Professional Information

Full name

Winona Wynn

Job title

English and Humanities Chair; Coordinator Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship

Role

administration

Education

Doctorate in American Studies: Indigenous Identity and Education

Professional Organizations

American Studies Association, Native American Indigenous Studies Association, National Indian Education Association, National, Council of Teachers of English

Current Projects

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

Disciplinary Interests

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)

Bio

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.

History

Member for

42 weeks 4 days