Rate My Professor Isabel Montemayor

Dr. Isabel Montemayor is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Texas at Arlington, where she began her tenure in fall 2015 with a joint appointment in Anthropology and Sociology, and also served as Faculty Research Associate with the Center for Mexican American Studies. She earned her Ph.D. in Medical Anthropology from Michigan State University in 2014, an M.A. in Sociocultural Anthropology from Michigan State University, an M.A. in Latin American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin, and a B.S. in Spanish and Political Science from Central Michigan University. As a medical anthropologist, her academic interests center on the intersections of immigration and healthcare policies, particularly their impacts on transnational Latino immigrants, undocumented Mexicans, and mixed-status families. Her ethnographic research, spanning over 12 years, chronicles the lives of more than 30 families in Michoacán, Mexico, and Michigan, highlighting health maintenance strategies amid border separations and policy shifts. This work aligns with UTA's strategic focus on health and the human condition, especially among Hispanic populations.