Current Projects

Evaluating the Role of Community Engaged

Research at the Tar Creek Superfund Site

How transformative would it be if scientific questions were grounded in community knowledge? This dissertation examines the intersections of the U.S. Environmental Justice Movement and Community Engaged Research practices by using a collaborative research framework, partnered with Local Environmental Action Demanded.

Affiliations

500 Women Scientists

American Geophysical Union Thriving Earth Exchange

Center for Changing Landscapes

Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program Alumni Network

Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program at Northern Arizona University

University of Minnesota Twin Cities - College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resources Sciences

Yale Environmental Fellows Program

Featured In

AGU Thriving Earth Exchange: Creating an interactive tool to build awareness

KOSU NPR: 'Not just a flood, but a toxic flood': Lead mining waste sits in the same floodwaters as Northeast Oklahoma homes and businesses

Associated Press: Native groups seek to repair lands damaged by colonization

Conservation Baddies Podcast: Episode 12 Recreation feat. Jessica Tran and Martin Lively

We Rep STEM: "Fighting for change: 500 Women Scientists fellows re-envision a more just future"

Previous Projects

Kawe Gidaa-naanaagadawendaamin Manoomin

First we must consider Manoomin / Psiη (wild rice)

Manoomin (Ojibwe) or Psiŋ (Dakota) (wild rice, Zizania palustris), is an ecologically, culturally, and economically important grain of the Great Lakes Region. This work explored how harvesting practices of Manoomin support inter-cultural and inter-species awareness, respect, and responsibility, and how learning centered on Manoomin supports climate resilience.

Mapping the Extent of the Tar Creek

Superfund Site and Other Potential Risks

With the American Geophysical Union's Thriving Earth Exchange and Local Environmental Action Demanded, this project illustrated the extent of the Tar Creek Superfund Site in Ottawa County, Oklahoma. The map is currently being used to demonstrate the urgent need for safer regulations and further remediation. The map is publicly accessible here.