Native American Studies Faculty
Gregory Cajete, Ph.D. (Santa Clara Pueblo), Director, Native American Studies
Associate Professor, Education. Ph.D.,International College in Los Angeles, New Philosophy Program (Social Science Education with an emphasis in Native American Studies). Specialization: American Indian Education, Educational Thought and Sociocultural Studies, and Language Literacy & Sociocultural Studies. Publications: Look to the Mountain: An Ecology of Indigenous Education (Kivaki Press,1994); Ignite the Sparkle: An Indigenous Science Education Curriculum Model (Kivaki Press, 1999); A People's Ecology: Explorations in Sustainable Living, and Native Science: Natural Laws of Interdependence (Clearlight Publishers, 1999 and 2000).
Beverly R. Singer, Ph.D. (Santa Clara Pueblo/Diné)
Associate Professor, Anthropology and Native American Studies. Ph.D., University of New Mexico (American Studies); Film certifificate, Anthropology Film Center in Santa Fe. Specialization: Indigenous film and video production , visual studies in anthropology. Publications: Rising Voices: Writings by Young Native Americans with Arlene Hirschfelder (Scribners 1992); Wiping the War Paint Off the Lens: Native American Film and Video (University of Minnesota Press, 2001).
Maria Williams, Ph.D. (Tlingit)
Assistant Professor, Native American Studies and Music. Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles (Music, specializing in Ethnomusicology).Specialization: Native American Music, Alaska Native music and dance, and music of Central America. Publications:"Contemporary Alaska Native Dance: The Spirit of Tradition in Native American Dance, Ceremonies and Social Traditions." How Raven Stole the Sun (Abbeville Press, 2001)
Tiffany Lee (Diné/Lakota)
Postdoctoral Fellow (Assistant Professor beginning 2006), Native American Studies. Ph.D., Stanford University (Sociology of Education); Fellowship from the American Educational Research Association. Specialization: Indigenous educational models involving classroom and community based practices; socialization processes of Native language learning. Publications: "Educating Native Students: Inspiring Future Leaders," Winds of Change (Winter, 2003); "Reversing Navajo Language Shift Revisited," (co-authored with D. McLaughlin) (2001) in Can Threatened Languages Be Saved? Reversing Language Shift Revisited, a 21st Century Perspective, ed. Joshua Fishman.
Mary Bowannie, M.A. (Zuni Pueblo/Cochiti Pueblo)
Lecturer II and American Media, M.A. University of Colorado, Boulder (Journalism). Specialization: Native media.
University of New Mexico Affiliated Faculty
Elizabeth Archuleta, Ph.D. (Yaqui/Chicana)
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, Assistant Professor, English. Specialization: American Indian literatures, contemporary American literature, with secondary interests in law and literature, critical race theory.
Mary Jiron Belgarde, Ph.D. (San Juan Pueblo)
Ph.D., Stanford University (Administration and Policy Analysis). Specialization: American Indian Education, Educational Thought and Sociocultural Studies-Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies.
Anne Calhoon, Ph.D. (Cherokee)
Assistant Professor, Education. Ph.D., Marquette University, Educational Psychology APA approved program (NIH post-doc at UW Madison: Waisman Center: reading processes in children with cognitive disabilities).Specialization: Reading acquisition processes, developmental forms of lexicons used in decoding.
Amanda Cobb, Ph.D. (Chickasaw)
Assistant Professor , American Studies. Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma (Rhetoric and Native American Studies). Specialization: Native American cultural production, representation, identity, policy, sovereignty and self-determination. Publications: Listening to Our Grandmothers' Stories: The Bloomfield Academy for Chickasaw Females, 1885-1949 (2000)--winner of the 2001 American Book Award and the North American Indian Prose Award.
Margaret Connell-Szasz, Ph.D
Professor, History. Ph.D. University of New Mexico (History). Specialization: Native American and Celtic History.
Jennifer Nez Denetdale, Ph.D (Diné)
Assistant Professor, History. Ph.D., Northern Arizona University. Specialization: Native American; Navajo; Oral History.
Joy Griffin, Ph.D
Associate Professor, Education, Physical Education Program. Ph.D. Brighan Young University (Physical Education). Specialization: Ethnic and minority sports concerns and psychology.
Glenabah Martinez, Ph.D (Taos/Diné)
Assistant Professor, College of Education. Social Studies Program. Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Specialization: Education, power and indigenous communities.
Anita Bradley Pfieffer, M.A (Dine')
Associate Professor, Education. Specialization: Bilingual, Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).
Christine Sims, Ph.D. Candidate (Acoma Pueblo)
Assistant Professor, Education. Ph.D. Candidate, University of New Mexico College of Education. Specialization: Native language maintenance, Native language teacher training, Native language planning, and other areas of Native bilingual education.
Joseph Suina, Ed.D. (Cochiti Pueblo)
Associate Professor, Education and Director of Institute for American Indian Education. Specialization: Elementary Education.
David Stuart, Ph.D
Professor, Anthropology. Ph.D., University of New Mexico. Specialization: Ancient Southwest archaeology.
Ellie Trotter. Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Ph.D. University of New Mexico (Biology). Specialization: Conservation of streams and riparian (streamside) vegetation on the banks of perennial and intermittent and streams, ponds, and lakes.
Mary Alice Tsosie, (Dine')
Director of Indigenous Nation Library, Center for Southwest Research, American Indian Collections Librarian. Specialization: support teaching and research at the University, as well as serve the citizens of New Mexico and scholars from throughout the world.
Joe Watkins, Ph.D., (Choctaw)
Associate Professor, Anthropology. Ph.D. Southern Methodist University. Specialization: Indigenous archaeology.
Staff
Delia Holona (Dine')
Administrative Assistant III. Manages all administrative matters concerning Native American Studies.
Graduate Teaching Assistants/Student Employees
Leola Tsinnajinnie, Ph.D. student, (Diné) University
of New Mexico, College of Education
Ivan Eagletail, Ph.D. Candidate, (Tsuu t'ina/Cree) University
of New Mexico, College of Education
April Emerson, BA (Diné)
Carl Bennett (Diné)
Cornelia Murphy (Diné)
Charlotte Taylor
Tribes Staff
Darwin St. Clair Jr. (E. Shoshone/Skidee Pawnee)
