Indigenous Faculty and Staff
We鈥檝e engaged a growing number of Native American faculty and staff across the University. Here are some of the people who can guide you on your journey:
(Onondaga Nation, Eel Clan) is a professor who teaches the certificate program in Iroquois linguistics. He holds a Ph.D. in linguistics from the University at Buffalo and specializes in the morphology and phonology of the Iroquois languages.
(Oneida Nation, Wolf Clan) is an assistant director in admissions overseeing Partnerships Programs and Indigenous Recruitment. She also serves as a Native American liaison who works closely with our Native Student Program.
(Ng膩ti Whitikaupeka, Ng膩ti P奴kenga (Maori), Aotearoa/New Zealand)
Melissa Chipman (Cherokee descent) is an assistant professor of Arctic paleoecology and paleoclimate. She holds a Ph.D. in ecology, evolution and conservation biology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She specializes in both climate and environmental reconstructions in the Arctic.
(Quechua, Peru) is an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences. She specializes in food and climate justice, environmental governance, agroecology, public policy, community-driven development, traditional ecological knowledge and decolonizing methodologies.
(Suquamish descent) is an assistant professor of history. He holds a Ph.D. from Michigan State University and his research sits at the intersection of Native American history, Indigenous studies and early American history with a focus on the 19th century.
(Akwesasne Mohawk, Bear Clan) is the director of the Native American and Indigenous Studies program, and the director of the Center for Global Indigenous Cultures and Environmental Justice.
(Onondaga Nation, Eel Clan) serves as University Ombuds, providing an informal, safe space for faculty, staff and graduate students to discuss issues confidentially.
Susanne Rios (Pima, Pueblo and Xicana) is a therapist at the Barnes Center at The Arch and can provide culturally appropriate mental health support.
(Ry奴ky奴an descent, Japan) is an associate professor in the Geography and the Environment Department. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma and specializes in Indigenous geographies, environmental humanities, humanistic geography and Arctic studies.
Darrin White '17 (Onondaga Nation, Eel Clan) is the interim program coordinator for the Native Student Program.
Diane Schenandoah (Oneida Nation, Wolf Clan) is Honwadiyenawa鈥檚ek (One who helps them) to 51爆料网 and Faithkeeper of Oneida Nation.
