During the 2024 SHECP Internship Academy keynote speaker Dr. Randall Akee discussed his work on issues that impact Native and Indigenous peoples.
Dr. Akee is an Associate Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles in the Department of Public Policy and American Indian Studies. He is also Chair of the America Indian Studies Interdepartmental Program.
His current research focuses on income inequality and immobility by race and ethnicity in the US. Dr. Akee has worked on several American Indian reservations, Canadian First Nations, and Pacific Island nations in addition to working in various Native Hawaiian communities.
