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Faculty

Christine Armer
Instructor

Copeland Hall 213
405-325-2312
carmer@ou.edu

Lewis Borck
Assistant Professor
Horizon Endowed Chair of
Native American History and Culture

NAS Graduate Liaison and Advisor

Copeland Hall 207
lsborck@ou.edu

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Josh Clough
Lecturer
NAS 1013 Coordinator

Copeland Hall 336
405-325-2312
jjc@ou.edu

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Clifton Cottrell
Lecturer

Copeland Hall 208
cliftoncottrell@ou.edu
405-325-2312

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Mary Deleary
Lecturer/Mellon Impact Postdoctoral Fellow

Copeland Hall 208
405-325-2312
mary.deleary@ou.edu

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Melanie Frye
Instructor

Copeland Hall 332
405-325-2312
mfrye@ou.edu

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Laura Harjo
Associate Professor

Copeland Hall 205
405-325-2312
harjo@ou.edu

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Raina Heaton
Associate Professor

Assistant Curator
Native American Languages Collection - Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History

NAS Internship Advisor

Copeland Hall 203
405-325-2312
rainaheaton@ou.edu

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Kasey Jones-Matrona
Lecturer/Mellon Impact Postdoctoral Fellow

Copeland Hall 208
kc.jones-matrona@ou.edu
405-325-2312

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Farina King
Interim Chair

Associate Professor
Horizon Endowed Chair
of Native American Ecology and Culture

NAS Mellon Coordinator and Advisor

Copeland Hall, room 240
farinaking@ou.edu
405-325-2312

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Freddie Lewis
Instructor

Copeland Hall 336
405-325-2312
flewis@ou.edu

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Manny Loley
Lecturer

manny.loley@ou.edu

Warren Queton
Adjunct Instructor

queton@ou.edu

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Dane Poolaw
Instructor

Copeland Hall 332
405-325-2312
dpoolaw@ou.edu

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Martha Poolaw
Instructor

Copeland Hall 212
405-325-2312
martha.n.poolaw-1@ou.edu

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Corey Still
Adjunct Lecturer

corey-still@ou.edu

Dustin Tahmahkera
Professor

Wick Cary Endowed Chair
of Native American Cultural Studies

NAS Internship Coordinator

Copeland Hall 237
405-325-2312
numu@ou.edu

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Robert Collins

Instructor

robert.w.collins-1@ou.edu

Staff

Nancy Nichols

Temporary Administrative Assistant

Copeland Hall 235

405-325-2312

K.T. Palmer

(Diné, Choctaw)
NAS Student Office Assistant

Copeland Hall 235

405-325-2312

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Affiliate Faculty

Marwin Begaye
Associate Professor of Printmaking and Painting

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Brian Burkhart
Associate Professor of Philosophy

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Lisa Byers
Associate Professor of Social Work

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Yve Chavez
Assistant Professor of Native American Art History

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Alicia Harris
Assistant Professor of Native American Art History

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Taiawagi Helton
Professor of Law

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Lori Jervis
Professor of Anthropology

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Carol Rose Little
Assistant Professor of Linguistics

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Kimberly Marshall
Associate Professor of Anthropology

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Amanda Minks
Associate Professor, Honors College

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Joshua Nelson
Associate Professor of English

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Alexander Pearl
Professor of Law

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Paul Spicer
Professor of Anthropology

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Kim Wieser
Associate Professor of English

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Kelvin White
Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor of SLIS

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Natalie Youngbull
Assistant Professor of Adult and Higher Education

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Graduate Assistants

Marcie Brewer
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Marcie.R.Brewer-1@ou.edu

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Sarena Gray
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Sarena.M.Gray-1@ou.edu

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Laurel Grimes
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Laurel.A.Grimes-1@ou.edu

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Lainie Scott
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Lainie.G.Scott-1@ou.edu

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Advisors

Tyson Putthoff
Undergraduate Advisor

Dale Hall Tower 212
tyson@ou.edu

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Lewis Borck
Assistant Professor
Horizon Endowed Chair of
Native American History and Culture

NAS Graduate Liaison and Advisor

Copeland Hall 207
lsborck@ou.edu

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Farina King
Interim Chair

Associate Professor
Horizon Endowed Chair
of Native American Ecology and Culture

NAS Mellon Coordinator and Advisor

Copeland Hall, room 205
farinaking@ou.edu
405-325-4240

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Dustin Tahmahkera
Associate Professor

Wick Cary Endowed Chair
of Native American Cultural Studies

NAS Internship Coordinator

Copeland Hall 237
numu@ou.edu

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NAS Mellon Impact Fellows

2023-2024 Class

Brooklynn Eagle
NAS Mellon Impact Fellow
2023-2024

Dakota Ferguson
NAS Mellon Impact Fellow
2023-2024