Krish Seetah
· Associate Professor of Environmental Social Sciences, of Oceans, of Anthropology and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the EnvironmentStanford University · Archaeology
Active 2004–2026
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About
Krish Seetah is an Associate Professor of Environmental Social Sciences at Stanford University, with a focus on archaeology related to the period of European expansion and colonial archaeology. He brings a background in biology, health, and ecology, emphasizing human-animal interactions, colonization, and colonialism. He is the director of the Mauritian Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (MACH) Project, which has been gathering scientific data on disease, human impacts in the Indian Ocean, the transition from slavery to indentured labor, trade diversity, and environmental consequences of monocrop agriculture. His research intersects archaeology and modern disease, and he has received funding from various institutions including the Center for Innovation in Global Health, the Institute for Research in the Social Sciences at Stanford, the British Council, British Academy, Australian National University, and Slovenian Research Agency. Seetah is also the Faculty Lead for the Stanford Malaria Working Group. His forthcoming publications include an edited volume on the Indian Ocean's archaeology and history, and a monograph on meat consumption and processing in archaeo-historic societies.
Research topics
- Virology
- Medicine
- Geography
- Socioeconomics
- Veterinary medicine
- Biology
- Environmental protection
- Forestry
- Business
- Environmental health
Selected publications
International Journal of Osteoarchaeology · 2020 · 16 citations
1st authorCorrespondingAbstract Modelling of emerging vector borne diseases serves as an important complement to clinical studies of modern zoonoses. This article presents an archaeo‐historic epidemiological modelling study of Rift Valley fever (RVF), using data‐driven neural network technology. RVF affects both human and animal populations, can rapidly decimate herds causing catastrophic economic hardship, and is identified as a Category A biodefense pathogen by the US Center for Disease Control. Despite recent origi…
PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023 · 15 citations
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a zoonotic arbovirus that has profound impact on domestic ruminants and can also be transmitted to humans via infected animal secretions. Urban areas in endemic regions across Africa have susceptible animal and human hosts, dense vector distributions, and source livestock (often from high risk locations to meet the demand for animal protein). Yet, there has never been a documented urban outbreak of RVF. To understand the likely risk of RVFV introduction to urban…
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution · 2022-04-12 · 13 citations
articleOpen access1st authorThe colonization of Mauritius exemplifies the role played by humans in altering the ecosystems of remote oceanic islands. This paper focuses on how we study those islands first colonized under the global mantle of colonialism. Here we aim to provide a framework for historical ecological investigations to disentangle the processes, impacts, and outcomes of colonization during colonialism, considering local, regional, and global drivers. The paper provides a review of existing literature, outlines…
One Health · 2022 · 11 citations
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is an economically devastating, zoonotic arbovirus endemic across Africa with potential to cause severe disease in livestock and humans. Viral spread is primarily driven by movement of domestic ruminants and there is a high potential for transboundary spread. Despite influx of livestock to urban areas in response to the high demand for meat and animal products, RVFV has not been detected in any urban center. The objectives of this study were to determine the feasib…
OCEANS 2022 - Chennai · 2022-02-21 · 7 citations
articleThe maritime zones of the Republic of Mauritius bear tangible proof of its rich history. The waters surrounding the main island of Mauritius have been part of major sailing routes since the early years of navigation and became a prime spot for shipwrecks caused by inclement weather conditions, fringing reefs, and naval battles. The Department for Continental Shelf, Maritime Zones Administration and Exploration initiated the Mauritius Underwater Cultural Heritage (MUCH) Project to develop a frame…
Frequent coauthors
- 40 shared
Saša Čaval
Public Utilities Board
- 25 shared
Aleks Pluskowski
University of Reading
- 18 shared
Vlado Kotnik
- 18 shared
Satoshi Murayama
University of Genoa
- 18 shared
Kinga Dávid
- 18 shared
Petra Kavrečič
University of Primorska
- 18 shared
Miha Koderman
University of Genoa
- 18 shared
Ernest Ženko
Labs
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