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A Place For Knowledge Exchange: Traditional Wellness in a Modern Context
Oct 16, 2024 at 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
The International Arctic Research Center and the College of Indigenous Studies co-host a virtual seminar series called A Place for Knowledge Exchange. October’s conversation is with Teisha Simmons and Arlo Davis on Traditional wellness in a modern context.
Speaker bios:
Teisha Simmons is the Interim Dean of the College of Indigenous Studies. She is from the Yukon and Koyukuk River communities of Galena, Koyukuk, and Huslia. Teisha graduated from UAF with a BA in Psychology and an MA in Clinical-Community Psychology. She’s been on a personal path of increasing her wellness through traditional healing.
Arlo Davis joined IARC as a diversity and inclusivity coordinator, helping coordinate and further the efforts made thus far. He earned a bachelors in English from UAA with a minor in Dance, participated in four consecutive Cabin Fever Debates at UAA, and is a lifelong Alaskan. Helping build diplomatic relations across all regions has been his passion for decades.
The A Place for Knowledge Exchange seminar series provides monthly conversations about collaborative approaches to research, education and real-life community-based practices in rural Alaska. As part of the series, CRCD and IARC hold quarterly collaboration brunches for faculty interested in building stronger ties between the two organizations.
The seminar and brunches are being facilitated by:
- Josie Sam, Assistant Professor, Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development and International Arctic Research Center
- Jessica Black, Associate Vice Chancellor for Rural, Community and Native Education
- Sonta Roach, Assistant Professor, Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development
- Margaret Rudolf, Postdoctoral Fellow, International Arctic Research Center