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Specializations

  •  Quantitative Methods
  •  Qualitative Methods
  •  Mixed-Methods Research

Research Areas

Biography

I am a doctoral candidate at the University of Washington (Seattle, USA). My research examines how shared ownership of online data is shaped through practices of collection, use, and disclosure in public repositories; how attribution mechanisms (e.g., data licenses and embedded metadata) are implemented and maintained across the data lifecycle; and how encoding and decoding approaches can preserve privacy and support data sovereignty as datasets move through distributed information systems and GenAI pipelines. I use mixed methods and participatory design to surface tacit digital practices among diverse stakeholders and translate findings into actionable research and policy recommendations.

Awards

  • qacagÊ·ac Award - Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies(CAIIS), University of Washington, 2023-2023
  • NSF iCorps Customer Discovery Award - University of Washington CoMotion Incubation Lab, 2020-2020
  • WeObserve Open Data Challenge - EU Horizon Grant 2020, #776740, 2020-2020
  • Faculty Award for Student Excellence - Information School, MSIM Program, 2020

Publications and Contributions

  • Journal Article, Professional Journal
    (2024)
    Wicazo Sa Review, 37(1), pp. 1-28 Authors: Clarita Lefthand-Begay, Nicole Kuhn, Turam Purty, Tessa Rose Campbell, Shawon Sarkar, Jesse Brisbois, Robin Ruhm, Kunsang Choden Lama, Ana Rodriguez, Celina Ghost Dog, Jean M Dennison, Shayla Chatto, Ruonan Guo
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    Insights from Reflexivity on Strengthening Water Security in Tribal Communities through Collaborative Approaches (2024)
    Indigenous Public Humanities Authors: Clarita Lefthand-Begay, Turam Purty, M Williams, S Carl
  • Instructor's Manual
    Research Methods for Informatics Undergraduate Students: A Lab Workbook (2023)
    Authors: Clarita Lefthand-Begay, Jesse Brisbois, Julie Emory, W.E. King, Kunsang Choden Lama, Claire Indermaur McDonald, Nataliya Muzyka, Punya Prakash Shetty, Turam Purty, Aditya Singh, Zening Qu
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2022)
    Wicazo Sa Review, 37(1-2), pp. 1-28, ISBN/ISSN: 1533-7901 Authors: Clarita Lefthand-Begay, Nicole S. Kuhn, Turam Purty, Tessa R. Campbell, Shawon Sarkar, Jesse Brisbois, Robin Ruhm, Kunsang Choden, Ana Rodriguez, Celena J. Ghost Dog, Jean M. Dennison, Shayla Chatto, Rona Guo
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2021)
    International Transactions in Operational Research, 28(5), pp. 2334-2358, ISBN/ISSN: 0969-6016 Authors: Larissa P.G. Petroianu, Zelda B. Zabinsky, Mariam Zameer, Yi Chu, Mamiza M. Muteia, Mauricio G.C. Resende, Aida L. Coelho, Jiarui Wei, Turam Purty, Abel Draiva, Alvaro Lopes

Presentations

  • Indigenous-led assessment of water security: A study on water perceptions in the Akiak Native Community (2025)
    2nd International Sociohydrology Conference - Japan
  • Validation of Usability Heuristics for Citizen and Community Science Practitioners (2024)
    iConference Proceedings - Chanchung, China
  • Tribal Water Sovereignty & Security Panel (2023)
    ATNI’s Changing Currents Tribal Water Summit - Coos Bay, Oregon
  • Sarjom Project: Development of CitSci Manager, an open-source tool for open citizen science datasets (2020)
    Proceedings of the Citizen Science Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Conference - Berlin, Germany