Kevin Lujan Lee

Kevin Lujan Lee is a Chamoru Assistant Professor of Indigenous Studies at the University at Buffalo's Department of Indigenous Studies, part of the College of Arts and Sciences. His work focuses on Pacific Islander social movements, Indigenous decolonization in Oceania, and intersections between Indigenous methodologies and social sciences. He holds a PhD from MIT (2023), MA from University of Chicago (2017), and BA from UCLA (2015). His research emphasizes Chamoru sovereignty, Indigenous cosmologies, and migrant justice.

Research interests include:

• Pacific Islander community organizing in the continental US
• Indigenous political thought in Oceania
• Decolonial approaches to quantitative and qualitative research

Recent work explores Indigenous futurisms as research frameworks and participatory action research in Guåhan. His publications span journals like Wíčazo Ša Review and Environment and Planning F, focusing on themes of settler colonialism, transnational identities, and decolonial methodologies.

Advising and grants: While no specific grants are listed, his work demonstrates collaborative research with Indigenous communities and academic collectives like the yəhaw̓ Indigenous Creatives Collective. His research methodologies emphasize community-driven knowledge production.