Chimaway Lopez

Education:

B.A., Environmental Studies and American Studies, Amherst College; M.A., Native American Studies, University of California, Davis; Ph.D., Native American Studies, University of California, Davis

Dissertation:

Ksa’itpen hu šna’nanwaš hitʼinšup: Environmental histories of the 19th century Chumash maritime Borderlands

Thesis Advisor:

Beth Rose Middleton Manning, Professor of Native American Studies, University of California, Davis

Research Topic:

Practicing ʼeqwel hiltomol hi štapan [tule boat making]: Twining together a vessel of Chumash resurgence 

Mentor:

Vicente Diaz, Professor of American Indian Studies, University of California, Los Angeles 

Current Position:

President’s Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of American Indian Studies, University of California, Los Angeles