Paige West

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]

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

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. "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. "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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