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  • Jessica Black

    Jessica Black

    October 28, 2022

    ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Native governance, indigenous natural resource management, cultural competence.

  • Davin Holen

    Davin Holen

    October 28, 2022

    Davin Holen is the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Sea Grant Coastal Community Resilience Specialist. Davin works enable communities to adapt to rapidly changing ocean and climatic conditions and changing terrestrial landscape from Southeast ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ to the Arctic. Holen’s education is in anthropology and his expertise is in working with communities to enhance adaptation capacity and resilience. Prior to working for ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, Davin spent 15 years conducting social science research and managing the subsistence program in southern ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ for the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Department of Fish and Game.

  • Leslie McCartney

    Leslie McCartney

    October 28, 2022

    Oral history; archiving audio/vidual materials, Dene history and culture in Canada and ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, oral sources Specializes in organizing and administering oral history projects and archiving and preserving audio and video interviews. She teaches Dene History and Culture in Canada and ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ (offered every two years) and Oral Sources.

  • Evon Peter

    Evon Peter

    October 28, 2022

    Areas of expertise include ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Native and Indigenous studies, Arctic Council, University of the Arctic, suicide prevention and film production.

  • Heidi Rader

    Heidi Rader

    October 28, 2022

    Heidi Rader is the tribes Extension educator for the Tanana Chiefs Conference region. In addition to teaching hands-on workshops in 30 remote villages in Interior ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, she also teaches online courses with a statewide reach.

  • Stacy Rasmus

    Stacy Rasmus

    October 28, 2022

    Rasmus’ research focuses on understanding the intersections between culture, health, and well-being, and the role of resilience and protective factors in reducing health disparities among American Indian/ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Native peoples.

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    Malinda Chase

    November 03, 2023

    Expert in boundary spanning/co-production of science, climate adaptation, Indigenous studies, science education, social science

  • head and shoulders portrait of Douglas Cost

    Douglas Cost

    September 27, 2024

    Expertise in cross-cultural communication, community resilience and futures studies. Teaches courses in humanities teaching methods and assessment and multicultural education. Research focuses on STEM teacher retention and mobility across ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ.