Researchers

Dr. Laura Monti is currently a Research Professor in the Department of Applied Indigenous Studies at Northern Arizona University. Before her tenure at the University, Dr. Monti served as the Mexico Program Director for the Amazon Conservation team. She has worked throughout Latin America and the southwest U.S. on projects involving community health, Native foodways, marine turtle conservation, and community-based natural resource planning. Dr. Monti initiated the Native Foodways and Diabetes Prevention Project. She holds a B.S. in Nursing from Maryville University, an M.S. in Community Health from St. Louis University, and a Ph.D. in Arid Land Resource Sciences with a minor in Anthropology from the University of Arizona.