Mercedes Morin

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AFFILIATION: North Dakota State University

TITLE: Graduate Research Assistant/Student

LOCATION: North Dakota

LANGUAGE: English

EXPERTISE AREA: Conservation, Environmental Health, Food Justice, Indigenous/Native Communities, Tribal Relations/ or Indigenous Sovereignty

ABOUT THE EXPERT:

My name is Mercedes Morin, and I am an incoming Environmental and Conservation Sciences graduate student at North Dakota State University and a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. My research focuses on optimizing Indigenous foods for improved glycemic control and cognitive improvement, reducing non-communicable diseases like type 2 diabetes and heart disease that disproportionately affect Indigenous people, while also investigating if these foods are more climate resilient as we face climate change. Through this research, I aim to address the widespread health disparities Indigenous peoples face by utilizing Indigenous knowledge and promoting sustainable agricultural practices.

CONTACT:

Contact Mercedes Morin at Experts@diversegreen.org.