Cultural Anthropologist. Writer. Total Geek.
Savannah Mandel is an anthropologist who researches all things speculative, futuristic, and industrial. If she has a pen in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other then you’ve found her in her happy place. She is currently a PhD Candidate in Science, Technology and Society at Virginia Tech, holds a MS in Social Anthropology from University College London, MS in STS from Virginia Tech, and a BA in Anthropology from the University of Florida. She has conducted ethnographic fieldwork at Spaceport America, worked for the Commercial Spaceflight Industry, and writes full time as a non-fiction and fiction author.
In her spare time, Savannah plays board games and runs a time travel themed role player game. She also writes for the Geek Anthropologist, Anthropology Now, Anthropology News and several other online sources.
Her debut book, Ground Control: Arguments for the End of Human Space Exploration is anticipated for release through Chicago Review Press in Spring 2024.