Chavez 207A • 626-8134 • olearya@email.arizona.edu
Dr. Anna Ochoa O'Leary, an assistant professor of practice in the department, received her doctorate in Anthropology from the University of Arizona. Her dissertation, "Investment in Female Education as an Economic Strategy among U.S.-Mexican Households in Nogales, Arizona," was supported by NSF funding. She has been a lecturer in MA&RS since 2000, teaching a range of classes on Mexican American culture and contemporary issues related to U.S. Latinos. A Chicano Studies textbook based on her teaching Overview of Mexican American Studies (MAS 265) was published in 2007 by Kendall Hunt Publishing. She is also a 2006-2007 Fulbright Scholar. Her current research and teaching interests continue to focus on the education, culture and urban politics of Mexican/U.S.-Mexican populations, the political economy of the U.S.-Mexico border, and gender issues. Her community activities include participation in several non-profit community-based groups, such as the Arizona Border Rights Foundation, Fundación México, and Las Adelitas Political Association. Dr. O'Leary's homepage can be found at: http://oleary.web.arizona.edu/