Dr. Amanda Kearney

Biography

Amanda Kearney is a full professor of anthropology at San Diego State University, with a distinguished academic background including tenured positions at several prestigious universities in Australia. She specializes in anthropology, human resilience, and future security, focusing on post-conventional anthropology and ethnographic research with Indigenous families in remote areas of northern and central Australia. Kearney has dedicated over 26 years to collaborative, co-designed research, particularly engaging with the Yanyuwa, Marra, Garrwa, and Gudanji peoples concerning their land and sea rights. Her current research interests include pluralism, kincentric ecologies, and cross-cultural approaches to ecological precarity and climate change. She has received significant federal funding for her projects and has sustained a commitment to applied anthropology, offering expert advice on matters related to refugee initiatives, Indigenous rights, and social responsibility. Kearney also serves as editor-in-chief of the Anthropological Forum, guiding discussions on future anthropology in a rapidly changing world.

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