Michael Dove
Margaret K. Musser Professor of Social Ecology & Professor of Anthropology · Yale University · Yale University
Quick answer: Michael Dove is Margaret K. Musser Professor of Social Ecology & Professor of Anthropology at Yale University. Michael Dove shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.
⭐ The Dove Lab is currently accepting PhD and MESc students. PhD applicants: if you do not already hold a Master’s degree, you should apply to work with me as an MESc student, no exceptions. If you do hold a prior Master’s degree, in your initial e-mail to me you should include a copy of your c.v. and a paragraph on your proposed Ph.D. research (including a tentative specific topic and site), and yo
Research interests
anthropology of climate change and the cultural and political aspects of natural hazards and disasters; political dimensions of resource degradation; indigenous environmental knowledge; contemporary and historical environmental relations in South and Southeast Asia; the study of developmental and environmental institutions, discourses, and movements; and the sociology of resource-related sciences.
Selected publications (since 2023)
[2025] Marginal ecologies: a framework for studying the social–ecological margins
[2025] Staying put: a comparative study of non-evacuation during environmental disasters
[2024] Re-Constructing Restoration
[2024] Frederick C. Leiner, Prisoners of the Bashaw: The Nineteen-Month Captivity of American Sailors in Tripoli, 1803-1805 by Michael Dove
[2023] Human–nature relationships: An introduction to social–ecological practice theory for human–wildlife interactions
[2023] Sarah Craze, Atlantic Piracy in the Early Nineteenth Century. The Shocking Story of the Pirates and the Survivors of the Morning Star by Michael F. Dove
Frequently asked questions
Is Michael Dove hiring PhD students at Yale University?
Yes. As of 2026-09-11, Michael Dove's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: The Dove Lab is currently accepting PhD and MESc students. PhD applicants: if you do not already hold a Master’s degree, you should apply to work with me as an MESc student, no exceptions. If you do h.
What does Michael Dove research?
anthropology of climate change and the cultural and political aspects of natural hazards and disasters; political dimensions of resource degradation; indigenous environmental knowledge; contemporary and historical environmental relations in South and Southeast Asia; the study of developmental and en
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