Profiles in "American Indian Leadership" Expertise Area

  • Dr. Traci Morris is the Executive Director of the American Indian Policy Institute (AIPI) and a Research Professor at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.
  • J. Kroupa is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation and serves as the CEO for Phoenix Indian Center. She has taught Dine Bizaad for over 15 years and is passionate about advocating for language and culture revitalization.
  • Dr. Jessica A. Solyom is an educational justice scholar partnering with Tribal Nations and communities to strengthen Indigenous educational sovereignty, cultivate leadership, and expand educational opportunity.
  • Turquoise, MSW (Salish/Blackfeet), Project Coordinator at the ASU SSW Office of American Indian Projects, builds tribal capacity and creates culturally safe spaces and trauma-informed approaches to support Native Americans.