Carmelita Lamb
BIO
Dr. Carmelita Lamb is a native of Texas; she was born in Austin, and raised in San Antonio, Texas. She is of mixed blood, Hispanic and an enrolled member of the Lipan Band of Apache tribe of south Texas. She received her PhD in Institutional Analysis/ Occupational Adult Education in 2009 from North Dakota State University. The title of her dissertation was: Cohort model learning communities: The tribal college perspective of best practices in teacher education.
Dr. Lamb is the Associate Dean for the Liffrig Family School of Education and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Mary, Bismarck, ND. She also serves in multiple educational capacities which include the following: content expert for NCATE, national assessor for CAEP, proposal reviewer for the Society for the Advancement of Chicano and Native American Scholars, testing developer/supervisor for Educational Testing Service Praxis examinations, grantee trainer for the U.S. Department of Education, Principal Investigator for Native American Education Leadership Program (NAELP) under the direction of the U.S. Office of Indian Education, and curriculum designer/consultant for Honoring Tribal Legacies (National Park Service, Lewis and Clark Trail) in partnership with Dr. Stephanie Wood, Oregon State University.
Her research interests are in Native American self-determination, providing higher education opportunities for marginalized populations, and minority serving institutions of higher education. Carmelita was recently appointed by Governor Burgum to the ND Pardon and Parole Boards for a three year term. Serving in this capacity has enriched her understanding of the frailty of the human condition.
Dr. Lamb is widowed and has three children: Dr. Lauren Dean Lamb, DVM, DACVS, Felicia Marie Haseleu, BS, MS, Superintendent at Twin Buttes School, Ft. Berthold Reservation, ND, and Bianca Irene Lamb-Johnson, MD, pediatrician at the Mayo Clinic in Albert Lea, MN.
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