Faculty

These faculty and staff are dedicated to sharing their knowledge with our clinics as well as our communities and they can help you implement programs to address various health conditions.

To connect with one of the experts, please contact us today at echo@npaihb.org.

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CAPT Stacey Dawson

CAPT Stacey Dawson

“I value the opportunity to provide women with evidence-based information in order to make the best, informed health care decisions possible for their own individual healthcare situations.”

CAPT (Ret.) Stacey Dawson, PhD, MSN, CNM, graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a Baccalaureate degree in nursing and joined the Air Force as a 2nd Lieutenant.  Her initial inspiration to become a nurse midwife occurred when she attended ...read more
Karin Dean

Karin Dean

“I am thrilled to be serving my fellow PNW tribes by assisting those carrying out the important work of healing our communities.”

Karin Dean (Puyallup Tribe of Indians) is the Behavioral Health Program Coordinator at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, where she began working in July 2021.  Karin has extensive experience in non-profit social services administration, including both living and ...read more
Dr. Paulina Deming

Dr. Paulina Deming

Dr. Paulina Deming is an Associate Professor-Clinical Educator within the Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences Department at the College of Pharmacy at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (UNMHSC). Dr. Deming completed a general practice residency and infectious ...read more
Shanna Diaz

Shanna Diaz

Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in general psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, and sleep medicine. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine in Sleep Medicine at UNM and provides locums coverage for psychiatry through UNM Medical ...read more