About Our Faculty & Staff
Sociology & Human Services Department

Areas of expertise

• Borders and languages
• Narrative medicine
• Village aid to Latin America

Education

• Ph.D., Sociology, The University of New Mexico, 1996
• M.A., Latin American Studies, The University of New Mexico, 1990
• B.A., Anthropology, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1987

In the news

Professor of Gender & Sexuality Studies Keri Brandt and Professor of Sociology Janine Fitzgerald, both ranchers, discussed “zombie agriculture," which raises food from dead soil, on the Radio Cafe's "Down to Earth" podcast. [5/15/19]

Five faculty members traveled to Tijuana, Mexico, to experience firsthand what life is like among the "migrant caravan" seeking refuge in the United States, a trip that affected them all professionally and personally. [3/20/19]