This is a partial list of current graduate Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation.
Nicole Benally
PhD Candidate in Forestry and Conservation
Contact
- nicole.benally@umontana.edu
- Office Hours
By appointment
Personal Summary
Ya'a'teeh ("Hello" in the Navajo/Dine' Language)! My name is Nicole Benally and I am from the Navajo Nation. I am Black Streak Wood born for the Coyote Pass Clan. My grandparents are from the Bitter Water and Red Running into Water Clans. I was born and raised on the Navajo Reservation in Ganado, Arizona. Prior to attending the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ (UM), I served as the Tribal Agriculture and 4-H Extension Agent for the Eastern Navajo Nation with New Mexico State University. I have also served as a consultant for First Nations Development Institute in their Native Farm to School Programming and for Montana State in their Farm to School Institute. I am a Tribal Agriculture Fellow, Alfred P. Sloan Indigenous Graduate Fellow, Gates Millennium Scholar, and Co-founder of the UM Indigenous Graduate Student Association.
Education
2018 - M.S. in Agronomy focusing on soil health and cover crop use, Purdue University
2016 - B.S. in Agriculture majoring in Soil Science, New Mexico State University
Research Interests
My dissertation focuses on Tribal and Indigenous Food Sovereignty within the Navajo Nation and Tribal Colleges and University communities.
Selected Publications
Benally, Nicole A. (2019). Soil aggregation and soil carbon measurements to assess cover crop improvements to soil health in Indiana. Purdue University Graduate School. Thesis. https://doi.org/10.25394/PGS.7427762.v1