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Jenny Davis

Associate Professor

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

American Indian Studies Program

Department of Anthropology

College of Fine & Applied Arts

Department of Landscape Architecture

Jenny Davis is currently serving as an American Indian Studies Program Associate Professor at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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anthropology language culture sociolinguistics cultural anthropology ethnography indigenous languages gender studies social anthropology indigenous peoples sociocultural anthropology gendered sexuality applied linguistics language policy indigenous studies language culture gender identity ethnic studies extinct language linguistic anthropology queer theory anthropological theory homosexuality language revitalization physical anthropology postcolonial writing anthropological archaeology ethnographic theory intercultural studies alternative sexuality queer studies endangered languages gender theory social science research american identity linguistic diversity settler colonialism research policy evolutionary anthropology english language cognitive anthropology lingua franca language variation distributional semantics word-sense disambiguation indigenous movements native people queer excursions verb senses asian studies ethnomethodology south asian culture ethical review publication ethics human research ethics science ethics transgender studies sexual identity identity politics cultural identity white supremacy black experience raciolinguistics language policing weird is white weird concept indigenous language survivance community partnerships community members ancient dna reed college language affiliation manual grouping strict methodology u.s. two spirit movement cultural studies speculative fiction

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Home-Carrying: A Repatriation Trip to Vanuatu 100 Years in the Making. SAPIENS (2025)

Jenny Davis

historyvanuatu 100repatriation triptransnational mobilitycolonialismanthropologyrefugee studieshistoric preservationmigration studiesforced migration

How the Oak Tree Came to Be. Meridians (2025)

Jenny Davis

arboricultureforestrytree breedingtree physiologyoak tree cameforest research

Welcome to the Indigenous Languages Slipstream. American Indian Culture and Research Journal (2025)

Jenny Davis

australian englishtranslation studiesextinct languagemultilingualismlanguage policyworld englishindigenous languagesenglish languageindigenous languages slipstreamlanguagelanguage documentationlinguisticslanguage localisation

Artificial Intelligence, Social Responsibility, and the Roles of the University. Communications of the ACM (2024)

Michael C. LouiNigel BoschAnita Say ChanJenny L. DavisRochelle GutiérrezJingrui HeKarrie KarahaliosSanmi KoyejoRuby MendenhallMadelyn Rose SanfilippoHanghang TongLav R. VarshneyYang Wang

ethics of technologytechnologysocial innovationengineering ethicsethics of artificial intelligencehigher educationhow universitiesresponsible technologysocial scienceseducationartificial intelligenceresponsible aisocial responsibilityeducational technologyai education

Attending to Settler Colonialism in Black/Native American Histories in I've Been Here All the While. Settler Colonial Studies (2024)

Jenny L. Davis

ethnic studiesindigenous studiescolonialismamerican studiescritical race theoryindigenous peoplesliteral geographiesland occupationsettler colonialismanthropologyafrican american studiesamerican identity

Reciprocity and Redistribution. Routledge eBooks (2024)

Antoinette BurtonJenny L. DavisMargaret L. Brennan

public involvementcivic engagementphilanthropycommunity engagementpublic humanitiesconsortium projectacademic ethicsociologyresearch policysocial sciencespublic scholarshipsocietal challengessocial science researchhww grant workcommunity-engaged researchvoluntary sectorsocial justice

Biological Samples Taken From Native American Ancestors Are Human Remains Under Nagpra. American Journal of Biological Anthropology (2023)

Alyssa C. BaderAimée E. CarbaughJenny L. DavisKrystiana L. KrupaRipan S. Malhi

paleobiologyarchaeological excavationsbiological samplesunited statesarchaeologyarchaeological practicearchaeological evidencearchaeological methodsanthropologynative american ancestorsbiological anthropologyanthropological archaeologypaleopathologybiostatisticspaleoanthropologyamerican archaeologyphysical anthropologyarchaeological sciencebioarchaeology

Community Partnerships Are Fundamental to Ethical Ancient Dna Research. Human Genetics and Genomics Advances (2023)

