Bio

Shelby Anderson is a professor of anthropology in the School of Earth, Environment, and Society at Portland State University. She completed her master’s and doctoral degrees at University of Washington and received her undergraduate degree from Western Washington University in Bellingham. Anderson studies past and present human-environment interactions, foodways and Indigenous stewardship to inform environmental restoration and heritage preservation efforts. Outside of research, she enjoys spending time with her family outdoors, reading and knitting.

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