nayaaŋŋaq! welcome all!

Hi, I'm Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaq (pronounced KAY-nuh OOH-loke itch-AWE-key-yuck). I am an Iñupiaq from NW Alaska and an enrolled member of the Noorvik Native Community. 

 

(Click on the player below to hear Cana say her full name.)

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I'm an assistant professor of professional and technical writing at Virginia Tech who focuses on empowerment, social justice, Indigenous advocacy, and equitable research practices. 

 

As a technical communication scholar and researcher, I combine my Arctic experiences and Inuit perspective with theory and data to develop effective methods that equip others in planning and conducting respectful research, teaching, organizational strategy, and advocacy work.

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My skills include: communication design and outreach, advocacy, intercultural communication, science communication, strategic planning and programmatic development, grant and proposal writing, curriculum design and teaching, and publication design and editing.

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For a current listing of my publications and presentations, please view/download my CV, check out my pubs/preprints page, or check out my projects page.