Sovereignty Speaks #46
(Under) Representation
Dr. John Chaney
Regents Professor, Oklahoma State University
A citizen of the Muscogee Nation, Dr. Chaney is a Regents Professor of Psychology at Oklahoma State University, and recipient of OSU Regents Distinguished Research Award. Dr. Chaney received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1991 and has spent his entire career at Oklahoma State University.
Dr. Chaney also directs the American Indians Into Psychology (AIIP) program at OSU - one of only three Indian Health Service funded programs in the country to promote Native students in pursuit of advanced degrees in psychology. The AIIP program has been continuously funded since 1997 and has brought in over $6M in external support. This program has provided opportunities for well over 200 American Indian graduate and undergraduate students through scholarships and academic enrichment programs, and has produced forty American Indian PhD’s in psychology. Owing in large part to the American Indians Into Psychology program, OSU leads the nation in Clinical Psychology PhD’s awarded to Native Americans. He also serves as Director of OSU’s Center for American Indian Studies.
Dr. Chaney is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and is a past president of the Society of Indian Psychologists. He has also served on the editorial boards for the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Children’s Health Care, Rehabilitation Psychology, Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, and the Journal of American Indian Education. Chaney has been recognized by the APA with awards for Research Excellence, Outstanding Mentorship, and Distinguished Contributions to Diversity. His research examines psychological adjustment to a variety of adult and pediatric chronic medical illnesses.