Meet the Staff
Paul Grant-Costa
Co-Director
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Paul holds a Ph.D. in Theoretical Linguistics from the University of Connecticut, a J.D. (International Law and Human Rights) from the University of Connecticut School of Law, and a Ph.D. in American Studies from Yale University. He has worked as an archeological researcher in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York, Senior Researcher at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center, a post-doctoral editorial
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Tobias Glaza
Co-Director
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A former senior researcher at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center and land management coordinator for the Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation, Tobias holds a M.A in Ethnobotany from Connecticut College. In addition to his more recent work with Connecticut Native people, he has worked for the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission and on a variety of projects in New England including the Boston Harbor Islands Ethnographic Assessment for the National Park Service and the federal
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Julie Fisher
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Julie holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of Delaware with a focus on Early American and Native American history. Her research centers on English-colonial politics, language acquisition, and borderland communities. She is the co-author of Ninigret, Sachem of the Niantics and Narragansetts: Diplomacy, War, and the Balance of Power in Seventeenth-Century New England and Indian Country, which appeared with Cornell
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Tribal Interns
Eric Maynard
Mohegan Community |
Danielle Hill
Mashpee Community |
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A recent graduate of the University of Rhode Island, with a Masters in Library and Information Studies, Eric is a member of the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut, where he is also employed. His experiences as a graduate student have included an internship with the University of Arizona to research and create metadata files for the
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Danielle Hill has been working with tribal governments since 2010 in various capacities and departments and offers a well-rounded perspective on the needs and pertinent issues affecting tribal citizens and tribal organizations. She is dedicated to advancing the economic and educational opportunities available for underserved communities.
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Board of Advisors
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Harry Stout (Chair, Co-Faculty Advocate), Yale Divinity School, Yale University
Tisa Wenger, (Co-Faculty Advocate), Department of Religious Studies/American Studies, Yale University
Claire Bowern, Department of Linguistics, Yale University
Lisa Brooks (Abenaki), Professor of English and American Studies, Amherst College
Jody Blankenship, Executive Director, Connecticut Historical Society & Museum
Faith Damon Davison (Mohegan), Archivist (emeritus), Elder & Nonner, The Mohegan Tribe
Philip J. Deloria (Dakota), American Studies, Harvard University
J. Kēhaulani Kauanui (Kanaka Maoli), Departments of American Studies and Anthropology, Wesleyan University
Kenneth Minkema, Executive Editor, The Works of Jonathan Edwards, Yale University
Stephen Pitti, Director, Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity and Transnational Migration, Yale University
Elizabeth Theobald Richards (Cherokee), Director of Creative Strategies, The Opportunity Agenda, NYC; Program Officer Ford Foundation (2003-2010)
David J. Silverman, Department of History, George Washington University
Kendall Wiggin, Connecticut State Librarian, Connecticut State Library
J. Cedric Woods (Lumbee), Director, Institute for New England Native American Studies, Boston, MA
Tisa Wenger, (Co-Faculty Advocate), Department of Religious Studies/American Studies, Yale University
Claire Bowern, Department of Linguistics, Yale University
Lisa Brooks (Abenaki), Professor of English and American Studies, Amherst College
Jody Blankenship, Executive Director, Connecticut Historical Society & Museum
Faith Damon Davison (Mohegan), Archivist (emeritus), Elder & Nonner, The Mohegan Tribe
Philip J. Deloria (Dakota), American Studies, Harvard University
J. Kēhaulani Kauanui (Kanaka Maoli), Departments of American Studies and Anthropology, Wesleyan University
Kenneth Minkema, Executive Editor, The Works of Jonathan Edwards, Yale University
Stephen Pitti, Director, Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity and Transnational Migration, Yale University
Elizabeth Theobald Richards (Cherokee), Director of Creative Strategies, The Opportunity Agenda, NYC; Program Officer Ford Foundation (2003-2010)
David J. Silverman, Department of History, George Washington University
Kendall Wiggin, Connecticut State Librarian, Connecticut State Library
J. Cedric Woods (Lumbee), Director, Institute for New England Native American Studies, Boston, MA
- Advisor Emeritus: David Scott, Associate Editor, History of Parliament Trust, London
