28 March 2025 | 10:30 - 12:00 (MDT)
Open Session - HYBRID
Room: Glen Miller Ballroom in UMC - 210/212
Organisers: Noor Johnson (University of Colorado Boulder, USA); Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaq (Virginia Tech, USA); Sandy Starkweather (University of Colorado - CIRES/NOAA, USA)
Session Description:
Recent calls for advancing co-production in Arctic research have pointed to numerous challenges, including institutional barriers presented by university administrative systems, agency processes, funding models, traditional practices of academic advancement, and the current peer review model for funding and publication in research. In this session, we will bring together thought leaders in the space of co-production and Indigenous-led research to consider possibilities for transforming existing institutions as well as the potential for institutional innovation to develop more equitable organizations and funding models for Arctic research. This session will connect thematically with the session “Call for Highlights of Advancing Co-production in Arctic Research” includes a call for abstracts for engagement with the broader community; both sessions together will incorporate diverse perspectives and offer the opportunity for engaged discussion on the topic of co-production in Arctic research.
Moderator: Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaq (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Panelists:
- Alisa Alexander (Director, Center for One Health, University of Alaska Fairbanks)
- Aviññaaq Lucy Boyd (Iñuunialiqput Director, Aqqaluk Trust)
- Charleen Fisher (Professor, Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development, University of Alaska Fairbanks)
- James Rattling Leaf, Sr. (Tribal Advisor, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder)