Her research is focused on Native feminisms, California Indians, and decolonization. She received her Ph.D. in Native American Studies with a Designated Emphasis in Feminist Theory and Research from the University of California, Davis; her M.F.A. in Creative Writing and Literary Research from San Diego State University; and her B.A. in Psychology from Stanford University. Her forthcoming book on the revitalization of women’s coming-of-age ceremonies will be released by University of Washington Press in 2018. Since 2009, she has served as Executive Director of the Native Women’s Collective. She is the author of a popular blog that explores issues of social justice, history and California Indian politics and culture, www.cutcharislingbaldy.com/blog; is an enrolled member of the Hoopa Valley tribe; and has ties to the Yurok and Karuk peoples.