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Contracted as the independent evaluator for this Office of Indian Education Native Youth Community Project (NYCP) grant, Gwangkumcicestun Cutmen (The Way We Go Forward). I will be providing an Indigenous culturally responsive mixed-methods evaluation through data collection, analysis, and reporting.
Contracted as the independent evaluator for this Office of Indian Education Native Youth Community Project (NYCP) grant, Gwangkumcicestun Cutmen (The Way We Go Forward). I will be providing an Indigenous culturally responsive mixed-methods evaluation through data collection, analysis, and reporting.
Contracted by Chugachmiut Litnaurwik Tribal Education Department (2026-29)
Contracted to create, pilot, finalize an evaluation instrument housing providers could use to understand resident experience of a housing project, then to support housing providers to conduct evaluations of their projects.
Contracted to create, pilot, finalize an evaluation instrument housing providers could use to understand resident experience of a housing project, then to support housing providers to conduct evaluations of their projects.
Contracted by the Cold Climate Housing Research Center (2025-26)
Contracted to serve on a Tribal Working Group on American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (AIAN FACES), supporting the Administration for Children and Families to plan for a national study of Tribal Head Start
Contracted to serve on a Tribal Working Group on American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (AIAN FACES), supporting the Administration for Children and Families to plan for a national study of Tribal Head Start
Contracted by ICF (2025-26)
Contracted to create and deliver a virtual training series on supporting Indigenous/non-Indigenous partnerships around communication, facilitation, hiring, and relationship building between scientists, researchers, and Indigenous Tribes across multiple ways of knowing for the Community Organized Restoration and Learning (CORaL) Network.
Contracted to create and deliver a virtual training series on supporting Indigenous/non-Indigenous partnerships around communication, facilitation, hiring, and relationship building between scientists, researchers, and Indigenous Tribes across multiple ways of knowing for the Community Organized Restoration and Learning (CORaL) Network.
Contracted by the Alaska SeaLife Center to support the CORal network (2025-26)
Indigenous Sovereignty and Arctic Security: Human Rights and Environmental Justice in Governance - learn from Indigenous-led management in Nunavut and the struggles to assert Indigneous-led management in Sapmi with the Sami Council and Parliaments engaging with Norway, Finland, and Sweden to inform Indigenous-led management policy in Alaska and across the Arctic
Indigenous Sovereignty and Arctic Security: Human Rights and Environmental Justice in Governance - learn from Indigenous-led management in Nunavut and the struggles to assert Indigneous-led management in Sapmi with the Sami Council and Parliaments engaging with Norway, Finland, and Sweden to inform Indigenous-led management policy in Alaska and across the Arctic
Principal Investigator (2024-26)
Consultant on The Next Steps for Tribal TANF Research and Data project, supporting MEF Assoc. and their subcontractor Kauffman Assoc. in a literature/document review, and development of tools and data collection of Knowledge holder interviews, talking circles, survey development, sharing circles, and story telling for a national project on Tribal TANF programs.
Consultant on The Next Steps for Tribal TANF Research and Data project, supporting MEF Assoc. and their subcontractor Kauffman Assoc. in a literature/document review, and development of tools and data collection of Knowledge holder interviews, talking circles, survey development, sharing circles, and story telling for a national project on Tribal TANF programs.
Contracted by MEF Associates on a project for the US Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, OPRE (2024-26)
Contracted to support the development of an evaluation of the University of the Arctic (UArctic) thematic network Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) classes as well as to support PI Crawford in visiting Indigenous communities and developing a COIL model inclusive of Indigenous students, cultures, and institutions.
Contracted to support the development of an evaluation of the University of the Arctic (UArctic) thematic network Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) classes as well as to support PI Crawford in visiting Indigenous communities and developing a COIL model inclusive of Indigenous students, cultures, and institutions.
Contracted by Robert Gordon University, PI Izzy Crawford (2025-26)
Wrote for Chugachmiut and won a Department of Education Education Innovation and Research Grant for the Early-Phase Competition-Social and Emotional Learning ($5,812,228 over 5 years). Serving as PI on the grant.
Wrote for Chugachmiut and won a Department of Education Education Innovation and Research Grant for the Early-Phase Competition-Social and Emotional Learning ($5,812,228 over 5 years). Serving as PI on the grant.
Principal Investigator Contracted by Chugachmiut Litnaurwik Tribal Education Department (2024-29)
Developed and provided training: two 1.5-hour online sessions covering Alaska Native history, Indigenous Ways of Knowing, and cultural humility through presentations and dialogue, followed by a 4-hour in-person session using a talk, scenarios, and discussion to prepare staff to effectively support Indigenous youth and respond to situations involving race and ethnicity.
Developed and provided training: two 1.5-hour online sessions covering Alaska Native history, Indigenous Ways of Knowing, and cultural humility through presentations and dialogue, followed by a 4-hour in-person session using a talk, scenarios, and discussion to prepare staff to effectively support Indigenous youth and respond to situations involving race and ethnicity.
