About Hanna Garth

As a sociocultural and medical anthropologist I am most broadly interested in the ways in which people struggle to overcome structural violence. My recent work is focused on the connections between food systems, structural inequalities, health, and wellbeing. This work has looked at the ways in which macro-level changes and shifts in local food distribution systems impact communities, families, and individuals.  Specifically, I study how food scarcity and reduced access to affordable food influence individual stress levels, and household and community dynamics. 

All of my research, teaching, and mentoring is designed around my commitment to feminist methodologies and critical race theory.  My regional interests include Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as Latinx and Black communities in the United States.  In addition to my work in Cuba I have an ongoing project in Los Angeles, CA.

I am an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, San Diego. I completed my BA with a triple major in Anthropology, Hispanic Studies, and Policy Studies at Rice University, an MPH in Global Health at Boston University, and a PhD in Anthropology at UCLA.  I held a University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of California, Irvine from 2015-2016.