Otakuye Conroy-Ben (Oglala Lakota) is an assistant professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Build Environment at Arizona State University. Conroy-Ben received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Notre Dame, a master's degree in analytical chemistry from the University of Arizona, and a doctorate in environmental engineering from the University of Arizona. Her research focuses on the biological effects of polluted water. Her research interests include environmental endocrine disruption, metal and antibiotic resistance in bacteria, and wastewater epidemiology. She teaches the courses CEE 361 Introduction to Environmental Engineering, CEE 560 Soil & Groundwater Remediation, and CEE 564 Contaminant Fate and Transport. Conroy-Ben is advisor to the ASU chapter of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES).