Melissa Hampton

Melissa Hampton is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Wyoming, specializing in modern United States history with a focus on U.S. immigration history, gender and women’s history, and the history of sexuality. Her research examines how gender shaped the reception and resettlement of Cuban refugees during the Mariel Boatlift.

• PhD in History from University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
• Bachelor's degrees in History and Gender and Women's Studies from UC Berkeley

Her current book manuscript analyzes the role of Cuban women in national debates about refugee status by the 1980s. Publications include analyses of gendered disorder in resettlement facilities (2021) and gendered stigma in Mariel migration (2017).

She teaches courses spanning U.S. history from 1865 to the 21st century, including topics like migration, foreign relations, and historical methods.