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Geoff Childs

Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology

Washington University in St. Louis

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Anthropology

Geoff Childs is currently serving as an Anthropology Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology at Washington University In St. Louis.

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Geoff Childs

Washington University in St. Louis

Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology

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east asian studies anthropology asian studies tibetan plateau demography migration studies cultural history chinese culture south asian culture population history orientalism archaeology fertility social sciences historical geography regional studies ethnohistory demographic change india-asia collision narrative historical evidence indigenous peoples marriage history family planning evolutionary anthropology social science research family studies indigenous studies family diversity intergenerational relations rural development tibetan transitions early stages development dynamics south indian tibetans genetic variation human evolution human genetics historical review heredity molecular ecology archaeological science archaeological practice archaeological methods family relations entrepreneurship human polymorphisms human variation disaster research development geography regional development archaeological evidence historical archaeology cultural context societal influence india-asia collision zone historical analysis demographic process entrepreneurial innovation entrepreneurship research entrepreneurial phenomenon gauge field theory rural management himalayan valley tibetan diary contemporary perspectives human populations longitudinal cline participatory research post-earthquake nepal buddhist prophesies earthquake narratives family management strategies demographic trends past tibetan societies south asia human migration population displacement contemporary china demographic analysis east asian languages

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Diverging Migration Patterns in Nepal: Demographic Analysis and Local Reflections on Social Change. Asian Population Studies (2025)

migration patternsdemographic analysissocial changedemographylocal reflectionshuman migrationsocial anthropologypopulation movementsmigration studiessocial sciencespopulation displacementanthropology

Do Not Even Think About Giving Me Less Chang”: Notes on Fermented and Distilled Beverages in Tibetan Societies. Himalaya (2024)

chinese culturecultural anthropologyyogaeast asian studiesayurvedabeverage industryeast asian languagesasian studiestibetan societiesethnographymaterial culturecultural studiesdistilled beveragesanthropology

Drawing out Migration: Rural to Urban Transitions and the Re-Imagined Futures of Himalayan School Children. Educational Transformations and Avenues of Learning: Anthropological Perspectives on Education in Nepal, eds. K. Valentin and U. Pradhan. Oxford University Press (2023)

urban transitionsrural educationsocial changeeast asian studieshuman migrationpopulation movementsre-imagined futureseducationmigration studiescultural changehimalayan school childrenurban sociologypopulation displacement

I Have No Need for an Old Husband! Resistance to Marriage and Gendered Suffering in Kyidrong, Tibet. Himalaya, special volume Writing with Care, eds. T. Hofer and H. Gill (2023)

contemporary chinaold husbandeast asian studiesgendered sufferingfeminist theoryfeminist philosophygender studiesasian studies

A Tibetan Porter’s View on the 1960 Chinese Everest Expedition. Himalaya (2022)

chinese culturecontemporary chinaeast asian studieseast asian languageschinese everest expeditiontibetan plateau

The Zurkhang (Zur Khang; Adjunct House) in 1950S Kyidrong. Revue d’Etudes Tibétaines (2022)

central asian studiesheritage studiesarchaeologyeast asian studieshistoric preservationadjunct house

The Killing Month Ritual. Crossing Boundaries: Festschrift for Toni Huber, eds. D. Lange et al. (2021)

death educationreligious studiesthanatologymonth ritualdeath studiesritualhistorical dancemourning

This is the End: Earthquake Narratives and Buddhist Prophesies of Decline. HIMALAYA (2021)

Geoff ChildsSienna R. CraigChristina JuengerKristine Hildebrandt

narrativereligious studiesreligionbuddhist prophesiessocial sciencesearthquake narratives

Tibetan Sources for a Social History of Mustang, Nepal. Vol. 3: The Archives of Kun Bzang Chos Gling Convent. Monumenta Tibetica Historica Abteilung III, Band 19. Andiast: International Institute for Tibetan and Buddhist Studies (2019)

chinese culturearchival researchsociocultural anthropologyinterdisciplinary historyethnohistoryeast asian studiessocial anthropologykun bzang choscultural historysocial historyanthropologyasian studiesethnographyorientalismtibetan sourcescultural anthropology

Trading Caterpillar Fungus in Tibet: When Economic Boom Hits Rural Areas. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press (2019)

economicseconomic developmentinternational tradeima fungustrading caterpillar funguseconomic entomologyagricultural economicstrade

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Geoff Childs

Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology

Washington University in St. Louis

Affiliations

Arts & Sciences

Anthropology

Geoff Childs is currently serving as an Anthropology Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology at Washington University In St. Louis.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Geoff Childs

Washington University in St. Louis

Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Diverging Migration Patterns in Nepal: Demographic Analysis and Local Reflections on Social Change. Asian Population Studies (2025)

migration patternsdemographic analysissocial changedemographylocal reflectionshuman migrationsocial anthropologypopulation movementsmigration studiessocial sciencespopulation displacementanthropology

Do Not Even Think About Giving Me Less Chang”: Notes on Fermented and Distilled Beverages in Tibetan Societies. Himalaya (2024)

I Have No Need for an Old Husband! Resistance to Marriage and Gendered Suffering in Kyidrong, Tibet. Himalaya, special volume Writing with Care, eds. T. Hofer and H. Gill (2023)

contemporary chinaold husbandeast asian studiesgendered sufferingfeminist theoryfeminist philosophygender studiesasian studies

A Tibetan Porter’s View on the 1960 Chinese Everest Expedition. Himalaya (2022)

chinese culturecontemporary chinaeast asian studieseast asian languageschinese everest expeditiontibetan plateau

The Zurkhang (Zur Khang; Adjunct House) in 1950S Kyidrong. Revue d’Etudes Tibétaines (2022)

central asian studiesheritage studiesarchaeologyeast asian studieshistoric preservationadjunct house

The Killing Month Ritual. Crossing Boundaries: Festschrift for Toni Huber, eds. D. Lange et al. (2021)

death educationreligious studiesthanatologymonth ritualdeath studiesritualhistorical dancemourning

This is the End: Earthquake Narratives and Buddhist Prophesies of Decline. HIMALAYA (2021)

Geoff ChildsSienna R. CraigChristina JuengerKristine Hildebrandt

narrativereligious studiesreligionbuddhist prophesiessocial sciencesearthquake narratives

Trading Caterpillar Fungus in Tibet: When Economic Boom Hits Rural Areas. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press (2019)

economicseconomic developmentinternational tradeima fungustrading caterpillar funguseconomic entomologyagricultural economicstrade

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