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Chelsea Hunter

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Anthropology

Email: Chelsea.Hunter@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, Ohio State University, 2024
    Major: Anthropology
  • MA, San Diego State University, 2017
    Major: Anthropology
  • BA, Portland State University, 2013
    Major: Anthropology

Professional Memberships

  • American Anthropological Association. (2024 - Present).
  • Society for Applied Anthropology. (2012 - Present).

Development Activities

  • Workshop, Early Career Series: Setting Purpose, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. United States of America. (August 11, 2025).
  • Workshop, Early Career Series: Organizing Your Week for Success, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. United States of America. (January 24, 2025).
  • Workshop, Early Career Series: Potentially Unanticipated Nuances as the Semester Ends, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. United States of America. (December 2025 - December 2025).
  • Other (Course), Certificate of Excellence for Teaching Online, Center for Learning Experimentation, Application, and Research, UNT. United States of America. (August 22, 2025 - December 5, 2025).
  • Workshop, Engage Students through High-Quality Course Videos with the Video Now, UNT DSI CLEAR. United States of America. (June 17, 2025).
  • Workshop, Tackling Stress and Anxiety: Strategies for Resilient Students, MacMillian Learning. United States of America. (February 26, 2025).
  • Workshop, See more students pass with high rapport announcements., UNT DSI CLEAR. United States of America. (February 12, 2025).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • ANTH 3996 - Honors College Mentored Research Experience, 1 course.
  • ANTH 4011 - Anthropological Fieldmethods, 2 courses.
  • ANTH 4701 - Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, 1 course.
  • ANTH 4900 - Special Problems, 1 course.
  • ANTH 5041 - Quantitative Methods in Anthropology, 1 course.
  • ANTH 5700 - Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, 1 course.

Directed Student Learning

  • Honors Project (Undergraduate Research Fellowship), Anthropology. (August 18, 2025).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2025).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Hunter, C., Lauer, M., McElwee, P., Hsu, M., Allen, K., Gould, R., He, J. (2025). Cultural Ecosystem Services Research as a Situated Practice: An Example from the South Pacific. The Handbook of Cultural Ecosystem Services. 256-269. Oxford, Routledge.
  • Moritz, M., Hunter, C., Peart, D., Hamilton, I.M., Ruth, A., Wutich, A., Bernard, H.R. Agent-Based Modeling in Mixed Methods Research. The Handbook of Teaching Qualitative and Mixed Research Methods: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructors. Oxford, Routledge.

    • Journal Article

  • Hunter, C. (2025). Sensibilisation: The Role of Awareness Raising in Biodiversity Conservation Initiatives in Kanaky/New Caledonia. Journal of Political Ecology.
  • Hunter, C. (2025). Sovereignty and Responsibilization in Co-Management Plans: An action-verb analysis of management plans from Kanaky/New Caledonia. Ambio.
  • Moritz, M., Hunter, C., Scholte, P. (2024). Reflooding the coupled human and natural system of the Waza-Logone Floodplain, Cameroon. Frontiers in Conservation Science.
  • Moritz, M., Cross, B., Hunter, C. (2023). Artificial Pastoral Systems: A Review of Agent-Based Modeling Studies of Pastoral Systems. Pastoralism.
  • Moritz, M., Hunter, C.E., Peart, D.C., Buffington, A., Yoak, A.J., Thomas, J.R., Garabed, R., Hamilton, I.M. (2023). Dynamics of Herds and Households Constrain Livestock Population Growth in Pastoral Systems. Human Ecology.

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • McElwee, P. (Other), Allen, K. (Other), Gould, R. (Other), He, J. (Other), Hsu, M. (Other), Hunter, C. (Author & Presenter), Ardoin, N. (Author & Presenter), Himes, A. (Author & Presenter), Wood, K. (Author & Presenter), Dialogue: Why Cultural Ecosystem Services Matter, Ecosystem Services Research as a Situated Practice, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Commission on Ecosystem Management (IUCN CEM), United States of America. (2025 - 2025).

