We acknowledge the Indigenous Peoples and their lands on which we live and work, recognizing that the Collaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance emerges from a commitment from each one of us to our relatives, communities, and constituents. Our work is anchored by our shared values and goals around Indigenous Peoples rights to, interests in, and relationships with their data, information, and knowledges. We acknowledge and hold accountability to our ancestors, our knowledge keepers including the land and our non-human kin. We acknowledge ancestors who came before us, and youth who will continue keeping and sharing our knowledges with generations to come.
Stephanie Russo Carroll, DrPH, MPH
Ahtna, from the Native Village of Kluti-Kaah, and Sicilian-descent
Pronouns: She/Her
Position(s):
Collaboratory Leader
Associate Director, Native Nations Institute
Assistant Professor, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health University of Arizona
Email me: stephaniecarroll@arizona.edu
Rachelle Begay, MPH
Diné/Navajo
Pronouns: She/Her
Position(s):
Indigenous Data Sovereignty Doctoral Scholar
Doctoral Student, Department of Epidemiology, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
Senior Program Coordinator, Center for Indigenous Environmental Health Research, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health University of Arizona
Email me: rlbegay@arizona.edu
Darrah Blackwater, J.D.
Diné
Pronouns: She/Her
Positions(s):
Indigenous Law and Policy Fellow, University of Arizona College of Law
Email me: dblackwater@arizona.edu
Dominique M. David-Chavez, PhD
Multicultural Indigenous Caribbean (Arawak Taíno)
Pronouns: She/Her
Positions(s):
Post Doctoral Indigenous Data Sovereignty Fellow,
Native Nations Institute, University of Arizona
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Forest and Rangeland
Stewardship Dept., Colorado State University &
National Science Foundation
Email me: dmdchavez@arizona.edu
Adam A. Fernandez, BS
Chicano, Chihuahense & Guanajuatense
Pronouns: He/Him
Positions(s):
Indigenous Data Sovereignty Graduate Scholar
Education Program Scholar University of Arizona
Email me: aaf225@arizona.edu
Ibrahim Garba, SJD, JD, MA
Karai-Karai (Fadawa, Nigeria)
Pronouns: He/Him
Positions(s):
Assistant Research Professor, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and the Native Nations Institute, University of Arizona
Email me: garbai@email.arizona.edu
Danielle Hiraldo, MPA, PhD
Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
Pronouns: She/Her
Positions(s):
Outreach Specialist/Senior Researcher, Native
Nations Institute, University of Arizona
Email me: hiraldo@arizona.edu
Mary Beth Jäger, BA, MSW
Bodéwadmi, Xicana, and German-descent
Pronouns: She/her & They/them
Positions(s):
Research Analyst, Native Nations Institute,
University of Arizona
Email me: jager@arizona.edu
Lydia Jennings, BS, PhD
Wixárika, Yoeme and Greek
Pronouns: She/her
Positions(s):
Post Doctoral Fellow in community, Environment and Policy, University of Arizona
NNI Indigenous Data Sovereignty Doctoral Scholar, Native Nations Institute
Email me: lljennings@arizona.edu
Brianne Lauro
Pronouns: She/Her
Positions(s):
Undergraduate Student, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources and
Research Assistant, NSF Indigenous Data Stewardship Study Colorado State University
Email me: blauro@rams.colostate.edu
Annita Lucchesi, MA
Cheyenne descendant
Pronouns: She/Her
Positions(s):
Indigenous Data Sovereignty Doctoral Scholar, Native Nations Institute
PhD student, University of Arizona School of Geography, Development, & Environment
Executive Director, Sovereign Bodies Institute
Email me: alucchesi@email.arizona.edu
Andrew Martinez, BS
O’odham, Diegueño, and Yoeme
Pronouns: He/Him
Positions(s):
Research Specialist, Native Nations Institute, University of Arizona
Email me: andrewmartinez@arizona.edu
Leonard Mukosi, BSS, LLB, LLM
Pronouns: He/Him
Positions(s):
Indigenous Data Sovereignty Doctoral Scholar, Native Nations Institute
SJD Candidate, James E Rogers College of Law (Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy) University of Arizona
Email me: lmukosi@arizona.edu
Serena Natonabah
Navajo Nation
Pronouns: She/Her
Positions(s):
Indigenous Data Sovereignty Intern, Native Nations Institute, University of Arizona
Undergraduate Student, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
Research Assistant, NSF Indigenous Data Stewardship Study Colorado State University
Email me: serenana@rams.colostate.edu
Previous lab members
Desi Rodriguez-Lonebear PhD, PhD
Northern Cheyenne & Chicana
Pronouns: She/Her
Positions(s):
Assistant Professor of Sociology and American Indian Studies at the University of California Los Angeles
Website: drdrdesi.com
Linda Paloma Soto, BS, MPH
Akimel O’otham, Tohono O’odham, Chicana, White (Gila River Indian Community)
Pronouns: She/Her
Positions(s):
Administrator In Training The Caring House Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation
Email me: lsoto2@grhc.org
Cheryl Ellenwood, MA, PhD
Nez Perce
Pronouns: She/Her
Positions(s):
Washington State University Scholarly Assistant Professor, Center for Native American Research & Collaboration, IREACH
Email me: cheryl.ellenwood@wsu.edu
Shelby Crespino, MA
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Positions(s):
Bachelor of Arts in History from Siena College with minors in Italian and Political Science.
Masters of Museum Studies Candidate from New York University.
Email me: svc293@nyu.edu
