Anthropology and Social Change: Online Info Session & Alumni Panel

Join us for a dynamic and engaging information session hosted by our Admissions team and the Anthropology and Social Change faculty. This special event will feature alumni speakers who will share their unique journeys, professional paths, and how the program shaped their perspectives and careers.

Discover what makes this program distinctive, gain valuable insights from those who have been in your shoes, and get your questions answered directly by faculty and graduates. Whether you're exploring your next academic step or ready to apply, this is a great opportunity to connect, learn, and be inspired.

Meet the Panelists

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shah noor hussein is a writer, multimedia visual artist, and public scholar crafting narratives at the nexus of Black feminist thought and Queer diaspora studies. shah is a doctoral candidate, Cota-Robles Scholar, and Presidents Fellow in the Departments of Anthropology and Critical Race & Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. They earned their masters in Anthropology and Social Change with a focus on queer Black feminism, liberatory pedagogy, and media production from California Institute of Integral Studies (2017).  

shah’s life-work (re)centers marginalized voices in dialogues on alternative epistemologies and ways of being through a multimedia study of music and dance in their home country of Sudan.
 

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Adam Dolezal works with the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA-US), an international nonprofit based in Washington, DC, working remotely from Colorado. EIA specializes in undercover investigations that expose environmentally destructive industries, from illegal logging and wildlife trafficking to climate pollutants. Adam focuses on extractive industries — mining, oil, and gas.

In practice, this means coordinating field investigations in places that are often difficult to work. For example, Adam is currently tracing mercury smuggling from places like Mexico, China, Tajikistan, and Indonesia into the Amazon and Congo basins, where it fuels destructive gold mining and exposes communities to a potent neurotoxin.

After investigations, the team works to turn findings into impact: partnering with major media, supporting enforcement actions, and pushing for policy change at national and international levels.

Before joining EIA, Adam completed a Ph.D. in Anthropology and Social Change at CIIS, focusing on ethnography with communities taking direct action against extractive industries. He also occasionally teaches graduate seminars on ethics, advocacy, and environmental campaigning at Unity Environmental University.

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