Dr. Stephanie Russo Carroll is Ahtna, a citizen of the Native Village of Kluti-Kaah in Alaska, and of Sicilian-decent. She is Assistant Professor of Public Health and Associate Director for the Native Nations Institute at the University of Arizona. Her interdisciplinary research group, the Collaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance develops research, policy, and practice innovations for Indigenous data sovereignty.  Her 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. Stephanie co-edited the book Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Policy and led the publication of the CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance. Stephanie co-founded the US Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network, and co-founded and chairs the Global Indigenous Data Alliance (GIDA).She Chairs the Indigenous Data Working Group for the IEEE P2890 Recommended Practice for Provenance of Indigenous Peoples’ Data.

Degrees

• Dr.P.H. Maternal and Child Health
  • University of Arizona, Tucaon, Arizona, United States
  • Promoting Family and Community Health through Indigenous Nation Sovereignty
• MPH Community Health Practice
  • University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
• B.A. Biology and Society
  • Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States

Awards

• Faculty Excellence in Research Award
  • Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Fall 2022
• Global Chair
  • ENRICH: Equity for Indigenous Research and Innovation Coordinating Hub, New York University, Spring 2020
• Intersectional Advocacy for Equity in STEM
  • University of Arizona Women in Science and Engineering Program and the Women in STEM Student Council, Spring 2020