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Dr. Lovern graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a Ph.D. in Philosophy in 1995.  She achieved tenured associate professor status at Central Methodist College before moving to VSU in 2003.  Dr. Lovern is a tenured associate professor at VSU in Philosophy and Religious Studies and Native American Studies.  Current publications are in the area of Native American and Global indigenous education, health, and disability.  These publications focus on Indigenous epistemologies and the impact of colonization on Indigenous communities. Recent publications include:

“Indigenous Perspectives on Difference: A case for inclusion”. Journal of Literary & Cultural Disability Studies. Liverpool University Press. 11.3 (2017)

A Critical Pedagogy for Native American Policy: Habermas, Freire, and Emancipatory Education. Fred Knowles co-author. Palgrave Macmillan 2015.

Native American Communities on Health and Disability: borderland dialogs. Carol Locust co-author. Palgrave Macmillan. 2013.