Nìhì Research Community

Meet the Team

  • Dr. Cherie De Vore (Diné)

    Principal Investigator

    Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering

  • Macy Winn

    Graduate Student

    Environmental Engineering, MS - College of Engineering, University of Arizona

  • Jeffrey Bartholomeusz

    Accelerated Master’s Student

    Chemical Engineering, MS - College of Engineering, University of Arizona

  • Ignacio Garcia

    Graduate Student

    Environmental Science, MS - College of Agriculture, Life, and Environmental Sciences, University of Arizona

  • Xavia Gutierrez

    Graduate Student

    Environmental Engineering, MS - College of Engineering, University of Arizona

  • Quaidin Ben (Diné)

    Undergraduate Student

    Tohono O’odham Community College, A Student’s Journey Summer ‘25 Intern

  • Gwen Flores (Pascua Yaqui)

    Undergraduate Student

    Chemical Engineering, EHS-RISE Summer ‘25 Intern - College of Engineering, University of Arizona

  • Nieves Vázquez

    Graduate Student

    Water, Society, Policy, MS - College of Agriculture, Life, and Environmental Sciences, University of Arizona

  • Chrisa Whitmore

    Graduate Student

    Environmental Science, PhD - College of Agriculture, Life, and Environmental Sciences, University of Arizona

  • Ryan Cotter

    Undergraduate Student

    Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Arizona

  • Jariah Callado (Jicarilla Apache)

    Undergraduate Student

    Pre-Law - College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, University of Arizona

  • Graduate student (co-advised by Dr. De Vore)

    Bree Lameman (Diné)

    Affiliated Graduate student (co-advised by Dr. De Vore)

    Health Behaviors Health Promotion, PhD - Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona

Our Community Partners

Previous Lab Members

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    Leila Yazzie (Diné)

    2024-2025

    Undergraduate, EHS-RISE Plant Science

Join the team

The Nihi Lab group is seeking Ph.D students and a postdoctoral research fellow to join our community!

Undergraduates will be accepted on a case by case basis.

Please be prepared to provide a CV, 3 names of recommenders, a research values statement and unofficial transcripts.