Contracted by Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies (2025)
Advising and mentoring the PI and a graduate student to support Alaskan Arctic research and writing around teacher and community relationships for culturally relevant pedagogy for an NSF CAREER award.
Advising and mentoring the PI and a graduate student to support Alaskan Arctic research and writing around teacher and community relationships for culturally relevant pedagogy for an NSF CAREER award.
Contracted by the University of Michigan, PI Ginger Shultz (2024-26)
Grant writing to apply to Environmental Protection Agency and National Science Foundation grants. Both grants not reviewed due to federal administration changes in goals in 2025 to not fund climate work.
Grant writing to apply to Environmental Protection Agency and National Science Foundation grants. Both grants not reviewed due to federal administration changes in goals in 2025 to not fund climate work.
Contracted by the Arctic research Consortium of the United States (2024-25)
Served on the ARCUS Board of Directors (2023-25)
Co-chair for International Conferences on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP) IV Research Priority 3: Understanding the dynamics and resilience of Arctic social-ecological systems to foster sustainable futures. Report to be released in 2026.
Co-chair for International Conferences on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP) IV Research Priority 3: Understanding the dynamics and resilience of Arctic social-ecological systems to foster sustainable futures. Report to be released in 2026.
International Arctic Science Committee, Co-chair with Jackie Dawson
(2023-2026)
Conducting a Community Needs Assessment to identify Native language education and cultural programming opportunities to develop a strategic plan to guide initiatives. Grant writing: Department of Education, National Science Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Conducting a Community Needs Assessment to identify Native language education and cultural programming opportunities to develop a strategic plan to guide initiatives. Grant writing: Department of Education, National Science Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Contracted by Chugachmiut Litnaurwik Tribal Education Department (2024-25)
Served as a Community Work Group member to inform the national project to “Survey to Measure Native American Language Vitality" for the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) and the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) within the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Served as a Community Work Group member to inform the national project to “Survey to Measure Native American Language Vitality" for the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) and the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) within the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Contracted by Mathematica (2024)
Developed an evaluation on culturally relevant education for Indigenous children, youth, families, and instructors presented to the CITC Board and Alaska Commissioner of Education Deanna M. Bishop, Ed.D. and developed a report for CITC and their families.
Developed an evaluation on culturally relevant education for Indigenous children, youth, families, and instructors presented to the CITC Board and Alaska Commissioner of Education Deanna M. Bishop, Ed.D. and developed a report for CITC and their families.
Contracted by Cook Inlet Tribal Consortium, Inc. (CITC), (2024)
External evaluator for the NSF planning grant "Moving Forward Together: Transforming Arctic Geosciences for Alaska Native Sovereignty and Science." Included a mixed-methods evaluation with surveys, interviews, and talking circles.
External evaluator for the NSF planning grant "Moving Forward Together: Transforming Arctic Geosciences for Alaska Native Sovereignty and Science." Included a mixed-methods evaluation with surveys, interviews, and talking circles.
Contracted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, PI Sarah Trainor (2024-25)
Developed and gave a training, "Holistic Disaster Prevention and Response with Tribal Nations: Environmental Justice through Cultural Humility and Elevation Indigenous Knowledge in Decision Making"
Developed and gave a training, "Holistic Disaster Prevention and Response with Tribal Nations: Environmental Justice through Cultural Humility and Elevation Indigenous Knowledge in Decision Making"
Contracted by Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice (2024)
Contracted by EPA Region 10 Tribal Operations Committee Consortium (2024)
Co-organized the Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change conference in 2023 (partnered with UNITAR) and 2024 (Partnered with Future Earth). This conference runs for 24 hours across three 8 hour time zone blocks. It has resulted in an article in Nature and an upcoming two volume book in this decision making for sustainability series by Springer.
Co-organized the Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change conference in 2023 (partnered with UNITAR) and 2024 (Partnered with Future Earth). This conference runs for 24 hours across three 8 hour time zone blocks. It has resulted in an article in Nature and an upcoming two volume book in this decision making for sustainability series by Springer.
Lead for the Arctic and North America in 2023 and 2024
Experienced co-lead for the National Science Foundation’s Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) Community Office Fostering Indigenous-Led Research (FILR) Convergence Working Group (CWG) - visit our website to see out work. Listen to our podcast episodes.
Experienced co-lead for the National Science Foundation’s Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) Community Office Fostering Indigenous-Led Research (FILR) Convergence Working Group (CWG) - visit our website to see out work. Listen to our podcast episodes.
NSF NNA-CO FILR CO
(2023-25)
Develop and conduct a training, "Relationship Building With Indigenous Nations: In a Good Way (Addressing Cultural Humility and more in Environmental Work)" for Keep Sedona Beautiful (KSB) and Pink Jeep leadership.
Develop and conduct a training, "Relationship Building With Indigenous Nations: In a Good Way (Addressing Cultural Humility and more in Environmental Work)" for Keep Sedona Beautiful (KSB) and Pink Jeep leadership.
