Iyekiyapiwin Darlene St. Clair

Iyekiyapiwin Darlene St. Clair serves as a Research Professor in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on Indigenous communities with active research projects extending into 2025.

Her research centers on American Indian adolescent development, examining protective factors against community violence and sexual risk behaviors. Key interests include cultural resilience, self-efficacy mechanisms, and oral history preservation through educational curricula. The fingerprint analysis of her work shows dominant themes in American Indian Adolescents (100%), Protective Factors (100%), and Self-Efficacy (100%), with strong connections to community violence prevention and sexual health patterns.

Analysis of her publications reveals consistent focus on culturally-grounded interventions for Native communities. Her work bridges public health, education, and Indigenous knowledge systems, particularly through curriculum development for middle-school students and community-based violence prevention frameworks. All publications show significant interdisciplinary collaboration with scholars in medicine and anthropology.

Current research leadership:

• Principal Investigator for Active Native Arts Cohort 2025 (Minnesota Department of Education, Apr 2025-Sep 2025), focusing on Native Art initiatives with 100% project relevance to Indigenous cultural expression.