Adam Dunstan

Adam Dunstan serves as Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the Kenai Peninsula College (KPC), a campus of the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), having joined in 2020 after prior positions at the University of North Texas. As a cultural and linguistic anthropologist, his work centers on understanding human diversity to promote justice in complex global contexts.

His educational qualifications include:

• PhD in Anthropology, University at Buffalo (2016)
• M.A. in Cultural Anthropology, University at Buffalo (2013)
• B.S. in Environmental Science and Sociocultural Anthropology, Brigham Young University (2011)

Dunstan's research primarily investigates sacred sites, with decade-long fieldwork on Navajo Nation issues and recent studies of Latter-day Saint traditions. His expertise spans indigenous knowledge systems, environmental policy impacts on tribal lands, discourse analysis of land perception, and applied anthropology in hazardous waste management near the Tuscarora Nation. He integrates environmental health perspectives from collaborations in North Texas, emphasizing how cultural frameworks shape ecological decision-making.

His professional recognition includes:

• Nomination for the 'Fessor Graham Teaching Award, University of North Texas (2018)

Information regarding student advising and research grants was not provided in available materials. As a first-generation college graduate, Dunstan emphasizes experiential teaching methods that connect classroom learning to real-world justice challenges through the lens of cultural diversity.