Jessica Bissett Perea

Dr. Jessica Bissett Perea is an Associate Professor in the Department of American Indian Studies at the University of Washington, College of Arts & Sciences. Her work centers Indigenous-led research in musicology, Indigeneity, and decolonial methodologies. She co-directs the 'Radical and Relational Approaches to Food Fermentation and Food Security' project with international collaborators from Greenland and Malaysia. Her book Sound Relations (Oxford UP, 2021) explores Inuit musical histories and their intersections with colonialism.

• Education:
• Ph.D. in Musicology, UCLA
• MA in Music, University of Nevada, Reno
• Undergraduate studies in Music Education and History, Central Washington University
• Research Focus:
• Indigenous methodologies
• Sound studies
• Historiography
• Arctic/North Pacific Studies

Her research is supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Hellman Fellows Program. Awards include the 2020 Outstanding Graduate Advising Award and 2010 Alaska Native Visionary Award.

She advises projects on Indigenous food sovereignty and collaborates with institutions like the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute and wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ Intellectual House. Current initiatives include an Asia-Pacific Indigenous Studies seminar with Universiti Malaya.