Dr. Elan Pochedley

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Elan Pochedley is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Michigan State University, specializing in Great Lakes Anishinaabe Knowledge, Spiritualities, and Cultural Practices. His scholarship chronicles traditional Anishinaabe stories and teachings while examining the ecological knowledge that informs the ethical responsibilities of the Anishinaabe/Neshnabé nations' citizens. Pochedley’s research particularly focuses on how technological innovations are incorporated into the Anishinaabeg/Neshnabék efforts to care for their relations with the non-human world. He earned his PhD from the Department of Anthropology at the University of Minnesota, where he also received dual graduate minors in American Indian & Indigenous Studies and Heritage Studies & Public History. His work has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the Mellon Foundation, and he completed a two-year term as a Charles Eastman Fellow at Dartmouth College. Pochedley is an enrolled citizen of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.

Research Interests

Requirements for Michigan State University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:17
Writing
Required:17
Speaking
Required:17
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field At least 15 credits in psychology courses
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Specialization Notes

Department of Psychology