Education & Training:

• Doctorate of Philosophy, School of Human Services, Capella University, 2008
  Concentration: Social Work
• Master of Science in Social Work/Human Services, School of Human Services, Capella University, 2003
• Bachelor of Science in Child Development,University of Idaho, 1977
• Bachelor of Science in Education, University of Idaho, 1977.

Research Interests:

• Mental and Physical Health Effects of Climate Change
• Recruiting and Retaining Rural and Indigenous Students in to Higher Education

Selected Publications & Presentations:

Publications:

• Renes, S. (Ed.). (2017). Global voices in higher education. Retrieved from https://www.intechopen.com/books/global-voices-in-higher-education
• Driscoll, D., Barker, R., Johnston, J., Mitchell, E., & Renes, S. (2016). Unusual weather events associated with climate change in Alaska have adverse outcomes: Findings from a community based sentinel surveillance system. International Journal of Epidemiology, 44, 65-66. doi:10.1093/ije/dyv097.242
•  Driscoll, D., Mitchell, E., Barker, R., Johnston, J., & Renes, S. (2016). Adaptation in Alaska to assessing the health effects of climate change in Alaska.Climatic Change, 136(2), 1-12. doi: 10.​1007/​s10584-016-1687-0
• Renes, S. (2015). Increasing access to higher education through e-learning In B. Gradinarova (Ed.), E-Learning: Instructional design, organizational strategy and management.
• Renes, S. (2014). Amplifying Indigenous voices in the higher ed. classroom. Hybrid Pedagogy.  Retrieved from https://hybridpedagogy.org/amplifying-indigenous-voices/
• Driscoll, D. Sunbury, T., Johnston, & Renes, S. (2013). Employing a community-based sentinel surveillance system to assess the health effects of climate change in Alaska: Initial findings. International Journal of Circumpolar Health Studies, 72, 1-9. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21405
• Renes, S., & Strange, T. (2011). Using technology to enhance higher education. Innovative Higher Education, 36(3), 203-213. doi: 10.1007/s10755-010-9167-3

Presentations:

• Cognitive and Exploratory Learning in a Digital Age in Algrave, Portugal, in October 2017. Topic: I might not be as tech as you think: Collegiate print versus digital preferences.
• Maamwizing - Indigenous Conference at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, in November 2016. Session Co-Chair, Panel Discussion: Placing Alaska Native and Indigenous Knowledges in the Academy.
• Pathways into Health in Seattle, Washington in October 2015. Topic: Uniting and Sustaining Pathways into Health Professions: An Overview and Highlights Of Alaska’s Progress For “Growing Our Own” Sustainable, Culturally Attuned Behavioral Health Workforce.  
• National Indian Education Association in Anchorage, Alaska in September 2014. Topic: Reclaiming Indigenous Spaces In Higher Education:  Examining Recruitment, Retention, And Mentoring Of Alaska Native Students At The University of Alaska Fairbanks.
• American Geophysical Union Science Policy Conference in Washington DC, in June 2013. Topic: Community-Based Sentinel Surveillance and Preference Elicitation Inform Climate Change Adaptation in Rural and Frontier Communities in Alaska. 
• Native American and Indigenous Studies Association in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in June 2013. Topic: Indigenous Studies in Alaska: Interdisciplinary Initiatives in Research, Service and Pedagogy.
• The International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences Circumpolar Perspectives in Global Dialogue: Social Sciences Beyond the International Polar Year in Akureyri, Iceland, in June 2011. Topic: Expanding Access For Indigenous Students To The Behavioral Health Workforce Through Distance Education. 

Professional Organization Memberships:

• International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals
• Arctic Alliance for People
• National Association of Social Workers
• American Counseling Association