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Caroline Melly is a Professor of Anthropology at Smith College and Director of the Sherrerd Center for Teaching and Learning. She specializes in sociocultural anthropology with a focus on urban studies, science and technology studies, and disability studies, employing a feminist, decolonial, and anti-ableist framework.
- Ph.D. and M.A. in Anthropology from University of California, Irvine
- B.A. in Anthropology from University of Pittsburgh
Her research explores urban life in Dakar, Senegal, through infrastructure ethnography, examining how traffic bottlenecks, housing, and digital technologies shape belonging and policy-making. Her newer work investigates cannabis medicine production, emphasizing embodied expertise and interdisciplinary alliances.
Recent publications analyze PowerPoint's role in governance, infrastructural tinkering in transportation networks, and urban futures in Senegal. She has received prestigious grants including the National Science Foundation and Fulbright-Hays awards.
- Anthony Leeds Prize in Urban Anthropology (2018)
- Sherrerd Prize for Distinguished Teaching (2014)
- Rally Day Teaching Award (2012)
Melly's teaching portfolio includes courses on disability studies, science and technology, and contemporary cannabis debates. She advocates for inclusive pedagogical practices and contributes to public anthropology through media outlets like openDemocracy.com and Limn.
