Associate Professor & Director, American Indian Studies
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, Illinois
Jenny L. Davis (Chickasaw Nation) is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and American Indian Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign where she is the director of the American Indian Studies Program and co-director of the Center for Indigenous Science. In her administrative and service roles, she works to develop initiatives, including creating a campus-wide NAGPRA office, a university Tribal Liaison position, and Indigenous community-based projects across campus, including the 2022 Campus Landscape Master Plan. She is the co/author of more than 20 peer reviewed chapters and articles, two books, one edited volume, and the recipient of two book prizes.
Sunday, October 29, 2023
3:45pm – 4:45pm CT