Susan Snow Wadley (born 1943) is an American anthropologist. Born in 1943, she completed her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1967 and 1973, respectively. She has worked at the Syracuse University as a professor of South Asian Studies and the former director of its South Asia Center. She has carried out numerous field studies in India over a period of nearly 6 decades with financial support by various entities from the United States.