Rosalynn Vega

Rosalynn Vega is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley, with affiliations at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research bridges medical anthropology, functional medicine, and social justice, focusing on health disparities, indigenous rights, and transgenerational trauma.

Her interests include:

• Medical anthropology and critical race theory
• Functional medicine and systems biology
• Vaccine hesitancy and digital ethnography
• Political economy of healthcare

Recent publications (2023-2025) concentrate on mitochondrial epigenetics, COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, and post-humanist approaches to medicine. Her work employs innovative methodologies like autoethnography and diffractive analysis to explore health inequities.

At UTRGV, she teaches courses such as Global Health and Social Justice, emphasizing experiential learning and critical analysis of healthcare systems. No lab, awards, or active grants are documented.