Joseph Gone

Joseph Patrick Gone (born 1967) is a clinical and community psychologist, social scientist, and academic. He is Professor of Anthropology in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard University. He is also the Faculty Director of the Harvard University Native American Program.

As an interdisciplinary social scientist, Gone explores the intersection of culture, coloniality, mental health, and well-being among American Indians and other Indigenous Peoples. Undertaken in collaboration with Indigenous communities, his action-research projects have reconsidered community-based mental health services and harnessed traditional culture and spirituality as valuable resources in promoting the well-being of Indigenous populations. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles in leading journals including the ''American Psychologist'', ''Annual Review of Clinical Psychology'', ''Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology'', ''American Journal of Public Health'' and ''Transcultural Psychiatry''.

Gone is a Fellow of the Association of Psychological Science and of seven divisions of the American Psychological Association. He has received more than 20 fellowships and early career awards in his fields, including a Guggenheim Fellowship. He received the 2021 Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research from the American Psychological Association and the 2023 Gold Medal Award for Impact in Psychology from the American Psychological Foundation. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine. Provided by Wikipedia