Michael Dove

Michael Dove is the Margaret K. Musser Professor of Social Ecology and Professor of Anthropology at Yale University, affiliated with the School of the Environment and Department of Anthropology. He combines anthropology with environmental studies, focusing on South and Southeast Asia.

• Research spans human ecology, climate change, and natural resource governance.
• Currently working on a book bridging anthropology and physics in conservation studies.
• Active in advisory roles for Yale’s Climate and Energy Institute, Agrarian Studies Program, and Southeast Asian Studies Council.

Research Interests include indigenous environmental knowledge, political dimensions of resource degradation, and cultural responses to climate change. His work bridges anthropology, ecology, and policy analysis.

Scientific Awards include the Margaret K. Musser Professorship and Curatorship at the Peabody Museum. His publications critique conservation paradigms and document local ecological practices.

Contact: michael.dove@yale.edu | Office: 195 Prospect Street, Room 134