Paige West
Paige West in 2021
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship (2021)
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Education
Academic work
DisciplineAnthropology
Institutions

Paige West is Claire Tow Professor of Anthropology at Barnard College.[1] She also serves on the faculty of Columbia University.[1] She earned a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2021.[2][3][4]

Biography

West received her B.A. from Wofford College, her M.A. from University of Georgia, and her Ph.D. from Rutgers University.[5] She joined the faculty of Barnard College and Columbia University in 2001 after graduating from Rutgers.[5] Her scholar interest lies in the relationship between societies and their environments, focusing on the linkages between environmental conservation and international development. She has carried out fieldwork in a number of countries, most notably in Papua New Guinea.[6]

West is also affiliated with the Earth Institute.[7] She is the founder of the journal Environment and Society: Advances in Research and served as its editor from 2009 to 2019.[8]

West was Wofford College's commencement speaker in 2016.[9] In 2021, West was also recognized by The Explorers Club as one of the 50 explorers changing the world.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Paige West | Department of Anthropology". anthropology.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  2. ^ "Meet the New Crop of 2021 Guggenheim Fellows". Columbia News. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  3. ^ "Paige West". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  4. ^ "Professor Paige West Named a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow". Barnard Anthropology. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  5. ^ a b "Paige West | Barnard College". barnard.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  6. ^ "Paige West Works to Uplift Indigenous Voices and Traditions in Papua New Guinea". State of the Planet. 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  7. ^ "Paige West, Environmental Anthropologist, Wins Guggenheim Fellowship". State of the Planet. 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  8. ^ "Journal started by Prof. Paige West helps close gap between social and natural sciences". Barnard College. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  9. ^ "Wofford College | Alumna Dr. Paige West to be Wofford Commencement speaker". www.wofford.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  10. ^ Dobson, Jim. "The Iconic Explorers Club Honors 50 Members Including 21 Remarkable Women". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
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