    • Other

  • Hunter, C. (Author & Presenter), Field Notes, From the Coral Sea to D.C.: An Anthropologist's Experiences in Studying and Writing Policy, Department of Anthropology, UNT, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).

    • Panel Presentation

  • Scaggs, S.A. (Coordinator/Organizer), Downey, S. (Panelist), Gerkey, D. (Panelist), Hunter, C. (Panelist), Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, Cultural Practices and Social Organization Shape Community Responses to Environmental and Economic Shocks, Cincinnati, OH, United States of America. (2023).

    • Paper

  • Spoon, J. (Author & Presenter), Gerkey, D. (Author), Rai, A. (Author), Hunter, C. (Author), Rai, J. (Author), Nakarmi, S. (Author), Rana, K. (Author), Adikhari, P. (Author), Rosenkranz, L. (Author), Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, Identifying Recovery Pathways from Multiple Forms of Change at the Intersection of Geohazards, Climate Change, and Development in Rural Nepal., Society for Applied Anthropology, Portland, OR, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Hunter, C. (Author & Presenter), Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, The Long-Term Role of The French Military in Managing the Socio-Ecology of Kanaky/New Caledonia: From Conflict to Collaboration, Society for Applied Anthropology, Portland, OR, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Gerkey, D. (Author & Presenter), Spoon, J. (Author), Rai, A. (Author), Rai, J. (Author), Hunter, C. (Author), Nakarmi, S. (Author), Rana, K. (Author), Adikhari, P. (Author), Rosenkranz, L. (Author), Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, Using Multivariate Mixed-methods to Understand the Intersections of Recovery, Identity, and Forces of Socio-Environmental Change in Nepal, Society for Applied Anthropology, Portland, OR, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Hunter, C. (Author & Presenter), Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, An Analysis of Five Co-Management Plans from North Province, Kanaky (New Caledonia), Cincinnati, OH, United States of America. (2023).

    • Professional Meeting Contribution

  • McElwee, P. (Leader), Hsu, M. (Moderator), Allen, K. (Presenter), Newth, J. (Presenter), Hunter, C. (Presenter), Ormsby, A. (Presenter), Orchard, S. (Presenter), World Conservation Congress, Exploring the Power of Cultural Ecosystem Services, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), United Arab Emirates. (2025 - 2025).

    • Scholarly Meeting Contribution

  • Moritz, M. (Author & Presenter), Hunter, C. (Author & Presenter), Research Short and Sweet, Modeling Coupled Demographic Dynamics of Herds and Households, Translational Data Analytics Institute, The Ohio State University, United States of America. (2023).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Sponsored Research

  • Henry, L.R. (Principal), Hunter, C. (Co-Principal), Jiang, H. (Co-Principal), "Basic Needs in College," sponsored by ImpactLab for Applied Social Sciences, University of North Texas, $1000 Funded. (2025).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, Admissions Committee. (January 16, 2025 - Present).
  • Other (Reviewed Documents), Promotion and Tenure. (August 2025 - August 2025).

Public Service

  • Grant Proposal Reviewer, External, National Sea Grant Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (May 6, 2025 - May 28, 2025).
  • Other (Award Reviewer), Friends of Anthropology at San Diego State University. San Diego, CA. (May 6, 2025 - May 13, 2025).

Professional Service

  • Chairperson, Society for Applied Anthropology, Fisheries and Coastal Communities Topical Interest Group. (October 1, 2024 - Present).
  • Member, Commision on Ecosystem Management, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). (March 2021 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Great Lakes Research. (2025 - 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Maritime Studies. (2025 - 2025).
  • Other (Reviewer, Book Proposal), Routledge Publishing. (2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Progress in Disaster Science. (April 30, 2025 - May 13, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Ambio. (March 13, 2025 - April 13, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, The Routledge Handbook of Pastoralism. (February 1, 2025 - February 28, 2025).

Consulting

  • Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Lower Columbia Fish Enhancement Group, Vancouver, WA, United States of America. (May 15, 2025 - August 1, 2025).