Dr. Monica Yellowhair, PhD
Monica is of the Towering House people (Kinyaa’áanii), born for the Red House people (Kinłichii’nii); her maternal grandfather is the Manygoats clan (Tł’izílání); and lastly, her paternal grandfather is the Reed people clan (Lók’aa’ Díne’é). Monica is originally from Kayenta, AZ and has received her Bachelors’ and Masters’ degrees at Northern Arizona University in Microbiology and Chemistry, respectively.
Thereafter, she received her PhD at the University of Arizona in Pharmacology & Toxicology. Dr. Yellowhair currently works with the UArizona Cancer Center’s Office of COE to increase cancer education and prevention across the state of Arizona since 2018. Monica’s research projects have ranged from studying the chemical effects of depleted uranium on DNA to increasing colorectal cancer screening rates among American Indians in Arizona.