Our Published Work
Brief Listing of Scholarly Work on Health and Education Equity
by the HEART Research Team
Publications
Alexander-Ruff, J., Ruff, S. A., Roper, C., Wilz, A. (2024). The Teddy Bear Clinic: Engaging School-Aged Children in Health Education. NASN School Nurse, 39(2), 97-103. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1942602X231184574
Ruff, J., Hodgson, C. (2022). Engaging Members of a Northern Plains Indian Community to Promote School-based Responsive Healthcare. NASN School Nurse, 37(6), 325-329. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1942602X221098350
Alexander-Ruff, J. H., & Ruff, W. (2021). Impact of Cultural Immersion Service Learning on BSN Graduates: A Quasi-experimental Evaluation. Nurse Education in Practice, 135(9), 15. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103099
Alexander-Ruff, J., & Ruff, W. (2021). A University-Community Alliance for Health Equity: The Community’s Voice. Academia Letters (Article 2357), 4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.20935/AL2357
Alexander-Ruff, J. H. (2021). Transcultural Service-learning: Preparing nurses to Meet the Needs of Rural Indigenous Communities. In Charlene Winters (Ed.), Rural Nursing: Concepts, Theory and Practice (6th ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
Alexander-Ruff, J., Kinion, E. (2019). Developing a Cultural Immersion Service-Learning Experience for Undergraduate Nursing Students. Journal of Nursing Education, 58(2), 117-120. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20190122-11
Alexander-Ruff, J., Kinion, E. (2018). Engaging Nursing Students in a Rural Native American Community to Facilitate Cultural Consciousness. Journal of Community Health Nursing, 35(4), 196-206. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/07370016.2018.1516423
Alexander-Ruff, J., Bangert, A., Ruff, W. (2017). Using a Cultural Immersion Service-Learning Experience to Facilitate Cultural Consciousness. Washington DC: 2017 American Education Research Association Conference Proceedings. https://www.aera.net/aera17_proceeding_1186765.pdf
Carjuzaa, J., Ruff, W. (2016). American Indian English Language Learners: Misunderstood and Underserved. Cogent Education, 3(1). DOI: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2331186X.2016.1229897
Carjuzaa, J., Ruff, W., & Henderson, D. (2016). Redefining and Decolonizing Philanthropy in American Indian Communities. Journal of Global Research in Education and Social Sciences, 8(2), 12. DOI: https://ikprress.org/index.php/JOGRESS/article/view/2561
Carjuzaa, J., Ruff, W., Henderson, D. (2015). Promoting social justice through the Indian leadership education and development (ILEAD) Ed.D. program. In Dr. Virginia Stead (Ed.), The Ed.D. as a force for social justice and community leadership, Vol. 5, Equity in Higher Education Theory, Policy, & Praxis series. (1st ed., vol. 5, pp. 187-196). New York, NY: The Peter Lang Publishing Group.
Henderson, D., Carjuzaa, J., Ruff, W. (2015). Social justice leadership for American Indian sovereignty: A model for principal preparation. Journal of Education and Social Justice, 4(1), 75-91. DOI: www.vul.edu/images/PDF/journal-of-ed-and-soc-justice-2015rev6.pdf
Henderson, D., Carjuzaa, J., Ruff, W. (2015). Reconciling leadership paradigms: Authenticity as practiced by American Indian school leaders. International Journal of Multicultural Education, 17(1), 211-231. DOI: https://ijme-journal.org/index.php/ijme/article/view/940/1038
Presentations
Alexander-Ruff, J., Ruff, S. A., Ruff, W., & Abeyta, A. D. International Meeting on Indigenous Children's Health - 2025, "Unleashing Creativity for Health and Wellbeing: The HEART Project," American Academy of Pediatrics and Canadian Paediatric Society, Winnipeg Canada. (March 28, 2025).
Alexander-Ruff, J. H., Ruff, W. G., & Ruff, S. A. Oxford Round Table on Wellbeing in Education, "Trauma-Informed Care: How Teachers in an Indigenous Community Can Facilitate Student Resilience in the Classroom," Oxford, UK. (July 16, 2024).
