Andrew Curley

Andrew Curley is an Assistant Professor in the School of Geography, Development & Environment at the University of Arizona, affiliated with the Diné (Navajo Nation). His research examines Indigenous nations' engagement with colonial economies, focusing on extractive industries, energy transitions, and climate change. He employs ethnographic methods to study coal, water, and land use in Indigenous communities like the Navajo Nation and Sikkim, India.

Education: PhD (details not provided in text).

Research interests include decolonizing methodologies, colonial legacies, and resource governance. He critiques extractive practices and advocates for Indigenous sovereignty in environmental policy. Recent work explores dam impacts, water rights, and the intersection of Black and Indigenous ecologies.

Articles (2021–2025) address topics like colonial river histories, energy transitions, and transnational arid-region comparisons. His scholarship bridges geography, history, and political ecology.

No scientific awards mentioned. Engages in university-community collaborations for Navajo Nation resilience, though specific grant details are not listed.

Collaborations focus on Indigenous data governance and land-based governance models, as seen in projects like the Southwest Indigenous Climate Summit.