Christine Stanton is a Professor in the Department of Education at Montana State University. In a recent Provost’s Lecture, she tells about her research and experiences in indigenous communities, such as Lander, Wyoming, where her career began. Her term for this work is “community-centered participatory research,” which relies on indigenous mentors who are co-creators of the findings and stories that result. Stanton situates her efforts within a framework of four R’s: relationality, reciprocity, responsibility, and respect.
Go underground with this interview with Adam Weaver, Vice President of the American Speleological Society, the largest organization that studies, explores and conserves caves, with 250 chapters around the world. He is also one of the founders of Black Hills Cave and Nature Conservancy. Adam is a project caver, focusing on many of the large projects in the western United States. He is an expedition leader in both Jewel and Wind Caves, with substantial work in Lechuguilla and Ft. Stanton caves, among others. He is the Vice-Chairman of the Paha Sapa Grotto. He explores caves around the country and has mapped/discovered around 70 miles of new cave passage. Professionally, Adam works as a hydrologist and cartographer, and he holds an M.S. in Natural Resource Stewardship from Colorado State University.