David Anderson

Professor David Anderson is Chair in The Anthropology of the North at the University of Aberdeen's School of Social Science. His work spans political ecology, human-animal relations, and cross-cultural studies of health in Arctic regions.

• Department of Anthropology
• Director of Arctic Domus ERC-funded research

Research Themes: Focuses on Siberian and circumpolar studies, covering landscape archaeology, food sovereignty, and ethnohistory. Leads international collaborations in Canada, Norway, and Russia.

• Political Ecology of Coastal Societies
• Human-Animal Partnerships in Extreme Environments
• Archive Digitization for Indigenous Memory Preservation

Leadership Roles: Served on multiple university committees including promotion regulations and workload modeling. Directed doctoral search committees and departmental administrative duties.