the public and research sectors. In popular culture, sexting has received considerable negative attention in regards to potential risk. Methods: The present study examined the prevalence of sexting behaviors among 287 volunteer students attending a university in the Southwest United S…
Traumatic Stress, Social Support, and Health Among Older American Indians: The Native Elder Care Study
Traumatic stress was associated with less perceived social support and poorer health. Social support was not found to moderate the relationship between traumatic stress and physical and mental health
The moderating role of psychological inflexibility in the relationship between minority stress, substance misuse, and suicidality in LGB+ adolescents
All You Have to Do Is “ASK”: An Indigenous Approach to Holistic Wellness in Academia
Research Article| October 01 2020 All You Have to Do Is “ASK”: An Indigenous Approach to Holistic Wellness in Academia Devon S. Isaacs; Devon S. Isaacs DEVON S. ISAACS, MS, is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and studies culture and mental health and cultural competence. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Erica Ficklin; Erica Ficklin ERICA FICKLIN, MS, is Tlingit and Oglala Lakota and researches physical, learn…
Fighting for our sisters: Community advocacy and action for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) are victims of pervasive violence that began centuries ago, one that has gone unrecognized by governments, institutions, and society as a whole. To fight this silencing, Native communities have come together to decolonize the narrative, advocate for MMIWG, and honor the lost lives of their daughters, sisters, and matriarchs. We provide an overview of the history of MMIWG, the lack of respons…
Learning with the land: How sixth graders restory interactions with the land through field experiences
Perceptions of disabilities among Native Americans within the state of Utah
Currently, little research exists on disabilities among Native American communities and no research exists on how Native Americans perceive disabilities, services currently available, and unmet needs. Understanding these key areas is essential to providing efficacious and culturally relevant care. To address this gap in the literature, we used Indigenous research methodology through sharing circles throughout the state of Utah to listen and ampli…
Konaway Nika Tillicum Native Youth Academy: Enacting a medicine wheel educational framework
Implications of findings show that when educated in a learning space that promotes Native students' culture, youth show healthy development in factors valued across Indigenous and Western perspectives, including cultural identity, self-esteem, and academic optimism. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved)
Youths' relationship with culture: Tracing sixth graders' learning through designing culturally centred multimedia projects
Although education is framed as a future‐oriented enterprise, we often fail to serve the diverse futurities of youth, particularly in formal learning environments. The cultural norms of formal learning environments are rooted in dominant ways of being and knowing and this shapes how learning environments and learning technologies can be designed. As a result, the futures youth can envision for themselves in these spaces are often static and limit…
Community-driven design research: Restructuring research partnerships among universities and Indigenous communities
Informed by the rich methodological work around humanizing and community-based research, this article unpacks our journey of understanding and conceptualizing community-driven design research in partnership with Tribal Nations. Through a multi-year critical ethnographic approach, we identified four pivots necessary to enact community-driven design research that each require a shift in current research infrastructure and systems, especially those …
Psychology (9 works) · Political science (6 works) · Indigenous (5 works) · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (2 works)