Scott L. Vandehey
History and Interests
Scott Vandehey earned his PhD in cultural anthropology from the University of California, San
Diego in 2009. His research focuses on suburban citizenship and politics in the United States and
he has conducted extensive fieldwork in suburban communities surrounding San Diego, CA and
Portland, OR. He has recently tuned his attention to suburban sustainability issues and is
currently investigating how sustainability, citizenship and politics come together at the local level.
He teaches at Willamette University and Linfield College and resides outside of Portland, Oregon.
Teaching
ANTH 150 – Controversies and Issues: Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 258 – Understanding Suburbia
ANTH 358 – Special Topic: Urban Anthropology
ANTH 358 – Special Topic: Political Anthropology
Publications
Forthcoming. "Local Power: Harnessing NIMBYism for Sustainable Suburban Energy
Production." in Cultures of Energy. Tom Love, Stephanie Rupp, and Sarah Strauss eds. Walnut
Creek, CA : Left Coast Press.
Submitted, Under Review. "Suburban Citizenship in a Southern Californian Community" Expected
in Boom: A Journal of California.
Conference Papers and Lectures
2012, November. "Suburban Citizens In Southern California: Claims and Duties." American
Anthropological Association. San Francisco, CA.
2011, August. "Suburban Sustainability." Linfield College. Invited Lecture.
2009, May. “Suburban Citizenship in a Southern Californian Community.” Negotiating Legal
Boundaries Conference. University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA.
2006, March. “Suburban Citizenship and Community Involvement." Rancho Peñasquitos Kiwanis
Club, San Diego, CA. Invited Lecture.
2006, January. “Suburban Community.” University of California, San Diego. Invited Lecture.
Awards and Honors
2010 Alpha Phi Omega, Teaching Assistant of the Week. University of California, San Diego,
La Jolla, CA.
2009 Teaching Assistant Excellence Award. Making of the Modern World Writing Program,
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.
2006 Graduate Research Stipend. Department of Anthropology, University of California, San
Diego, La Jolla, CA.
2001 Tuition Scholarship. Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences, University of Chicago,
Chicago, IL.
2000 Gebauer Prize in Anthropology. Sociology and Anthropology Department, Linfield College,
McMinnville, OR.
Degrees Held
2009
2002
2000
2000
PhD University of California, San Diego, Anthropology
MA University of Chicago
BS
Linfield College, Anthropology
BS
Linfield College, Computer Science