Monica Muñoz Martinez

Monica Muñoz Martinez is a scholar of Mexican-American history current serving as an Associate Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. Martinez was previously the Stanley J. Bernstein Assistant Professor of American Studies and Ethnic Studies at Brown University and an Andrew Carnegie Fellow. Her research has been supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, and the Texas State Historical Association. She has received praise for her work on several public history projects and her first book, ''The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas'' was published in 2018 and received numerous awards. In 2021 she received a "Genius Grant" from the MacArthur Foundation. Provided by Wikipedia