
AIS Faculty + Staff
It's our people who make the program
If you asked the many alumni of the American Indian Studies program, they would tell you that since its inception in the 1970's, it has been the faculty who have made this program as special as it is. Students develop deep and lasting relationships with the instructors, they return frequently to campus for events or just to visit, and they maintain bonds that last a lifetime. Perhaps because this is such a deeply personal and transformative learning process, American Indian Studies truly is a family.
Outstanding teaching and strong mentorship from American Indian Studies faculty members prepared me well for the rigors of graduate school and professional life.
Faculty + Staff
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Debra K. Barker, Ph.D.
American Indian Studies | English
Professor | Director of AIS
- Hibbard Humanities Hall 376, Eau Claire | Directions
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Dr. Heather Ann Moody
American Indian Studies
Associate Professor | Academic Advisor
- Hibbard Humanities Hall 374, Eau Claire | Directions
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Robert Bell
American Indian Studies
Associate Lecturer
- Hibbard Humanities Hall 373, Eau Claire | Directions
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Affiliates
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Ari Anand
Geography and Anthropology | American Indian Studies | Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Associate Professor | Associate Professor, geography & anthropology, women's studies & American Indian studies
- Phillips Science Hall 252, Eau Claire | Directions
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Maggie Jensen
Multicultural Student Service Office
Associate Student Services Coordinator
- Centennial Hall 2425, Eau Claire | Directions
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Liliana LaValle
McIntyre Library
Digital Learning and Instruction Librarian | Assistant Professor
- McIntyre Library 1001D, Eau Claire | Directions
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John W. Mann
History | American Indian Studies
Professor | Director of Public History Program | Graduate Programs Director
- Hibbard Humanities Hall 719, Eau Claire | Directions
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Cedar Marie (she/her/hers)
Art and Design
Assistant Professor
- Haas Fine Arts Center 109, Eau Claire | Directions
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James Oberly Emeritus
History | American Indian Studies
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Gretchen Peters
Music and Theatre Arts | American Indian Studies
Chair, Department of Music & Theatre Arts | Professor of Music History | Professor of American Indian studies
- Haas Fine Arts Center 156, Eau Claire | Directions
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Andrew Sturtevant
History | American Indian Studies
Assistant Professor | Assistant professor of history
- Hibbard Humanities Hall 714, Eau Claire | Directions
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Ezra Zeitler (he/him/his)
Geography and Anthropology | American Indian Studies
Department Chair | Professor, geography & anthropology & American Indian studies
- Phillips Science Hall 251, Eau Claire | Directions
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