Gene Ammarell

Gene Ammarell is a renowned cultural anthropologist with expertise in various specializations including ethnography, cognitive anthropology, political ecology, social change and development.

His research focuses on Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia, with a specific interest in Bugis culture and society.

A notable area of Gene Ammarell's work is maritime anthropology, where he explores indigenous navigational knowledge and the political ecology of coastal communities.

He is also known for his contributions to ethnographic field methodology and mindfulness practice.

Gene Ammarell has an extensive teaching background, covering courses such as Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Cultures of Southeast Asia, Anthropology of Development in Southeast Asia, and Ethnographic Field Methods, among others.

He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) in Cultural Anthropology from Yale University, as well as a Master of Science (M.S.) in Basic Science focusing on Historical and Cross-Cultural Astronomy from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

His Bachelor of Science (B.S.) is in Elementary Education and Epistemology, also from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Gene Ammarell has held various academic positions, including Adjunct Professor of Anthropology at Salt Lake Community College, Visiting Professor of Anthropology at Hasanuddin University, and Director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Ohio University.

He has also served as Associate Professor of Anthropology at Ohio University and as an Editor for 'Antara Kita' eNewsletter at the Indonesia and East Timor Studies Committee within the Association for Asian Studies.

His academic experience includes roles as Associate Professor Emeritus at Ohio University, Visiting Professor of Anthropology at Marlboro College, Lecturer in Anthropology at Yale University, and Education Director at Fiske Planetarium, University of Colorado.