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Professor of Extension

University affiliation

• Cooperative Extension Service
• Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension
• ����Ӱ�� Tribes Extension Program
• University of ����Ӱ�� Fairbanks (Troth Yeddha')

Contact information

• Email: hbrader@alaska.edu
• Phone: (907) 474-6620

Media contact

Julie Stricker

• Phone: (907) 474-5406
• Email: jestricker2@alaska.edu

Areas of expertise

• Agriculture and Horticulture
• Education
• Tribal Food Sovereignty and Security

Research interests/biography

Heidi Rader directs the ����Ӱ�� Tribes Extension Program, which promotes food sovereignty and security throughout ����Ӱ��. She teaches virtual and hands-on workshops on health, wellness, food and gardening. She partners with Tribes and traditional knowledge holders to offer tribally driven outreach. She has filmed more than 75 videos for the “” series and writes the blog, “.” She created the massive online open course, “Grow Your Own Food,” on EdX. She served as a governing board member of the ����Ӱ�� Food Policy Council from 2020-2025. She works with the Extension Foundation to promote Agriprospects: Workforce Development Network in the Western and 1994 regions.