Chandana Anusha

Chandana Anusha is a Research Fellow at Northwestern University, following a postdoctoral appointment at Princeton University. Her work bridges anthropology, environmental studies, and political economies, focusing on South Asia's coastal regions and the intersections of infrastructure, ecology, and human-nonhuman relations. She holds a Ph.D. from Yale University and degrees from Delhi University.

• Education: Ph.D. in Sociocultural Anthropology (Yale), M.Phil. (Yale), M.A. Sociology (Delhi), B.A. Literature in English (Delhi)

Her research explores mega-infrastructure projects in Western India, particularly how ports and development impact agrarian communities and coastal ecologies. She re-centers marginalized coastal regions as dynamic networks of water, sediment, and socio-ecological interactions. Recent publications analyze port environments, forest rights, and pandemic-era ecological resilience.

Teaching focuses on environmental justice, South Asian social dynamics, and cultural anthropology. No scientific awards are listed, though her work emphasizes collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches to environmental and social challenges.