Obesity, Food Security, and Human Capital among American Indians: is funded through a United States department of Agriculture (USDA) grant. Project objectives are to describe and test hypotheses regarding the history and current use of commodities, how historical and current patterns of commodity food use affect food choices and food preferences; and on attitudinal and behavioral implications for health and food subsidy policies for American Indian populations.

Diabetes Based Science Education in Tribal Schools [DETS] Project: is funded through National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Disease, [NIDDK] and is part of a national effort to decrease the incidence and improve the care of type 2 diabetes among American Indian/Alaska Natives. AIREC is involved in the curriculum development and is collecting ethnographic data.

Adolescent Suicide Prevention Study: To examine issues of suicidal behaviors and prevention among youth at the Junior & Senior High School levels, collaboration was developed between a School, the Indian Health Service (IHS) and the American Indian Research and Education Center at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV). Student focus groups were conducted with students to understand their perspectives and ideas for preventive interventions.