De Vore Selected as Indigenous DataSET Fellow

CHEE assistant professor Cherie De Vore has been selected as part of the inaugural cohort of Indigenous DataSET Fellows. Those selected to participate will engage in a year of Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Indigenous Data Governance training. The cohort will also play a role in a US Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Governance Summit in Tucson in April 2024.

The Indigenous DataSET Fellowship, funded by the National Institute for Health through the American Indian Research Centers for Health at the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, was created to help combat exploitative research practices in Arizona and to ensure that the inherent rights surrounding governance of Indigenous data remain with Indigenous rightsholders.

Dr. De Vore is from the community of Crownpoint, NM in eastern Diné land. Her clans are Red Bottom People, Atop the Mountain Towering House, Salt People and Tangle People. She received her Ph.D. in environmental engineering at the University of New Mexico and was then awarded an NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship to conduct research at Stanford University from 2020-2023. Her work investigates biogeochemical processes at the interface of water, energy, and health that affect the cycle and treatment of metals and nutrients in the environment.

“I navigate this life and learning experience with protocol and order at my center–with family and community in mind," De Vore said. "The Indigenous DataSET training/tools empower our Indigenous protocol and are in alignment with the vision I have for my research and for being a good relative.”