Hillary Jeanne Haldane
Professor of Anthropology
Professor Hillary J. Haldane, PhD earned her BA in anthropology from San Diego State University, her postgraduate diploma of arts in anthropology from the University of Otago, and her MA and PhD in anthropology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Since 1997 Dr. Haldane has conducted international fieldwork in multiple geographical contexts, with Oceania as her primary fieldsite. Dr. Haldane's ethnographic research focuses on the way settler colonialism produces and shapes gender-based and structural violence/s in relation to Indigeneity. Her secondary areas of interest include the political-economy of higher education, and more recently women's football, with a particular focus on Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA).
Dr. Haldane is currently developing a project that weaves together the various threads of her nearly 30 years of research in Oceania, this time with a focus on Kanaky New Caledonia. She is keen to work with any students who have an interest in the region, or who want to learn more about human trafficking, frontline anti-violence work, and decolonization efforts.
Dr. Haldane's pedagogical interests are also cross-cultural and internationally-focused. Since 2010 Dr. Haldane has developed faculty-led travel courses for students in Morocco, Australia and Guatemala, and is in the planning stages for a faculty-led course for students to travel to the 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil, and to Brisbane/Meeanjin, Australia for the 2032 Summer Olympics.
Dr. Haldane's main service to Quinnipiac University during her time as faculty has been focused on the general education, global experiences for students (research and pedagogy), the Indigeneity Initiative, and supporting interdisciplinary learning opportunities in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Dr. Haldane is currently developing a project that weaves together the various threads of her nearly 30 years of research in Oceania, this time with a focus on Kanaky New Caledonia. She is keen to work with any students who have an interest in the region, or who want to learn more about human trafficking, frontline anti-violence work, and decolonization efforts.
Dr. Haldane's pedagogical interests are also cross-cultural and internationally-focused. Since 2010 Dr. Haldane has developed faculty-led travel courses for students in Morocco, Australia and Guatemala, and is in the planning stages for a faculty-led course for students to travel to the 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil, and to Brisbane/Meeanjin, Australia for the 2032 Summer Olympics.
Dr. Haldane's main service to Quinnipiac University during her time as faculty has been focused on the general education, global experiences for students (research and pedagogy), the Indigeneity Initiative, and supporting interdisciplinary learning opportunities in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Education
- BA, San Diego State University
- MA, University of California Santa Barbara
- PHD, University of California Santa Barbara
Areas of Expertise
- Ethnographic methods and international research
- Political economy of higher education
- Gender-based violence and Indigeneity
- FIFA and women's football
- Oceania
Organization
- Anthropology
Office Location
- College of Arts & Sciences 1 314
Mail Drop
- CL-AC1
Courses
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AN 101 Local Cultures, Global Issues
Fall 2025 -
AN 210 Gender/Sex/Sexuality
Fall 2025 -
AN 230 Sustainable Development
Spring 2025 -
AN 237 Health and Medicine Around the World
Spring 2025 -
ENV 230 Sustainable Development
Spring 2025 -
IDS 400 Transdisciplinary Project
Spring 2025 -
WGS 211 Cross Cultural Perspectives on Gender, Sex and Sexuality
Fall 2025
Quinnipiac Today
Experience
Diaper Bank of Connecticut and CT State Department of Public Health
Evaluator
Connecticut
2024 - 2026
Society for Applied Anthropology
Nominations and Elections
USA
2022 - Present
State of Connecticut
Member, Council on Sexual Misconduct Climate Assessments
Connecticut
2021 - 2026
Sexual Violence Research Institute
Global Expert Group
South Africa
2020 - Present
UN Women
Expert Roster, Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW)
International
2020 - Present
Central Queensland University
Fulbright Senior Scholar
Mackay, Queensland, Australia
2017 - 2017
New Haven/Leon Sister City Project
Board Member
New Haven, CT USA and Leon, Nicaragua
2011 - 2014
YWCA of San Diego County
Administrator, Youth and Community Services
San Diego, CA USA
1997 - 1999
Selected Publications
Dancing in the Shadow of the Giant: Quinnipiac University's First Intertribal Powwow
Giblin, J. and Haldane, H.J.
CT Humanities Quick Grant (2025)
Chapter
Critical Perspectives on the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: Events, Issues, Controversies
Bouyzourn, K., Matuska, N., Grainger, A., and Haldane, H. J.
The long rise of the Moroccan women’s football team 1st ed. Abigdon (Routledge 2025)
Chapter
Politics, Social Issues and the 2023 Women's World Cup
Grainger, A. and Haldane, H. J.
Coloniality or commitment? FIFA’s relationship to Indigeneity in the 2023 Women’s World Cup and beyond” 1st ed. Abigdon (Routledge 2025)
Peer Reviewed Presentations
Reciprocity: Idyllic Myth vs. Anthropological Imperative
Haldane, Hillary J.
Society for Applied Anthropology, Portland, Oregon (2025)
Menstrual Equity Project Evaluation Plan
Eisbach, A., Velez, C. and Haldane, H.
Connecticut Department of Public Health January (2025)
Non-Peer Reviewed Journal
Amid growing legalization, cannabis in culture and politics is the focus of this anthropology class
Haldane, Hillary J.
The Conversation February (2024)
Peer Reviewed Presentations
Old Sport, New Game: The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup as Global Disruption
Haldane, Hillary J.
Society for Applied Anthropology, Santa Fe, New Mexico (2024)
Peer Reviewed Presentations
Unite for Indigenous Peoples? FIFA and Indigeneity in the 2023 Women’s World Cup and Beyond
Grainger, A., and Haldane, H. J.
North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Chicago, Illinois (2024)
Peer Reviewed Presentations
Show Your Work: The Transactional Realities of University Community Partnerships
Haldane, Hillary J.
American Anthropological Association, Tampa, Florida (2024)
Recommendations from the Council on Sexual Misconduct Climate Assessments
Haldane, H. J.
Connecticut General Assembly (2024)
Chapter
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: Politics, Representation, and Management
Erueti, B., Grainger, A., and Haldane, H.
The Marketing and Branding of Indigeneity at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023: The Marketing of Maori London (Routledge 2023)
Non-Peer Reviewed Journal
Request not Require: Campus COVID Policies and Structural Violence
Haldane, H.J.
SfAA News November (2022)
Books
Applying Anthropology to General Education
Wies, J.R., Haldane, H.J.
1st ed. London (Routledge 2022)
Chapter
FIFA's Feminist Foot Soliders
Haldane, H.J.
(Palgrave 2021)