Conducted relationship building workshop between local Tribal members the non-Indigenous KSB staff in 2022.
Conducted relationship building workshop between local Tribal members the non-Indigenous KSB staff in 2022.
Contracted by Keep Sedona Beautiful (2022 and 2024)
Reviewed literature and reports on the unmet need of coastal Tribes in the lower 48 states that are facing relocation due to climate impacts.
Reviewed literature and reports on the unmet need of coastal Tribes in the lower 48 states that are facing relocation due to climate impacts.
Contracted by Northern Arizona University Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (2023)
National Academies of Sciences Committee on Co-Production of Environmental Knowledge, Methods, and Approaches (one of twelve members in the U.S. nationwide). Conducted workshops to recommend best practices in co-producing knowledge. The study was cancelled due to NAS challenges working with Tribes and Tribal sovereignty in the context of a consensus study.
National Academies of Sciences Committee on Co-Production of Environmental Knowledge, Methods, and Approaches (one of twelve members in the U.S. nationwide). Conducted workshops to recommend best practices in co-producing knowledge. The study was cancelled due to NAS challenges working with Tribes and Tribal sovereignty in the context of a consensus study.
National Academy of Sciences
(2023-24)
Developed Indigenous website content for the University of the Arctic (UArctic) thematic network Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) partnerships between Western/Indigenous students/courses in research projects.
Developed Indigenous website content for the University of the Arctic (UArctic) thematic network Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) partnerships between Western/Indigenous students/courses in research projects.
Contracted by Robert Gordon University, PI Izzy Crawford (2023-24)
Wrote grants; co-lead the youth development diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice initiative; provided technical assistance on surveying Indigenous people nationally to CT staff and NORC at the University of Chicago; co-led the Tribal Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) evaluation liaisons with Brazelton Touchpoints Center, supporting Abt, and served as a a technical assistance provider to Alaska grantees; recruited and hired staff; conducted an internal evaluation on a community-based participatory research project on Indigenous youth perspectives on school climate and health.
Wrote grants; co-lead the youth development diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice initiative; provided technical assistance on surveying Indigenous people nationally to CT staff and NORC at the University of Chicago; co-led the Tribal Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) evaluation liaisons with Brazelton Touchpoints Center, supporting Abt, and served as a a technical assistance provider to Alaska grantees; recruited and hired staff; conducted an internal evaluation on a community-based participatory research project on Indigenous youth perspectives on school climate and health.
While employed as a Research Scientist II at Child Trends
(2022-24)
Provided technical assistance to Native grantees; led mixed-methods research, evaluation, and project management; and communicated findings to improve programs and policy. Served as a subject matter expert on Indigenous methodologies and research to to the Administration for Children and Families and collaborated across agencies and departments on equity, the missing and murdered Indigenous relatives crisis, Native American initiatives, and drafting Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) Arctic Research Plan (ARP) 2022-2026.
Provided technical assistance to Native grantees; led mixed-methods research, evaluation, and project management; and communicated findings to improve programs and policy. Served as a subject matter expert on Indigenous methodologies and research to to the Administration for Children and Families and collaborated across agencies and departments on equity, the missing and murdered Indigenous relatives crisis, Native American initiatives, and drafting Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) Arctic Research Plan (ARP) 2022-2026.
While employed as a Management and Program Analyst in the Division of Program Evaluation and Planning (DPEP) at the Administration for Native Americans in the US Department of Health and Human Services (2019-21)
Facilitated a futures scenarios visioning workshop during the National Day of Racial Healing for mayors and other attendees to develop pathways for achieving racial healing in their communities and organizations.
Facilitated a futures scenarios visioning workshop during the National Day of Racial Healing for mayors and other attendees to develop pathways for achieving racial healing in their communities and organizations.
Contracted by National League of Cities (2022)
Co-developed an online cultural training module for researchers seeking to do work in Alaska and the Arctic. They cover cultural humility, co-production, and equity in work with Indigenous Peoples.
Co-developed an online cultural training module for researchers seeking to do work in Alaska and the Arctic. They cover cultural humility, co-production, and equity in work with Indigenous Peoples.
Subcontract by Rachel Edwardson who was subcontracted by the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation (UIC) who was contracted by the National Science Foundation. Final contract held by and published by Battelle. (2022)
Additional contributors: Bernice Aviuk Oyagak; Kaare Erickson; Tracie Curry, PhD; Rachel Naninaaq Edwardson; Nazlihan Kavak of Battelle Education.
Research project using futures scenario workshops to develop an understanding of a sustainable well community. The project has continued into focusing directly on land and water management and subsistence policy.
Research project using futures scenario workshops to develop an understanding of a sustainable well community. The project has continued into focusing directly on land and water management and subsistence policy.
Partnered with the Ninilchik Village Tribe (2017 to present)
Partnered with a rural Greenlandic Community (2011-13)
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