Ana Martinez-Catsam

Dr. Ana Martinez-Catsam is a Professor in the Department of History at The University of Texas Permian Basin's College of Arts and Humanities. She holds multiple leadership roles including Department Chair, Graduate Program Head, and Interim Chair of the Department of Literature and Language. Her office is located in MB 4130, and she can be contacted at (432) 552-2313 or via email.

Education:

• BA, Texas A&M University
• MA, St. Mary's University
• PhD, Texas Tech University

Her research specializes in Gilded Age and Progressive Era Texas, with emphases on three interconnected themes: epidemics (particularly public health responses and societal impacts), newspapers (as historical sources and shapers of public opinion), and the Mexican American experience (focusing on socio-political narratives and community resilience). She teaches courses on Texas history, the Gilded Age/Progressive Era, and Chicano/Mexican American studies.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals a consistent focus on crisis events (epidemics, floods) in Texas communities, examined through lenses of media influence, institutional responses, and marginalized populations. Her work demonstrates methodological strengths in archival newspaper analysis and regional case studies, particularly centered on San Antonio and El Paso.