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Carroll has been pivoting her projects to meet the needs of tribes to access and use their COVID-related data for planning, mitigation and evaluation. She is a strong advocate for the creation of institutional research and data practices at tribes, funding entities and universities that infuse Indigenous rights and interests across law and policy spheres. Carroll co-edited the recently released book Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Policy and led the publication of the CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance, which provide critical considerations for non-tribal entities that steward and use Indigenous peoples' data. The laboratory's research, teaching and engagement seek to transform institutional governance and ethics for Indigenous control of Indigenous data, particularly within open science, open data and big data contexts.ĭr. Indigenous data sovereignty draws on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples that reaffirms the rights of Indigenous nations to control data about their peoples, lands and resources. Her interdisciplinary lab group, the Collaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance, develops research, policy and practice innovations for Indigenous data sovereignty.
Carroll's research explores the links between Indigenous governance, data, the environment and community wellness. She is an assistant professor in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, assistant research professor at the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, associate director of the Native Nations Institute, assistant professor in the American Indian Studies Graduate Interdisciplinary Program, and co-director of the Center for Indigenous Environmental Health Research.ĭr. Stephanie Russo Carroll is of Sicilian descent and is a member of the Ahtna tribe and is a citizen of the Native Village of Kluti-Kaah in Alaska.