My research interests include the anthropology of place, colonial and postcolonial politics, nuclear testing, tourism and travel, and cultural representations. Geographically I focus on Oceania, where I’ve done fieldwork in both Papua New Guinea (1976-95) and French Polynesia (1993-present). In addition to being a professor in the Department of Anthropology, I am also a core faculty member in the UW’s interdisciplinary PhD program in Urban Design and Planning, as well as an adjunct curator of Pacific ethnology at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.