Khristin Montes

Khristin Montes is an Assistant Professor of Art History in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts at Regis College, Regis University. Her interdisciplinary expertise spans anthropology, archaeology, and museum studies, with a focus on Indigenous American visual culture and social justice.

• Research areas include Maya and Aztec art, decolonizing pedagogies, and sacred landscapes.
• Previously led the Cultural Heritage, Ecology, and Conservation of Yucatec Cenotes Project (2018–2020) in collaboration with UNC Chapel Hill and Universidad de Oriente.
• Educated with a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago and M.A.s from Northern Illinois University.

Her work emphasizes ethical museum practices and environmental sustainability through community engagement with Maya communities.