Xiaoyue Li
Assistant Professor
Anthropology
Education
Ph.D. Oregon State University, 2017
Bio
Xiaoyue Li is an environmental anthropologist specializing in Indigenous knowledge systems. Her ongoing research focuses on climate change impacts and wild food resources, showing how traditional ecological knowledge interfaces with contemporary environmental and socioeconomic challenges. With extensive fieldwork experience in China, Madagascar, and across multiple indigenous communities including the Akha, the Nuosu, and the Tanalana, she is working to illuminate the relationship between biocultural diversity conservation and climate change adaptation.
Li’s work has been published in various peer-reviewed journals, including Environmental Science & Policy, The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Communications Earth & Environment, and Global Food Security. She has also contributed to major international assessments, such as the IPCC 6th Assessment Report and the IPBES Assessment of Sustainable Use of Wild Species.
Research Interests
Climate Change • Food Resources • Traditional Ecological Knowledge • Indigenous Communities • East Asia