Alexander-Ruff, J. & Ruff, W. 2023 Annual Transcultural Nursing Conference, "Teachers' Perceptions of Historical Trauma and its Impact on the Determinants of Health," Charleston SC. (October 12, 2023).
Alexander-Ruff, J., Ruff, W., Ruff, S. A., Trottier, C., Roper, C., & Wilz, A. 2023 Western Institute of Nursing Conference, "Fostering Resiliency in American Indian Children through Art and Education," Tucson, AZ. (April 20, 2023).
Alexander-Ruff, J. & Ruff, W. International Meeting on Indigenous Children's Health, "Healing through Education, Art and Resiliency Teaching: Process and Initial Outcomes," American Academy of Pediatrics and Canadian Paediatric Society, Tulsa OK. (March 24, 2023).
Alexander-Ruff, J. & Ruff, W. 2022 Transcultural Nursing Society Annual Convention “Transformative Culture Care, "HEART: A Classroom-level Health Intervention," Louisville, KY. (November 3, 2022).
Alexander-Ruff, J. H. & Ruff, W. G. 2022 Western Institute of Nursing Conference, "HEART Project: Preliminary Results," Portland OR. (April 6, 2022).
Brazill, S. & Ruff, W. G. 2021 Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association, "Creating Brave Space Using Transformational Classroom Leadership for a Multicultural Education Course," Virtual. (April 20, 2021).
Alexander-Ruff, J. H. & Ruff, W. G. 2021 Western Institute of Nursing Conference, "A University-Community Alliance for Health Equity: The Community’s Voice," Virtual. (April 14, 2021).
Ruff, W. Annual National Indian Education Association Conference, "Preparation of American Indian School Leaders," National Indian Education Association, Albuquerque, NM--Virtual. (October 8, 2020).
Ruff, J. H. & Ruff, W. G. 2020 Western Institute of Nursing Conference, "A University-Community Alliance for Health Equity: Community Elders Expectations," Portland OR. (April 17, 2020).
Ruff, W., Annual University Council for Educational Administration Conference, "Indigenous Scholarship Panel,", New Orleans. (November 22, 2019).
Carjuzaa, J., Ruff, W. & Mendoza, W. 2019 Annual National Association for Multicultural Education Conference, "American Indian ELLs: Misunderstood and Underserved," Tucson, AZ. (November 7, 2019).
Alexander-Ruff, J. & Ruff, W. 2019 Annual Transcultural Nursing Society Conference, "Impact of Cultural Immersion Service Learning on Transcultural Self-Efficacy of BSN Graduates," Richmond VA. (October 15, 2019).
Ruff, W., Cummins, J., & Parenteau, J. 2018 Annual Conference of the Consortium for Leadership and Ethics, "The Impact of Integrating Indigenous Values with High Quality Leadership Preparation Programs," Houston. (November 15, 2018).
Alexander-Ruff, J. & Ruff, W., 4th Biennial Sigma Theta Tau International European Conference, "Facilitating Cultural Consciousness among Undergraduate Nursing Students," Cambridge UK. (June 6, 2018).
Alexander-Ruff, J., Bangert, A. & Ruff, W., 2017 Annual American Educational Research Association Conference, "Using a Cultural Immersion Service-Learning Experience to Facilitate Cultural Consciousness," San Antonio, TX. (April 21, 2017).
Ruff, W., Bon Jun Lee, J., Perez Hattori, M. T., & Johnson Santamaria, L. M, 2015 Annual American Educational Research Association Conference, "Decolonizing the Doctor of Education Degree,", Chicago, IL. (April 18, 2015).
Ruff, W., Carjuzaa, J. & Henderson, D., Annual American Educational Research Association Conference, "Impact of a Culturally Responsive Principal Preparation Program on Reconciling Identity and Achievement," Chicago, IL. (April 16, 2015).