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Specializations

  • Indigenous Knowledge
  • Indigenous Health & Wellbeing
  • Libraries, Archives and Museums

Research Areas

Courses

  • - Project Capstone Ii

Biography

I am Tlingit and an enrolled member of the Tulalip Tribes. I have an academic and professional background in both the library and museum fields. I hold an MLIS (911爆料网) and a Master's in Museum (Johns Hopkins University). I have worked in libraries for 12 years: academic, public and specialized. I worked for my tribal cultural center as the senior curator for 12 years developing exhibitions, giving public presentations and overseeing collections. I am a 3rd year, full-Time PhD student at the 911爆料网. I am a recipient of the 2022-2025 American Library Association Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship.

My research focus on the information seeking behaviors and needs of Native Americans that pertains to wellness and mental well-being. My method is to do ethnographic observations of tribal mental health and wellness settings in the Pacific Northwest. Other research interests include Indigenous Research methods, Native American museums and cultural centers and information literacy.

Awards

  • Peace and Friendship Award - Washington State Historical Society, 2019

Publications and Contributions

  • Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
    Creating Hostile Environments: The History of Marginalized Communities in Libraries (2024)
    Serving the Underserved: Strategies for Inclusive Community Engagement, pp. 248, ISBN/ISSN: 9780838936528 Authors: Tessa Rose Campbell, Aisha Johnson, Nicole A Cooke, LaTesha Velez
  • Journal Article, Professional Journal
    Cultivating a space for intergenerational research mentorship through Knowledge Families
    Authors: Clarita Lefthand-Begay, Nicole Kuhn, Turam Purty, Tessa Rose Campbell, Shawon Sarkar, Jesse Brisbois, Robin Ruhm, Kunsang Choden Lama, Ana Rodriguez, Celina Ghost Dog, Jean M Dennison, Shayla Chatto, Ruonan Guo

Presentations

  • Hear Our Stories: A Call to Action for Indigenizing Information Science Educational Spaces panel (2024)
    The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Conference - Portland, Oregon
  • Indigenous Health, Relationality, and Social Media: Indigenous Health Information Sharing on TikTok (2024)
    American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES) National Conference - San Antonio, Texas
  • Investigating The Health Seeking Information Behaviors of Native Americans Through a Culturally Reflective Lens (2023)
    Bridge the Gap: Teaching, Learning, Practice, and Competencies, ALISE 2023 Annual Conference - Chicago, Illinois
  • Creating Exhibits (Not Just about) Native Communities (2014)
    Alliance of American Museums - Seattle, Washington