Autumn Powell


Autumn Powell
  • Graduate Certificate Student

Biography

Autumn Powell a PhD student in the Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science at the University of Kansas. I was able to accomplish by continuing higher education and working with ITEP NAU host sites such as the Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources (NNDWR), the Hopi Water Resources Program (HWRP), and White Mountain Apache Tribe- Water Resource Program (WMAT-WRP) that has helped me gain Tribal work experiences, knowledge, priorities, and projects the Tribe(s) are involved with.

Education

M.S. in Geography and Environmental Systems, University of Maryland-Baltimore County
B.S. in Environmental Science, Haskell Indian Nations University

Research

Research Interests:

  • Indigenous geography
  • Indigenous Ecological Knowledge (IES)
  • Water Quality and Conservation
  • Counter Mapping
  • Wetland Health & Tenure