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The Proposal Submission Deadline for NMCS 2026 has been extended from June 30th to July 14th at 11:59PM PST.
Please get your proposals submitted soon! You can access the portal to submit via this link: https://event.fourwaves.com/nmcs2026/pages
If you have any questions, please email Dr. Amanda Young (amandaryoung.nmcs@gmail.com)
MEET THE TEAM
Batsirai Bvunzawabaya
batsirai.nmcs@gmail.com
Amanda R. Young, PhD. - Dr. Young (she/her/ikwe) is Hidasta from MHA Nation from Fort Berthold Indian Reservation and is Anishinaabe Ojibwe Ikwe from Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. She is currently working at Two Feathers Native American Family Services, where she currently provides clinical services to Native American youth and provides culturally respectable evaluation guidance for Two Feather's culturally grounded Native American youth programs. Dr. Young's passion focuses on bringing awareness and ultimately ending the suppressed epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives through research, advocacy, and community involvement.
amandaryoung.nmcs@gmail.com
Lauren Chapple-Love, Ph.D. (she, her, Dr.) a licensed counseling psychologist, is the owner of Elle Psychological Services in Las Vegas, Nevada. The organization specializes in diversity, equity, and inclusion training and consultation, offers psychotherapy services, and conducts forensic evaluations. She has lived in Las Vegas since 2018 and has been practicing as a mental health professional for more than a decade. Though everyone is deserving of mental health care, Dr. Chapple-Love's expertise in psychology has a strong emphasis on working with diverse populations, such as LGBTQ+ individuals and People of Color. Her work centers on understanding how these groups navigate and thrive in systems of oppression and within majority culture settings. As a national and state-wide legislative advocate in the field of psychology, Dr. Chapple-Love serves on the executive boards of multiple area nonprofits.
drcl.nmcs@gmail.com
Samantha LaMartine, PsyD (she/her), is a licensed clinical psychologist and assistant professor of psychiatry at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Her work focuses on health psychology, early intervention in psychosis, and addressing mental health disparities rooted in systemic inequities.
samantha.nmcs@gmail.com
Emma Lombardi is a tribal descendant of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash in Santa Ynez California. Emma is the Language and Culture Programs Manager for her tribe and she is very involved in keeping the Chumash Samala language and culture flourishing. She has an AA in Communications, a BA in Liberal Studies, an MBA in Social Science, Nonprofit Resource Development and a Certificate in Event Planning. Emma’s philanthropic and event planning expertise have helped to generate over a million dollars in revenue for local nonprofits. In her spare time, she loves spending time with her family, being involved with her tribal community and volunteering at her childrens’ school.
emmal.nmcs@gmail.com
Tina Lincourt
tina.nmcs@gmail.com
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