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Aidan Seale-Feldman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame, affiliated with the College of Arts and Letters. Their research focuses on medical anthropology, ethics, disaster studies, and mental health in Nepal and the United States. They hold concurrent roles as a Research Associate at CANTHEL (Paris), Faculty Fellow at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, and member of the Neuroscience and Behavior program.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles (2018)
- M.A. in Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles (2012)
- B.A. in Liberal Arts, Sarah Lawrence College (2009)
Research Interests:
- Medical and psychological anthropology
- Anthropology of ethics and morality
- Disaster and mental health governance
- Psychedelic medicine and spiritual experiences
- Critical phenomenology and biopolitics
Awards & Grants:
- John Templeton Foundation Grant (2024-2026)
- French National Research Agency (ANR) Grant (2020–2025)
- Wenner-Gren Foundation Fellowships (2015–2019)
Teaching: Courses include Anthropology of Psychic Life, Biopolitics, and Medical Anthropology. Supervised 12+ undergraduate theses and directed readings.
Labs/Teams: Collaborates with the Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation on psychedelic medicine research and CANTHEL on grief studies in South Asia.
