Ryan Dial is a member of the Lumbee tribe and will be serving as a Project Manager of American Indian Health. He graduated UNC in 2020 with a Bachelor’s in Clinical Lab Science. His position is a partnership between the American Indian Center (AIC) and the Southeastern American Indian Cancer health Equity Partnership. For the AIC, Ryan will be managing the Health Native North Carolinian program as well as supporting the center in their initiatives. Ryan’s work is dedicated to the overall health of Indigenous peoples in NC through the use of community work, health education, and research.
Ryan is currently a master’s student in the division of Clinical Laboratory Science in the UNC School of Medicine. His research interest is evaluating the utilization of Hemoglobin A1c testing in the Lumbee community and what factors contribute to testing access. Previously, Ryan was employed at UNC hospitals as a Senior Medical Lab Scientist in the core laboratory where he performed a variety of laboratory services for all UNC Health patients.
Ryan has been involved in the NC Native community his entire life. In his free time, he travels the states teaching and performing a variety of indigenous arts in an effort to educate and inspire others about NC first peoples. Ryan is a proud brother of Phi Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc. and currently sits on the governing council as Chief Elder Brother. He is also the current Vice President of Triangle Native American Society which serves as the governing body for Native people in the triangle area.
