Department Directory
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Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert Professor and Department Head Email: sakiestewa@email.arizona.edu Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert is Professor and Head of the Department of American Indian Studies at the University of Arizona. He is an enrolled member of the Hopi Tribe from the village of Upper Munqapi. Centering his research and teaching on Native American history and the history of the American... |
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Georgina Badoni Ph.D. candidate Email: gbadoni@email.arizona.edu [more information] |
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Derwin Begay FAX: (520) 621-7952 [more information] |
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Waylon Begay FAX: (520) 621-7952 [more information] |
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Monty Begaye Native American Student Affairs, Graduate Assistant Email: mbegaye@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-3835 FAX: (520) 621-9880 Office: Robert L. Nugent Bldng., Room 203A My name is Monty Begaye. I am a member of the Navajo Nation and I come from Tuba City, Arizona. I recently earned my Master of Arts degree from the UA in American Indian Studies with a Higher Education concentration. I also earned my bachelor's degree from the UA in Public Management and Policy... |
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Gabriela Bernadett FAX: (520) 621-7952 [more information] |
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Mark L.M. Blair Lecturer Email: mlmb@email.arizona.edu https://law.arizona.edu/mark-lm-blair [more information] |
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Melissa Blind [more information] |
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Michelle Boyer Email: mnboyer@email.arizona.edu TEL: 520-591-6835 [more information] |
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Katherine Brooks TEL: (520) 626-7007 FAX: (520) 621-7952 Office: Harvill 306-1 [more information] |
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Jonathan Byrn Jonathan is currently a PhD student at the University of Arizona in American Indian Studies. He is working at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado as a Visiting Instructor for the 2016-17 school year, writing his dissertation, and working on other publications. [more information] |
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John Carbajal M.Ed. Program Coordinator, Senior Email: johncarbajal@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520)626-8143 FAX: (520)621-7952 Office: Harvill 218C [more information] |
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Karletta Chief Assistant Professor, Environmental Physics/Hydrology Email: kchief@email.arizona.edu TEL: (702) 501-9515 FAX: (520) 621-1647 Office: Shantz Building (#38) Room 429 Dr. Karletta Chief is an Assistant Professor and Assistant Specialist in the Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences. Additional information is available at:... |
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Benedict Colombi Professor Email: bcolombi@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-2269 FAX: (520) 621-7952 Office: Harvill 237B Benedict J. Colombi, Ph.D. is Past Faculty Director (2016-2022) of the Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs (GIDPs) and Chair of the American Indian Studies GIDP (PhD and Master’s programs) in the Graduate College. He is Professor of the American Indian Studies Department in the College of Social... |
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Stephen Cornell Email: scornell@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 626-4393 FAX: (520) 884-4702 Office: Udall Center Stephen Cornell joined the university's faculty in 1998. Dr. Cornell is Professor of Sociology and of Public Administration and Policy as well as an affiliate faculty member in AIS. He also serves as Director of the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy at the U of A. Before coming to... |
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Christopher Cruz Academic Advisor Email: cbcruz75@email.arizona.edu TEL: 520-621-7438 Office: BASC 404 [more information] |
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Vanessa DeCardenas [more information] |
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Tatiana Degai FAX: (520) 621-7952 [more information] |
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David H. DeJong [more information] |
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Vine Deloria, Jr. Vine Deloria (March 26, 1933–November 13, 2005) throughout his life and works promoted a cohesive understanding of Native American culture and history. He graduated from Iowa State University in 1958, in 1963 he received a Theology degree from the Lutheran School of Theology in Rock Island,... |
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PennElys Droz FAX: (520) 621-7952 [more information] |
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Peter DuBois TEL: (520) 626-7695 FAX: (520) 621-7952 Office: Harvill 312-2 [more information] |
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Ian Khara Ellasante Ph.D. Candidate Email: ellasante@email.arizona.edu Ian Khara Ellasante is a doctoral candidate in American Indian Studies with a minor in Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Arizona. In his scholarship, he engages the Indigenous peoplehood matrix, a core theoretical construct developed by Indigenous... |
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Larry Evers TEL: (520) 621-3416 FAX: (520) 621-7397 Office: Modern Languages 445 Larry Evers has been at the UA since 1974 and is currently Department Head of English. Professor Evers holds a joint appointment with American Indian Studies. His most recent scholarly work includes a UA Press book, Home Places, and a Journal of the Southwest article, The Elders Truth: A... |
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Amy Fatzinger Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies Email: fatzinge@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-8440 FAX: (520) 621-7952 Office: Harvill 235B Amy Fatzinger, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in American Indian Studies and affiliate faculty in the Department of English. She currently serves as the Director of Undergraduate Studies for AIS and as the Associate Curator for the University of Arizona's American Indian Film Gallery (... |
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T. J. Ferguson Professor of Practice TEL: (520) 743-3229 FAX: (520) 621-2088 Office: Haury 408D T. J. Ferguson owns and operates Anthropological Research LLC, a research company in Tucson, Arizona, where he is also a Professor of Practice in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Arizona. He was educated at the University of Hawaii at Hilo (BA, 1973), the University of... |
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Elizabeth Fletcher FAX: (520) 621-7952 [more information] |
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Mary Jo Tippeconnic Fox Research Professor/Social Scientist TEL: (520) 626-4242 Office: Harvill 224 Dr. Fox is Comanche/Cherokee, an enrolled member of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma, Research Professor of American Indian Studies (AIS), and affiliate faculty in Gender and Women’s Studies (GWS) at the University of Arizona (UArizona). She holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education from the... [more information] |
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Francine Gachupin TEL: (520) 621-5920 FAX: (520) 621-9802 Office: Native American Research and Training Center [more information] |
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Patrisia Gonzales TEL: (520) 626-0408 Office: Cesar E. Chavez 220 As the daughter of Kickapoo, Commanche and Macehual peoples who migrated across present-day United States and Mexico, Patrisia Gonzales specializes in Indigenous ways of knowing and Indigenous medicine. She obtained her Ph.D. in Mass... |
