Professor Alex Gomez is a dedicated border historian with a passion for shedding light on the intricacies of the US-Mexican border region. His academic journey includes a Bachelor’s degree in Latin American History, a dual Master’s degree in Latin American Studies with a focus on the US-Mexican border region, and a Master’s degree in Latin American Literature from SDSU. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in Refugee and Migrant Studies at Linköping University in Sweden.

For the last 25 years, Professor Gomez has guided both college and high school students along the US-Mexican border region to better understand globalization and migration patterns. He does this in hopes of sparking a renewed sense of urgency in young people for creating a better world.