Richard "Rick" Feinberg (born November 4, 1947) is an American anthropologist, writer, educator, and Emeritus Professor focusing on sociocultural anthropology, specifically on Polynesian societies in the Pacific Islands and Native North America.
[5][8][9] He has edited numerous publications, such as "Seafaring in the Contemporary Pacific Islands: Studies in Continuity and Change" (1995) and "The Cultural Analysis of Kinship: The Legacy of David M. Schneider" (2001).
[3] He has conducted research in several locations, including Anuta and Taumako (Solomon Islands), Nukumanu (Papua New Guinea), Atafu (Tokelau), Navajo (New Mexico), and Brady Lake (Ohio, USA).
[10] Feinberg's anthropological focus is on the indigenous Polynesian outlier communities of Anuta and Taumako in Solomon Islands, Nukumanu in Papua New Guinea, as well as Atafu in Tokelau, Navajo in New Mexico, and Brady Lake in Ohio.
[10] He has also been a reviewer for several publishers and contributed to many conferences, meetings, symposia, and workshops, such as a talk on “Anthropology and the Study of Navigation” at Harvard University’s annual Radcliffe Institute Science Symposium.