Tanambelo (Nado) Rasolondrainy, Ph.D.

Nado is the Director of the Centre de Documentation et de Recherche sur l'Art et les Traditions Orales à Madagascar at the University of Toliara. He was formerly a Postdoctoral Researcher in the OBT Lab at Penn State University. He received both his BA and MA in History from the University of Toliara, an MA in Archaeology from the University of Dar es Salaam, an MPhil in Anthropology from Yale University, and most recently his Ph.D. in Anthropology from Yale. His research interests include human-environment interactions, settlement patterns, indigenous knowledge, rock art, and regional interactions. He participated in archaeological research projects conducted in different countries including the Comoro islands, Kenya, Madagascar, Peru, and Tanzania. At OBT Lab, he is specifically analyzing oral histories to (1) document how coastal Vezo people shaped local marine and terrestrial ecosystems over time and space, (2) curate these materials to create open-source digital archives for the public, and (3) prepare academic publications and grant proposals in close collaboration with Vezo community members, to empower them to advocate for their lifeways and negotiate policies for conservation and sustainable development. To contact Nado, email [email protected].