Dr. Peter W. Van Arsdale, is on the ASDFN “Advisory” Team

Named by the Denver Museum of Nature and Science as “Denver’s own Indiana Jones,” Peter Van Arsdale, Ph.D., has had the opportunity to span the world during a 50 year career.  He has worked or traveled on all seven continents, as well as the major island groups in the Caribbean, Pacific, and Mediterranean.  In the humanitarian sphere, he is the co-founder of The Denver Hospice, the Rocky Mountain Survivors Center, and the Humanitarian Assistance Program at the University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies.  Although retired from the University of Denver in 2020, he remains active there as a Global Fellow.  Many of his current projects involve Rotary International, while also advising (pro bono) on several other initiatives in East Africa.  He is the author or editor of ten books, the most recent being “Encounters:  50 Fascinating Strangers from My Life on the Road.”