SSW Assistant Professor Reynoso Receives Fulbright Grant

Assistant Professor Humberto Reynoso has received a Fulbright Senior Specialist Grant in Anthropology to study the impact of discrimination on individuals and families in indigenous communities in Chiapas, Mexico.

Dr. Reynoso will facilitate a Seminar on Racial/Ethnic Discrimination and Health for faculty and graduate students in Social Anthropology from Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropolog Social, Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Instituto de Estudios Indígenas, and the Universidad del Estado de Chiapas.

In addition, he will lead two workshops on Racial/Ethnic Discrimination and Health-Related Issues for public-sector health care providers who work with indigenous communities. He will present his research on Social Capital and Illicit Drug Use in the USA at a national anthropology conference in Mexico City. All of these activities will take place between the end of May and the end of June.

For more information, please contact Dr. Reynoso at humberto@bu.edu