Dr. Nicole M. Smith

Nicole Smith

Assistant Professor
Department of Mining Engineering
Colorado School of Mines

I am a cultural anthropologist and an Assistant Professor in the Mining Engineering Department at the Colorado School of Mines. My research interests include artisanal and small-scale mining; mining, sustainability, and social responsibility; rural livelihoods and mining developments; indigenous peoples; community development; and engineering education. Prior to my position in the Mining Engineering Department at Mines, I was a research fellow at the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining at the Sustainable Minerals Institute at the University of Queensland and a post-doctoral scholar in the Humanitarian Engineering Program at the Colorado School of Mines.