The SAGE program recruits, trains and financially supports Brown School Master of Social Work students who are interested in completing three credits of their practica in Indian Country.
The SAGE program is facilitated by the Buder Center and is able to provide SAGE recipients stipends for living expenses during their practicum in Indian Country. The Buder Center has developed strong relationships nationally with American Indian & Alaska Native experts in the field of social work. To meet SAGE criteria, identified practicum sites are organizations serving Native communities focusing on behavioral health, violence prevention, and trauma.
If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity and completing practicum in Indian Country, please read the Flyer. You can also reach out to us via Email.
If you would like to know more about how to host a SAGE student, please contact us via Email.
2022 SAGE Recipients
Savannah Boyd, Navajo Nation
Tess Eckert, Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma
Kaleigh Edwards, Caddo Nation of Oklahoma
Sharon Evans, Navajo Nation
Jessica Frazier, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
Katrina Hungary, Arapahoe Nation
Omin (Kuei-Yun) Jih, SaySiyat Nation of Indigenous Taiwanese
Tanae LeClaire, Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota
Robin Santos, Tohono O’odham
2020 SAGE Recipients
Adria Brown, Chickasaw Nation
Alejandra Gonzalez, Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota
Hazel Rogers
Eric Pinto, Mississippi Band of Choctaw & Zuni
Heather Sindelar
2018 SAGE Recipients
Sierra Ayres, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Lake Superior Band Ojibwe
Stephen Bell, Lumbee
Jamie Bruner, Muscogee Creek
Krista Catron, Prairie Band Potawatomi
Kelly Connor
Melody Delmar, Navajo
Charity Holmes, Cherokee
Katelyn Lamb
Cora McElwain
Jo Malia Milner
Kyndall Noah, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Krystian Sisson, Muscogee Creek
Brandon Smith, Navajo Nation
Danielle Tavasti, Choctaw
Jen Van Schuyver, Citizen Band Potawatomi
Julian Wahnee, Comanche/Diné
2015 SAGE Recipients
Ngombe Bitendelo, Bembe Tribe
Matthew Frank, Navajo Nation
Sheronnabah Harvey, Navajo Nation
Merry Manson, Navajo Nation
Alisha Murphy, Navajo Nation
Amanda Rhodes, Cherokee Nation
Wynette Whitegoat, Navajo Nation
Candice Yazzie, Navajo Nation
2021 SAGE Recipients
Shandiin Begay, Navajo Nation
Chase Bryer, Chickasaw Nation
Jordan Connell, Cherokee Nation
Angelica Santiago Gonzalez
Katie Gosser
Jaisah Lee, Oneida Nation
Kelley McCall, Cherokee Nation
Ashton Megli, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Natalie Moyer
Katelynn Pipestem, Osage/Cheyenne
Tyra Wanatee, Meskwaki Nation
2019 SAGE Recipients
Abaki Beck, Blackfeet & Red River Métis
Marlene Cerritos-Rivas
Mariah May, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
Patricia Pena, Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas & First Generation Mexican American
Clara Stenstrom, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
2017 SAGE Recipients
Simona Charles, Shoshone-Paiute
Nick Crisp, Cherokee
Olivia Ferrara, Suquamish
Apryl Joe, Navajo Nation
Becky Plumage, Assiniboine/Gros Ventre
Airianne Posey, Piscataway
Miquela Taffa, Laguna Pueblo/Quechan
Kyla Woodard, Oglala Sioux
Melissa Yazzie, Navajo
2016 SAGE Recipients
Candy Boyd, Osage/Cherokee
Veronica Bruesch, Wichita/Ponca
Rhonda Coursey-Pratt, Nanticoke
Malaya Dayritt
Santos Gonzales
Jasmine Grika, Cheyenne River Sioux/Ojibwe
Michaela Grillo
Stephanie Gutierrez, Oglala Lakota
Nakomis Maher, Mashpee Wampanoag
Kiyana Merritt, Cherokee
Erika Salinas, Comanche
Lacey Thompson, Oglala Lakota Sioux
Shanea Turner-Smith, Mdewakanton Sioux
Jeremy Vu, Oglala Lakota Sioux
Shayna Williams, Eastern Band Cherokee
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