- Advisor Emeritus: John Demos, History Department (retired), Yale University
Subject Specialists & Consultants
Nicholas Bellantoni, Connecticut State Archaeologist (retired)
Ned Blackhawk (Western Shoshone), History Department, Yale University
James Caudle, Research Associate, Robert Burns Editions, University of Glasgow
Christine DeLucia, History Department, Williams College
John Mack Faragher, History Department, Yale University (retired)
Jeffrey Glover, Department of English, Loyola University
Rae Gould (Nipmuc), Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Washington, DC
Pekka Hämäläinen, Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford
Russell Handsman, Research Anthropologist, Independent Consultant
Karen Ordahl Kupperman, Department of History, New York University
Elizabeth Mancke, Canada Research Chair, University of New Brunswick
Daniel Mandell, Department of History, Truman State University
Alyssa Mt. Pleasant, Transnational Studies, SUNY at Buffalo University
Heather Law Pezzarossi, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University
Michael Sletcher, Stanford University OHS, Stanford University
David Smith, Faculty of History, Cambridge University
Kevin Sweeney, American Studies and History, Amherst College
Cheryll Toney Holley (Nipmuc), Chief and Historian of the Hassanamisco Band of Nipmuc
John Warner, Archivist of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Wendy Warren, History Department, Princeton University
Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel (Mohegan), Tribal Historian/Medicine Woman, Mohegan Tribe
Ned Blackhawk (Western Shoshone), History Department, Yale University
James Caudle, Research Associate, Robert Burns Editions, University of Glasgow
Christine DeLucia, History Department, Williams College
John Mack Faragher, History Department, Yale University (retired)
Jeffrey Glover, Department of English, Loyola University
Rae Gould (Nipmuc), Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Washington, DC
Pekka Hämäläinen, Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford
Russell Handsman, Research Anthropologist, Independent Consultant
Karen Ordahl Kupperman, Department of History, New York University
Elizabeth Mancke, Canada Research Chair, University of New Brunswick
Daniel Mandell, Department of History, Truman State University
Alyssa Mt. Pleasant, Transnational Studies, SUNY at Buffalo University
Heather Law Pezzarossi, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University
Michael Sletcher, Stanford University OHS, Stanford University
David Smith, Faculty of History, Cambridge University
Kevin Sweeney, American Studies and History, Amherst College
Cheryll Toney Holley (Nipmuc), Chief and Historian of the Hassanamisco Band of Nipmuc
John Warner, Archivist of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Wendy Warren, History Department, Princeton University
Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel (Mohegan), Tribal Historian/Medicine Woman, Mohegan Tribe
Editorial Alumni
Michael Sletcher, Senior Associate Editor, 2009-2014
Adrina Garbooshian, Consulting Editor, 2011-2012
Brian Parker, Photographer, 2009-2013
Allen Phillips, Travel Photographer, 2012
Rachel Sayet, Mohegan Visiting Native Scholar, 2013
Matthew Ryan (Central Connecticut State University), Editorial Intern, 2012-2013
Gabe Benjamin (Central Connecticut State University), Editorial Intern, 2014
Zoe Waldman (Brandeis University), Editorial Assistant, Summer 2014
Anya Montiel (Yale), Native Editorial Assistant, 2014
Ryan Hall (Yale), Editorial Assistant, 2014
Justin Brooks (Yale), Editorial Assistant, 2014
Justin Hawkins (Yale), Editorial Assistant, 2014
Emily Van Alst (Yale), Native Editorial Assistant, 2014
Sharon Welch (Yale), Native Editorial Assistant, 2014
Kyle Armstrong (Central Connecticut State University), Editorial Intern, 2015
Zachary Dann (Central Connecticut State University), Editorial Intern, 2015
Sebi Medina-Tayac (Yale), Native Editorial Intern, 2015
Marc Strickland (Yale), Native Editorial Intern, 2015
Peter Cherry (Wayne State University), Research Assistant, 2015
Patricia Mandernach (Wayne State University), Research Assistant, 2015
Michael Sletcher, Senior Associate Editor, 2009-2014
Adrina Garbooshian, Consulting Editor, 2011-2012
Brian Parker, Photographer, 2009-2013
Allen Phillips, Travel Photographer, 2012
Rachel Sayet, Mohegan Visiting Native Scholar, 2013
Matthew Ryan (Central Connecticut State University), Editorial Intern, 2012-2013
Gabe Benjamin (Central Connecticut State University), Editorial Intern, 2014
Zoe Waldman (Brandeis University), Editorial Assistant, Summer 2014
Anya Montiel (Yale), Native Editorial Assistant, 2014
Ryan Hall (Yale), Editorial Assistant, 2014
Justin Brooks (Yale), Editorial Assistant, 2014
Justin Hawkins (Yale), Editorial Assistant, 2014
Emily Van Alst (Yale), Native Editorial Assistant, 2014
Sharon Welch (Yale), Native Editorial Assistant, 2014
Kyle Armstrong (Central Connecticut State University), Editorial Intern, 2015
Zachary Dann (Central Connecticut State University), Editorial Intern, 2015
Sebi Medina-Tayac (Yale), Native Editorial Intern, 2015
Marc Strickland (Yale), Native Editorial Intern, 2015
Peter Cherry (Wayne State University), Research Assistant, 2015
Patricia Mandernach (Wayne State University), Research Assistant, 2015
