James R. Moran
Contact:
Professor
PhD, University of Wisconsin
Craig Hall, Room 241
Telephone: 303-871-2590
E-mail: James.Moran@du.edu
Areas of interest:
- cultural identity among urban American Indians
- preventing alcohol use and abuse among American Indian youth and families
- the economics of poverty and discrimination
Prof. Jim Moran's research interests include the prevention of alcohol use and abuse among American Indian youth. An enrolled member of the Little Shell Chippewa tribe, Prof. Moran is an active participant in Denver's American Indian community. He previously conducted a National Institutes of Health funded demonstration project in the Denver Public Schools that provided American Indian youth with cognitive and educational interventions to prevent substance abuse, and he was subsequently was funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention to extend that work with American Indian families.
Prof. Moran served as GSSW's Associate Dean for Research and Doctoral Studies from 1993 to 1996, Research Director from 1996 to 1998, and Director of the Doctoral Program from 1999 to 2002. From 2002 to 2009, Prof. Moran served as the University's Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Research. He also served as Interim Associate Provost for Multicultural Excellence during the 2010-2011 academic year. At GSSW, Prof. Moran is renewing his research on cultural identity among urban American Indians and on assisting Indian agencies to increase service to this population.
"In my work with American Indian youth, I often use the concept of Seven Generations. I encourage the youth, as they make life decisions, to place themselves in the middle of seven generations, considering the wisdom of the three generations that came before them, as well as the impact their decisions will have on the three generations that will come after them. I think this is good advice for all of us as we make decisions that will impact our clients and the future of our world."
