Nancy Lynn Sullivan was an American anthropologist and activist. Born and raised in the Northeast United States, she moved to Papua New Guinea after doing research there as a New York University doctoral student. She ran an anthropology consulting company in Madang Province and advocated for Papua New Guinean environmental issues and tribal people. She also researched Karawari cave art and advocated for its preservation, and in 2007 received a Guggenheim Fellowship in the field.
- Occupation
- anthropologist, activist
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- 1950
- Died
- July 16, 2015
