Biography
Ashley is originally from Crystal, NM and is of the Black Streaked Wood people clan, born for Water’s Edge people clan, her maternal grandfather is Meadow’s Edge people clan, and her paternal grandfather is Irish. She joined the Center for Indigenous Health as a research program coordinator in December of 2019.
Ashley is leading the water access project team on the various water-related initiatives and studies. She loves working collaboratively and closely with her teammates and attests that the Center for Indigenous Health is rich with mentors, amazingly talented and caring individuals, who all contribute to improving the health of our Native communities. She feels that constantly learning from others is an everyday blessing.
Ashley obtained her BA degree in Psychology from Diné College. Her hobbies include watching documentaries, tending to her many houseplants, listening to crime podcasts, and playing board games with her family.