Emma KowalLaura S. WeyrichJuan Manuel ArgüellesAlyssa C. BaderChip ColwellAmanda Daniela CortezJenny L. DavisGonzalo FigueiroKeolu FoxRipan S. MalhiElizabeth Matisoo-SmithAyushi NayakElizabeth A. NelsonGeorge NicholasMaria A. Nieves-ColónLynette RussellSean UlmFrancisco Vergara-SilvaFernando A. VillaneaJennifer K. WagnerJoseph M. YrachetaKrystal S. Tsosie

ethicspublication ethicscommunity partnershipsbioethicsresearch policyethical reviewsocial sciencesanthropological archaeologyancient dnabioarchaeologyanthropologyhuman research ethicscommunity membersarchaeologyresearch ethicsscience ethicssocial anthropology

Language and Racism. Wiley-Blackwell (2023)

Krystal A. SmallsJenny L. Davis

raceintercultural studiesethnic studiesanti-racismmultilingualismlanguage policyraciolinguisticsafrican american studieslanguagesociolinguisticsapplied linguisticslanguage culturelanguage policing

RETRACTED: Extracting the Practices of Paleogenomics: A Study of Ancient Dna Labs and Research in Relation to Native Americans and Indigenous Peoples. American Journal of Biological Anthropology (2023)

Amanda Daniela CortezDorothy LippertJenny L. DavisGeorge NicholasRipan S. MalhiLaura S. WeyrichKatrina G. ClawAlyssa C. BaderChip Colwell

historyamerican archaeologybiological anthropologyanthropological archaeologyhuman evolutionpaleopathologyindigenous peoplesanthropologypaleoanthropologyancient dna labsteam project

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Jenny Davis

Associate Professor

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

American Indian Studies Program

Department of Anthropology

College of Fine & Applied Arts

Department of Landscape Architecture

Jenny Davis is currently serving as an American Indian Studies Program Associate Professor at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Honors

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Associate Professor

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Video Presentations

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Home-Carrying: A Repatriation Trip to Vanuatu 100 Years in the Making. SAPIENS (2025)

Jenny Davis

historyvanuatu 100repatriation triptransnational mobilitycolonialismanthropologyrefugee studieshistoric preservationmigration studiesforced migration

How the Oak Tree Came to Be. Meridians (2025)

Jenny Davis

arboricultureforestrytree breedingtree physiologyoak tree cameforest research

Welcome to the Indigenous Languages Slipstream. American Indian Culture and Research Journal (2025)

Jenny Davis

Artificial Intelligence, Social Responsibility, and the Roles of the University. Communications of the ACM (2024)

Michael C. LouiNigel BoschAnita Say ChanJenny L. DavisRochelle GutiérrezJingrui HeKarrie KarahaliosSanmi KoyejoRuby MendenhallMadelyn Rose SanfilippoHanghang TongLav R. VarshneyYang Wang

Attending to Settler Colonialism in Black/Native American Histories in I've Been Here All the While. Settler Colonial Studies (2024)

Jenny L. Davis

Reciprocity and Redistribution. Routledge eBooks (2024)

Antoinette BurtonJenny L. DavisMargaret L. Brennan

Biological Samples Taken From Native American Ancestors Are Human Remains Under Nagpra. American Journal of Biological Anthropology (2023)

Alyssa C. BaderAimée E. CarbaughJenny L. DavisKrystiana L. KrupaRipan S. Malhi

Community Partnerships Are Fundamental to Ethical Ancient Dna Research. Human Genetics and Genomics Advances (2023)

Language and Racism. Wiley-Blackwell (2023)

Krystal A. SmallsJenny L. Davis

raceintercultural studiesethnic studiesanti-racismmultilingualismlanguage policyraciolinguisticsafrican american studieslanguagesociolinguisticsapplied linguisticslanguage culturelanguage policing

Amanda Daniela CortezDorothy LippertJenny L. DavisGeorge NicholasRipan S. MalhiLaura S. WeyrichKatrina G. ClawAlyssa C. BaderChip Colwell

historyamerican archaeologybiological anthropologyanthropological archaeologyhuman evolutionpaleopathologyindigenous peoplesanthropologypaleoanthropologyancient dna labsteam project

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