Nadira Mitchell

Nadira Mitchell is a junior majoring in Natural Resources with an emphasis on Wildlife Conservation and Management and a minor in American Indian Studies. She is interested in the integration of Indigenous perspectives in wildlife, conservation science, and natural resources policy-who aspires to advocate for environmental equity in Indigenous communities. Her passion for the Sonoran Desert, conservation and science started from her early experience of discovering snails during the monsoons of Tucson. In high school, Nadira was introduced to science communication, and advocacy as a junior docent with the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, her conservation research skills through the UA Science: Sky School’s Research Apprenticeship Program, and mentorship through the UA Women in Science & Engineering Mentorship program.  As an undergraduate she continues to conduct conservation research through the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program, expanded her academic skills as an Arizona Science Engineering & Math Scholar, interned with the Collaborative Conservation and Adaptation Strategy Toolbox (CCAST), focused on Indigenous environmental justice issues through the American Indian Student Initiatives club, and community service as a board of director member for the Southern Arizona Regional Science and Engineering Foundation.