Jordyn Leith Bailess
Pronouns: she/her
Position(s):
Undergraduate Student, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences & School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona, and 2024 Mo’s Policy Scholar contributing to the Collaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance projects
Jordyn Leith Bailess is an undergraduate student currently pursuing a dual major in Global Studies and Political Science with a minor in Chinese Language. She was selected for the 2024 cohort of the University of Arizona Udall Center’s Mo’s Policy Scholars mentorship program, where she spent the fall semester actively learning from and working alongside Dr. Taitingfong and other team members. She contributed to the Collaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance projects, specifically focusing on creating web content on the C.A.R.E. maturity model. At the conclusion of this program, she continued working on website development for the IDX team, having gained a greater comprehensive understanding of Indigenous Data Sovereignty,
Project(s):
The project she was most recently working on involves contributing to the development of the CARE criteria as an assessment tool for Indigenous Data Governance. Her role specifically was to create informative and engaging content for the website in order to increase public involvement.
Email: jleithbailess@arizona.edu