Nicholas Caverly

Nicholas Caverly is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His research focuses on the intersections of racism, urban space, and technological systems, emphasizing racial capitalism and design justice. He employs ethnographic and archival methods to examine how structural inequities are embedded in cities like Detroit and Holyoke.

• PhD in Anthropology (implied from faculty position)

His research interests include Science and Technology Studies (STS), techno-politics, and the material consequences of anti-Blackness. He explores how marginalized communities resist and reimagine urban environments through participatory research and design justice frameworks.

Recent work analyzes energy transitions, carceral urbanism, and sensory experiences of abandoned spaces. His scholarship critiques financialized displacement, property regimes, and municipal policies exacerbating inequality.

No scientific awards listed. His grants and advising activities are unspecified in the provided materials. He is affiliated with Machmer Hall, part of UMass Amherst’s campus.