Brittany Romanello

Brittany 'Bri' Romanello is a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow of Movement, Migration, and Place-Making on the Anza Trail (2023-2025) at Arizona State University's School of Human Evolution and Social Change. She collaborates with the National Park Service and American Conservation Experience to explore themes of human movement and borderland community histories. Her research focuses on race, ethnicity, legal status, and religion among Latina Mormon immigrants, employing mixed ethnographic methods.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Sociocultural Anthropology (Arizona State University)
• M.A. Anthropology (Arizona State University)
• B.A. Spanish for the Professions (University of Nevada-Las Vegas)
• Anthropology/Gender Studies (La Universidad Iberoamericana, Puebla, Mexico)

Research Interests: Immigration, borders, race/ethnicity, gender, religion, qualitative methods, and community-based research. Her work addresses issues like anti-immigration policies (e.g., SB1070), identity formation in borderland communities, and intersectional experiences of Latina Mormons.

Recent Publications: Focused on Latina Mormon narratives, border enforcement impacts, and methodological innovations like photovoice. Key themes include cultural resistance, policy effects on marginalized communities, and ethnographic approaches to social justice.