Ietza Bojorquez

Ietza Bojórquez holds a Ph.D. in Epidemiology, and a MSc in Public Health. Her main research interest is on the social determinants of health in the areas of migrant health, mental health, health policies, and health-related practices (diet, physical activity). After graduating from medical school, she worked in health promotion in rural areas in Mexico. From 2007–2010 she was Deputy Director of Operations Research in Mexico’s Ministry of Health. Since 2010 she has been a professor-researcher at the Department of Population Studies, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Mexico, where she is currently in charge of the Surveys of Migration in Mexico’s Borders (EMIF). She is a member and co-lead of the board of the Lancet Commission on Migration and Health-Latin America Node. She is currently working on a pilot study of a model to facilitate access to mental health care for migrants, a study of cross-border use of health services in the Mexico-Guatemala border, and a characterization of food insecurity and dietary change during migration, among other projects.