I am a program coordinator and independent consultant with over a decade of experience in ecology, project management, and community leadership. Building from my extensive background in research and ecosystem monitoring, my recent efforts have focused on strengthening justice-centered processes in research and practice.
Below are some links to learn more and some examples of this work.
- David-Chavez, D. & Layden, T. J. (2022). Beginning at the beginning: Unburdening & healing our histories. Indigenous Land and Data Stewards Lab.
- David-Chavez, D. & Layden, T. J. (2022). How to apply, survive, and thrive in academia. Indigenous Land and Data Stewards Lab.
- David-Chavez, D. & Layden, T. J. (2022). Understanding roles and positionality in Indigenous science & education. Indigenous Land and Data Stewards Lab.
- David-Chavez, D. & Layden, T. J. (2023). Debunking myths and missteps: Settler-colonial mythologies v. Indigenous realities. Indigenous Land and Data Stewards Lab.
- Layden, T. J. & David-Chavez, D. (2024). Indigenous Data Sovereignty & Governance Resource Bundle. Indigenous Land and Data Stewards Lab.
- Layden, T. & David-Chavez, D. (2025). Indigenous Data Sovereignty & Governance Resource Bundle. Indigenous Land & Data Stewards Lab.
- David-Chavez, D. M., Natonabah, S., Layden, T. J., Gifford, G. (2024) Using technology to create healthy boundaries for our time and energy. Presentation during Building Labs workshop [online]. IndigeLab Network.
- David-Chavez, D. M., Natonabah, S., Layden, T. J. (2024) Funding and research governance for working with community partners. Presentation during Building Labs workshop [online]. IndigeLab Network.
- Bryant, J., M. Cordell, G. Deihl, A. Gebrezgi, T. J. Layden. 2013. Finding Nature in Your Neighborhood: A Field Mapping Protocol for Community Based Assessment of Greenspace Access. PDXScholar.
- Tamara Layden featured in People the Planet Needs Now: Voices for Justice, Science, and a Future of Promise by Dudley Edmondson (2025), Silver Medalist winner of the National Outdoor Book Awards
- Tamara Layden’s publication outlining a relational approach to conservation science research and evaluation. (2025)
- Tamara Layden’s collaborative wildlife research with La Bendición highlighted for youth engagement. (2023)
- Tamara Layden recognized for promoting equity in education at Colorado State University (2023)
- Tamara Layden featured for their Animal Ecology in Focus blog article for International Women’s Day (2021)
- Tamara Layden featured in the National Parks Experience for her work with Operation ROAM (2021)
- Taitingfong, R., D. David-Chavez, M. M. Pellicier, C. E. Oré, C. Puletapuai, T. J. Layden. 2025. Our islands, our stories, our futures: Building inter-island and cross-community solidarity for Indigenous data sovereignty. American Indian Culture and Research Journal. In review.
- Layden, T. J., D. David-Chavez. E. Galofré García, G. Gifford, A. Lavoie, E. Weingarten, S. P. Bombaci. 2025. Confronting colonial history: Toward healing, just, and equitable Indigenous conservation futures. Ecology & Society 30(1):33.
- Layden, T. J., Fernández, S., Sandoval-Lemus, M., Sonius, K. J., David-Chavez, D., & Bombaci, S. P. 2024. Shifting Power in Practice: Implementing Relational Research and Evaluation in Conservation Science. Social Sciences, 13(10), 555.
- Nelson, J.=, T. J. Layden=, M. Lasky, A. Verahrami, T. Laverty, E. Antunez, S. P. Bombaci. 2023. Inequalities in noise will affect urban wildlife. Nature Ecology & Evolution 8: 163-174.
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