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Kristin Doughty is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Rochester’s School of Arts & Sciences. She holds a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania (2011). Her research focuses on legal and environmental anthropology, particularly in post-genocide Rwanda and the impact of mass incarceration in upstate New York. She has conducted extensive ethnographic fieldwork in Rwanda examining energy politics, transitional justice, and grassroots legal forums like gacaca courts. Her collaborative project, Prison Towns and Prison Cultures, explores the socio-economic and cultural implications of carceral infrastructure in New York, supported by a National Science Foundation grant (2021–2024). She co-founded the traveling exhibit Going Upstate (2023–2024) and teaches anthropology courses within correctional facilities through the Rochester Education Justice Initiative (REJI).
Education:
- PhD, University of Pennsylvania, 2011
Research Interests:
- Political and legal anthropology
- Transitional justice and reconciliation
- Environmental politics and energy extraction
- Memory and violence in post-conflict societies
- Carcerality and prison-town dynamics
Awards:
- Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (2024)
- NSF Cultural Anthropology Award (2021–2024)
- Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowship (2021)
- W.E.B. DuBois Award for Educational Excellence (2018–2019)
- Professor of the Year in Social Sciences (2014)
Teaching and Outreach:
- Co-developed Ant 233: Cultural Politics of Prison Towns
- Faculty Director for REJI’s Campus and Community Outreach
- Taught courses at Attica, Groveland, Albion, and Five Points Correctional Facilities
Labs/Teams: Collaborates with the Rochester Education Justice Initiative and co-leads the Prison Towns ethnographic project with Prof. Joshua Dubler.
