Distinguished Alumni
2020
BJ Boyd, Ph.D., is the senior psychologist for the Chickasaw Nation. He received his doctoral degree from Oklahoma State University in 2003 and is a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.
2019
Megan Ballew, Ph.D., is the Director of Behavioral Health at the Lummi Nation Behavioral Health Division. She received her doctorate in clinical psychology at Oklahoma State University in 2005.
2018
Chris Fore, Ph.D., is founder and director of the Indian Health Service (IHS) TeleBehavioral Health Center of Excellence (TBHCE). He was born and raised in Oklahoma, and is a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. He attended the University of Oklahoma, where he received his bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1991. He received his doctorate in child clinical psychology at Oklahoma State University in 1997.