Coursework 

Tracing the 'New Indian Wars': Natural Resource Conflict in the American West 

This interactive StoryMap outlines three cases landmark cases in the national conflicts between federal and Tribal governments. By leading us through the Winters Doctrine, the Boldt Decision, and finally the case of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), patterns and outcomes of the 'New Indian Wars' emerge. With these identified, we can better ask the question "How do we create healing, effective, and just collaborations between federal and Tribal governments? How do we best manage our natural resources to retain and share traditional knowledge while also ensuring that everyone has access to a modern way of life?

Clay, Silt, and Sand Under Varying Canopy Coverage: An investigation of canopy cover and soil characteristics in the Cloud Forest and the Amazon 

A comparative study of the soil characteristics and percentage of canopy cover at two Ecuadorian field sites: one in the cloud forest, the other in the Amazon.

Maternal Mortality in Ecuador from Abortion 

A public policy brief on the social determinants of health that result in early maternal mortality from unsafe abortions in Ecuador. A sub-focus of this research was on Indigenous health and the incorporation of traditional medicine with Western medicine.

 Place Paper 

The environmental history of the Point Reyes National Seashore with a focus on cultural burning and the introduction of the dairy industry.

Food Sovereignty and Non-Communicable Diseases on Minnesota Reservations

One of my first formal research assignments on Indigenous sovereignty was conducted my first year of college.