Morgan Neavill
Concentration:
Health Psychology
Research Interests:
My research focuses on substance use disorders and other health disparities in American Indian and Alaska Native communities, with the goal of bringing culturally adapted mental health resources to underserved rural populations.
Advisor:
Email:
morganneavill@montana.edu
MS in Psychological Science- Montana State University
BS in Psychology- Washington State University
Associate in Arts and Sciences- Columbia Basin College
Comey, D. L., Hanson, B. L., Neavill, M. E., Church, S. P., MacFarlane, J., & Madsen, M. (2026). Utilizing a steering committee to implement Health in All Policies in a rural, micro-urban community. Health Promotion International, 41(1), daaf233. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf233
Neavill, M. E., Helm, P. J., & Skewes, M. C. (2025). Relationship between social support and substance use among American Indian people with a self-identified substance use problem. Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology, 10.1037/cdp0000743. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000743
Grubin, F., Neavill, M. E., Sawyer, T., Larson, A., Maltaverne, E., & Skewes, M. C. (2025). Concerns about medications for opioid use disorder among American Indian community members: A qualitative secondary analysis. Public Opinion Quarterly, 89(SI), 539-564. https://doi.org/10.1093/poq/nfaf030
Neavill, M. E., Filipos, E., O’Donnell, T., & Hanson, B. H. (under review). Promoting substance-free pregnancies: Insights into local health departments’ perceptions knowledge, and priorities.
Hanson, B. L., Green, K., Charbonneau, B. Z., Neavill, M. E. (under review). Concerned about a loved one’s driving? Bystander experiences addressing aggressive driving.
Neavill, M. E., Gameon, J. A., Cofod, A., Mullen, A., & Skewes, M. C. (in preparation). When healing meets hurt: Experiences of lateral violence in substance use recovery among American Indian community members.
Neavill, M. E., Gameon, J. A., & Skewes, M. C. (in preparation). A qualitative approach to item generation for the Lateral Violence in Recovery Scale.
Mullen, A., Cofod, A., Neavill, M. E. (2026, March 26–28). Experiences with social manipulation among American Indians in substance use recovery. [Poster Session]. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association 2026 Conference, Boise, ID, United States.
Cofod, A., Mullen, A., Neavill, M. E. (2026, March 26–28). Lateral violence experiences among American Indians in substance use recovery: Exclusion and rejection. [Poster Session]. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association 2026 Conference, Boise, ID, United States.
Skewes, M.C., Gonzalez, V. M., Stix, A., Neavill, M. E., Reum, M., & Alden, J. (2024, October 16–18). Indigenous recovery planning: A culturally grounded intervention for American Indian people with substance use disorder. [Poster Session]. Addiction Health Services Research 2024 Conference, San Francisco, CA, United States.
Neavill, M. E., Dively, K., Pinzl, S., Hanson, B. L. (2024, October 27–30). Promote substance-free pregnancies and prevent fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: Local health departments working across the social ecology. [Poster Session]. American Public Health Association 2024 Convention, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
Neavill, M. E., Hanson, B. L. (2024, October 27–30). Promoting substance-free pregnancies: Insights into local health departments’ perceptions, knowledge, and priorities. [Poster Session]. American Public Health Association 2024 Convention, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
Neavill, M. E. & Skewes, M. C. (2024, August 8–10). Examining social support and substance use among American Indians with substance use disorder. [Poster Session]. American Psychological Association 2024 Convention, Seattle, WA, United States.
Neavill, M. E., Larson, A., Skewes, M. C. (2022, April 16–18). Attitudes toward medication assisted treatment on a rural American Indian reservation. [Poster Session]. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association 2022 Convention, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.
Jakubek, B., Rodgers, H., Valdez, D., Rodriguez, X., Rily, C., Neavill, M. E., Garcia, C., Chavez, E., Austin, A., Vasquez, W., Rueckert, T., Stevens, K. (2019, April 25–28). Perceptions of victims of sex trafficking. [Poster Session]. Western Psychological Association 2019 Convention, Pasadena, CA, United States.
2024 College of Letters and Science Dean’s Student Travel Fund- $1,000
2024 NIDA Diversity Scholars Travel Awardee- $1,500
2024 National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism R13-funded travel award- $750
2024 Graduate Professional Advancement Grant- $500
2022 College of Letters and Science Dean’s Student Travel Fund- $1,000
2022-2026 Graduate Wellness Champion Fellowship- $2000
2022-2023 SAMHSA Prevention Fellowship- $15,000
