She holds a Ph.D. in Geography from University of Washington (Seattle). Her research examines shifting geographies of social identity and citizenship in the context of neoliberal globalization, with particular emphasis on class, race, and gender. Having conducted fieldwork in both Mexico and the United States, she is committed to fine-grained, qualitative analysis that links processes of everyday life and ‘local’ change with global transformations and power dynamics. Read articles by Lise Nelson.