Faculty and Staff
Department Co-Chairs

Charleen Fisher, Ph.D.
Department Co-chair and Assistant Professor
Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development
Fairbanks, AK

Cathy Brooks, M.S.
Department Co-Chair and Associate Professor
Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development
Brooks Building 325
DANSRD Faculty

Jennifer Adams
Assistant Professor
Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development

Jennifer Carroll, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development
Brooks Building 323
Christine Davenport, M.A.
Assistant Professor and Graduate Student Coordinator
Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development
Sitka, AK

Sonta Hamilton Roach
Assistant Professor
Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development
Shageluk, AK

Debbie Mekiana, M.A.
Assistant Professor
Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development
Brooks Building 317

Josie Sam, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development and International Arctic Research Center
Brooks Building 319

TiaAnna Tidwell M.A.
Assistant Professor
Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development
Brooks Building 307
DANSRD Staff

Deanna Fitzgerald, B.S.
DANSRD Undergraduate Advisor - DANSRD/ Center for Cross-Cultural Studies Graduate Advisor
Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development and Center for Cross-Cultural Studies
Brooks Building 311