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Joseph Gone
Born
Helena, MT, USA
NationalityUSA; Fort Belknap Indian Community (MT)
Occupation(s)Clinical-community psychologist, social scientist, and academic
SpouseTiya Miles
Academic background
EducationA.B. in Psychology, Harvard College
PhD in Clinical-Community Psychology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
ThesisAffect and its disorders in a Northern Plains Indian community: issues in cross-cultural discourse and diagnosis (2001)
Academic work
InstitutionsHarvard University
University of Michigan
University of Chicago
Websitegonetowar.com

Joseph Patrick Gone (born 1967) is a clinical and community psychologist, social scientist, and academic. He is Professor of Anthropology in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard University. He is also the Faculty Director of the Harvard University Native American Program.[1]

As an interdisciplinary social scientist, Gone explores the intersection of culture, coloniality, mental health, and well-being among American Indians and other Indigenous Peoples. Undertaken in collaboration with Indigenous communities, his action-research projects have reconsidered community-based mental health services and harnessed traditional culture and spirituality as valuable resources in promoting the well-being of Indigenous populations. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles[2] in leading journals including the American Psychologist, Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, American Journal of Public Health and Transcultural Psychiatry.[3][4]

Gone is a Fellow of the Association of Psychological Science and of seven divisions of the American Psychological Association. He has received more than 20 fellowships and early career awards in his fields, including a Guggenheim Fellowship. He received the 2021 Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research from the American Psychological Association and the 2023 Gold Medal Award for Impact in Psychology from the American Psychological Foundation. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine.[5]

Early life and education

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Upon graduating in 1985 from Flathead High School in Kalispell, MT, Gone attended one year at Oral Roberts University prior to enlisting in the U.S. Army. Following two years of military service, he matriculated as a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, which he attended for two years. During his junior year, he transferred to Harvard College, where he earned his bachelor's degree in psychology in 1992. In 1993, he entered the doctoral program in clinical-community psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he earned his Master's degree in 1996. He completed a pre-doctoral internship in Clinical Psychology in 2000 at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School, and received his Ph.D. in Clinical-Community Psychology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2001. His thesis was entitled, “Affect and its Disorders in a Northern Plains Indian Community: Issues in Cross-Cultural Discourse and Diagnosis”.[6][7][8]

Career

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Gone began his academic career as Assistant Professor of Human Development at the University of Chicago in 2000. He soon commenced an appointment as Assistant Professor of Psychology and American Culture at the University of Michigan. He was promoted to Associate Professor of Psychology and American Culture in 2010, and then to Professor of Psychology in 2016 at the University of Michigan. Since 2018, he has served as Professor of Anthropology and of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard University.[9]

Gone was Director of Native American Studies at the University of Michigan from 2017 to 2018, and Faculty Director of the Harvard University Native American Program at Harvard University since 2019.[10]

Research

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Joseph P. Gone's research has significantly advanced the field of cultural-clinical psychology,[11] particularly in understanding the mental health and well-being of Indigenous Peoples.[12] His work spans three interconnected domains: ethnopsychological investigations, assessments of cultural commensurability, and therapeutic innovations.

Ethnopsychological Investigations

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Gone's research in ethnopsychology explores how American Indian communities conceptualize aspects of mind, self, identity, emotion, personhood, and wellness.[13] He focuses on Indigenous cultural psychology, investigating traditional explanatory models for psychological disorders.[14]

Assessments of Cultural Commensurability

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Gone critically examines the compatibility between Indigenous therapeutic traditions and Western mental health practices. He has conducted comparative analyses of Indigenous cultural psychologies and professional mental health perspectives, exploring the integration of "Aboriginal" and "Western" therapeutic approaches in community settings, such as a Manitoba Cree community's substance abuse treatment program.[15] His research underscores the challenges and nuances in aligning Indigenous communicative norms with conventional counseling practices.

