MK Kerron

MS Student

she/her/hers

Contact Info

mikayla_kerron@ku.edu

Mikayla-Kerron Mikayla-Kerron

Biography —

Mikayla "MK" Kerron is an enrolled member of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes located in Anadarko, Oklahoma. She is also a descendant of the Mvskoke Creek Nation and the Makah tribe. As an Indigenous person and scholar, MK's area of interest is restoring the natural and cultural connections that tie into land restoration and management.

Education —

B.A. in Indigenous and American Indian Studies, Haskell Indian Nations University, 2021

Research —

• Traditional Ecological Knowledge

• Indigenous Science

• Prairie Ecosystems & Restoration

• Cultural Burns

• Soil Health

• GIS

Teaching —

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Culture and Health (Fall 2023)

Service —

National TribalGIS Advisory Committee

National TribalGIS Education Committee