Beth Middleton

Beth Middleton is an Associate Professor in the Department of Native American Studies at the University of California, Davis. She is also affiliated with the Geography Graduate Group, reflecting her interdisciplinary research focus on Indigenous communities, land, and environmental justice. Her work is centered on Native American and Caribbean contexts, integrating geography, policy, and community-based methodologies.

Her research interests include:

• Political ecology and Indigenous resource governance
• Federal Indian law and tribal sovereignty
• Indigenous geography, cartography, and qualitative GIS
• Afro-indigeneity and intergenerational trauma and healing
• Participatory research methods and rural environmental justice
• Multicultural dimensions of conservation, land use, and planning

Her scholarship emphasizes community-driven approaches and the intersection of cultural identity, place, and policy. While no specific publications or awards are listed in the provided text, her academic profile suggests a strong commitment to social justice, decolonizing methodologies, and collaborative research with Native communities.

Beth Middleton is actively engaged in teaching and research at UC Davis, contributing to both Native American Studies and geographic scholarship through a critical, place-based lens.