Alejandra Cano

• PhD in Native American Studies University of California, Davis 2018-Present
• Master of Arts in Native American Studies University of California, Davis 2018-2020
• Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science University of California, Berkeley 2009-2011

• · 2020 – 2024 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
• · 2024 The Switzer Network Fellowship
• · 2023 Native American Studies Graduate Program Fellowship
• · 2023 International Dissertation Research Fellowship (SSRC)
• · 2022 – 2023 UC Davis Graduate Research Mentorship Fellowship
• · 2021 UC Davis Native American Studies Department Research Grant
• · 2020 Margrit Mondavi Summer Research Fellowship
• · 2020 Hemispheric Institute for the Americas: Language-Learning Grant
• · 2018 – 2019 UC Davis Deans' Distinguished Graduate Fellowship

• Cano, Alejandra. "Sô Bia: Embodying a Good Heart for Stingless Honey Bee Conservation." In Keepers of the Green World: A Research Agenda for Indigenous Environmental Research, edited by Melissa K. Nelson. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, (In Press).
• Cano, Alejandra. "El Conocimiento Encarnado del Pueblo Embera: Soluciones Frente a la Crisis Planetaria de Desminución de Polinizadores." In Investigación Transdisciplinaria en Sistemas Socioecológicos: Transformaciones desde la Raíz, edited by Rafael Calderón-Contreras and Micaela Trimble. Latin American Network of the Program on Ecosystem Change and Society Press LAPECS, (In Press).

• · 2024 - UC Humanities Research Institute (UCHRI) - Irvine, California
  “Stingless Bee Honey-Tasting for a Sensorial Approach to Pollinator Conservation”
  https://uchri.org/news/cross-pollinating-the-humanities-and-environmental-science/
• · 2024 - Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA) - Bodø, Norway
  “Revitalizing Embera Embodied Knowledge of Stingless Honeybees: Community-Driven Solutions to Pollinator Decline”
• · 2024 - Latin American Studies Association (LASA) - Bogotá, Colombia
  “Colaborando: Frameworks of Collaborative Knowledge Production with Community Partners in Colombia and Perú”
• · 2023 - International Society for Ecological Economics - Santa Marta, Colombia
  “Cross-pollinating with Indigenous Ways of Knowing for an Economy that Conserves Stingless Honeybees”
• · 2023 - International Society for Ecological Economics - Santa Marta, Colombia
  “Embodied Knowledge for Pluralistic Ecological Solutions to Pollinator Decline”
• · 2021 - Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA) - Online
  “Changing the Way We Science: (Re)centering Indigenous Peoples beyond Traditional Ecological Knowledge”
• · 2020 - Food History and Possible Futures in the Americas - Davis, California
  “From the Seed to the Bee: Stories of Cultural Knowledge”
• · 2016 - The Muonde Trust - Mazvihwa, Zimbabwe
  “(Re)Claiming and (Re)Indigenizing Permaculture”

• University of California, Davis, Spring 2025, NAS 123 Native Foods and Farming of the Americas
• Planting Justice, San Francisco Bay Area, CA 2014 - 2018, Led lessons on horticulture, social and environmental justice at high schools, juvenile detention centers, community centers recovery centers, and San Quentin State Prison.
• Center for Critical Environmental Global Literacy, Oaxaca, Mexico, 2017, Facilitated interactive lesson plans in Spanish with Indigenous educators and their communities.
• Phat Beets Produce, Oakland, CA, 2012 - 2014, Developed and facilitated curriculum on environmental science for youth from the Children's Hospital.
• Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture, Berkeley, CA, 2012 - 2013, Coordinated and led meetings with Oakland residents to assess food system literacy. Designed and developed curricula on 'The Food System' and 'Food Justice' for inner-city youth and adults.

• Sustainable Cities of Northern Europe - University of California, Davis 2011: Studied the smart urban planning of cities in Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and Switzerland, as well as associated policies.

• Dr. Liza Grandia

Professor and Department Chair, Native American Studies

University of California Davis

lgrandia@ucdavis.edu

• Dr. Melissa K. Nelson

Professor, School of Sustainability and College of Global Futures

Arizona State University

Melissa.K.Nelson@asu.edu

• Dr. Rafael Calderón-Contreras

Professor and Department Chair, Social Sciences
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico

rcalderon@cua.uam.mx

• Dr. Ken Wilson

Former CEO Christensen Fund

Muonde Trust Research Team, Zimbabwe

KenWilson17@gmail.com