Therapeutic Innovations

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In the realm of therapeutic innovations, Gone has been instrumental in developing culturally congruent mental health interventions. He advocates for starting with Indigenous healing traditions and accommodating them within health care settings. A notable example is his collaboration with the Blackfeet Nation to create a culturally grounded substance abuse treatment program, emphasizing traditional practices over conventional addiction treatment methods.

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In general terms, Gone's work encompasses the formulation of Indigenous psychology, addressing the effects of colonialism on Indigenous mental health. He has conducted systematic reviews on Indigenous historical trauma and its impact on health, critically examining the American Indian historical trauma concept.[16] His work emphasizes the need for a culturally and contextually informed approach in the study of psychopathology.

In his re-imagining of mental health services, Gone highlights the cultural divergences between Western professional and Indigenous therapeutic traditions. He explores the integration of American Indian traditional healing with contemporary psychotherapy, advocating for the use of traditional cultural practices in mental health treatment. His research includes the investigation of Native American cultural practices in therapeutic settings and the challenges of providing mental health services to American Indian communities without perpetuating colonial power dynamics.[17]

Gone's work is a testament to the importance of culturally responsive and decolonizing approaches in psychology, offering new pathways for treating mental health issues and advancing social justice in counseling psychology. His research not only elucidates the inequities in mental health status among Indigenous populations but also provides innovative solutions for culturally appropriate therapeutic remedies.[11]

Personal life

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Gone is an enrolled member (tribal citizen) of the Aaniiih-Gros Ventre tribal nation of Montana.[18]  He is married to the historian Tiya Miles. The live together in Cambridge, MA, and in Bozeman, MT. They have three children.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Joseph P. Gone". anthropology.fas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  2. ^ "Joseph P. Gone". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  3. ^ "aphapublications.org".
  4. ^ "journals.sagepub.com".
  5. ^ "APS Fellows". member.psychologicalscience.org. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  6. ^ Affect and its disorders in a Northern Plains Indian community: issues in cross-cultural discourse and diagnosis. WorldCat. OCLC 1030033388. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  7. ^ Schmidt, Carol (November 17, 2014). "They've Gone Miles: Two prominent scholars using awards to research at MSU". Montana State University. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "APA PsycNet". psycnet.apa.org. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  9. ^ gazetteterrymurphy (2019-10-18). "Joseph Gone discusses his new role as faculty director of the Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP)". Harvard Gazette. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  10. ^ "Affiliated Faculty | Department of Psychology". psychology.fas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  11. ^ a b "APF Gold Medal Award for Impact in Psychology: Joseph P. Gone". American Psychologist. 78 (5): 650–652. July 2023. doi:10.1037/amp0001202. ISSN 1935-990X. S2CID 260389762.
  12. ^ ""Indigenous Leadership" Talk with Dr. Joseph Gone | Department of Social Work". socialwork.humboldt.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  13. ^ "Professor Joseph Gone explores ways psychology can better serve American Indian communities | New England Psychologist". 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  14. ^ "MSU News | Montana State University". www.montana.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  15. ^ "The Native American Post-Colonization Health Crisis: Indigenous Healing and the Research of Joseph Gone". liberalarts.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  16. ^ Gameon, Julie A.; Skewes, Monica C. (March 2020). "A Systematic Review of Trauma Interventions in Native Communities". American Journal of Community Psychology. 65 (1–2): 223–241. doi:10.1002/ajcp.12396. ISSN 0091-0562. PMC 7243818. PMID 31518009.
  17. ^ Garner, C. W.; Behal, F. J. (1975-11-18). "Effect of pH on substrate and inhibitor kinetic constants of human liver alanine aminopeptidase. Evidence for two ionizable active center groups". Biochemistry. 14 (23): 5084–5088. doi:10.1021/bi00694a009. ISSN 0006-2960. PMID 38.
  18. ^ www.apa.org https://www.apa.org/about/governance/president/citation/joseph-patrick-gone. Retrieved 2023-11-30. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ^ Spratling, Cassandra. "Scholar's debut novel ties black, Native-American history". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
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