SIP 2022 Election Candidates, 2022

Candidate for SIP Secretary 
 
 
 
 
Biography  
Tina Lincourt, PsyD is a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and a Licensed 
Psychologist with Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc. where she has the 
distinct pleasure of working Indian Country in rural and urban settings. She is the project director 
of the Garret Lee Smith Grant/Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention & Early Intervention Program 
where she has developed, implemented, and oversees the integrated behavioral health program as 
well as a suicide prevention community outreach program. She graduated from Loma Linda 
University as a Doctor of Psychology in 2018. Dr. Lincourts’ enthusiasm for the discipline of 
psychology coupled with her passion for reducing mental health disparities amongst minority 
populations has led her to serve on a number of committees within the American Psychological 
Association including her current position as past Chair of the Psychologists in Indian Country 
Section of the Public Service Division.  She is the Society of Indian Psychologist’s 2019-2020 
Fellow of the APA Council of National Psychological Associations for the Advancement of 
Ethnic Minority Interests (CNPAAEMI) Leadership Development Institute (LDI).  Dr. Lincourt 
not only has a background in mental health but she also has experience working with adolescents 
in the juvenile justice system in a residential placement facility and former career experience as a 
program/management analyst for the Department of Defense, United States Marine Corps that 
has provided her with a strong skillset for applied industrial/organizational psychology concepts. 
 
Statement of Interest for Psychologist of Indian Psychologist Secretary Position  
It is with a humble heart and sincere enthusiasm that I submit my nomination for secretary of 
Society of Indian Psychologists (SIP). SIP’s dedication and heart toward promoting the 
wellbeing across Indian Country is highlighted through the provision of a strong and welcoming 
community of support for Native Psychologists and Students. SIP not only provides support to 
its members, but also serves as a community of knowledge sharing, growth, collaboration, 
innovation, and advocacy that I have very much come to deeply admire and respect. I am 
honored to be considered as secretary of SIP and look forward to serving in a community that 
has given so much to me by having the opportunity to give back in the way of service. 
 
 
Candidate for SIP Treasurer 
 
R. Joel Farrell II, PhD, NCC, DCF, CPI, CPO, IHS 
 
Family, 
 
I am interested in serving the SIP as your Treasurer. Professionally, I am a counselor and 
educational psychologist working in university administration for the Air Force. I am the Chief 
of Planning and Innovation for Department of the Air Force’s Air University, co-chair of the 
USAF Surgeon General’s Research Task Force at Air University and the Human Domain 
Community and direct the Quality Enhancement Plan effort—Leadership and Ethics across the 
Continuum of Learning. I also teach and advise graduate students in leadership, health, and 
strategy. My academic background includes a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision with 
a specialization in Educational Psychology from Auburn, MEd in Counseling-College Student 
Development (Auburn), MS in Religion-Christian Ministry (Amridge), and post-doctoral work in 
Bioethics at Georgetown’s Kennedy Institute of Ethics. Personally, I am of mixed heritage 
including Cherokee. I am a citizen of the Cher-O-Creek Intratribal Council in Alabama. 
 
For the role of Treasurer, I have served as a board member and treasurer for professional 
organizations previously. I am interested in serving SIP in this role. If selected, I will be 
committed to helping SIP by fulfilling the Treasurer’s duties. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Candidate for SIP Representative to APA Council 
 
Dr. Joanna Shadlow 
University of Tulsa 
 
I am interested in continuing to serve the Society of Indian Psychologists for another 3-year term 
as the delegate for the American Psychological Associations Council of Representatives. As your 
delegate I will continue to support SIP leadership by representing and voting on their behalf at 
the APA CoR meetings in August and February. I will consult with SIP leadership to prepare for 
APA CoR meetings and continue to co-chair the Equity Diversity Inclusion Advisory Group to 
CoR (former Council Diversity Workgroup) with the other Ethnic Minority Psychological 
Association delegates. I am a member of the Osage Nation and serve on the board of the 
American Indians into Psychology program at Oklahoma State University. On faculty at the 
University of Tulsa my research focuses on Native American health and the chronic pain 
disparity. I confirm that I will perform the necessary duties of this role and will inform SIP 
leadership of the happenings at APA. 
 
 
Candidate for SIP Student Representative 
 
Maredyth Cheromiah Salazar 
MS Clinical Psychology Student,  
University of Alaska- Anchorage 
 
Gah’wah’dzee, Dew-qwish stah, eh shaar’ska sinah hanu stah, Gwee’stee sah’ow. Greetings all! 
My name is Maredyth Cheromiah Salazar and I am a member of Laguna Pueblo from the village 
of Paguate, New Mexico. I have been a student member of SIP since 2016 as an undergraduate at 
the University of New Mexico and am currently a second-year master’s of science student in the 
Clinical Psychology program at the University of Alaska in Anchorage.  
 
My academic, research, and clinical interest is in the treatment of substance use disorders using 
culturally relevant methods to facilitate the empowerment of Indigenous communities. My 
commitment to education and service for our People in Indian Country and beyond is to help 
build a sense of connectedness and belonging amongst our People and to hold space for 
community members enduring life challenges. Too often, academia and Western psychological 
practices are deficit focused; however, our People have preserved through the impacts of 
colonization with strength and resilience, so that new ancestors and I have the opportunity to live 
fully in the knowledge of the contemporary and traditional world to help our people thrive. My 
ultimate goal in pursuing my education is to join the new mental health paradigm of providing 
services for us, by us. 
 
I am confident that I can fulfill the duties of a SIP Student Representative to call-in and serve 
other Native psychology students to help us, help each other navigate academia and uphold SIP’s 
mission and purpose as student members.  
 
Dah’wah’eh (thank you) for your consideration!