Projects

CIRES We Are Water

This collaborative research project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF-DRL #1907024) created a traveling exhibit and complementary programming around critical water topics and is touring libraries across the Four Corners region that serve primarily rural, Latin(x) and Indigenous communities. Shelly is leading a process evaluation and summative evaluation, in collaboration with Reimagine Research Group, to support collaboration across diverse partners, help develop and document key measures of success, and support understanding around culturally responsive research and community engagement.

INDIGITIZE: Amazon Future Engineers

Native Pathways and Reimagine Research Group are working with the Amazon Future Engineers program to explore interest, access, and barriers to computer science (CS) education among Indigenous students. In Phase 1, the team conducted a wise practice review by engaging 10 leaders through a Talk Story process to understand what Indigenous CS pathways could look like—centering tribal sovereignty and Nation building. Phase 2 involves qualitative, community-based research with 2-3 urban, rural, and tribal communities annually, focused on practices that support Native youth in CS while honoring Indigenous values and community service.

CIRCLES NSF INCLUDES Alliance

Shelly is leading a process evaluation in support of a yearlong planning grant led by the University of Montana, designed to develop a cross-jurisdiction alliance of six EPSCOR (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) state partners. The CIRCLES Alliance (Cultivating Indigenous Research Communities for Leadership in Education and STEM) is focused on building better pathways to engage Native American students in STEM fields and careers. The evaluation team has focused on understanding the extent to which partners’ perceptions of project goals align, the extent to which partners feel included and heard, and what supports are needed to create growth and sustainability of the alliance’s efforts.

Native American Recovery Fund Zone Grant

This collaborative research project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF-DRL #1907024) created a traveling exhibit and complementary programming around critical water topics and is touring libraries across the Four Corners region that serve primarily rural, Latin(x) and Indigenous communities. Shelly is leading a process evaluation and summative evaluation, in collaboration with Reimagine Research Group, to support collaboration across diverse partners, help develop and document key measures of success, and support understanding around culturally responsive research and community engagement.

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Location

PO Box 248 New Laguna
NM 87038

Contact
shelly@native-pathways.com