Staff
Addresses | Phones | Fax
Physical: 803 East First Street, Tucson, Arizona 85719
Mailing: P.O. Box 210483, Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone (Udall Center): (520) 626-4393
Phone (Native Nations Institute): (520) 626-0664
Fax (UC / NNI): (520) 626-3664
DIRECTOR
Andrea K. Gerlak, PhD
Acting Director, Udall Center
Professor, School of Geography and Development
agerlak@email.arizona.edu | (520) 626-4393
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PROGRAMS
Laura López-Hoffman, PhD
Research Professor of Environmental Policy, Udall Center
Professor, School of Natural Resources and the Environment
lauralh@email.arizona.edu | (520) 626-9868
Robert Merideth, MS
(Retired) Senior Researcher Associate
merideth@email.arizona.edu | (520) 626-4393
Len Necefer, PhD
Assistant Professor, Udall Center
Assistant Professor, American Indian Studies
lnecefer@email.arizona.edu | (520) 626-4393
Robert G. Varady, PhD
Research Professor of
Environmental Policy at the Udall Center, and in the School of Natural
Resources and the Environment
Adjunct Professor of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences
rvarady@email.arizona.edu | (520) 626-5820
Adriana Zuñiga Teran, MSArch, PhD
Assistant Research Scientist, Udall Center
Senior Lecturer, School of Landscape Architecture and Planning
aazuniga@email.arizona.edu | Phone: (520) 626-0693
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS & ASSOCIATES AND DOCTORAL SCHOLARS
Tamee Albrecht, MS
Doctoral Student, School of Geography and Development
Graduate Research Associate
talbrecht@email.arizona.edu | (520) 626-1292
INDIGENOUS NATIONS POLICY PROGRAM
Native Nations Institute (NNI)
nni.arizona.edu
Joan Timeche, MBA (Hopi)
Executive Director, Native Nations Institute
timechej@email.arizona.edu | (520) 626-6501
Miriam Jorgensen, MPP, PhD
Research Professor, Udall Center
Research Director, Native Nations Institute
mjorgens@email.arizona.edu | (520) 626-0664
Stephanie Russo Carroll, MPH, DrPH, (Ahtna Athabascan)
Associate Director, Native Nations Institute
Assistant Professor of Public Health, Udall Center
Manager, Tribal Health Program
Assistant Professor, Public Health Policy & Management, Zuckerman College of Public Health
Assistant Director, Center for Indigenous Environmental Health Research, Zuckerman College of Public Health
scrainie@email.arizona.edu | (520) 626-2969
Jason Aragón, BA
Media Specialist, Native Nations Institute
jasonaragon@email.arizona.edu | (520) 626-1087
Stephen Cornell, PhD
Faculty Chair, Native Nations Institute
Emeritus Director, Udall Center
Emeritus Professor, Sociology
scornell@email.arizona.edu | (520) 626-0664
Davida Delmar, MPA (Navajo Nation/Diné)
Senior Program Coordinator, Tribal Services, Native Nations Institute
delmar@email.arizona.edu | (520) 621-1876
Karen R. Diver (Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa)
Director of Business Development for the Native American Advancement Initiatives
Torivio "Tory" A. Fodder, JD, SJD (Taos Pueblo)
Manager, Indigenous Governance Program
Danielle Hiraldo, MPA, PhD (Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina)
Outreach Specialist/Senior Researcher, Native Nations Institute
hiraldo@email.arizona.edu | (520) 626-7260
Mary Beth Jäger, MSW (Citizen Potawatomi)
Research Analyst, Native Nations Institute
jager@email.arizona.edu | (520) 626-0664
Kyra James, BS (Navajo Nation/Diné)
Research Specialist, Native Nations Institute
kjames3@email.arizona.edu
Senior Graphic Designer, Native Nations Institute
jorgensen@email.arizona.edu | (520) 626-9686
Andrew Martinez, BS (Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community)
Research Specialist, Native Nations Institute
andrewmartinez@email.arizona.edu
Mona Nozhackum, BA (Prairie Band Potawatomi)
Program Coordinator, Native Nations Institute
nozhackum@email.arizona.edu | (520) 626-0664
Eugenia P. Tashquinth (Tohono O’odham and Akimel O’odham)
Administrative Assistant, Native Nations Institute
eptashquinth@email.arizona.edu | (520) 626-0664
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS & ASSOCIATES AND DOCTORAL SCHOLARS
Amanda Cheromiah (Laguna Pueblo)
Graduate Student Worker, Native Nations Institute
Resident Advisor, Udall Foundation Native American Congressional Internship Program
acheromi@email.arizona.edu
Dominique M. David-Chavez, PhD (Arawak Taíno)
Post Doctoral Indigenous Data Sovereignty Fellow, Native Nations Institute
dmdchavez@email.arizona.edu
Cheryl Ellenwood, MA (Nez Perce)
Indigenous Data Sovereignty Doctoral Scholar, Native Nations Institute
cheryle@email.arizona.edu
Ibrahim Garba, MA, JD, LLM
PostDoctoral Indigenous Data Sovereignty Fellow, Native Nations Institute
garbai@email.arizona.edu
Lydia Jennings, MA (Pascua Yaqui and Huichol)
Indigenous Data Sovereignty Doctoral Scholar, Native Nations Institute
lljennings@email.arizona.edu
Desi Rodriguez-Lonebear, MA (Northern Cheyenne)
Indigenous Data Sovereignty Doctoral Scholar, Native Nations Institute
Doctoral Candidate, Sociology and Demography
desisrl@email.arizona.edu
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT WORKERS
Keishaun Aspaas
Office Assistant, Native Nations Institute
kaspaas@email.arizona.edu | (520) 626-0664
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
AT THE UDALL CENTER
803 E First Street
Molli Bryson, BA
Environmental Program Coordinator, Udall Center
mollic@email.arizona.edu | (520) 626-6335
Rae Soobratty, BS
Manager, Information Technology and Infrastructure
raewu@email.arizona.edu | (520) 626-4393
AT UA RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND IMPACT (RII)
2nd Floor, University Services Building
Suzy Brown, MBA
Research Administrator
sbrown76@email.arizona.edu | (520) 626-6929
Donna Sloan, BS
Assistant Director, Finance / Research Administration
dpsloan@email.arizona.edu | (520) 626-2286
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