My name is Jill Fish and I’m from the Tuscarora Nation of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy of Western NY. I’m a lineal descendent — my father is an enrolled member (Beaver clan) and my mother is white. I was born and raised in Tuscarora until I moved to Saint Paul, MN where I currently live with my husband and son.

I’m an assistant professor of psychology at Macalester College. I earned my BA in psychology from Niagara University in 2012, my MS in mental health counseling from SUNY Buffalo in 2014, and my PhD in counseling psychology from the University of Minnesota in 2020. In 2023, I completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Minneapolis VA. At Macalester, I teach courses on Indigenous health, cultural psychology, and research methods/methodologies. I’m also a licensed psychologist and own a private practice, Fish Psychotherapy and Consulting, LLC.

My interdisciplinary research focuses on promoting Native American and Indigenous peoples’ well-being across the lifespan. I’m broadly interested in how Native peoples use their histories and cultures to overcome oppression (i.e., colonialism, racism) and support their healthy functioning. Whether I’m using quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods, my goal is to foster a psychology that is for and by Native peoples. To me, this means foregrounding Native peoples voices and experiences in my research for it to be impactful for Native communities and the society in which we live.