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Our Team

Our highly interdisciplinary team of researchers have come together for biological resilience at every scale and in a variety of ecosystems. We each bring a wide array of technical, laboratory, and field research capabilities and technological innovations towards a common goal - ethical and reciprocal engagement with Tribes.

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Sequoia Dance Leighton

Washington State Univ

Project Coordinator

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Tarah Sullivan

Principal Investigator

Washington State Univ

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Mary Engels

Principal Investigator

University of Idaho

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Kenneth Lokensgard

Washington State Univ.

Native American Programs

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Shanny Spang Gion

University of Idaho

Tribal Scholar

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Laura Bartley

Washington State Univ

Institute of Biological Chemistry

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Erica Crespi

Washington State Univ

School of Biological Sciences

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Maren Friesen

Washington State Univ

Plant Pathology

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