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College / Department

College of Arts and Sciences
Department of International Studies

Teaching areas

Anthropology, Geography, Cultural Studies, Cultural History

Research areas

Anthropological History, Archaeology, Culture Contact, Cultural Geography

Education

PhD, Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, United States, 2001
MA, Archaeology, Cambridge University, United Kingdom, 1993
MA, Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, United States, 1990
BA, Archaeology, Cambridge University, United Kingdom, 1989
BA, Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, United States, 1987

Professional experience

Assistant Professor, Archaeology And Anthropology,department Of International Studies, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2004 - Present
Associate Dean, College Of Arts And Sciences, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2010 - 2015
Director Of Graduate Certificate, Museum And Heritage Studies, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2008 - 2011
Coordinator Of Special Projects, Office Of Academic Affairs, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2008 - 2009
Director Of Advising And Counselling Services, Office Of Student Affairs, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2007 - 2008
Acting Summer Chair, Department Of International Studies, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2007 - 2007
Associate Dean, Office Of Undergraduate Programs And Alumni Affairs, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2005 - 2007
Acting Summer Chair Of Department, Department Of International Studies, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2006 - 2006
Visiting Assistant Professor, Archaeology And Anthropology, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt, 2002 - 2004
Postdoctoral Scholar, Archaeological Research Facility, University of California at Berkeley, CA, United States, 2001 - 2002
Lecturer, Archaeology, University of California at Santa Cruz, CA, United States, 1998 - 2000
Department Of Anthropology Chair, Anthropology, Laney College, CA, United States, 1997 - 2000
Graduate Student Instructor, University of California, CA, United States, 1995 - 2000
Instructor, Anthropology, Laney College, CA, United Arab Emirates, 1995 - 2000
Adjunct Instructor, Anthropology, Diablo Valley College, CA, United Arab Emirates, 1995 - 1998

Memberships

Member, Association of American Geographers, Washington, DC, USA, October 2006
Fellow, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (FSA Scot), Edinburgh, Scotland, June 2004
Member, American Research Center in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, October 2000
Member, Sigma Xi, Berkeley, California, USA, May 1995
Member, Society for Historical Archaeology, Germantown, Maryland, USA, September 1993
Member, Polynesian Society, Auckland, New Zealand, October 1991
Member, Society for Hawaiian Archaeology, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, September 1991
Member, Archaeological Institute of America, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, September 1990
Member, Society for American Archaeology, Washington, DC, USA, September 1990
Member, The American Anthropological Association, Arlington, Virginia, USA, August 1990

Contact

[email protected]
+971 6 515 2023

Dr. Pia-Kristina Anderson

Assistant Professor

Pia-Kristina Anderson has taught at both the American University in Cairo and at the University of California at Santa Cruz. Her research and teaching areas include culture contact, anthropological history, archaeology, cultural geography and the formation of identity. Dr. Anderson has extensive fieldwork experience both in the Middle East and in the Pacific Islands, among other regions.

Publications

Pia-kristina Anderson. Heritage and Tourism in the Philippines, South Pacific Journal Of Philosophy And Culture, February 2022
Pia-kristina Anderson. Libraries as Public Space: The Conception of Libraries in Abu Dhabi, Space And Culture
Pia Anderson, Rasmus Bertelsen, Neema Noori, Jean-marc Rickli, Rasmus Bertelsen, Neema Noori And Jean-marc Rickli. The Development of Knowledge Based Centers in the GCC, September 2017
Neema Noori And Pia-kristina Anderson. Globalization, Governance, and the Diffusion of the American Model of Education: Accreditation Agencies and American-Style Universities in the Middle East, International Journal Of Politics, Culture, And Society, 1 June 2013

Conference Presentations

Instant Community: The Role of Religion in Two Expatriate Catholic Communities in the United Arab Emirates, Oxford Symposium On Religious Studies, 11 March 2024
At the intersection of tradition and change: An anthropological examination of Paracelsus, American Anthropological Association Annual Conference, 18 November 2023
“Man is a Microcosm": An Anthropological Examination of Paracelsus, International Conference On Medical Humanities, March 2023
Entangled in Brexit: a multidisciplinary examination of UK fishing communities’ experiences leaving the EU, 8th International Conference On “research Challenges To Multidisciplinary Innovation” (rcmi-2022), October 2022
An Anthropological Examination of Development, Tradition and Conservation in Papua New Guinea, International Conference On Social Sciences And Humanities, April 2022
Buddhist Interpretation of Human/Animal Relations, Oxford Symposium For Religious Studies At The Queen’s College, March 2019
Cultural Heritage, Materiality and Memory, “memory, Affects And Emotions” International Interdisciplinary Conference, October 2018

Awards and Honors

Who's Who Among America's Teachers, Elected by students at UC Santa Cruz, 10 June 1998
Olsen Award for Research, University of California at Berkeley, 17 September 1996
Great Teacher Award, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA, USA, 18 June 1996
Robert H Lowrie Grant for Research, University of California at Berkeley, 22 November 1995
Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award, University of California at Berkeley, 3 July 1995
Regents Intern Fellowship, University of California at Berkeley, 9 October 1990
Kazakh/American Research Project Excavation Grant, University of California at Berkeley, 17 September 1990
Trinity College Grant, University of Cambridge, 11 October 1988

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