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Jeffrey S. Kahn is an Associate Professor and Sociocultural Wing Chair in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Davis. He holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Chicago. His interdisciplinary research focuses on migration, maritime worlds, border policing, and legal anthropology, with geographic specialization in Haiti, Bénin, and the U.S.-Caribbean nexus.
- Education: Ph.D. Anthropology (2013, University of Chicago), J.D. (2010, Yale Law School), B.A. (2001, Dartmouth College)
Research interests include the intersection of law, sovereignty, and mobility, particularly through case studies like Haitian migration and Guantánamo's geopolitical role. His award-winning book Islands of Sovereignty examines how maritime migration reshaped U.S. border governance. Current projects explore Haitian mobility infrastructures and oceanic economies in the Caribbean.
Key funding sources include the National Science Foundation, Fulbright Program, and Hellman Fellows. He teaches courses on migration, human rights, legal anthropology, and the anthropology of religion.
- Awards: Over 10 major prizes including the Herbert Jacob Book Prize (2020) and multiple interdisciplinary accolades
Professional history includes roles as an Academy Scholar at Harvard, Robina Fellow at Yale Law School, and federal court law clerk. His work bridges anthropology, law, and maritime studies to analyze state power and transnational dynamics.
