Education: Doctorate in American Studies: Indigenous Identity and Education
Winona Wynn
American Studies Association, Native American Indigenous Studies Association, National Indian Education Association, National, Council of Teachers of English
Developing an Indigenous Studies Major (global north and south focus) that is community integrated, Ethnographic Study of young at-risk minority women (gang affiliated), Community Engagement Development (moving beyond the service model), Native American Retention at the high school and college level (strategies for curriculum development and family intervention), Women in prison--local and global human rights issues, literacy and education
American Studies (equity in representation for historically marginalized populations), Anthropology (Ethnographic interviewing and researcher positioning), Indigenous Studies (Mexican immigrant and Native American identity constructs; the concept of historical and contemporary allies in the context of advocacy), Criminal Justice (women in prison--local and global human rights issues and education)
Winona Wynn earned her Ph.D. in American Studies from Washington State University. She currently serves as Chair of English and Humanities. Her research interests include indigenous identity constructs, Native American education and retention, ethnographic work with at-risk girls and women in prison. From her house, she can hear both train whistles and church bells.
