Delight E. Satter's primary focus is on the health and well-being of urban and rural/reservation American Indians. She has worked on numerous research, programmatic and policy efforts from a local, state and national perspective. Her interest areas include public health promotion and disease prevention, research and evaluation capacity building for community-based organizations through participatory methods, racial and ethnic identity, and data issues. Her current work focuses on cancer and diabetes prevention, veteran's health care issues and youth mental health care access, including suicide prevention.

Satter served on the initial U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Minority Health; was a founding member of the Board of Directors for the Native Research Network, Inc.; and is immediate Past-President of the American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Caucus of The American Public Health Association.

Prior to joining the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Satter was a fellow with the CDC. She received her master's degree in public health from the University of Minnesota and bachelor of art's degree in anthropology from the University of Washington. She is a tribal member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde.