William Carson, MPH
Ohkay Owingeh
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Positions(s):
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Health Promotion Sciences at the University of Arizona, and Indigenous Data Sovereignty Doctoral Scholar, Collaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance
William Carson is a member of Ohkay Owingeh and 4th year doctoral candidate at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health studying Health Behavior Health Promotion with an interdisciplinary minor focusing on Indigenous Law and Health Policy. He is also an adjunct professor at Tohono O’odham Community College teaching Introduction to Public and Community Health. William’s research interests are mainly focused on the mental health implications of blood quantum based enrollment laws. He is also assisting in research around cancer care support, cancer health education, urban Indigenous health policy, and Indigenous Data Sovereignty. William’s dissertation research is being conducted to better understand University of Arizona Indigenous students’ on campus healthcare utilization habits and how Indigenous identity and tribal enrollment interact with healthcare utilization.
Publications:
Carson, W. O., Cordova-Marks, F. M., & Carroll, S. (2024). Exploring the Historical Complexities of Native Identity Formation, Blood Quantum, and Modern Tribal Enrolment Criteria. Journal of Global Indigeneity, 8(1).
Dissertation: Exploring the relationship of Indigenous identity, perceived stress, and healthcare utilization among Indigenous identifying students attending the University of Arizona
Email me: williamocarson@email.arizona.edu