Julia Hess

Research Associate Professor

Cultural Anthropologist and Researcher

Biography:

Julia Meredith Hess, Ph.D. is Research Associate Professor, UNM Prevention Research Center (PRC), Department of Pediatrics. She is a sociocultural anthropologist who works as a collaborator on mixed methods projects that aim to reduce health disparities across New Mexico. Her research interests include: transnational migration, health and well-being, social determinants of health, health equity, U.S. immigration, refugees, community-based participatory research, and participatory research methods.