Josiah Heyman

Josiah Heyman is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Inter-American and Border Studies at UTEP. His research addresses human rights, migration, and water sustainability in transborder regions, with emphasis on the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. He leads interdisciplinary projects on water governance and border security.

Key research areas:

• Migration and border enforcement
• Transboundary water management
• Border surveillance technologies
• Labor in border economies
• Documentation and migrant precarity

His publications develop theoretical frameworks for understanding borders as sites of inclusion/exclusion and examine the racialized impacts of surveillance technologies. Recent work models water affordability under climate change scenarios.

Honors include:

• Distinguished Achievement Award for Critical Study of North America (2021)
• Royal Anthropological Institute Curl Essay Prize (1999)
• UTEP Outstanding Faculty Award (2009)