Department of Sociology
Dr. Sunita Joshi
Professor of Anthropology
Faculty profile
About Dr. Sunita Joshi
Sunita Joshi teaches Cultural Anthropology: People and Culture and directs sections of Core Capstone addressing global climate resilience. Her ethnographic fieldwork examines pastoralist livelihoods, water security, and customary grazing rights in arid regions of South Asia. She has served as a consultant for international development agencies on community-based natural resource management.
Dr. Sunita Joshi is a member of the Department of Sociology in the College of Arts & Sciences.
Areas of expertise
- Environmental anthropology
- Water governance
- Pastoralism
- Climate adaptation
Contact
- Office
- Lovell Hall 403
- Building
- Lovell Hall
Fall 2026 office hours
Dr. Sunita Joshi isn't teaching in Fall 2026. Email to arrange a meeting.
2026–27
Teaching
In 2026–27 Dr. Sunita Joshi teaches sections of CORE 400; your own section's instructor is listed in AlkimiHub. Other teaching rotates by year. For the department's courses, see the Department of Sociology.
Meeting with faculty
At least 3 hours per week during the semester, across at least 2 days, with at least 1 hour available virtually. Times are on each course syllabus in Canvas.