Hellen Russette

Helen is currently a student in the Public Health Master’s Program at the University of Montana. She works for the Montana Disability and Health Program. She is a student secretary for the American Public Health Association Disability Section. Select scholarships that she has been the recipient of, over the years, include: the Gates Millennium, Soroptimist Women’s Opportunity Award, and APHA Disability Section travel award. Originally from Box Elder, MT near Rocky Boy’s Reservation. She would like to continue down the research road and have the opportunity to be a part of a few disability-related projects and presentations. A recent project completed included partnering with Accessibility Ambassadors from across Montana on determining the accessibility of the built-environment surrounding local elementary schools for children with physical, audio, and visual disabilities.