Fernando Pérez Montesinos is Associate Professor of History at UCLA's College of Social Sciences, specializing in modern Mexican history with focus on the 19th century and Mexican revolution. His research combines environmental, social, and indigenous history to examine land privatization, state formation, and ecological change in the Purépecha highlands of Michoacán. His education includes: Ph.D. in History from Georgetown University (2015) M.A. in History from Georgetown University (2009) B.A. in Communication Studies from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (2006) His research focuses on Latin American environmental history, indigenous community resilience, capitalist transformations, and the socio-political impacts of liberal reforms. Current work examines the connections between land reforms and ecological change in colonial contexts. Publications display consistent focus on indigenous land rights, environmental transformation, and capitalist expansion in Mexico, with recent books addressing timber capitalism and revolutionary change. Current graduate advisees include Christian Ramírez, Sara Greenman-Spear, and Vivian Hernandez. Professional service includes senior editorship at the Hispanic American Historical Review.
